Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-12-28
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
AN INTERESTING DAY OF ESSAYS
AND DISCUSSIONS.
Sacramento Teachers Conspicuous
by Their Absence-Only Two
Have Been Enrolled

| llOH was mucl larger llidn Oh Tie pIeCcu-
| ing day.
Last year over three hundred teachers
were enrolled at the session at Berkeley.
but so far this year only Ill have regis
tered Out of the ninety-fye teachers in
this city but two, Christian Dahl of the
High School ana Miss Bertha Ebert of the
Primary Department, have been enrolled.
The fee is only 81, and any person inter
ested in educational matters is eligible to
membership. Neither the County nor City
Superintendent have become members, and
| it is needless to say that the Executive
! Committee will never again vote to hold a
session in this city, where only two per
cent. of the teachers participate.
Below is given complete list of the
membership SO far as enrolled up to 6 P. NJ.
yesterday:
! P. D. Smith, FL Dorado; G. E. Thurman Santa
| Barbara: George +. Mack, Amador; A Hunter,
| Colusa; NJ. Babcock, Fresno; J. r. Watson, So
mona; Mrs. F. MEG. Martin. Santa Rosa; Ira
More, Los Angeles; Miss NJ. H. Robb, stanislaus;
Miss NJ: L. Mclean. Stanislaus; ]. B Brown,
Humboldt; Il. G: Squier, Plumas; I. W. Hum
! phrey, Folsom; w. A. Kirkwood, Contra Costa;
c. B. Towle, Vallejo; Professor Albert S. Cook,
Berkeley: l. 5. Crawford, Petaluma; w. w. La
| rev. MdTlpOSd1 j. W. l@lucOII, santa CTuZ, JOlD
McCarty, Shasta; Henry B. Miller, San Fran
CISCO $. C. Phipps Stanislaus; B. R. Foss, Plu-
mas; d. C. CLARK, Santa Cruz; Job Wood, Jr.,
Monterey; p. NJ. Fisher Oakland; E. T. Pierce
Mann and Mrs. A. L. Mann, san Franchises
Miss A. l.. Dollman, Fruityale; VIM. Carey Jones'
Berkeley; F. B. CHM, Oakland; D. Sterling,
Meridian; B. A. Hawkins, Fresno; Mrs. May
\ Cheney, San Francisco; Miss Mary L. Jones
Modesto; W. NJ. Nuner, Jr, Eureka; Miss Mary
N. Moulton, Eureka; NJ. A. Huffman Fresno;
J B. McChesney, Oakland; Mary (. Morrison,
San Francisco; Christian Dahl, Sacramento; F.
| n. Clevenger, Woodland: Cora Blanche Hota-
J ling, Yolo; D. A. Hayes, Santa Clara; Miss Sadie
| Scott Fresno; Frank Morton, San Francisco; H
L. Cox, Santa Cruz; Joseph O'Connor, san Fran.
cisco; ]. S. Painter and Mrs Painter, Santa Ana;
| Bertha Ebert Sacrs mento; A. n. Thompson
Arbuckle: w. w. Seaman, Los Angeles; Paul A.
Gsrin, Oakland; j. N. Thompson, San Benito
Miss NJ. j. Overstreet, Alameda John E. Hay
man, Colusa: t. 2. Russell and L. J. Chapman
| San Jose; Vim. o. Dickson, Alameda Robert
Furlong. San Rafael; C. II. Murphy, Visalia;
Miss A; Allison. Lodi; F. Oliphant and H
NJ. oliphant, Anderson; G. P. Morgan, Tuol-
mime; Alfred Harrell Kern Annie s.
Colman. Lodi; James Carlyton, lone; Josiah
E. l. Neil, Ukiah; E. II. Walker, Biggs; George
| C. Edwards, Berkeley; Miss F. r. Wickersham
| stockton; ]. S. Moulton, San Joaquin; Miss
Mary Z. futile, Livermore; c. w. Childs. San
| Jose; Horace Davis, San Francisco; f. L. Baird
Stockton; Miss Florence A. Densmore, San
Francisco; c. M. Ritter and J. A. Barr Stock.
Ton; NJ. E: blanchard San Francisco; L. E.
| Vickers, willows; r, D. Williams. Pleasanton
Thomas E. Kennedy, san Francisco; H. Nc.
! Derby, Folsom; James I. Hamilton, San Fran.
| cisco; Miss bebecca F. English. San Francisco;
Miss Clara d. Edwards and Miss Emma L.
Angler, San Luis 0bispo; c. H. MeGraw, San
! Jose; Margaret E. Schallenberger, San Jose
Maria q. Pierpont, San Juan South
Miss Agnes stowell, San Rafael; Mrs
San Francisco; VIM. Ames, Berkeley; S. A.
