Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-17
THE TEACHERS.
Commencement of the An
nual Institute.
LIST OF THOSE PRESENT.
Proceedings at the Morning and
and Afternoon Sessions
Yesterday.

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full representation, of the teachers in
the county. Superintendent Seaman
called the meeting to order and deliv-
cred the opening address, of which
the following is synopsis: | extend
to YOU this morning, fellow teachers,
a cordial and fraternai welcome. The
work accomplished by this meeting
and the benefits derived from it, will
be in direct proportion to the interest
taken by the participants. The Teach
ers' Institute may be compared to a
school, for it is governed by the same
general laws and produces the same
general effects. If there is animation,
interest and the spirit of inquiry,
beneficial results are sure to follow,
while listlessness, indifference and a
longing for the close of each
session will produce opposite results.
Institute week is a period of reunion
in which general good time is ex-
pected, with little work and less bene-
tit. If the time of the meeting is TAX
en- up in the election of officers, in
listening to essays or papers upon un-
important subjects, or in discussing
impracticable questions, there are am
pie grounds for criticism; but with a
we'll arranged programme, q body OF
earnest, inquiring teachers and con-
petent instructors, the Institute be-
comes a source of incalculable value.
The teachers work is ever progress
sive; each days experience sh ,uld tit
them for better work, and every OPP
port nifty for professiona improve
ment should be eagerly grasped. 1
sincerely trust, fellow teachers. that
you assemble to-day full of enthus-
iasm, and with an earnest desire to
make the exercises Of the week profit
able to yourselves and to those under
your charge.
This is AN age that demands much
of it's teachers. The fire of criticism
is aimed at the Public School-in that
its produ 'ts are untitled for the du-
ties of life.
To meet this criticism successfully
requires of us higher, broader profes-
sional training-a training the results
of which will be the more thorough
and more practical work in our
schools. While so much is demanded
of US, there are offered at the same
time, opportunities for acquiring pro-
fessional ability to meet these de-
mands. The printing press has
brought within the reach OF every
teacher in the land professional works
and educational journals from
which may b. gained a knowl-
edge of the science and art
of education-a knowledge with
out which all teaching is ainless.
In touching thus briefly upon a few
points Can scarce hope to set before
you picture of the public school as
it exists in its relation to the conmon-
wealth and of the teachers duty, but
If I have said anything to arouse the
careless and Indifferent, | have not
spoken in vain. AS body Of teach
ers YOU re present trained and pro-
g,essive element, and the results of
YOUR labor in the schools of this c3un-
tv pay high tribute to your earnest
ness aud your professional ability.
wish that l might say something, fel-
low-teachers, to impress upon you
more fully the magnitude of your call
ing, the responsibilities resting upon
YOU and the importance Of thorough
preparation for your work. Our
public school system is broad and
liberal. Reginning with tie Kinder
parten and ending with the Cniver-
sity, it offers every child, regardless
of birth or condition, an opportunity
for a liberal education. This great
system is supported by general taxa
ton, and is educating to-day ten mil
lions of pupils. 1t is controlled by
half a million school officers, and is
oderated by army OF teachers num-
bering more than three hundred
thousand dollars. This is Is grand
army to which you belong, fellow
teachers an army whose watchword
is the Free Public School whose vic
torious progress will be stayed only
when the last citadel of ignorance has
fallen, and whose influence can be
measured unly by the future history
of the Republic.
The following teachers responded
to the roll call:
Alameda-Mr. J. N. Pembertop,
Miss Ida Hall, Miss Virginia Hall.
Alamitos-M Emily r. Reynolds.
Alhambra-Mr. G. E. Jones, Mrs.
/. Corrillo.
Aliso-G A. Harlin.
Alosta-Miss Cora Buja.
Anaheim-Mr. G. L. Ennis, Mr..
Edwin Clark, Miss @. Bruere, Miss
Helen M. Mead.
Artesia-Mr. Hugh Mallery, Miss
Ellen HUE.
Azusa-Mr. s. T. De Pencier, Miss
Addie Brown, Miss R. +. Griffin,
Mary Foley, Mrs. o. H. Huber.
Ballona-Mr. s. A. Walden, Miss
Ada Dryden.
Bloomfield-Miss Lizzie Oliver.
Bag Dale-Miss Nellie NJ. White,
Bolsa Grandez, Miss Susie Creuehan,
Miss Minnie Kimball.
Cahuenga-Miss Mary Perry.
Centralia-Irva J. Williams.
Cerritos-W. S. Bailey.
Cienega-Miss Lizzie G. Reese.
Cold Water-Miss Carrie w. Atkin-
Comptoa-Mr. viii Malcome, Mr..
w. H. Wright, Miss Mary Burkham,
Miss Eva Walton.
Crescenta-Mary M. Merrill.
Del Sur-Mrs. A. A. Parker.
Diamond-D. Mcbride.
Downey-J. H. Strine, w. b.
French. Mrs. Julia Gambler, MISS
Josie Mcclellan.
Duarte-Miss Maggie A. Huston, An
ME Wright.
Eagle Rock-Augusta Stevens.
Elizabeth Lake-Mr. j. A. Parker.
El Modena-Mr G. w. Blake, Mrs
w. w. Sweeten.
El Monte-Mr. A. L. Hamilton
Miss Lillian Bowers.
Enterprise-Miss Lena Weeks.
Evergreen-Mr. S. N. Witherow,
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