The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-07-24
and he. for one, wanted to come back

and he. for one, wanted to come back
again.
The committee on nominations sub.
mitted the following report: 'ln ac'
cordance with what we believe to be q
precedent established at the last session
of the association, to make annual
changes in all its officers, a course
which, in the opinion of your commit
tee, Is for the best interests of the
| organization, we submit the
following nominations: President,
Rev. Vim. NJ. Grier, D D., of Due
West: vice presidents, B. F. Bailey OF
Beaufort, E. S. Joynes of Columbia, J.
B. Patrick of Anderson, Edward Carroll
of Charleston, F. Curtiss of Aiken, J.
G. Baird of Winnsboro, Patterson Ward
law of Darlington; secretary and trea'
surer, J. Fleming Brown of Johnston;
executive committee. B. Haynes OF
Leesville, W. H. Wltherow of Winns-
boro, H. G. Sheridan, Sr-, of Orange
burg, J. L. Weber of Charleston, j. &.
Cork of Ninety-Six.
The point was raised that DR.. Grler,
the candidate for president, and Mr..
Haynes and Mr.. Curtis, also nomiaated
for Office, not having paid their dues,
were not members of the association,
according to the resolution as to men,
bership adopted by the association.
A reading of the list of members by
the secretary proved this statement to
be correct. but the point was not pressed,
a friend of DR.. Grier paid his dues, and
the report of the nominating committee
was unanimously adopted.
THE SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.
The following resolution was, at this
point, offered and adopted:
ReSolUed, That the School Commis-
sioners of the State are earnestly re-
quested to join our body and in their
various Counties to increase the men,
bership and advance the interest of the
association.
The following reported by the CON-
mittee on resolutions were adopted:
The eighteenth annual convention of
the South Carolina Teachers Associa-
ton, on the eve of adjournment, would
put on record its sense of the many
pleasant obligations under which it is
brought by its present session in Colum-
bia; therefore, be it
Resolced, That the South Carolina
Teachers Association express to the
Rev. O. A. Darby its appreciation of his
cordial invitation to hold this eighteenth
ANIMAL convention of the association in
Columbia, and tender him our hearty
thanks FOR the use of the beautiful hall
of the Columbia Female College.
Resozced, That we record our grateful
acknowledgment of the many courtesles
extended US by the city Of Columbia,
the president and faculty Of the South
Carolina University, the members of the
press, and the railroads in the State.
Resolyed, That we have been both
benefited and encouraged by the pres
ence and the addresses of His Excel
lency, Governor Richardson, State
Superintendent of Education James H.
Rice, and Comptroller General J. S.
Werner.
Reso1red, That to the able president
of this association, Superintendent H. T.
,ArcherIWe extend our -heartYithapkst for
the patient and courteous manner in
which he has presided over the delibera
tions of this body, and our appreciation
of the energetic and faithful work OF
the secretary and treasurer during this
session.
Resolued, That the committee provided
| for in the constitution be instructed to
memorialize the Legislature to make ii
mandatory upon the school commits
sioners to hold institutes. And that all
the public school teachers of each County
be required to attend, or to furnish the
County Board of Examiners satisfac
tory reason for failure to do so.
Resolced, That inasmuch as it is
agreed that no financial responsibility
will be assured, the Carolina School
Journal be made the official organ OF
| the South Carolina Teachers AsSocia-
ton and that in accordance with the
suggestion of Mr. Mellchamp, the fol
lowing gentlemen be appointed as asso.
ciate editors with him: H. P. Archer OF
Charleston; W. S. Morrison, Greenville;
J. G. Clinkscales, Columbia; A. r.
Banks, Rock Hill; L. B. Haynes, Lees
vile; Patterson Wardlaw, Darlington.
Resolrel, That the committee, whose
duty it is to publish the proceedings of
this convention, be instructed to pub
lish the same as part and parcel OF the
Carolina School Journal, and not sepa-
rately, if satisfactory financial arrange
ments can be made with the publishers
of that journal for the extra work and
material required.
Resolred, That the attention of the
executive committee, to be selected for
the ensuing year, be called to the subject
of systems of marking, and that the COM
mittee, in arranging a programme to1
the next years meeting, give the sub
| jcct such place as will secure full dis
cussion of the same.
A resolution proposed by a School
Commissioner entering protest against
| the Blair bill fell on unheeding ears and
was not adopted.
The resolution in regard to requiring
the attendance of teachers on institutes,
as originally proposed, provided for an
addition of five per cent. to the general
average of all teachers able to certify
that they had attended at least one in
stitute during the year, but this pro-
vision was stricken out.
President Archer congratulated the
association upon its success and bespoke
continuance of the good feeling and
kindly assistance he and his associates
had received for their successors. He
hoped all would work hard for
| the growth, prosperity and welfare
of the organization. He thanked
the members for the high honor conferred
upon him in electing him to be their
president for the past year, and wished
the association and all its members a
hearty God-speed. At the conclusion