CONSTITUTION OF THE ASSOCIATION. ARTICLE I. This Society shall be called the Massachusetts Teachers' Association, and shall have for its objects the improvement of Teachers, and the advancement of the interests of popular education. ARTICLE II. Any practical male teacher, of good moral character, within this Commonwealth, may become a member of the Association, by signing this Constitution, and paying an admission fee of one dollar. ARTICLE III. Each member shall be furnished with a certificate of membership, having the seal of the Association and the signature of the Recording Secretary; and any member in good standing, shall, at his own request, receive a certificate of honorable discharge. ARTICLE IV. Ladies engaged in teaching, shall be invited to attend the regular meetings of the Association. ARTICLE V. The annual meetings of the Association shall be held at such place and time as the directors may designate, and notice shall be given at the previous meeting. ARTICLE VI. The officers of the Association shall be a President, fourteen Vice Presidents, a Recording and a Corresponding Secretary, a Treasurer and twelve Counsellors, who, with the President and Secretaries, shall constitute a Board of Directors. These officers shall be elected by ballot at the annual meeting. ARTICLE VII. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all meetings of the Association, provided, however, that in his absence, or at his request, one of the Vice Presidents shall preside. ARTICLE VIII. The Recording Secretary shall keep a record of the doings of the Association, and of the Directors, and shall notify all meetings. ARTICLE IX. The Corresponding Secretary, subject to the order of the Directors, shall be the organ of communication with other societies and with individuals. ARTICLE X. The Treasurer shall collect and receive all moneys for the Association, and shall present a written report of his receipts and disbursements at the annual meeting, and whenever required by the Board of Directors. He shall make no payment except by order of the Board. ARTICLE XI. The Board of Directors shall have the general superintendence of the interests of the Association, with authority to devise and carry into execution such measures as will, in their opinion, promote its objects. They shall engage suitable persons to deliver addresses and lectures at the meetings of the Association, and make necessary arrangements for the accommodation of the Annual and other meetings. ARTICLE 12. The Constitution may be altered at any regular meeting, by a vote of two-thirds of the members present at said meeting and voting thereon, provided that the motion for amendment shall be made at a previous meeting. INDEX. Association, its origin, p. 9.—Its name and objects, (Const., Astrology, 187. Algebra, 187. Associations, arguments in favor of, 9, 10, 38.-Resolution in Arabia, education in, 187. Albany Co. [N. Y.] Teachers' Association, 11. Alexander. Charles XII.-Duke of Burgundy, 46. Alfieri, remark of in regard to learned men, 180. Arnold, Dr., 65. In the management of his schools, independent, Armory at Springfield, as illustrative of system and division of Action and thought, which the leading object in education, 141. Appearances, often deceive, 139. Abstract subjects, how to be presented, 151. Attainments in classical schools, standard of raised, 229, 237. "Accidence," Cheever's, 234. Alfred, King, 193. "Academy," use of the term, 236. Archimedes, 191. Aristotle, Plato, Cicero and Tacitus, in one sense not ancient writers, 255. Aristotle, 191. Aspasia, her society sought by Pericles, Alcibiades, Socrates, 190. Authority, must have substance to it, 77. Ancients, we are apt to place a low estimate upon their attain- Athens, education in, 188, 189, 190. Bible, resolution in regard to use of, 24. Blessings, meant for tests, 88. Benevolence, necessary in government, 90. Boys, an analogy between their conduct and that of men, 101, Books, for the school, to suit the unreasonable demands of the Bacon, 48,191, 193, 242, 196. [247. Bunsen, Chevalier, his account of Prussian training for teachers, Bates, S. W., lecture of, 172.-Report of, 21. Castes, 261. Charlemagne, 193. Circular of Essex Co. Teachers' Association, 9. Clerical profession, 272. Competence, from teaching, 264. Conservatist, 197. Convention at Worcester, 10, 13. Convention, membership of, 11.-Its proceedings, 9 to 17. Cowles, Rev. J. P., lecture of, 67. Coleridge, quotation from, 63. Corporal punishment, 22, 23.-Argument for a fortiori, 81, 82.— Censure, 87. Commands, not to be repeated, 89. Childhood, its importance as a period for implanting the principle Children, ignorance of, not confined to the subjects usually taught Coöperation, of pupils, essential and how gained, 112. — Causes Chipman, remark of, 208. Common School Journal on corporal punishment, 136. Common Schools, in relation to higher seminaries, 221.-System Change in teachers, bad consequences, 161. College studies, wrong notions concerning, 251.-Moral discipline Colleges and Academies not fostered by the State, 238, 239.-Not Cheever, Ezekiel, 233. Connecticut, policy in regard to schools and Yale College, 239. Cato the censor, 260. Classical studies, their advantages, 252, 253.-Not to be pursued Classics, a knowledge of essential to all teachers, 254. Cornelia, 167, 190. Common people, the, in Arabia and Egypt, 187. Cyrus the Great, his policy in regard to education, 188. De Tocqueville in regard to the estimation in which woman is Directors, Board of, (Art. xi,) 16. Duties of the profession, resolution concerning, 23. Disobedience considered in reference to its effect upon the pupil, Discipline of schools should conform to what we see in nature, 88, Decision, firmness, &c., to be tempered with mildness, 107. Dissenters, tests to exclude them, 243. Democracy, 208. Essex Co. Teachers' Association, 9, 13, 38. Encouragement to children by way of approval, 86. Exhortation to teachers, 167. Eye service, 98, 99. Education, Persian policy of, as described by Xenophon, 47.- |