1868

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ABSTRACT

From Minutes of Proceedings of "The Association of School
Commissioners, of Maryland."

NEW ASSEMBLY ROOMS,

BALTIMORE, August 22, 1865.

At 10 o'clock, A. M., the School Commissioners of the
several counties and of the city of Baltimore, assembled and
organized temporarily by calling Dr. S. A. Harrison, Presi-
dent of the Board of School Commissioners, of Talbot county,
to the chair.

Prayer was offered up by Rev. Mr. Leakin, of Baltimore
city, after which, Thos. A. Boullt, Esq., President of the
Board of School Commissioners, of Washington county, was
chosen temporary Secretary.

The following gentlemen were reported by the committee
on permanent organization, as the officers of the Association.

President, Lt. Gov. C. C. COX,

Vice Presidents JDr Joel Hopkins, Howard co.,
Vice-Presidents, j Dr. S. A. HARRISON, Talbot co.,

Secretary, THOS. A. BOULLT, Esq., Washington co.,
Ass't Secretary, ALBERT SMALL, Esq.

The purpose of the Convention was fully stated in addresses
by Lt. Gov. Cox, and the State Superintendent of Public
Instruction.

The question as to whether the President of a County School
Board should perform the duties of district commissioner,
having been discussed, it was .

Resolved, That the sense of this Convention is, that the
law should be so modified as to relieve the President from the
duties of district commissioner.

On motion of Mr. Duvall, of Prince George's county, it
was

Resolved, That all teachers of organized institutions, he
admitted to seats in this Convention. After transacting va-
rious preliminary business, the Association took a recess till
7P.M.

EVENING SESSION.

This Session was attended by a large number of teachers
of public and private schools.

The subjects of school houses, school iurniture and school
apparatus, were fully discussed.

Plans of school houses prepared by the State Board of Edu-