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Order of Exercises 
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FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL L l8b9. 
MUSIC. PRAYER. MUSIC. 
lL\.TTLE OF XE\Y ORLEAX:3, 
HIDDEN TRUTHS, 
D. S11n:n, Yp,ilanti. 
1fi.�::1 :-;, ,l. Ho1.LENn,H:K, Ypsilat,ti. 
GLORY, 
�GP.E11.�TlT10�, 
L. W . .1<:v.-1Ns, Lodi. 
J. D. TowN, Yp�ilnt.1ti 
MUSIC. 
I'Al-'1':l{, Mrss H. DEVOE, Owosrn, Naw Yurk. 
J,ORD 8¥1:WX, 
Tl AN'.'.IBAL'S OA'l'H, [Porn,] 
W. W. Sw1H, Yp�-ilanto. 
Miss D. Sn;cK, Y1�i:anti. 
MUSIC. 
l:iOCL\L ON MT. PARX.\S:SU:S, Mrss J. REnwr.os, Sprin!r Arlior . 
• UlBl l'ION, [PoEM,] C. W. LouN"osnrnr, Morcrillt-. 
l"lrtE HURS:, TO ASHES AND ASHES BLOW A WAY, 
Mrss A. (hornn. Yp�ilanti. 
l�DEPENDEXT TIIOCGHT, ,I. l'. A�rnROSE, 8h:wn. 
I• A L'EH. 
l'TIT lLIDI, 
MUSIC. 
:Miss IL HOLME�. Lookporl, K. Y. 
F. lh:so&JCKS, Yp�ila11ti. 
MUSIC. 
DISCUSSIO '-CAPITAL PUNCSHMENT. 
An. G. W. 811& .. MAS, Yp�ilanti. NEG. D. PHILLIPS, Ypsilanti. 
MUSIC. 
DANIEL WEBSTER, 
V ALEDIC'l'ORY. [Po�:M.] 
J•Rr\'Cll'LES OF CHARACTER, 
G. W. AMn1tO�E, Sbnn•tt, 
Miss M. M. GARDNER, North\'ill,·. 
W. 11. L.\,
1 
Ypsilanti. 
MUSIC. 
BENEDICTION. 
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I 
r. · er of Exercises 
!HURSDAY EVENIN , i1ARCH 3L 18b8. 
___ ......, __ __ _ 
MUSIC. PRAYER. 
STRIFE FOR SUPERIORITY, 
FRENCH ORATION, 
LlTTLE THINGS, 
FAREWELL, 
CICERO. 
... 
MUSIC. 
C. YOST. 
- C. ScHRrn1rn. 
M1ss A. CARPENTEn. 
Mrss L. PLATT. 
E. LAY. 
EMI JENT MEN AND EVENTS OF ANTrQUITY, H. FAJRCIIILU. 
MU5iC. 
SELF CULTURE, 
SOCIAL ON MT. P ARN _\SSU.S, • 
THE CRUSADES, 
NEW ENGLAND, 
8UPERSTITI.ON, 
MUSIC. 
ELISHA KEKT RANE, -
CHRISTIANITY, • 
KEY TO SUCCE9S, • 
MUSIC, 
_HEK RY CLAY, 
TRUE OREATNES�, 
ENTERPRISE, 
MU�IC. 
'J HE SUNBEAM'S MISSION, 
TUE FL1TL1 HE Ob' Ai\JERICA. 
MUSIC, 
f 
• 
L. H..1.1 NIIAH'f. 
Miss J. RErNows. 
w. MARTIN. 
Miss F. Brnu1c. 
J. D. 'l'o,n,. 
Miss E. B,wwN. 
B. P. ?.I.�n;;1i. 
- J. D. McLAnTN. 
Miss M. FA1Rcrnt11. 
- G. Enw A 1{11s, 
u. A. SANF0HIJ. 
F. W. Bus11. 
M ffS E. y OST. 
E. SPEKC'ER. 


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Ml�HlGAN Sf ATE NORMAL SCHCOL. 
1..- IVES 
£ M U LIBRARY 
.YPSIL NTI 
ILrmony, 
Who Rule I 
In<liriJunlity, 
IIY:-.IN' . 
P Tl a\ YE , . 
