Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-12

BILE. uH.
Miss Hawks introduced class in
elocution, consisting of Misses Jones,
Kercheval, Caystile, Bernstein, Whis-
tier, Mappa, Laventhal, Buchanan
and Benjamin. The young ladies
were taken through various exercises
of the voice, after which they read,
separately and in concert, receiving
applause for their proficiency.
Miss Hall read Jean Ingelow's
High Tide" doing full justice to the
pathos OF the piece.
A short recess ensued, after which
the musical committee rendered very
| effectively "The Beautiful Hills"
| Prof. Carr then proceeded to lecture
on the subject announced, making q
number of pleasing experiments and
exciting considerable enthusiasm. All
amateur chemists should be present at
the continuance of the subject to-day.
BY motion of Mr.. Quinn, q COM
mittee of two was appointed to take
charge of questions in the query-box,
! giving suitable answers thereto. The
committee consists of Miss DesGranges
and Mr.. Quinn.
The programme for Thursday is as
fellows: Morning-Essay, Progress"
by III. Lowery; Teaching Arithmetic,
by n. d. Robinson; essay, Relative
Merits of Public and Private Schools"
by G. G. Cummings. Recess. Cor
tinuation of address on Chemistry by
Prof Carr.
Afternoon - Music class in oral
grammar and penmanship, S. A. Wal
dron; Teaching the Elements of Mu-
sic in the Public Schools, by III. A.
| SAKE; address, " Personal Improve
ment," by DR.. Lucky. Recess. Lee
! ture, Educational Pregress," by DR..
| White.
Evening-Lecture on Horticulture
and Gardening" by Prof. Carr.
After the reading theof programme,
| the Institute adjourned until 8 A. NJ,
Thursday, Nov. 18th.
IN THE EVENING
The members of the Institute assem-
bledat the Congregational Church, to
hear an address by Rev. VIM. III. Hill.
The proceedings were opened with
music by the committee, after which
Superintent Peek introduced the
speaker who proceeded to deliver a
short address, treating generally of
teachers and teaching as regards our
public schools. He pronounced in
favor of high standard for teachers,
and II more complete devotion to the
profession by all who enter it. He
advocated in strong terms the moral
education of scholars, stating that the
mere intellectual culture is, at best of
questionable good In treating Of the
subject of the Bible in our public
schools, be submitted the question in
three different aspects: First, secta-
ran teaching. Second, the common
use of the Bible as a textbook; and
third, moral incubation of the pre-
cepts of the Bible by the teacher. The
first be rejected as utterly unsuited to
the school system; the second he con-
sidered questionable, but the third re-
ceived his warmest support.
He touched briefly and pointedly at
most of the living questions in the
educational world, and and spced his
remarks with pointed anecdotes
drawn from his own experience in
space will not allow q full report of
the lecture as it was very interesting
and instructive in character. After
the conclusion of the address, the
assemblage adjourned to Good
Templars' Hall, and engaged with
the members of the cold water order
| in
TIE SOCIAL,
To which Il general invitation had
been extended to the Institute. Here
pleasant round OF literary exercises
and social reunion gladdened all
present. Upon the arrival of the
members Of the Institute the eXer-
cises were opened by the reading of an
address of welcome by Mr.. A. II.
xx1,in no fp1Inuyc.
THE POEM.
Ye meet not hore to WOO the fck lie smile
or Fortune. or the feeting hours beguile
With song ana jest-though these may claim
part,
| And claim them freely, both from mind and
heart
Ye meet to hold high converse on the theme
Which all who love their fellOw-men must
Second, and second only to That cause
| Whose just and holy aud unchanging laws,
First uttered on Sinai, live and burn and
Upon the inspired page, to guide us. here
below.
| Ye come from city and from modest vale;
| Fair temples lifting proud fronts as to hail
| The genius of our Free Schools from afar
! And greet the uprising OF bright Learnings
From humble cot, low nesting by some
| From which Some daring spirit yet may wing
Through the whole realm of Science, far and
| wide, t
| A dazzling light, and claim her for his bride.
Such things have been ana Will be; many Il
page
| Bears record, and will bear in every age.
! But Ii tile boots it whence he come or how
| Ye know not cannot know, upon whose brow
| The crown of victory over adverse fate
| Shall yet be placed. Ye can but work and
wait.
Aye; work ana wait! Such is your privilege
| high! e
Ye hold within your hands a wondrous die
| slammed thn DlaStic
| OF childhood, far outweghs the glittering
| gold
| Or silver of the busy mart where men
| Rise fall and rise and fall again.
| Wealth perishes and all that it can build. y
| All that the yellow dross can stain or glld
| Takes wings, or with the very using fades
| AS fall the leaves of autumn in the glades;
| But learning, ever from eXhautleSS store,
| Though there be those who, welded to cold
| self,
| Or 'meshed in Circe's net, or slaves to pelf,
Sheer ut your tolls and call your tasks OBJ
scure,
| Upon We fall the blessings of the poor
| Your names, believe me, in the years TO
| come
| Shall be revered in many a happy home;
| And kindly counses that ye utter now
! In little ears alert to hear iu st how
| Should be pronounced that word, $50 dread
| full hard"
Shall spring, like flowers, to hide some hiniy
| Shard
| Close to the pattering feet yc watch at play
| Through the long incoming of Summer day;
| And many a boy, to manhood's stature grown,
! Compelled TO struggle, cheerless and alone,
/ When all the world is dark ana irlehds are
| few,
Shall backward look, and through the mists
| shall view
The school house and the lessons taught him