Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-08-25

quite too little of this work and little dan
ger of too much.
DIR. Brown performed several inter-
esting experiments in chemistry and
lectured on this subject.
DR.. Plummer closed the work OF the
school by disecting cat and giving most
excellent practical lesson, in physiology
and anatomy.
Though it was not in accordance with
the pre-arranged plan that an afternoon
session be held in the method depart
ament, the excellent corps of instructors
made the work of such interest that
when Prof. Dickinson and Superintend-
ent Monroe kindly offered to sacrifice
half the afternoon hours at the beach to
the study of minerals, lessons in plants,
clay modelling, ETC., if the teachers SO
desired, with one accord they joyfully
accepted the invitation. Prof. Dickinson
delivered two highly interesting lectures.
From the opera house he took his audi
ence on journey through the West
Indies. Another evening the professor
lectured on the moon, and sent his audi
ence home with food for a life time OF
thought.
Mrs. Sophia w. Knight lectured on
industrial education, taking for her par
ticular subject "Bread-making." Her
lecture was listened to attentively, and
to each teachers note book, already
overcrowded, were added the details of
good bread-making.
Two socials were held in Steere's
opera house. Readings, recitations,
and musical selections, interspersed
with fun, made these evenings as en-
jOyable to the many friends of the
teachers who attended, as to the
teachers themselves.
At the close of one afternoon session,
the teachers were taken in barouches
to one of the famous Santa Monica
canons, where the remainder of the day
was spent in picnicing. The hills of
Santa Monica were never made to re-
sound with the echoes of more happy
laughter than when, under those grand
old sycamore trees, the summer school
gathered to partake of the contents OF
the bounteously filled lunch baskets.
On the evening of the last day of
Mrs. Rice's work at the school, recep-
ton was rendered her at the Arcadia
pavilion, the kind and generous DR..
and Mrs. Plummer acting as host and
hostess.
The reception had been secretly ar
stroll down to the beach with
some friends, for view of the moon-lit
ocean, where she found, to her surprise,
all her co-workers and pupils awaiting
her. The evening was indescribable III
its beauty, and scarcely less so were the
tables laden with refreshments and
profusely decorated with choice flowers
as only Southern California can pro-
duce.
On Thursday evening OF the closing
week reception was given to the school
by one of it's members, Miss Fraser, of
Santa Monica, whose kindly welcome to
all will not soon be forgotten.
The final gathering occurred Friday
evening, when the Modini-Wood con-
cert was given. At the close of the con-
cert, when the hearts of all were beat
ing in harmony with the exquisite
music just listened to, the school pre-
sented the faculty copy OF resolutions
which could but family express their
deeply felt gratitude for the untiring
efforts and success of the managers, in
giving to the school all the educational
value and social pleasure that could pos
sibly be encompassed in three weeks.
Let the work of the half hundred or
more teachers who attended this school,
speak of the advantages of spending a
part of the summer vacation in this way
and, let us hope ere another such golden
opportunity is presented, a vastly
larger number may be led to believe in
the motto of the summer school,
crest is not quitting the busy career
Rest is.the fitting oneself for ones sphere
The following are the names OF the
teachers in attendance:
Miss Clara Stoltenberg, Miss Susie
Wagli Miss Carrie Atkinson, Miss Mary
Buckham, Miss Annie Priestly, Miss
Kate Stempel, Mrs. Fannie S. Burt,
Mr.. Milton l.. Fish, Miss H. M. Scott,
Mrs. Belle Williams, Miss Lizzie Web
ster Miss Florence Darby, Miss Amelia
Foshay, Miss Marion Webb, Miss Clara
McMillen, Miss Foneta Chase, Miss
Carrie Stempel, Miss Helen M. Mead,
Mrs. Alice Featherstone, Mrs. Eliza
beth Featherstone, Mrs. Jean w. Aid
rich, Mrs. Hattie G. Stacy, Mrs. Asa
higgins, Mrs Mary E. Foy, Mrs. Emily
johnson, Mrs. Carrie Mccoy, Mrs. Fran
els Platt, Mrs. Lizzie Webster, Mrs.
Hattie F. Cover, Mrs. Francis w. Har-
row, Mrs. Regina Wienshank. Mr.. L. L.
Evans, Mr.. J. D. Graham, Mr.. Edward
Hutchinson, Mr.. j. N. Pemberton,
Mrs. j. n. Pemberton, Mrs A. E. Ash
hey, Miss S. j. Ingram, Miss Nellie
Parsons, Miss Francis Fraser, Miss E.
B. Parke, Mr.. j. 7. Van Wyck.