T. ll1Lr:·, Dc:-aso:-.-, Troy. 
HuooA A. 'J'0�1o'1ui-.s, }psi/anti 
8ETII �- Br:nc:--, lludley. 
MUSIC. 
MARY J. FAIR�JA:o-, Canton. 
JAs. W. SrARrr, Jo11esvillt. 
Jonx 110::si:;1:, Canfo1t, 
1ms1c. 
P,;w,0 1·, J u.u H. I3,1co:-:
1 
T!i::i Or,1ch•, Cu.is. R. :Jiu.en, 
Timr, il,c !'do!, [P,irni.] I{.\'i'r: M. Cun·0s. 
J,!CSrr. 
,\ �TIIE�L 
m�'H?�IDE-©� l �t,1 
Jpsi.'m1li. 
E;ali11e. 
l'lymoul.'1. 
[,-tica. 
n, Tll'E C'llQtr.. 
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Michigan State Normal School, Closing Exercises, March 2, 1854

c�i.t •\logue 
of tne 
Uf f i ccrs '!ltd lii,r.:r-:::>ors 
of tne 
t..i en i.gar. 3t i>..t 8 Norr-1al Scnool, 
SP .. t e �ncrs, -11.::s t it.s;rl.� 
and 
St:'tte Teac .• crs' ,��ocln.tiQn. 
717 '7 
iJetroit: 
E. A. Wnle$, Printer--Advsrtiser uffice. 
1853 •. 
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Offi.cers. 
Superintendent of Public Instruction, 
Hon. Franc is VJ. 3hearman, A. 1'1. 
doard of Education. 
Is�ac E. Crary, A. M •. , 
Pre8ident. 
Hon. F. Vl. Shean!lFt.n, A. Iv.., 
Seer etar y. 
Chauncey Joslin, ES{'!. 
Gi.deon U. \,hit, t emor0, b:sq • . 
Board of Visitors. 
Geo. W. Peck, Ingham, 
S. Wright, Calhoun. 
E. C. Walker, Detroit. 
l 00 
Board of Instruction. 
,. S. �elch, A. M., Principal. 
Professor of Gre!3k and Lat in La1.guages. 
Miss A. C. Rogers, rreceptres8 1 
Teacher of Botany and �elles1Lettres. 
Urson Jackson, 
>r of es s or of },tfl. t 11err.:1. t i cs • 
Rev. J. A. \1ilson, /. .. M. 
Ptofessor of Intellectual Philosophy. 
Professor of N.tural Sciences. 
II ____  _ 
Professor of Moder,. Languages. 
J. M. B. Sill, 
Te:1.cher of En1:5lish Gr::1.1.m.ar and Elocution. 
Ii ____  
Teacher of Vocal l,usic and Drawing. 
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Principal of �odel School. 
The State Normal School. 
Wa8 opened 1.nrcn 29, 1853, under the following 
act of the State Legislature: 
"Section 2. That a State Norma.l Scnool be 
estaol ished anci. continued at Yps ila.r.t i, in the county of 
�foshtenaw, upon tne site ::;9lected oy tne doarci of Educati<?n, 
the exclusive purpos�s of whicn shall oe tne instruction 
of persons, both :r.,ale and fel!l.c.le, iJJ. the art of veachjng, 
and in all the various orancnes t tlat pert.n.in to a good 
common s choul education. .Also, to give instruct ion ir:. the 
mechanic art�, and in the arts of husbandry, and 
agricultural chemistry; i.n the fur:.dament"11 laws of the 
United StateB, and in wh<'1t reg:trd.s the rlgnts and duties of 
c i. t i z ens . 11 
Eff i c tent r1,easur es have been taken to carry out 
the i.ntention of tne L1.w. An elegant a.nd co.mmodiom; build­
ints h<".S be:'3n erected on an elevated sit<; ne·1.r ttte village, 
and s ev er;;..1.l ;:•,_rpoi.ntme,_t s rna<le to con st it ut e A. Bo·�rd of 
Ir.st ruction. 
The Board of Education, after careful enquiry 
into ttlG WPmts of tt10 Schools of tne StR.te., have adopted 
two courses of study. 
The Class ical Cour1.:le is de�dgned to prepare 
teacners for our Union Schools, whi.ch are rapidly increasing 
in number and importance. As these institutions supply 
the place of Academie:.; in the State, they shoulci be conduct­
ed t,y men of tl1orough classical and sci.entlf ic attainment;;;. 
