The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-07-26
The Teachers >sa,e Convection.
JACKSON. MISS Jnly Is lS76.
MoRSIxG SESSION

AOE@lNG SESSION.
The Convention assem bled in ,ls. >senai
Chamber At 10 A. "
The openang address, setting f.FiiI ia
reasons for calling the Convention. anl TIA
objects to be accom- pllsheJ. sas dcliv,-Ie
by State Superintendent. Htn. = Gath
right g. w. Turner, TupeIo. was clnsel
Temporary Chairm a.; T. ;. Dabaey, IT,, Az,
j. G. Dupree, Secretari. $
By motion, A. f. Fox. l.. L. MrIn,.is. AZ
A. j Russell were appointed a { mf.tift-.
on Permanent OrganiZation and E. II
3lnrtee, r VI. Thomas aud a. saunders,
Committee on Credentials.
By motion, ali Teachers and Suprrinten
dents present were recognized as member
of the body.
DR.. Z. III. Whitfield and W Wharton
representing respectively Wilson, IIinkl &
Co.. of Cincinnati, and A. = Barnes & Co.
OF New York, were invited to seats in the
| Convention.
The Committee on Permanent Organiza-
| ton reported L. :. Gathright a Chairman,
and T. ). Dthney an. +. II. Murf,e a see
retaries- AT his own requcst. I. =. Gath
| rights name was Withdrawn, and that OF
| q. w. Turner substituted.
In like manner, by the request of Col
| Murfee. the name oi q. DIp~ee Was sub
| stituted tor that OF Z. II. Murf-e Tho
/ rebort of the Committee was tiien adopted.
The Committee on Credentials reported
| the following names:
HINDs CoUNTY-Rev. c. Parish, Isaiah
Mitchell. J. b. Robertson. w. r. Berries ord.
| Mrs. Jennie Oliver, Mrs. j. w. Tllran Miss
Maggie Downing, > Watkins, Principal
School at Jackson, F. A. Wolfe. SIperin-
tehdent of Kinds county, I. ). Gathright.
State Superintendent, r G. Moore. Miss
l.. l.. Robb. DIR. w alter HilIman. President
Central Female Institute, Clinton, Emil
Menger. Miss Lizzie Mrnger, Ms NJ. l..
Moore. 1eaman smith and DR.. W 5 Webb,
President Mississippi College, Clinton.
SIMPSON CoUSTY-R. Thompson.
NoxUBEE CoUNTY-A SauHder-. f. III.
McCracken, Chas b. Ames, County Super
intendent.
YAzoo CoUNrY--R. /. Beu, V. n. Mel
son
RANKIN CoUNrY-E. \. Thomas, II. NJ.
Long. =. F. Hartsell.
CoPIAH COUNTY-J. W. Watson, c. T.
Davis. 2. II. Porter f. f. Sims.
CHIcKAsAw CoUNTY-J. II. Me Arthur.
Mrs. Ellen Arnert.
LAFAYETTE CoUNTY-L. L. MrTnnis.
NEWTON COUNTY-E. D. Beattie County
Superintendent.
PIKE County,. B. McNeely, E. 5. Dab
ney. Jr, Assistant Principal McComo City
Collegiate Institute.
YALoBUsHA CoUNTY-Noah Cox.
CLAIBORNE COUNTY Mrs. y. y Lynch. |
CALHOUN CoUNTY-A. F. Fox,
JEFFERSON COUNTY Thos. Ii. Hunt |
County Superintendent.
MONROE CoUNrY--Col. E. IL. Murfee, |
President Military Institute, Aberdeen.
LEE COUNTY, G.. Dupree, Associate |
Principal Verona Female College. Verona !
G. w. Turner, Principal Tupelo Academy, |
Tupelo.
Quite number OF Teachers came in
alter the organic alton, whose names do not |
appear.
On motion the following committees were
appointed by the chair:
/. Normal Schools--M urfGP, Watkins and |
Fox.
?. Teachers Compensations and Qualii-
Parish and Long.
g. County Observation-Disclosures
Robinson and Watson.
4. School fund--Wolfe, Ames and Beattie, |
3 School Districts and Trustees-Ames,
w Olfe and Aunt
G. TEACHERS Institute--Dupree, Dabney
and Long.
4 Universities as related TO the Common
School System--Hillman, McInnis aud Nc
Arthur.
8. T.xt books-Parish, Mitchell and
Clarke.
.. Relation of Public Schools to Colleges
aud Private SchooIs-Webb. Hillmah and
By motion, the Convention adjourned to
= o'clock P. 81.