Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1880-11-14
Teachers Institute.
Closing Standardization

! The regular educational work of
the Institute closed with our report
of the Friday morning session; but
In the afternoon the Institute con-
vened again for the purpose Of ex.
ercisiug that inesti m able privilege
OF Tree Americans, the right to
pass reso utions. They went to
work with u will and adopted in
all Elk teen of them. The first Sc
ries reads Ne follow-: lG0E q
Resoived. That in the death of
Prof. James A. Martling our pro-
tession has lest Que of its most de-
voted, jealous and eni.ht-
ened members, thu com.
nunity u citizen who Wac
bright example Of the Chris
tIan virtues, AID we therefore ten
der t" his be.+aved family out
heartfelt sympathy in their ire.
parable loss I'D
Resolved. That the thanks of
this in..i,dt- ate du. TO DIR. h s
Carr aud 10 Ms Carr for their ac-
live Interest III our daily work, aud
for their very Instructive .iect uresl
REQ 'Ved. fhat recent eff,rfs Of
duca,or- II 1T aud W,st 10 biing
all the depart ments of public eiu.
cation into more Immediate rela-
ton to the industrial needs Of the
nation meet our hearty approval.
especIally thO-e calculated to In
crease the efficiency OF primary in
stfuctiOn.
Resolved, That our thanks be
rendered tU Superintendent Hutton
for his earnest and untiring efforts
to max. this Institute Of vaiua to
the teacher, aud we congratulate
hi" on his success.
Resolved, Tnat the country teach
rrs leude, our sincere thanks to
the CITY trachers Of Los Angeles
tor the p'easaut and ugrpeubie
snciai entertainment gwen by
them TO the membeis Ut the Iusti.
tutp aid their ttieimis. gis4 i4ss1a
Resolved, That the than Ii Of the
Institute ale due to the Memb ers IT
this Commit ee on Mu.i., and e.
peciaily tn Mr. w. u Club, WHO
pre-id. d 80 efficiently at the organ.
ID Resolved, That we, the teachers
of Los AageIes county, deprecate
any lowering Vf the standard Of
qualific ltious OF teachers, aud that
we ask our County Board VI Edu
cation to advsnoe the same. 5,r
Resolutions were also adapted ad.
vocatiug the iucr-ase Of tine salary
Of The County Superintendent to
3 800 per annuin, and ths restora
tiou VI uniformity In text DO oks
aud examinations. -..'ig .s..t,e'..I al
The following resolu ions con-
corning the State Normal School
were also adopted: ..-
WHEREAS. Tue report Of the
Stale Superintendent i Public Luz
-tructiuu shows that there were
"a, $50 children betw cen five AMI
seventeen year. Of age, and G, 52S
under five years of age, re.
sitting In tue COUNTIES OF Tu,are,T
Kern, Santa Barbara, Ventura.
Lus Angeles, San Bernard,nO aud
san Diego. In June, 1879; tnat in
the rame counties tbeie were $50
pu. lie schools, with only twenty
If the California state
Normal School an"ng the teach
ers. while the county OF Sauta Clara
alone had forty --even graduates Of
said Normal School employed as
teachers Therefore,
Resolved, That. ~ an act of JUS
tice TO the people of Southern Cali.
tornis, whoare living from three
hundred to six huuai. Il miles from
the Normal school ut San JOr6,
AMI to promote the best iutere-ts of
we believe the State
should establish u State Normal
school in Los Angelo. for the edu-
cation aud training OF the large
NUN Der Of teachers who must be
prepared to take our places IN the
near future. aud whose efficiency
would be greatly Increased by
Normal instruction.
Res0tved, That the action Ut our
Slate Senator and memb .fs Of the
A ss- NIB Y at the last session Of the
Legislature, in their Efforts to Sc
cure the establish ment of u State
Normai, SclO,l Ia Los Angele,,
meets with our hearty approval,
and that VIZ hope the Coming ses-
sion of the Legislature Will, among
its earliest acts, provide for SUCH
Normal School. ~ 90
Resolved. That we appreciate the
desire for justice AMI the interest
u anifest IN the CAUSE of education
IN Southern California that Sc
cured the votes IT twenty-five Sen
ators and thirty-eisht memhers of
the A-sem bly, IN favor OF the bi
to establish u BrAuch state Norm
al school in Los Angeles. and our
heartfelt tn .nks are given IT, them
for tbeir. forts in III 1t work.
Resolved. III It u com mittee OF
five ue appointed to prepare such
state tneu,s ami take such sCtiOn AS
will hest aid our state S-na or aud
rnetnbtrs Of the Assembly 10 Sc
cure favorable CT 'sd.ra'i0n and
legislation totstaplish such State
Normal School, aud. that we re.-
q ir-t our representatives TO use
tne,r best Fl r,s To secure the re-
qn'ied l-g,siation. ae'
Hon. r F.dl v lie addressed
The last tn + 0a tue Nor ma school
question, as did at-U j. X. Briefly
The w0ik tor next Year Was NOT
, III out, that beng left to the
County Sup~riD.t ndeut. whose ar
thus year tiave prOvo'i
hixtiy Satisfactory. The lnsti,
tute has hSsu SUCCESS, the bssi ]
ever hold III this cnuniy, aud III tns
npiuiou II exp-iiepced -duc+t ors
one of the bes, ever held In the
Stale. Tue superintendent ant
teachers have cause to congratu-
late themselves. .e.l Pei, II c9