Tt1e E1.6lish Course hi compol:l-;d of studies wnicn. 
all wno intend to become teacl1en, snould w:a.erstand. 
No means, it bi tnou5ht, will sooner udvunce the 
intere.sts of oui; primary schools than to se11d fortl1 
thoroudh tq�chars to conduct them. 
?upil� \vt10 cannot complet--e eit.her course, will be 
I?_'3rmitted to take any of the branches in their order. Such 
pupils will receive a certificate of adv:q,1iCement after 
attending one term. 
A course of l�ctures on Agricultur�l Chemistry 
will be deltvGred in the winter. term. 
The fol lowing sct18mes will exh i.ott the tNO 
cour::;es of st u<l ies pursued ii. t n.e several years: 
English Course. 
First Year. 
Mit ch'311' s Geography, (reviewed). 
Clark, s Gr arrun11.r, (reviewed). 
1st Term. Davies' University Arithmetic. 
2d 1'erm. 
Swan's EJocuti.on. 
Parker, s Phi.losopny. 
Davies, tlourdon, s Algeora, ( begud'l). 
Gray's Cnnmi�try. 
Cutter's Anp.tomy ar:d ?:\ySiolo�y. 
Ai.alys is of the Ei.gl ish Sentence. 
Vocal kusi.c �nd Dr�wing. 
Book Kesp1ng. 
Second Ye·1.r. 
Davies, Bourr/.Dr., s A lgebr::i.( finished). 
\'/ood, s Botany. 
1st Term. Bl�it's Rhetoric. 
St. John's Geology. 
D�wi.es' Legendre's Geometry,(begun). 
D�vies' Legendre's Geometry, (finished). 
Davies' Plane Trigonometry. 
Davies Surveyir:g . . 
2d Term. 
Winslow's I.nteilectual P11ilosophy. 
Lectures or. Theory r\nd. Practice of Teaching. 
Cons titution of Unit0d Stat�s. 
Co1•.posi.tio1. u.d Deel w1.ti.on tnrou5 L1.JUt the coun,e. 
Cl.:u..sic:�l Course. 
�'ir::.t Year . 
Lntin and Greek Gran>J'Tlars (reviewed). 
q,ooper's Virgil's Aeneid. 
1st T"?rm. 
Luci.'.l:a!s Dialogues, or Frer.cn ana. Germa1 •• 
Davi.es Bourdon
, 
s Algeora{ begun). 
A1.tnon's Cli:cero's Orntions. 
Owen, s XenophGn' s Arta02.� is, or Fre1.c11 an•i Germ::,,n. 
2d T'?-rm. Lincoln's Livy,(be!"5'un). 
D vies' Hourdon's Al�eor1,{finished). 
Analysi.� of Er,glish Se::tencc. 
. ' 
1st Term. 
2d Term. 
• 1st Tsrm. 
Second Year. 
Lincoln, s .... ivy (fin is hed). 
uwe:.,s tiomer,s Ili.aci, or Frer.ch and. Gen:P .  n. 
De vi 95' - d , • .,egcn re s 
Ancicht Geo5raphy. 
Geometry,(oe1un). 
Anthon's Cicero De Senectute er De Officiis. 
Xenophon'si.,emoraoilii., or French and Gerrrnn. 
Gray's Cne1 .. ist ry. 
Davies' Le�endre·Geomet�y,(finisned). 
Tnira Yeu.r. 
Anthon's Horace's udes. 
�rnods' dotany • 
Hl�ir's Rhetoric. 
Plrtne a.nd �,peci.al Tri. 1�onocet ry n.nr\ Survey in�. 
Euripjdes' i.1eclea or Spanish. 
Pobinson,s J,1atherrnti.cal Astroni>rny. 
2d. Term. WinHlow's Intellectual Philosophy. 
St. John's Geolo�y. 
Lectures cm T�eory 1nd ?racticc of Teachi.�g. 
Composition and Decl<"1.Mation of original Pil1ces 
tnroushout the entire course. 
l,tis eel la1.e,;us Informat ion. 
Appoir.tments. 
