By 1852, the need for legislation to finance public education was so apparent that the Indiana General Assembly passed laws providing for both state and local levies for school purposes.
In response to the Court's decision several teachers associations met in Shelbyville and Salem.
William Mitchel Daily, then the newly elected President of Indiana University, was called to the chair and briefly stated the object of the meeting.
After which, Professor D. Read of Indiana University delivered an address upon the "Importance of Civil Polity as a Branch of the Common School Education".
However, Professor Caleb Mills arose and stated to the convention that at the request of a committee of teachers, he had prepared a constitution which was in the hands of the Secretary George A.