Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-04-11

MORNING SESSION.
TUESDAY, Arm 10, 1883.

TUESDAY, APRIL III, 1855.
Vice President Quinn called the meet.
ing to order. ALI educators and persons
Interested in education were elected
honorary members of the Institute.
Miss Desmond gave class exercise in
the First Reader in an adjoining room,
while Mr.. A. G. Bloomer gave the
Institute his method Of teaching civil
government.
Mr.. s. A. Waldron stated his method
Of having the pupils in the school make
the rules for its government, and thought
it secured respect for the rules and good
government.
Mrs. e. H. Enderlein gave class ex-
ercise in the Fourth Reader of much
interest, and which attracted deep at
tention.
Prof. Lyser, editor of the Pacific Coast
Journal, approved the system as taught
by Mrs. Enderlein, and mentioned
treatises of value on the subject. His
remarks were both valuable and practic-
able. He was followed by Mr.. Saxon in
some well chosen remarks.
Mr.. +. w. Guthrie gave class ex-
ercise in fractions that was well received.
The Institute then adjourned till 1870
p. 81.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Institute was called to order at 1870
P. NJ, j. M. Quinn presiding.
Il. F. Sullee read an excellent paper
on the "Object of the Teachers Work"
1t contained some good thoughts and
they were we'll presented
An address on the "True Relation of
the kindergarten School to the Public
School System" was read by Mrs. Kate
Smith Virgins, Principal of the Cali
fornia kindergarten Training School and
founder of the San Francisco Free Kin
dergarten School. Mrs. Virgins, though
q young woman, is already recognized
as the ablest worker in her department
on this coast, and her address evidenced
a deep insight into, and a thorough
comprehension Of the subject on which
she spoke. TIE teachers are very desir-
Gus OF hearing something further from
her dur;,, Tho sass;o, nf tho Ins.;,,,ta
She favors the introduction of the Kin
lergarten system into the common
schools and with it the admission of
children at the age of four. The Kin
lergarten methods could then be con-
tinued for some time. the urinary teach
,rs Of the lowest grade carving on some
If the more advanced exercises and
In the cities of St. Louis.
Toronto and Milwaukee the Kinder
,arten is already recognized part of
he system. There is a steadily increas-
ng interest in this subject manifested !
" the teachers of this county and by
EDUCATORS throughout the State.
Mr.. J. II. P. Williams read hutnor-
,us paper entitled "reminiscences OF a
california Teacher" 1t was spicy. full |
Il good hits, and containing graphic
of scenes and occurrences
n his thirty years experience as a
eacher.
DIR. w. B. SAWYER delivered a short
ecture upon the subject of siologv.
lie said among other things that IL ia
impossible to convey anv adeouate con-
eption of the human ANATOMY nv means
# text book Illustrations alone. Charts.
asts and models should be employed as
much as possible by the teacher. The
ower animals can be made much uee of
d impartinpa knowledge of the struc.
ure and operation OF different portions
1 the human organism, and above all.
yhere possible. the bodies of the pupils
themselves. He reminded the teachers
hat the main object of school instruction
a Physiology is Hygiene. If the pupil
las attained good knowledge of the
AVIS of health, il he has a fair concep-
ion of the means by which he is to get
he most out of his organs for the
reatest length of time, he has then
|
ecured from hi, study of Physiology a
ind of the most practicable knowledge
hat can be secured in the course of his
ducation.
Institute adjourned to meet at 80 P.
/. at the Fort street NJ. L. Church.
EVENING SESSION.
At 1880 P. NJ. teachers and others con-
ened to hear the addresses of the even
~. Superintendent Hinton presented
$ the first speaker the State Superin-
endent, Professor Welcker, who ad-
ressed the assembly upon the general
ubject of education and schools. He
onfined himself chiefly to the subject of
ublic schools, but gave a liberal recop-
ition to private schools. and enumer-
ted certain important functions which
hey perform. The education provided
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