Eacn memoer of the Hou� e of Repr esentatives,  is 
ri.uthorized by the Board of Education, to appoint two pup i ls, 
( or.c of  ench s ex ) ,  in 11is Repr esentat i. v e  Dist rict . 
It is e�rnestly requested, th�t all appointments , 
not yet filled, b e  made as early as possio l e .  In conferrintS 
appoi11tmgnts, those pup i l ::;  wno des ign to complet e an ent i r e  
cours c sl ould n·.1. v e t h'3 pr :;f ere1,ce . 
Adrniss ion. 
Al 1 per::; ons a'.1.mit t ed for t h e  EHt�l ish course in 
this Inst itut ion , must oe Lot l e::;s t hall f ourt �en yeari:; of 
n�e , a�d for the Clas s i cal cour::; e, not less than t hi rteen 
years. 
No pupil will b e  admitted after the commencement 
of the term, except for the most urt.:;ent reasons . 
None who are u �il ling to submit to wholesome 
regul.:-tt ions neect apply.  
Tui tion .  
Pupils appointed by members of the House of 
� t O 
Fepresentatives, w ill pay one dollar entrance fee  at 1 
at the commencement of each term, or two dol l::trs i. f '  they 
pursue the Classical cours e. All ot hers preparing to teach, 
w i ll pay three dollars per term, or four dollars i f  they 
pur sue t he Clas s i cal course. Students preparing for 
College, an d those pur suing the Clas s i cal  Course, and not 
intend ing to teach , w i ll pay eight dollars per term. Those 
pursuing the Engl i sh Course, and not preparing to be 
te achers , will pay six dollars. 
In a J. 1  c;:t ses tuit ion is payable at t ne comr:en ce ­
ment of t he term. 
Terms and Vacat ion s .  
The S chool yenr i s  di vided int o two terms : - the 
first  commencing the l ast  Tuesday of 1•.i.arch and cont inuing 
s eventeen weeks. The second commenc ,i ng t he first 1'ue::;dc.1.y 
of October and continuing twenty-three weeks. 
T here w i l l  be three v�cat ion� in tne year : - The 
f i rst begt nning July 23d and cont h:;u ing t en weeks ; t he 
second co.mm e� cing December 25t h and cont i_r_ u i n g  one week ; 
the t h ird corrJnencing lJ1arch 21  and cont tnuing one week. 
Lidrary and Apparatus. 
A select L i bra r y  of Star .. dard Worksl a.moui.t:i 1 ,s- to 
;:· r\S1 E;· COLLEGE CATALOG., i353 
one thousand volumes,  and compl et e sets of Philosophical 
and Chemical Apparatus, have been purch: 1sed for t he Inst i-
t ut ion. 
Examinat i.ons. 
All pupils preparing t o  t each will be examined 
for admi s � t on t o  any of t he Cl.asses whi ch t hey propose t o  
/ 
enter. There will 0e ret;ular examir.aL i on s ,  occupying one 
week, at t n e  close of each t erm. 
};1odel s·chool. 
The b1odel Scnool "'ill Je opei.ed at t he com.1t.en c e -
merit of t he fall t erm of t h e  present year . 
Tfi is School w ill be t a u,;ht oy  )Y Pr iilc ipal Tec:.ctler, 
assis ted  by t he Sen ior Class of the St:ite Nor'h1al Scnool , 
nnd under t t1e superv is i or� of t he Principal . 
Thorough inst ruct i on will he given in t he 
El ernent nry Branch�s, incl1�i�g Voc�l kus \ c, Drawing, and 
Studie� preparat ory t o  t he Normal School Coun,e • 
• 
Cat al ogue 
of t he 
Offi cers and kemoers 
of the  
�1i chigan 
State TeRcher ' s  Inst itut e ,  
held at 
. Yps i lant i ,  Apr i l ,  1853 , 
b y  
Direct i on of the Board of  Educa t i on .  
A. S. �elcn, 2r in c ipal , 
Lecturer on Enbl ish Crar.;rc�r and Elocut ion. 
vr;:;ou .;a elm on of Stat e  Normal Scnoo l ,  
Leet urer on },u'1.t heru:�t i c s .  
S i l as H. Douglas, o f  Michigan Univ ersit y �  
Lecturer on Ar.nt orty a1.d Phy s i ology. 
