1875

lix

months in the year, if the State tax under the new assessment
be not sufficient.

Resolved, That this Association has a high appreciation of
the value of the State Normal school; and as the supply of
competent teachers must be drawn chiefly therefrom, the com-
missioners of public schools should encourage competent young
men and women to seek admittance to it.

In reference to the Normal School, the following was
adopted:

Whereas, the Normal school is designed to qualify teachers
for the public schools of the Stats and the interest of said
school would be advanced by some definite official relation
between the school and the school boards.

Resolved, That the Presidents of these boards should be a
Board of Visitors of the Normal school, to report the result of
there observations to this Association.

With reference to text books, it was

Resolved, That the uniform series of text books has proved
acceptable to teachers and useful to the pupils; and that the
mode of purchasing and distributing books adopted by the
State board, has been eatisfactoi y to the county boards, and
economical to parents and guardians.

Messrs. Anspach, Ellis and Boullt, were appointed a com-
mittee to present the action of the Association to the General
Assembly.

No further business being before the Association it adjourn-
ed sine die.