Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-11-27
Graduates. which is manifested in nearlr

of educators whether Normal Schools iusti-
fed their establishment and maintenance
by the amount of practical good which
they accomplished. | think that it NAV
be justly claimed that they do. But it is
certain that they might have been much
more useful than they have been to the
public instruction of the State. This fact
has arisen from a instruction OF energy
and ability. 1t is tendency of the teacher.
and especially when there is a subdivision
OF labor and he is in charge of special
line OF instruction, to magnify that speci-
atty, and TO throw into it all of his zeal
and enthusiasm. In this way, while in the
hot pursuit of mathematics, science, litera-
ture, and what not, there has been danger
in Normal Schools, that the fact would be
forgotten that they were Normal Schools,
and that they would drift into the substan-
tial condition of high schools or colleges.
In this way the pupils might become ad-
mirably versed in the clemens of the yari-
Gus subjects indicated and yet receive a
very small amount of training as teachers.
The phrase normal school has now ac-
quired in the educational world a we'll
settled meaning; !. e., an institution for
training pupils TO become teachers; an
idea which may be expressed, if not ele-
gant.y at least cegent V, as a fdctOrg of
teqchers This, the technical feature, should
always be kept as the salient feature"
IN SACRAMENTO,
The Capital City, there are two grammar
schools, high school, graduation from
which insures entry to the State Univer-
sity, so excellent is its standing, and
large number of primary schools under the
State system. A local tax is laid for the
support of these, in addition to the funds
received from the State. The school-houses
are of the very best, and the more promi-
nent are handsome architectural ornaments
to the city. In MOI lace in the State is higher
degree OF competency required. There are,
in addition, several private primary schools,
large school for girls conducted by
Catholic Sisterhood, an academic institute
by Catholic Brotherhood, a private nor
NAL school, a private seminary, several
schools OF music, two private art schools,
fine business college, literary, artistic and
educational institutes.
The following items regarding the public
schools of Sacramento City and county
have been CLEANED from the Office of the
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Number of white children between the ages
of 5 and II years-Boys, 1858 girls, 3,944
total, 1907. Number of negro children
children = Boys, 9; girls, 8; total
49, Total number of census children,
1925. Native born Chinese between
and Is years-Boys, 143; girls, 40
total, 2S3 Number of children 5 years of
age-White, 1917 negro, 6; Indian, s.
Chinese, Ga total, 2025. Number of chill
dren between and II years of age who
have attended school at any time during
the year-White, 5, 227 negro, 81 Indian
u; Chinese, / total, 5,302. Number who
| have not attended school during the year
2,490 number that have attended only
private schools, 472; native born native
parents, 1880 native born. one parent for
eign, 1865 native born, both parents for
eign, 1858 foreign born, 49, Births dur
ing the year-boys, rs; girls, 81; total,
1872 Whole number enrolled-Boys, 1904;
girls, 3,017; total, 1921. Average number
belonging, 4 AL average daily attendance,
1859; percentage of attendance on average
number belonging, 90. Classification of
pupils-High School, 1885, Grammar LIP;
Primary, 3,913; total, 1921. Number of
districts, S. Grammar schools, So; pri-
mary, 90; total number schools, 100. Num-
Der of visits made by County Superintend-
ent, "a number of schools not visited by
Trustees, 179: number of teachers,
male; %; female, 142; total, 1854
Number of teachers who are graduates of
the California State Normal School, s
graduates of other State Normal Schools, 3
Holders of life diplomas, 20; educational
diplomas, ~; 6rst-grade county certificates,
16l; second-grade county certificates, >
number of certificates renewed, IS rejected,
80. Average monthly wages paid to male
teachers, SIS; female, $50. Salary of County
Superintendent, 81 600 per annum.
The salaries Of the female teachers of Sac
ramento are, taking the average, almost the
L. 1,N. 49, Toto ,4Rr, IL L.,
low the average of the whole. The aver
age in San Francisco is 81 IA; Alameda
$685. Modoc, $50; Mono, $50 50; San Diego,
ST. rs; San Joaquin, S73; Trinity, SO;
Yolo, $65; plumas, S71; Los Angeles,
$73 rs; Colusa, SO. Valuation of School
property in Sacramento county, 1919, 132.
THE STANFORD UNIVERSITY.
What we have once before said of the
magnificent endowment by Governor Lee
land Stanford and wife of the Leland STAN
ford, Jr., University we repeat. That
splendid educational work is to be begun
at Palo Alto, in San Mateo county-less
than an hours ride southerly from San
Francisco. To the accomplishment of the
purposes of this work the founders have
set apart property valued, with money gifts
to follow, at some twenty millions of doll
ars. They intend to reinforce this with
money aids not yet determined, but under
stood to be very broad. Mr. Stanford, dur
ing the fall OF 1886, selected the grounds for
the new University, and has planned them
for work thereon at once, having called to
his aid the celebrated landscape gardener,
Frederick Law Olmstead. He has also
been in consultation with the best
known educators of the day concern
ing the scheme of education to be
fostered by the University. A large Board
of Trustees of representative men OF the
State has been selected, to hold in trust the
property with which the University is en-
dowed, and to carry out the benehcent
schemes of the Governor and his wife.
While they live they reserve to themselves
the management of the estate dedicated to
the work, and will account to the Trustees
for the rents, issues and profits thereof. 1t
is the most
UNSURPASSED SCHEME OF EDUCATION
Undertaken, and will confer lasting bene-
fits upon the youth of America that have
been equaled by no other effort in like
direction. 1t may be said that the object is
to build up system of colleges and pre-
paratory schools, which will present adj
vantages to all classes anxious to avail
of human knowledge. 1t will not be
wholly intellectual, but will proceed upon
the idea expressed by Governor Stanford |
when he said 81 believe that education
of the head and the hand should proceed |
together, and not one be neglected for the |
other" We conclude our notes of this |
great work by repeating what we said some |
time ago regarding it
1t will be at once a university of letters, |
science and art, and a vast school of me- |
chanics, discovery, invention and practical |
research, and aim at the proper fitting of
youth for the active duties of life, not alone |
in business and professional walks, but in |
the trades, skilled sciences and arts, and all |
the common vocations of everyday life. |
The end and aim is to be TO develop Drawn |
as well as brain, and to make the first the |
more useful to mankind by the develop |
ment of the latter to the full capacity of |
each student. Withal there is to be taught |