Jehu BrainRrtl. of Clevelm d �  Ohio,  
Leet ur er  on Ceo logy md Dr::..w ir.5 • 
Stat e;ae _t •. 
The s econd State Teacaer, I..s1. 11. t e  cor.velled .t 
t ne normal ouilding,  on the 29tn of l:..arcn, 1853. 
Four hundred t e�i.chers were in at l. endnnce, a .• d 
notwith.standin5 t he fatigue co1 .seci.uent on t he prot ract ed 
se�; s i om; of ooth thf'l Ins t itut e and the Stat e Teachers ' 
Assoc i at ion, t he int ere8t was Hot only ur:abated, out 
st eadily incre'i.sed unt il t he close. 
Famil i.rir Lect ures were 5ivei. on t ile fol lowing 
suoj ect s : -
1st . Analysis i of the English S1mtence. 
2d. Geology, ! .• et eorology , Galv.:..t.': i s m  ·tnd History. 
4th. Elocuaion and Urt hogrqphy . 
:.:>t ti . Anat ony Ltr,d Pnysiology of t he Human Syst em. 
· ftt t he last meet ing tne following resolutions , 
exprc::;$ive of t ne sent iment s of t he illstitute were :;i.dopted! 
Resolved lsi ,  Tna t t he Teachers' Institute owes 
mucn of it s int er est during the pr ese1.t so:c;s ioL, t o  the 
efforts:;{'f'p7"Jres..:;ors Welch and Jack::;on , of t he Normal 
Sc,1001; t o  tn.e laoors of Profe:..;s ors Dou5las and Andrew s  of 
the foi cnigan Unuvers i t y ,  and Profe�sor Brainard of 
Cleveland, and t n it we t ender our grat eful Bcknowled�ents 
r 
oenalf. 
Resolved 2d, Th t our t na!.A.:.-, are a:::;o aue t o  t.he 
several gentlemen who have lect ured before t.ne I st it.ut e 
on various s ubj ect s .  
Resolved, 3d 1 That we ret urn our thanks t o  t he 
J anitor of  the Nor:mal School,  for his prompt and kind 
att ent i on t o  our want s and convenience . 
Resolved 4th, That we are under oo l igrit ions t o  t he 
cit izens of Ypsilan� i for theiT cour�eous attcn�ions, and 
for t h� int erest they hav� mantre��ed in the proceedings of  
the Instit ut e. 
Resolved 5th, Th·1.t the tha1.ks of the convent i on 
be t endered t o  the President and direct ors of the Cei:_t ral 
and Southerr. Railroad s, for their  gent lemanly and court eeus 
arraEgement::. for o ur free ret urn over their roads. 
Resolved 6th, That t he leadiLg papers of the 
St at e be request ed t o  publ i sh tnese resolut ion s .  
The t wo inst i t ut es ·ilre,ttly held have been both 
int erest i�g �nd profitable t o  the t ea chers i n  attendance, 
but the board of educft i on wish t o  offer an opport un ity  for 
closer study, and more thorough reviews of the br:-u.ches 
t aught in our primary s chools, and for thi� purpose, a 
t eachers ! ses8ion will be held in the fall,  commencing at 
. 
the sar:1e t ime ; employm�mt in t he same t ext oooks l subj ect 
tq the same sy::;tem of ir.struct ion and disciplir,e as the 
State Norm .1 School, and cont ir.uing five weeks. 
The object of this sess i on will be to gi� e  to 
teachers the adv::i.ntages of t horough and systematic  study 
and ir.struct i on, ( ra.t her t h'�n teachir�g by lectures for a 
limited period , ) and t o  prepare them for teacni�g winter 
s chools. 
Revi. ews will oe carr ied on in Geography, Gramm.::i.r, 
..Arithrr;et j c , Urthogrrt.phy, Elocut ion ,  Philosophy and Chemistry 
and Dr. Gutcheon of M.ass. , w i l l  deliv er a course of Lectures 
on the Anatomy and Phy;:;iology of tile Hurna.n Syst em. 
All teachers are cordially inv ited to ntt e�d. 
} i c hit{!ln State Teache:-s > ssoic:s.a-: i .• . 
Con�t itut iun. 
Art. 1 .  Thi.s .ft.ss ociat j_or:.. s l1all be known as the 
Michigan State Teachers ' Assoc i at ion. 
