The age-herald., 1898-12-20

the Paul Hayne school.
 There were about forty ladies and gentle men present at the meeting yesterday, all of them enthusiastic over the new work they had undertaken. Mrs. J. c. Henley, president and Miss Isabel Dangaix, sec retary, were the temporary officers of the meeting.
 Adopted Constitution
 The following constitution of the associa- ton was adopted:
 Artile 1.--Name-This association shall be called "The Free Kindergarten Association of Birmingham. Ala.,'' and shall be com posed of such persons as contribute an- nually to it's fund.
 Article 2.--Object-The object of the asso- citation shall be the uplifting of childhood, the ennobling of motherhood and the train- ing of young women through the instru- mentality of the kindergarten.
 Article 3.-Oficers-An officers of this as- sociation shall be women and shall consist of board of seven directors, a president, first and second vice-presidents, a secretary and a treasurer, who shall be members ex-officio of the board of directors.
 Five members shall constitute quorum of the board.
 Article 4.-Elections-At the annual meet ing of the association to be held on the first Thursday in May, the seven directors for the ensuing year shall be elected. A meet ing of the directors so chosen shall be held not later than ten days after the annual meeting, at which time president, secre- tary and treasurer shall be elected (said officers may be selected from the general membership of the association and said of ficers shall be members of the board of di- rectors), also an advisory board, consisting of three men.
 They shall also employ a Kindergarten and janitress.
 In case of death, resignation or removal of a director, it shall be the duty of the board of directors to fill such vacancy for the remainder of the official term.
 Article 5.-Amendments-Thi constitution may be altered or amended at any annual meeting by vote of two-thirds of the members present.
 Membership, $1 a. Year
 The bylaws which were adopted, besides the regular provisions In regard to the duties of the officers, etc., fixed the mem- bership fee at not less than S1 or its equiv- alent year; also, that the president of the association shall be the executive officer of the association, exercising @ general su- pervision over the entire work, assisted by such committees as may be appointed by the board. The president and all con- mittees shall De amenable to the board for all their actions; that an advisory board of three members shall be appointed an- nally by the president; and that there shall be finance committee, consisting of two women, selected annally. Very interesting and encouraging letters from Miss Bertha Gelders, Professor H. P. Burruss and Mrs. Robert Cunningham, were read, all commenting the work and promising their support. Dr. J. II. Phillips and others made ap- propriate remarks and heartily endorsed the movement.
 A committee appointed to select perma- nent officers made the following recom- mendations which were unanimously con- cured in:
 Presidtn-Miss Isabel Dangaix. First Vice-President-Mrs. J. H. Phillips. Second Vice. e-President-Mrs. w. NJ. New bold.
 Secretary-Mrs. Thomas Parke Treasurer-Miss Julia Williamson. Board of Directors-Mesdames Thomas Ward J. c. Henley, Zac Smith, Samuel Adler, Elias Davis, James Bowron and George M. Cruikshank.
 Miss Dangaix, the president, announced the advisory board as follows: J. A. Van Hoose, pr. J. H. Phillips and M. V. Jo- seph.
 Arrangements have been made for open ing the kindergarten on January 2, the same day the public schools open after the holidays, and from that time on the insti- tuition will be run continuously. Will Elect Teacher
 Next Tuesday morning at 1O3O o'clock, in the Commercial club rooms, tke board of directors will meet to decide several ma t. ters of business, the most important sof which is the election of a teacher. There are several applicants for the position and all of them will be duly considered One thing is certain: That the teacher will be one of experience and ability.
 It has been decided in connection with the school to run a kindergarten training class, composed of young ladies who de- sire to learn this profession. When the kindergarten system grows and the finances of the association justify the em- ployment of more teachers, these young ladies in the training class will naturally be the ones selected for the places. A num- Der of young ladies have aSready notified Miss Dangaix that they would become