The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-08-16

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education The meeting wns
t highly enthusiastic Vnits 10 nun.
hef n prominent educators were
PRESENT Dr. Bell N fhe Cumbef
land Pfosbytefisn church. lofmer.
Ily President NJ tho Union fsmale
College Al Oxford now N M lNnis,
was chairman n the meeting,
vi ich proceeded Vt Dncs ~ the
/ election " officers General A f.
/ stewart n Oxfprd, was chosen ~
| President " the League aud
your correspondent had The honor
u nominating Capt j. A. Rain.
water, N Sardis, A. first Vice.
President lac was elected unani.
mously, a. were als0 Mrs Willis,
of Aberdeen 2nd Vice President,
and Mms Olive Watkins, Of Brook
haven, Sd Vice.President, Mrs.
Lou Paine, Of Grenada, Recording
Secretary, Miss Mollic Duyal, Of
Sardi4, Corresponding Secretary,
Rev T. j. Newell, Of Grcnadn,
Treasurer. The following will cx.
plain itself, being the resolutions
adopted ut n meeting on the ensu.
ing day
Whereas, We have learned by
personal experience that great adj.
yantagcs are to be gained by at-
tendance upon the Montcaglc
Summer Schools, not merely in
the excellent instructions in classes
and by lectures, but to II great
extent in the interchange Of ideas
and the friendly social intercourse
among teachers, and
Whereas, Such advantages are
more easily obtained by the asso'
citation of Il number Of teachers in
one home rs demonstrated in the
eminently successful case Of the
"Nashyillc Teachers Home" and
AZ it is highly desirable that we
as teachers of the great State o.
, Mississippi, and % workers in tn,
cause Of higher education in the
South, should form an Association
looking TO the establishment of
. mississippi Home" in which tn,
. teachers and friends Of education
from our State shall find at once /
real home and enjoy all 1.-THE, advan
8 tages of Monteagle at the leas
possible expense, and
Whereas, We fully realize tn,
importance of securing the assis
lance of the Press Of our State, ant
j. believe it is only necessary to la.
Z this plan before it in order to gail
its help in arousing the citizens O
our great State to the importanc
!, AQf the contemplated work, it /
Sereforc resolved in
SEC. lst, That an Association b
formed to be known as the "Missi'
sippi Teachers League" havin
for its object the establishment d
=, Montcaglc of a Mississippi Teach
n ers' Home" and further to promot
d union and friendship among til
teachers OF the State, to advanC
their interest and to subserve I'll
ii cause of higher education in II
Is South generally, and in the StaI
:, Of Mississippi especially.
SIC. 2nd, We pledge ourselv'
to use our best efforts to raise Il
If fund necessary for building al
furnishing such home by su
scribing, and soliciting subscri
to tons, and by bringing to Il
knowledge Of our fellow-teachc
, and citizens generally the graz
educational work going ON
es Monteagle,
b.. SEC. 81. All teachers OF II
State Of Mississippi shall by co
tributing the sum Of not less TIN
m ten dollars and subscribing q
ht Bylaws be entitled to bccor
IA members of the League aud
have in order of priority Of app
cation, rooms at tho Home fr
". Of charge, during the session Of /
Montcagle Summer Schools.
SIC. 4th, The officers Of q
'at League shall consist Of n Prcsidcl
three vice-P Presidents, three Tn
n. tees, a Treasurer, a Recording a
a Corresponding Secretary, W
ST. shall be elected annually at Mo-
nut eagle on the third Saturday
July, to hold office for one yei
Such officers shall be eligible
re reelection.
a SEC. 9th, There shall be elect
III. in addition, a Building Commit
n. tn hold office till the house is CO
plete and finished, and a Comm
tee Of Management TO havc-st
at ject 10 an appeal to the officers
=, the League-control Of all the
nestle arrangements.
'ed The Matron shall, in the first
Oh stance, be- Mrs. Willis, Of Aberde,
and she shall have immediate CO
troll Of the Home subject to the
cat rection Of the Committee Of M
on agemcnt. All officers shall be ,
nj titled to rooms al the 'Hon
- free Of charge. All residents Of
Home shall be subject to q reas,
able contribution for nccesst
al. expenses.
SEC. @, Rooms in the Home /
WI needed for members Of the Leal
u.s. shall be rented on such terms
rus the Committee of Managem,