Art. 2 .  The offi cers of t h l s  Associat ion shall 
cons ist  of a President , a Vice President from eacn Judicial 
Distr ict, anrl. o,.e from t t1e Upper Peninsul a ;  R ecording 
Sccr et'iry, Dor r espmi d i ng Secretary, Tr en.8ur er,  and an 
Ex � cut i iJ e uoard of fiv e ii.embers. 
Art. 3. It s hall be the dut y of the Pre� idcnt , 
t o  pr eside at all the ms0 L ings of t ne as soc iation, except 
j n  case of atn,ence,  when 01.c of t he Vice Pro,si<lents sh·\ll 
perforr.1 his rlutif.J::. . He s t1all ;i.l�o be President ex-officio 
of the Execut iv e  Uoard. 
Art . 4 .  The �ecord.i116 .;ecr etary ::;h .. 11 k eep a 
record of all tt1:3 doings of tne  .AssociJl1.. ion , and report the 
s1une at eact1 s uoseri uent meet ir.g . 
Art. b. 
• 
The Correspond i.ntl Secretary sh;• ll  
concluct A.11 the corrospor:cience of t h� " ssociat i on, under 
t he direct ion of the Executiv e Boar d .  He shn.11 preserve 
on file  all communi cat i uns given and received, and report 
the same when cril led upor1 l at any r egulrt r mr:?8t ing. 
r . 
all the 
procure Lectur0� 
t�e - ssociation, at e � ch regular meeting. He shall r e L  r� 
its procecdirv5s and report anr.ual l y .  
Art.  8. T o  constitute a fu11d for this 
Associat 5on, eacn male :rnenber st'l.all pay aun ually one 
dollar, and each few1.le member fifty cents. ... 
Art. 9. A .y  person mn.y become a memoer of tln s 
Assoc i at ion o y s i •r. ii. { the Con:; t i t  t. t i 01 • 
Art. lu. At.y persor-:. ru::;.y oe s l eeted ·m. ttonorary 
meJ11ber of tnis .Associ,�tion , OJ a maj ority vote a.t any 
re�u�ar mectin�. He shall enjoy �11 t�e priv ile�es of the 
As::.oc iation, ex cept that of votin�, and shal l oe ex empt from 
the condit i ons of Art . 9. 
Art. 11. Tt'l.e off ice1 s of this /i s socin.t ion sh�ll 
be e l Acted by bal lot, 3.1,d s1H1l l hold ti1e i r  of ' ice for one 
year, when their s uccessors sh 1 1  oe elected. 
Art. 12. This Cons ti tuti on TO?,f oe amer.ded by a 
votP of two thirds of the members present, o.t any rogulrLr 
meet. i..g, 1,rov i <led ·notice of such rimei.dmont sl1all have t)een 
giv en n.t tne previous me.Jtj ng. 
f'f:cer_ 
of the 
Mi chigan State Teach ors > Assoc int · on . 
Pres ident 
A .  S .  He! ch, Yps i lr1.nt i.  
V i ce Presidents . 
J . Est .oron1·, Yp.s i h.nt i .  
J., . S .  Hawley , Adr iar.. 
J. G. J ut ller land, S tginaw. 
�r. Ballard, Grand Papids . 
J . . �. d . Stone ,  hal,tii..:nzoo. 
H .  c .  Stout,  Pont iac. 
I . F. �i chols, Det ro i t , 
Fecording Secr etRry. 
John Horner, G�t11t on. 
Corresponding Secret�ry. 
J . M. il. S i l l, Ypsilant i. 
Tr·; ... s urer. 
Ji).�\<. James W .  ClR�k ,  Jones v i l l e . 
Executive Board. 
, . P . Clark, Hi!lsda ... e . 
0. Jactro�, Y�stlanti, 
Miss A. C. Roger�, Ypsilanti. 
Miss S. Hunt, Detroit . 
A Brief Statement 
of  the proceedings of 
The Michigan State Te�chers' Association. 
Tne lllicnigan State Teachers' As�oci;:.1-t ion was 
organized during the sessior. of the fir::.t State Tet!chers' 
Insti tute, held at Yp$ilant i, uctober 8, 1852 . _  
Prof .  A .  S. Welch was elected President; J ohn 
Horner, Canton , Secretary j S. M. B. S i l l, J on e s v il le, 
Corresporlding Secretary ; Henry Cheever, YpsilRnt i ,  • 
Treasurer. 
