Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-12-31

| Resoiued, That the President OF the Associa-
| ton be instructed to appoint committee OF nve,
whose duty 1t shall be to invet lgate the supJect
Of manual training, and report me results o.
their investigation, and if found feasible, plan
ior its incorporation into the Achoois OF the
! State.
| Resolved, That we recognize the imp )rtance OF
| the State Teachers Reading Circle as a. educa-
tional factor: that we heartily lndorse the move
| ment; that we earnestly request all County
| Superintendent TO present the subject OF the
Reading Circle at their County Institutes. and
urge upon their teachers the advantages to be
derived by pursuing the course of study.
Resolred, That we reattiTm the resolution
passed at the last annual meeting requesting
] the Board of Regents of the State University to
establish Chair of Pedagogics in that insti-
| tuition.
Resolped That we publish and distribute to
the members of this Association the proceed
| 1ngs of this meeting and of meetings to come ;
70 this end that committee of five be ap
! pointed by the Chair to determine ways and
means and to publish the proceedings of this
meeting.
ResOlNed, That the Chair be instructed to ap-
point committee of nine to incorporate the Cal
| ifornia State Educational Association, and that
ald.Association, when so incorporated, shall re-
qulre life membership fee of not less than SO
and annual fee OF not less than 81.
Resolved, That we urge upon the Legislature
| the importance to the youth of California of
law prohibiting the sale Of cigarettes to minors.
Resolved, That this Association learns with re-
| greet of the retirement of Mr.. James Denman, OF
| San Francisco, from the profession of teaching,
| which he has adorned for two score years.
That we assure him that his services as mem
| Der of the first State Convention held in 1858,
and OF every State Convention that has assem-
bled since that time, as President of this Asso-
citation, as Principal of the first free school in
San Francisco, as Superintendent of that city
for three terms, and as Principal of the Den
man school for thirty years, viii never be for
gotten. That we congratulate him upon the
good fortune that enables him to retire from
| the arduous work of the school room while he
is still vigorous in mind and body, and hope
that he will continue to give us the encourage
ment Of his presence and the benefit of his
counsels for many years TO come.
Res0lUed, That we have heard with feelings of
Miss May Madden, has gone from this Associa,
ton to take life membership in one toward
which many of our hearts yearn with untold
longing, and that we extend to her in her new
relation our hearty congratulations and best
wishes.
Resolred, That we recognize liquor saloons as
schools of vice, directly opposed to all the ends
sought by our public school system, and that we
believe all teachers should, by precept and ex-
ample, labor in accordance with this belief
Resolved, That in the death of George TAFT
who was for several years leading educator in
the State at time when such services as he
could render were of great value. the profession
Of teaching has lost an active friend and the
State useful citizen.
The officers elected for the ensuing year
are as follows
Presidential More of Los Angeles.
Vice Presidents-C. 81. Murphy Visalia
f. L. Pierce, Pasadena D. G. Clark, Santa
Cruz; Madison Babcock, San Francisco.
Treasurcr-James T. Hamilton, San
Francisco.
Secretary-Miss Mary E Morrison, San
Francisco.
TEACHERS CONVENTION NOTES.
Our reporter overheard the following re.
marks from old members:
James Denman, San Francisco-"I have
been member of the State Association
since its organization. and the work of this
meeting has been more thorough in its
educational character than that of any of
its predecessors"
A. L. Mann, San Francisco-"I don't
remember attending more ENJOYABLE con-
vention. The reception Wednesday even
ing gave it delightful start The music
was grand. don't know when l have
heard anything finer than the opening
quartet or the duet by Mrs. Pinkham aud
Mrs. Carter
Ira More, Principal of the State Normal
School, Los Angeles-"The work at this
session was of an unusually high order. 1
think much has been gained by discontinu-
ing section work"
P. NJ. Fisher, County Superintendent of
Alameda county-"The County Superin-
tendents never got through so much good
work at any previous Convention"
1t is a great pleasure to see so many
members of the faculty of the University
present" was a general remark "Isn'l
DR.. Stratton grand ?" was frequently heard.
One tripped up everywhere over such
expressions as Wasn't it SO nice of the
Governor" How much at home every
body felt. mo teacher who was present
will ever forget this meeting" etc.