Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-12-29
THE SCHOOL TEACHERS.
THE PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY
VERY INTERESTING.
Front-Proposed Legislation
Additional Members.

the preceding days of the week, and the at
tendance at the session OF the State Teach
ers' Association was quite good.
After the list of members of the Associa
ton was copied for the RECORD UY1o,
Thursday several Sacramento teacher
were enrolled and quite a number wer
added yesterday. as the subjoined list vii
show. The membership now number
nearly 200: Fred. N. Campbell, Oakland
George r. Kluberger, San Jose; Miss Nelli
ingalls, and Miss Sadie Purcell, Oakdale
Miss Mary Jameson, Santa Cruz Paul San
ford and D. B. Lucy, Orland: C. J. Flat
Los Angeles; G. W. Moore. San Francisco
R. F. Burns, Auburn; J. R. Shelton, Coluss
Mary ]. Watson, E. C. Atkinson
Emma Hughes, Sacramento; Maggi,
Sarsfeld and c. Runckle, Placerville
Miss e. Frank, Stockholm E. L
Case, Downieville A. ]. Surface, Santa
Clara James Denman, San Francisco
James II. Pond, Mrs. NJ. E. Mumford, Sac
ramento; Willis Lynch Stockton Eliza
Welsh, Sacramento Charles c. Adams
Gait; Miss NJ. E. Badgley and Miss Emma
Badgley, Stockton; &. Il. Parnell College
City; Charles J. Lathrop, Colusa; w. NJ
Mason, Lodi; W. +. Blanchet, San Mateo
A. E. Camp, Butte; Mrs. Z. Udell and Miss
Maggie Udell, Solano; James c. Stockdale
Monterey; w. NJ. Armstrong, San Luis
Obispo; l.. w. Valentine, Red Bluff: A.
w. Sanford, Pleasantor; Mrs. E. E. Walsh
Fresno; Miss Annie A. Weble, Sacramento,
+. Slate, Berkeley; Miss Maria Darlington
Sacramento; E. II. Kraft, Red Bluff; Fran
els Reed, College Park; A. E. Baugh,
Washington, Nevada county: Mrs. Mary
W. Kincaid, Miss Effie Douglas, w. W
Stone, San Francisco; Miss Sarah NJ. Jones.
Mrs. E. B. Purnell, Miss Laura Kim. Sac.
ramento; Mrs. B. A. Sheehan, Arbuckle.
G. T. Terry. Sacramento; T. E, Sweeney,
Golden Gate; E. l.. Knowlton, Oakland: J,
w. johnson, Sacramento.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The following report was made by the
committee appointed to criticise the Presi-
dents address
Resolued, That we heartily indorse the oU.inion
OF President Cook that too much time is spent
on many elementary studies and that more
time could well be spent in the education of the
will"
Resolued, That Of the seven concluding and
summarizing paragraphs, the first, third, fourth
ana seventh are unhesitatingly commended.
They are: Flrst-"Let Boards of Education and
Principals seek for character in the teachers
they employ, insist upon il as a prime requisite,
and discharge teachers who haven't it, With
regard TO the second-which is, Before begin
nlng 10 teach, or as soon thereafter as possible
obtain the broadest, deepest, most human educa-
ton within your reach one is not even prepared
for teaching arithmetic and geography by the
study OF these branches alone, much less for the
task OF rearing up healthy, intelligent, generous
sweet-natured men and women''-ihe commit
tee fails to comprehend the exact meaning of
the author in the use of the word human;
HI har IG int Id 70 b.
jectiye, or both. With regard to the fifth
clause, reading as follows: Introduce the Bible
into schools in the least Objectionable manner
as soon as public sentiment and Boards of Ed
ucatlon viii allow, Try to live by the best and
purest teachings and induce your pupils to do
the same" The committee submits that discus-
sioRs upon the use of the Bible in the schools
have been so bitter. and the opinions of proni-
feel II inadYisable TO comment or disapproye
With regard to the sixth clause reading. Bear
IN mind the threefold nature of your pupil. Do
not stunt the rest of his body to cram his brain
nor enfeeble his moral nature for the sake ofS73S
instead of S714 per cent. in examination. Give
his affection and love of beauty chance. He
VIII thank you for it by and by" We suggest
the striking out of the word 'threefold." be-
lleying that the primary division of mans ma
ture is twofold rather than threefold.
