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


ton was much larger than on The preced-
| 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 q
session in this city, where only two per
cent. of the teachers participate.
Below is given q complete list of the
membership so far as enrolled up to P. NJ.
yesterday:
P. D. Smith. Ell Dorado; G. E. Thurman Santa
Barbara; George f. Mack, Amador; A Hunter,
| Colusa; n. Babcock, Fresno; J. K. Watson, So
noma; Mrs. F. MEG. Martin. Santa Rosa; Ira
More, Los Angeles; Miss NJ. H. Robb. stan1slaus;
| Miss NJ. K. Mclean, Stanislaus; J. b Brown,
Humboldt; H. G. Squier, Plumas; 7. w. Hum
phrey, Folsom; w. A. Kirkwood Contra Costa;
| C. B. 1owle, Vallejo; Professor Albert S. Cook,
! l. =. w.
rev, Mariposa; ]. w. Lincott, Santa Cruz; John
McCarty, Shasta; Henry B. Miller, San Fran
cisco; S. G. Phipps, Stanislaus; B. R. Foss Plu-
mas; ID. G. Clark, Santa Cruz; Job Wood, Jr.,
| Monterey; =. NJ. Fisher, Oakland; Z. I. Pierce,
| Pasadena; Ira G. .Hoitt, Sacramento; A. l..
Mann and Mrs. A. l.. Mann, san Francisco;
| Miss A. l.. Dollman Fruitvale; VIM. Carey Jones,
Berkeley; F. B. CHM, Oakland; D. Sterling,
Meridian: B. A. Hawkins, Fresno; Mrs. Nav
| Cheney, San Francisco; Miss Mary L. Jones'
Modesto; W. NJ. Nuner, Jr, Eureka; Miss Mary
NJ Moulton, Eureka; NJ. A. Kuhlman, Fresno;
B. McChesney,. Oakland; Mary e. Morrison,
San Francisco; Christian Dahl, Sacramento F.
| n. Clevenger Woodland: Cora Blanche Hota-
ling, Yolo; D. A. Hayes, Santa Clara; Miss Sadie
| Scott, Fresno Frank Morton, San Francisco; H.
(. Cox, Santa Cruz; Joseph O'Copnor, san Fran
cisco J. S. Painter and Mrs Painter Santa Ana;
Bertha Ebert Sacrs mento; A. n. Thompson.
Arbuckle: W. W. Seaman, Los Angeles; Paul A.
| Garin, Oakland; ]. N. Thompson, San Benito
Miss NJ. J. OVerstreet, Alameda; John E Hay
man, Colusa: F. ?. Russell and L. ]. Chapman
| San Jose; VIM. o. Dickson, Alameda; Robert
Miss A. Allison. Lodi; F. oliphant and II.
| NJ. Ohphant, Anderson; G. P. Morgan, Tuol-
mime; Alfred Harrell, Kern; Annie S.
Golman. Lodi; James Caryton,, lone, Josiah
| Z. l. Neil, Ukiah; E. H. Walker, Biggs; George
| c. hdwards Berkeley; Miss +. L. Wickersham
Stockton; j, S. Moulton, San Joaquin; Miss
| Mary L. Tuttle, LivermOre; c. W. Childs San
| Jose; Horace Davis, San Francisco: f. E. Baird
stockton; Miss Florence A Densmore, San
Francisco; c. NJ. Ritter and ]. A. Barr, Stock
ton; NJ. (. Blanchard San Francisco: L. -
Thomas L. Kennedy, san Francisco; H. Nc
! Derby, Folsom; James I. Hamilton, San Fran
cisco; Miss bebeeca F. English. San Francisco;
Miss Clara d. Edwards and Miss Emma L.
Angler, San Luis 0bispo; C. H. McGraw, San
| jose; Margaret E. Schallenberger, San Jose;
Maria G. Pierpont, San Juan South
H n. S. Newton, Dixon; Miss Fideiia Jewett,
| 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 N. E. Crowley.
San Francisco ; j. F. Utter, Redwood City A.
j. j., TIFFANY, Nevada A. F. Gum, Berkeley DR..
| W. B. Howard, Stanislaus Miss Minnie Coulter
Santa Rosa; A. H. Macdonald, San Francisco.
| The following poem from the pen of Mrs.
Julia B. Hoitt, entitled 'Sacramento's We'll
come to the State Teachers Association, f" 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,
| PIess on with bouyant tread.
Though oft barren, fruitless soil
Seems 10 your portion given,
Unwayerlng 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.
tons. The cause of this is that the two institu.
tons are of totally distinct origin, neither OF
| them being evolved from 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 eduoa
| ton for lack OF opportunity for proper prepare
! ton
II is sometimes said in defense of the present
condition of things that the preparation re
qulred for the University is waste of ii lie fol
the 80 percent of high-sehool scholars who never
mean to enter college. But, whatever may be
true OF the strictly classical colleges this does
! not apply 10 our University. where the require
ments for the English and scientific courses are
nothing more than every well-educated either
ought TO have.
The University of California is badly handi
capped by the want of good preparatory school:
throughout the State, resulting from two causes
list, because the country is new and crude an6
the general standard OF education is low, espe
cially outside of the social centers; ID because
the Constitution of 1879 unwisely detach the
High Schools from the system of Public Schools
| While we are cutting in two our public school
system, the older States are welding together al
the parts of their educational systems into har
monious wholes. A portion of the schools o.
this State have been brought into accord with
the University, by allowing entrances upor
| High School diplomas: but SO far only six out o.
q large number of this class of schools have
availed themselves of the privilege.
| We ought to have High School in every
county, with courses of study so adjusted as tC
admit their graduates to the University If IN
| able to maintain classical courses, the countie,
should provide such training in English mathe
MATES. and natural science as will lead up t.
the door OF that side Of the University. The
regular courses of the Normal School should
also be graded up TO the University doors, and
chair of pedsgogics established to continue thi!
line of teaching.
This afiiliation 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 a High
School Criticism of Grammar Schoo
! Work The essay was able and interest
ing. his cnlet 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 voca
tons; general faults dedueed from fore
going considerations quality of work don:
by Grammar School teachers and theil
shortcomings in appreciation of the trut
object of education; special faultsin specia
sabjscts-Teading. poorest; lack OF mora
training ia the Grammar School; the per
feet teacher; summary and conclusion
A discussion followed, which was entered
into by d. o. Bsrio, Albert Lyser and L. A
Cbamba rs.
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 retards the prog
ress of the child and fails to interest him
The work of the Primary School is. too easy
and therefore la does not give sufficient scop.
not furnish sufficient food for mental Ct with
We attempt to carry kindergarten methods TO,
far.
! BY helping children over difficulties they fai
to acquire the desire or ability TO WORK 6nC
little foundation is laid for selfhelp, selfreli
ance. and perseverance.
abe primary fails to give symmetrical de