! Chambers, oakland; S. p. Meade, Oakland
j. L. Wilson, Colusa; w. w. Anderson, Oak
land Mrs F. A; Benning, San Francisco; Mrs
! NJ e. Rice, San Francisco; Miss NJ. E. Crowley
| San Francisco ; ]. F. Utter, Redwood City A.
j. Tiffany, Nevada A. f. Gum, Berkeley DR..
| w. B. Howard, Stanislaus Miss Minnie Coulter
santa Rosa; A. II. Macdonald, San Francisco
The following poem from the pen of Mrs
Julia B. Hoitt, entitled 'Sacramento's Wei.
come to the State Teachers Association, !" was
read at the opening of the morning session:
o, sewers OF the gracious seed
Whose harvests slow appear,
We come with hand and heart and voice
10 greet your presence here.
We know that hearts aweary grown,
| With hopes aud courage fed,
By friendly counsels girt anew,
Press on with bouyant tread.
Though oft a barren, fruitless soil
Seems 10 your portion given,
Unwavering at your stations stand,
The increase comes from heaven.
And so, God speed you on your course
Nor lay your burdens down
Till truth shall gain her righteous place,
And you, your victors crown.
The business of the morning session was
| opened by the reading of an essay, on The
Relation of the University to the Public
School" by Horace Davis, President of the
| University of California. He said
The different parts of the machinery of public
/ instruction in California are not connected in
any systematic or organic whole Indeed, to a
great extent throughout the United States the
universities are quite separated from the public
schools, the gap being bTidged sometimes by the
| high schools, but more often by private institu
tions. The cause of this is that the two institu
| tons are of totally distinct origin, neither Of
| them being evolved fiom the other: the public
| schools having secular origin, while the Uni
versity is usually of religious descent. The re
| suit is that large body of scholars in the
| schools must deny themselves liberal educa
ton Tor lack OF opportunity for proper prepare
| ton
condition of things that the preparation re
quired Tor the University is waste of ii LIE fol-
the 80 percent of high-school scholars who nevel
mean to enter college. But, whatever NAV be
true of the strictly classical colleges, this does
not apply 10 our University. where the require
| ments for the English and scientific courses arr
nothing more than every well educated either
ought 70 have.
The University of California is badly handi
capped by the want of good preparatory schools
throughout the State, resulting from two causes
LIST, because the country is new and crude anC
the general standard OF education is low, espe
cially outside Of the social centers: ID because
the Constitution of 1879 unwisely detached the
High Schools from the system of Public Schools
| While we are cutting in two our public schoo
system, the older States are welding together al
the parts of their educational sys ems into har
mopious wholes. A portion of the schools o
this State have been brought into accord with
| University allowing
High School diplomas; but SO far only SIX out o
a large number of this class of schools have
availed themselves of the privilege
We ought to have a High School in every
county, with courses of study SO adjusted as t
admit their graduates to the University If IN
able to maintain classical courses, the counties
| should provide such training in English, mathe
MATES. and natural science as will lead up t
the door OF that side of the University. TIL,
regular courses of the Normal School should
also be graded up to the University doors, and
chair of pedsgogies established to continue thi
line of teaching.
This utilization with the University, this unfit
cation of our whole school system will do NOR,
than anything else can to elevate the quality o
teaching throughout the state and to maintain
its high level.
Frank Morton, Principal of the Boys
High School, San Francisco, read Higl
School Criticism of Grammar Schoo
Work The essay was able and interest
ling. His chief points were: Brief state
ment of the function of the High School,
and consequent requirements in prepare
ton; comparison of High School require
ments With requirements in ether yoca
tons: general faults dedueed from fore
going considerations quality of work dom
by Grammar School teachers and thei
shortcomings in appreciation of the tru.
object of education; special faults in specia
bjects-reading. poorest; lack OF mora
training in the Grammar School; the per
feet teacher summary and conclusion.
4 discussion followed, which was entered
into by D. o. Bsrio, Albert Lyser and L. A
Chambers
E T. Pierce. City Superintendent o
Public Schools Of Pasadena, read an ESSAY
entitled, Grammar School Criticism o
Primary School Work. He said:
We leave too great a gap between the primar,
and the Grammar school
In the primary we make instruction the chic
end, leaving the real education to begin in tn,
Grammar School
The present arrangement of subjects is faulty
and the strict adherence to it retaris the prog
ress of the child and fai S TO interest him.
The work of the Primary School is too easy
and therefore la does not give sufficient scoop.
to the mental activities of the child aud fbl doe
not furnish sufficient food for mental gr with.
We attempt TO carry kindergarten methods TO,
far
By helping children over difficulties they fai
to aeouire the desire or ability TO wors sn6
little foundation is laid for selfhelp, selEreli
ance. and perseverance
Z he primary fails to give a symmetrical de
Il yeloFment of The mind
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