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PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY SAMUEL C. MEREDITH, AT TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE: TWO DOVolume 3.CENTREVILLE, WAYNE COUNTY, INDIAeducation Convention.Pursuant to its adjournment, the Wayne CoUhty Education Society met in Conventionat the Methodist Episcopal £hurch in Newport, ©n the 22d day of September, J843. The regular officers being absent, the meeting organized by calling THO’S A, GOODWiN to the^hair, and appointing James Swan Secretory pro tem.On motion, Resolved, Timt all persons who arc, or may be, in attendance at this Convention, be, and are, hereby invited to participate in the proceedings of the same.On motion, Resol ved, That a Committee ofseven be appointed, to prepare and report business for the consideration of the Convention. Whereupon the Chair appointed John B. Stitt, Levi Collin, James S. Frazer, Robert Green, Hen ry H. Stanton, and Doctor Mntchel, said Committee.On motion, the Convention adjourned until1 o'clock, P. M.AF TER NOON SESSION.The Convention met agreeably to adjournment. the Secretary being present.On motion of Daniel Stratton, Resolved, That the proceedings of the Convention held in Richmond on the 18th of August last, be read. Said proceedings were read accordingly.J. L. Stitt, Chairman of the business committer, reported the following rules of order, viz: 1st. Reading the Minnies. 2d. Reports of Committees. 3d. Addresses. 4th. Resolutions.Said Committee also submitted the following resolutions, viz:Resolved, That whereas in a Government like ours, here the right of suiYrage is so extensive, it is of the most vital importance that the people should, if possible, be made familiar with the great outlines of our Republican Institutions: and that this desirable end may be accomplished, this*ConveiUion will, and does herewith recommend, that a work called “Mansfield’s Political Grammar,” be adopted as a cla^s book, m our common schools and seminaries of learning.Resolved, That corporal punishment should be driven from our schools, as an unnecessary part of discipline.The resolution last aforesaid being taken from the table, Mr. Voile offered the following as an amendment thereto, to wit:Resolved, That corporal punishment should never he resorted to in schools, except in cases of necessity $ but 1 his Convention be-ievc. that in some cases it mav be highly ne-SfiSSIONThe Society met at the hour appointed) G. W. Julian in the Chair.On motion, the rulee were dispensed with for the purpose of hearing Essays from Misses .Mary Thorpe and Sarah Dickinson, whichEssays were read accordingly.The following resolution,among others, was offered by Mr. Reed, which was read, and on motion', laid upon the table, to wit:Resolved, That we recommend to the Legislature, to reduT® aW the funds set apart in the State for the use of Common Schools, to a common fund, the interest of which shall be perpetually appfd,nr*ated to the support of Schools, to be distributed to the different parts of the State, according to the number of Scholars.On motion, the Convention adjourned-vent ion be published in this County.On motion, the ConvcJONATHAThomas Dill, SecretSATURDAY MORNING, Sep. 23.The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. The Minutes of the proceedings of yesterday Were read.On motion, Jonathan Unthank was chosen President pro tem.The Committee heretofore appointed to amend the Constitution, reported that they would propose to so amend the fifth article of the Constitution of this Society, so that its annual meeting should be held on the third Friday of September in each year, which report was concurred in.The Committee appointed to prepare business for the Convention, submitted various resolutions, which were laid upon the table.On motion, the rules were suspended, and the resolution in relation to the creation, and distribution, of our common school fund, was taken up, and referred to a committee, consisting of Messrs. Reed and Stitt, with instructions to report, at some subsequent meeting of this Society, the propriety of memorializingthe Legislature, relative to the matters contained in said resolution.On motion, the Convention adjourned until1 o’clock, P. M.A Terrible Picture. ers have seen, no doubt number of the “Punch, lt;one of the beautiful pic at our counter on the ar Punch is a humorous ar in the subject of this enj food for tears than laugh pitai and Labor.” In th pital, represented by orsitting in his easy chair, must costly luxuries, a sparkling wine from a sil sleek, fat footman in live door of the mansion is four, with his livery attei aWwing-room, fat !ap-dlt; luxunuu’8 dainties are laNow loot ueath. Medren, are seeil at ^ork h ger in deep dark cofil »*-Mn es, crippled by labor, 2 mothers glaring upon the which they press with sfc their tusk-nmeter is seatelt; There is a thick door shu ed, with ponderous pal love knocks in vain, and not enter. It is indeei English life.— Washingccssnrv. as a means of correction.rWhich amendment was discussed by Messrs.AFTERNOON SESSION.The Convention met at the usual hour, Mr. Unthank in the Chair.According to previous arrangement, Calvin J. Woods addressed the Convention on School Government.On motion of Thomas Stanton-Resolved, That it is the duty of the proper officers in each School District, to see that the Children of the Colored People (wherever they may be found,) have an opportunity of receiving, equally with the whites, the bene, fits of the public school fund.Dr. Franklin’s Wif sketch of his life and hub ing anecdote of his fru could scarcely make a purchasing the first pieci “It was lucky for me tl disposed to industry ant She assisted me cheerfi folding and stitching pan shop, purchasing old linei per, c. We kept no it ble was plain and simple plainest sort. For ins for a long time was breai and I eat it out of a twof a spoon; but mark how milies, and make n progr pie. Being called onem found it in a China bowl, ver* Thev had been be my knowledge by niv wi mous sum of three and she said that she thought a silver spoon and China of her neighbors. This ance o! plate or China in terwards, in Abe course oincreased, augmented j hundred pounds in fralueEmblematic properties fair lily is an image of purpled rose a figure of I represented to us in the hope beams forth from tl resses of life are repre
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Centerville Wayne County Record
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