The As�rnciat ion occupied the afternoon of each 
day , with s uch busines3 as was brougnt before it, and in 
the discussion of various import1:1.nt r esolutions and 
questi. ons, con1.ected wit h Teacher::. ! Profess ion . --Seve ral 
Committees w ere appointed to r eport, at t he next session , 
or.. subj ects pertaining to the duties , r espon s ibil ities 
. ft er the tr;:..nsact ioc of necessary business the 
ssociat-i or� adjourned -i o  ccnve1.e at. �he call of the 
President. 
Second Session. 
The As�rnciat ion assembled at tt1e State Normal 
Building, lvu-!.rch 29 ,  1853. 
The Conunittee · appointed at the first meet ing., 
reported a plan for a rr,ore perfect organiz:Lt l on ,  acoompani.ed 
by a constituti on ; wnich was read, and after a bri ef 
d i s cussion was adpot9d. 
The Commi ttee of Nominations reported officers 
for the ens uir.g year, who were urnnip10us ly  elected . 
During the sittings of tne Association, the 
differ.ent coIOinittees on School dut5. es ,  et c . ,  submitted 
reports wt1 ich  e l i cited an animated discussion. The r eading 
of s everal important r eports wn.s deferred unt tl the next 
semi -�i.nual meeting. 
Ini:;tructive lectures were delivered before the � 
2\s sociat5 on by t11e following ger.tl emen : -f. E. Crar y �  
}..>nrshall ; A. S. Welch, Princi pal of st�tte NornL�l ..::chool ; 
Rev · F. O. Marsh, Coldwate r :  Rev. F. T .  Ga.ruiner lw10h�oe . l I 
Rev. Wm. Curtis , Ann Arbor ; U. 13. Green, Esq., Ypsilauti ; 
I • Tr cy Hmre, Es _ . ,  etro·t . 
a l ; i t s  of a Circular, will not admit of a full 
s-a1.er:eLt of the proceeci .1.ngs of t his :r:.eet. ing of the 
Association . It was held ir1 cor.nection with the State 
Teachers , Institute, a part of the afternoon and tne evening 
of each day being devoted to its interests. The object of 
the .A s!:;ocia t ion is to encourage a more ir.t irn.at e int er course 
among the educators of the State--to secure, among the 
friend8 of  education, a more perfect and na.rmonious 
co-operation--to improve and methodize our s�stem of 
inst ruct i on --t o  Fsiv e a new irapu:t. s e  to the labor8 of the 
teacner, anu to widen and incr ease his  infl uence. 
The Execut iv e B<.hrd feel t nat educators cai,not 
estj_ mate too h i 1:5hly the importance of such an organi zation . 
In many States the teachers have organized si.mi lar bod ies ,  
�nd by so doing have �ncreased their in fluence and el evated 
their profess ion. We trust, thnt the educe.tors throughout 
this State will co-operate in this work ; and we doubt not, 
that the advantages derived will be commensurate with the 
importance of the object to be attained. 
The semi -arihual meeting of the Assoc iation will be 
held �:tt Kalamazoo, commencing on the l a::.;t l111onday of 
Sept ember , and cont i r.uing one week. 
The afternoon sessions will oe d evoted to the 
reading of reports , t he di.scu.::Jt, j ons of re::.olut j ons ., ::md the 
l'3cturers will be s<=?cured t o  address the Associat ion at 
each evening s es s i on. 
No effort s on the part of th� Executive Board 
will be spared t o  render this  meet ing interesting and 
profitaule. 
A l'e . •  chers' -I1�st itute wi :i . l be 11.eld on the fore-
noon of  each u· . y during tile week. Fanil iar lectures on the 
nranches tau�nt in Pub l i c  Schools , anu on the best methods 
of imparting instruct ion, may be expected •. 
The citizens of Kalamazoo hav e k i ndly o!'f ered t o  
make 1 i beral prov i s  i ons for the accommodation of teachers . 
The Pres ident of the Associat io� i s  authorized to 
give free return tickets on the Central and Sout hern 
Rat l roads. 


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