The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-08-15

ac1ing, and making it their business
fSignedl WI. SUTTON. Chm'n.
On motion, the report was adopted.
The Committee on Common Schools sub
mitted report, stating that it hal neecs-
sariiy been hurriedly prepared, and that
the Com mittee desired further time for its
| elaboration. On motion, its provisions
were taken up seriatim for action by the
Association, and adopted, as follows:
lst That the present school law of the
State should be repealed
ID That we recommend that a poll tax
| of two dollars be levied for school purposes,
| instead of one dollar as heretofore.
81 That the school system shall be made
unit, e., there shall be common schools,
and high school in each county preparing
boys fer the University, and which shall
continue nine months in the year.
4th. That all common schools shall be
| graded.
9Th. That in every school requiring two
| teachers or more, one of them shall be the
principal of that school, whose salary shall
not be less than forty dollars, aud not
more than one hundred and fifty dollars,
said salary to be regulated by the grade
of the certificates and the standard of the
| schools.
9th. That the salaries of the county Su-
| perinteudents should be commensurate
with the services performed, and the dig
nifty of the office.
9TH. That there shall be three grades of
! teachers Grade No 3 shall have a salary OF
$50, and not more than $50; grade No. ,,
shall have a salary of $50, and not more
than $50; grade Mol salary of $50, and
| not more than 800.
On motion, the Committee was allowed
| further time to prepare and elaborate this
report, and that they be allowed discre-
| tionary powers in its elaboration.
| The Committee on Higher Education
through its chairman, submitted a report,
which, was on motion, adopted, and the
| Committee granted further time.
| The Committee on Finance presented a
report, which was recommitted for further
consideration.
A Committee of three was, on motion,
appointed to memorabilia the Legislature
on the subjects of Higher Education, COM
mon schools, and Normal Schools.
The Chair appointed Profs. G. IL. Otken,
r. w. Jones, and VIM. L. Sutton, chair
man of the respective committees, as MEM
beers of said Committee, and Prof. Burch
was, on motion, added.
| The selection of a Vice-Prcsident from
the 1st Congressional District was deferred
until the next regular meeting.
The following was adopted:
Resolved, That we request every mem
Der present, and every teacher and county
| ri hr1 nuh IN or
ganize County Educational Associations anC
enlist members in this Association, wei
| as to secure an Attendance from each coun-
ty at our annual meetings.
The Finance Committee submitted as q
substitute for their first report the follow
ing, which was adopted:
lst. Resolved. That the Corresponding
Secretary raise $500 90 to meet the current
expenses of the Association.
ID Resolved, That the Secretary com
municate with county superintendent AID
| teachers for the accomplishment OF this
purpose.
The Bylaws Committee submitted the
following Bylaws for the Association
which were adopted:
SECTION l. That all claims against the
| Association shall be passed upon by the Au
diting Committee, who shall report thell
action to the Recording Secretary, wht
|
President and himself upon the Treasurer
Tor payment.
SEC 2. That the Recording Secretary
shall receive tor his services the sum o
$25 90
SEC 8. That Committee be appointed
at each session to arrange an order of bus
Illness,
SEC 4. That this Association be gov
erned by the usual parliamentary rule!
laid down in Jefferson's manual.
II sion NTr1er n
political or sectarian aspect shall be tole-
rated in this Association.
SEC. 6. That fifteen members at any reg
ular meeting shall constitute quorum TO
the transaction of business.
The Committee to suggest a change il
the mode of the selection of State Superin
tendent, reported as follows, which wa
adopted:
LIST. That the State Constitution be 81
amended as to make the office of State Su
perintendent appointive.
I'd. That the State Board of Education b,
appointed.
81. That the Mississippi Educational AS
ISOLATION, or the Executive Committee
thereof, make the recommendations TO
these appointments.
4th. The Com mittee ask for further time
for rewriting and celebrating this report
a resolution was adopted authorizing thu
Recording Secretary to have 1000 copies o
the proceedings of this Conve2 ton printed
The following resolutions were adopted
Resolved, That this Association approve
and endorse the course and Administrat iOT
of Hon. Jos. Bardwell as Superintendent
Public Education.
Resolved, That His Excellency, Jno. NJ
Stone be received as an honorary member
of this Association.
Resolved, That the thanks of this Asso.
citation are due Gen. A p. Stewart, for the
able manner in which he has presided Oyer
the present session.
Resolved, That Committee of three bt
appointed TO submit changes to the Consti-
tuition and Bylaws necessary to the har-
monious and effective working of the As
ISOLATION, and that said Committee report
at the next meeting of the body. The
Chair appointed Profs. Otken, Sutton and
| Wolfe.
Resolved Ist, That this Association re-
gard the Press as an efficient cO-labOreI
with the teachers of the State.
Resolved I'd, That we solicit the co oper-
alton OF the press of the State in the work
of this Association to advance the educa-
tional interests of the Slate, and to develop
the efficiency of the organization.
Resolved, That the Eclectic Teacher anC
Southwestern School Journal be made the
official organ of this Association.
Resolved, That it is the sense of this body
that the highest educational interests of tht
State will be best subserVed by patroniZine
our own institutions oflearning.
On motion, the date fixed for the mex
meeting was the 2Sth of June, 1873.
The President appointed as the Execu'
tive Committee, Profs. Wolfe, Smith
Qunche, Drake and johnson.
There beng no further business, the Con-
ven:ion adjourned to meet at Oxford, on
the 2Sth June, 1877.
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