Resotred, That the thanks of this Association
are especially due the President, Professor A
S Cook, for his very scholarly address. replete
with the richest wisdom, that OF experience
Its suggestions are such as should be taken
home to the heart of every teacher.
1t was discussed, and finally continued
for further consideration.
ON LEGISLATION.
The Committee on Legislation reported
as follows
Your Committee on Legislation beg leave to
report that we consider the following legislation
desirable:
l,,fo To-, -. -
vision of the State into three or more Institute
Districts, and for the appointment, by the State
Board of Education of an Institute Conductor
for each district, at the annual salary of 81 OO0
and travelling expenses. The duties of Institute
Conductor to be threefold: ~ To conduct three
or more Normal Institutes for period of al
least three weeks each, during each year in his
district t2) To act with the County Board OF
Education in each county in his district in ex-
aiming candidates and granting certificates
he to be an ex officio member of each County
Board in his district. (5) To act with the State
Board of Education in all of its duties except
that OF electing Institute Conductors.
2. law empowering County Boards of Edu.
cation and City Boards OF Examination to grant
certificates and fix the grade thereof upon Ger
tificates granted in any city or county of thi.
State.
8. A law empowering the Executive Commit
tee of the California Teachers Association
have all printing of the Association Including
the proceedings of all its sessions) at the State
printing office.
4. a law granting pension of $500 per annun
| to any teacher who has taught thirty years il
the public schools of this state such pension tC
| be granted only upon retiring from active worl
| as a teacher.
5. a law proposing to amend the State Consti
| tuition by striking out from Section z Article Q
OF the constitution, the following: ''The County
Superinie ndents and the County Boards of Edu.
| cation shall have control of the examination o.
| teachers and the granting of teachers certif
Gates within their respective jurisdictions"
Also, an Act ITO provide for the payment OF
| warrants drawn Upon the school fund out Of
other funds, and tor the repayment thereof
which is as follows:
Whenever there shall not be sufficient money
in the school fund, or funds of any county oil
city or city and county IN the State OF Califor
| MIA. to pay the properly audited warrants upon
said school fund or funds the Treasurer o.
such county or city or city and county is hereby
authorized and REQUIRED to pay such warrants
out OF the swamp land fund, or any OF the
sinking funds, or any other funds, of such
county or city or city and county which are not
Immediately needed Tor the payment of de
mands against the In. Said warrants shall be
held as vouchers by the Treasurer in favor Of
the fund or funds out of which they shall have
of a sufficient amount of money from the schoo
fund or funds as soon as any money shall come
into said school fund or funds, after the pay
ment OF such warrants.
s'All Acts and parts of Acts in conflict with
| The provisions ofthis Act are hereby repealed
''lhis Act shall be in force and effect from
ana after It's passage.
We further recommend that the Association
| appoint committee to present such of the fore
| going suggestions as it may approve to the Leg
lslature al its coming session, and, further, tina
similar committee, appointed by the County
| superintendent, be requested to confer witt
our committee to the end that the educationa
bodies of this State NAV be united in their re
| guess TO the Legislature for improvement il
| our school laws
All of which is respectfully submitted.
The question of industrial training wa.
! discussed at length by C. J. Flatt, of Lo.
Angeles, and d. A. Hayes of Santa Clara.
| When the report of the Committee or
Curriculum of Grammar and Primar,
Schools was submitted it was discussed by
| C. H. Murphy, of Visalia and o. A Graves
of Red Bluff
/ Addresses were made by several mem
bers upon the importance of Teachers
(, Reading Circles.
ELEMENTARY TEACHING OF SCIENCE.
T. Slate, Assistant Professor of Physic,
and Mechanics of the University of Cali
| fornia, read an essay upon the . Scope anC
Aim of the Elementary Teaching o
Science" His principal points were:
| Science has rightfuIly place in the schoo
| curriculum. because it both affords mental ois
4 cipline of desirable kind not given so well bl
other branches, and opens up extensive field
OF human thought and activity in the past a
well as the present.
| The mental discipline is, broadly speaking, OF
| the lines of observation and reasoning upor
| phenomena. Mathematics is no substitute: it
| materials are abstract conceptions Languag,
| equally fails.