Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1880-11-10


being entirely consumed, by re
quest Miss Slmonds put her class
through an exercise In sentence
building.
An essay on "School Libraries
and their Usen was reid by Miss
Hodgkins. She criticised many OF
the books found IN our libraries.
She gave a list of books which she
cons dared suitable for the different
grades Of schools, and emphasized
the Importance of directing the Use
of the library. Children, if left to
themselves. are apt to- read only
light literature, and to entirely ig.
more works of solid worth.
| Professor Carr spoke In reg Ard to
the care to be taken Of school H.
braries. He said there are regula-
tiona made by proper authority
and binding, but that trustees gen
orally consider them q dead letter.
He urged teachers to endesvor to
influence the purchase Of suitable
books and to prevent, If possible,
the filling up the libraries with
trash. He cited examples of libra
ries rendered worthless by imprOp.
err purchases.
Rev. Mr. Hill spoke Of the great
care which should be exercised in
the selection or books
After recess very interesting
address was made by Mrs. Jeanne
Q. Carr, Oh "Oral Instruction.
EVENING SESSION.
The meeting opened with a song
by the choir, after which DR.. Carr
was introduced and proceeded to
deliver an address on 1.-THE atmos-
phere and its relations to animal
and vegetable life." The address
was intercepted with prac.
teal chemical tests and illustra-
tiOns by which, teachers can i'm
part to pupils Of both primary and
grammar grades the most essen-
tial, useful and practical informa-
ton respecting the atmosphere and
Its Influence upon life, It's consti,u.
ton and the effects OF its indiv!d-
ual constituent elements upon ami
NAL life. He also referred to
the offics of animal life
in the economy of nature,
in the production OF that essential
plant food, carbOnic acid gas, and
demonstrated by chemical tssts
that combustion as we'll rs the res
piration of man and animals pro.
duced the same poisonous though
important element; that life Itself
was but consumption Of the Oxy-
gen of the air and the consequent
elimination of carbonic gas, was in
fact u species of combustion. He
alluded to the admirable provision
OF nature by which plant life is
sustained by this same poisonous
gas, by which process its supera-
buudant accumulation was pre-
vented.
Tue Doctor took occasion to dep
recate the 'ignoraDce of teachers
upon these important though Elm.
pie facts OF nature and hoped that
they would awaken from their
careless inatteption to these sub
jrcts and endeavor to open TO their
pupils the great look of nature,
"bpu al ito ocoubitS anu lie uoSldi-
hess.
The programme for to-day is as
follows:
Wednesdoy-Morning Session.
900 Music ........... .... ........
9:tO-Repoi Is Il Cities ................
$3.50 Book. ping VIM. M. McFadden
!o:0o-Dhcus'ion .:..........
1U:2O-Suceess in L fe, Mrs Anna \. Averill
RECESS.
11:05-; rimary Reading tOias-) .........
................. Miss Isabel Babcock
11:40-Our Profess on. .......L. d. Smith
afternoon Session.
l;UO-Muslc ................. .........,.
1:05-Bu,iness Arithmetic. ID. N. Hewes
l:45-Discussio Observation-Disclosures.
2:l5-"Wet the Ropes" ......J. h. y. Bell
RECESS.
oUO-Mnslc. ........
3:U5-The use of Blackboards.. ..........
....... .................R. II. Warren
3:29-"Pedagogy aud Peda- ues in the
Olden lines ............J. M. Quinn
Evening Session.
7:3O--Music. ...... ........ ............
1:3o-Lecture. ........... Or. u. =. Carr