Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-11-20
Teachers Institute.
FRIDAY.

Fridays session, ana the last, OPEN
ed with prayer by Mr.. McCusick, and
musical report. After the reading of
the minutes, Rev. Geo. w. Hand, for
merly Supt. Cincinnati Public Schools,
DR.. Hobbs and Dr.. Bush were elected
honorary members of the body.
The Chairman added to the recep-
ton committee Messrs. Morgan,
Toombs and Hinkley.
Mr.. Burritt read Miss Prescotts and
his own criticisms. Although the
criticism was interestingly written
Messrs. Williams aud Warren took
~eXception to some points therein and
truth to say sustained their views.
Messrs. McCusick, Hayes, McDon-
aid and Saxon discussed the Critique
on critique atsome length. Mr.. Quinn
the query-box oracle, being absent,
Mr.. Kimball was called on and read
''a few broken sentences on another
subject than mental Arithmetic; said
sentences being ombined into a keen
though not ill-natured satire on the
Institute proceedings. The ludcrous
part Of the affair was admirably pre-
sented, and few sa NIPPLES of parrhe-
sia set off the whole-several names
atfortling fine opportunities for using
this rhetorical figure. HHH Hff
Mr.. Bodkin read q paper on Mental
Arithmetic, advocating its teaching
on the ground that familiarity with
its fOrniulae made easy the use of log
ical language, and dispelled mental
distraction. Mr.. Whaling read an
essay on "The Educator introducing
almost innumerable illusions.
After recess, Mr.. Quinn read and
answered all slips contained in the
quory- y-bOx. Allanswers seemed satis-
factory. =
Mr.. Warren read number of resolu-
tions, which Were discussed in rather
un-parlamentary style. BY the joint
efforts of Supt. Peck, Mr.. Saxon, DR..
Lucky and Messrs. Quinn, Waldron
Williams, Dubois and Il host of 9TH
ers, the discussion became quite chao-
tic, fairly justiiying Mr.. KimbalEs
description of his sensations OH enter
lug the room. Few conclusions had
been attained at the time for noon in
termissi0n.
In the afternoon session Mr.. Saxon
renewed the Textbook question, by
moving that the Institute present no
recommendation of text books ut the
next convention of authorities upon
that subject. Nation lost. The re-
! maindel of the proceedings, and. in
deed part of the previous work, is em-
bodied in the following Resolutions:
RESOLVED, That Swinton's Gram
mar he substituted for Browns: pro-
vided, they can be furnished without
extra expense to patrons.
Resotued, Thatany attempt to abol-
ish the Offices of State and County Su-
perintendent, is blow to our Public
School system, and will, if successful
prove disastrous to the same.
ResOlced, That our Senate and AS
semblymen be requested to oppose
any proposition to abolish County
Teachers Institutes.
Res0iUed, That the thanks of this
Institute are due, and are hereby ten
dered to Geo. H. Peck, our County
Superintendent, for the able, impair
tial, and efficient performance of his
duties as County superintendent du-
ring his term of office.
Resolved, That the Superintendent
of Los Angeles County Public Schools
he appointed one of the State Board of
Education.
Reso,ped, That the County Super
intendent of Los Angeles County Pub
lie Schools receive n yearly salary of
$1,000 u. S. Gold Coin and that he be
required to visit each school in the
county four times yearly.
Resolved, Thatthe State Superintend-
ent be required to furnish uniform
system of account books for the use of
County Superintendent and County
Treasurers, and that they be required
to keep the records i'm accordance with
the same.
Resolrcd, That our thanks be tend
cred to the City Press for so courteous
ly and faithfully reporting the proceed.
ings of this Institute.
The Secretary and his corps of as
sistants were complimented on their
well kept records, the choir, aud, by
Mr.. Saxon's proposition, tall who
have contributed to the success of the
Institute,u were thanked for their aid.
After the reading of Fridays min
utes, music and the doxology by the
almost disbanded choir, the Institute
adjourned and its members dispersed,
after many warm hand-shakings and