The morning call., 1891-03-20
SCHOOL OF METHODS.
Three Weeks Session in July in
the State Normal Building.

The readers of THE CALL will remember
that the California Summer School Of
Methods was incorporated as summer in
stitute Of professional instruction last De-
cember by the following prominent educa-
tors: Professors C. w. Childs, G. Fl. Nc
Grew, j. B. McChesney, j. G. Kennedy,
Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper, Mrs. Mary W. Kim
caid, Superintendent John SWEET, State Su-
perintendent j. W. Anderson.
The Executive Committee Of the board
has adopted full programme and course OF
instruction for The coming session of three
weeks in July. in the State Normal School
Building at San Jose. A neat little manual.
setting forth the officers, aims of the school.
particulars. outlines of work, instructors
and lecturers will soon be sent out to teach
ers and persons interested. Special features
of the coming session are morning talks,
class instruction by some twenty OF the
abest teachers in the State, model classes
Of children to illustrate work, course OF
evening lectures and weekly council OF
instructors and teachers for the interchange
of best thoughts. The course Of instrue-
ors of more than twenty-five sub
jects, and is arranged in four depart
and primary, ele-
mentary and grammar, high sch0Ul, ed
ucatlOnal psychology and pedagogy Teach
ers anu kudergartners will 6e permitted TO
choose their courses. A small tuition fee,
lower than in Eastern schools, will be charged
to defray the expenses. As the primary OBJ
ject of the school is professional improve
ment. the members of the board receive no
salaries, and only the expenses of instructors
are paid.
The most prominent and progressive
teachers in the State have responded
promptly 10 the invitation of the committee
To present WORK. We note the following
lines of work and schools are represented:
Mrs. Z. G. Greene, Kindergarten Training
School, Santa Cruz; Miss Anna NJ. Stoyal
kindergarten inspector public schools, San
Francisco. From the State Normal School,
San JOse-Miss Lizzie p. Wilson. Miss NJ.
L. Schallenberger, Miss n. &. Gilday, Pro-
lessors George II. Kluberger, 4. II. Randall,
Il 5. U0lway, G. School, NOlney Rattan,
Mrs. a. E. Bush, Professor c. w. Childs
From the Los Angeles Normal School-Pro-
fessor C. +. Hutton, Miss Sarah P. Monks.
From the Oakland High SchoOl-Profcssor
5. A. Chambers, Mrs. K. b. Fisher, Miss
Irene Hardy. From Boys High School
Professor A. Z. Kellogg: In general ed9ca-
Sarah 3. Cooper, Professor John SWEET.
1t will be seen that many elements of
growth and strength in the kindergarten
work, in the common and high schools, III
the normal schools and other phases OF the
WOrk have been Sk!lifuliy woven INTO the
Board of Directors and corps OF instructors,
and the management of the school from the
beginning has been free from school
politics. There is much interest mani
tested in the movement throughout the State
by Superintendents ana teachers. The
best teachers are not only enlisted in its be-
half, but for the first time in the history of
educational work in the State we find the
Kindergarten common schools, high schools,
normal schools and ether educational
agencies all claspinc hands in professional
movement. The President ana Secretary
of the Board, Professors Cbilds and Nc
Crew. and the Normal School faculty at San
Jose are doing all in their power to make
the evening session both pro Otitable and
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