The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-28


in preparing their essays and sending them
in in accordance with the conditions given
| below.
The competition will close May 10, unless
otherwise announced in the meantime.
This should give every student plenty of
time to send in his or her essay if COM
menced at once.
Bashfulness will not be taxed in the COM
petition, as the names of the unsuccessful
candidates will not be known even to those
who read the essays. No student will have
lost anything, but on the contrary, he will
have learned something from an earnest al
tempt. BY the exercise of a little judgment
any one can gain the shining rewards that
fall to him who grasps boldly at oppor-
tunity's passing hem.
Let every student carefully read the fol-
lowing directions and then write an essay
to the best of his or her ability. Originality
will be considered of more importance than
long words or studied phrases, but each
student must try to write good, plain En-
lish:
Contestants must not be over Is years
of age.
Every contestant must be enrolled in
some school In Los Angeles. The school
may be public, private denomina-
tionnl. Every boy or girl who is going to
school is eligible.
The essays must be received by g The
Call" by Nav 10.
Address "THE CALL, 500 Clay street,
San Franciaco."
Indorse on the envelope, Essay Com
test"
If you want your manuscript returned
inclose return postage.
Use paper fnote size and write on only
one side of the paper.
'Now, thon, young ladies and gentle
men," continued the principal as mis- eyes
twinkled in kindly way behind gold
trimmed glasses, cit all remains with you to
show the many readers Of The CALL that
you are not less proficient in writing ESSAYS
than the scholars of San Jose and san
Francisco.
This is good opportunity for you all to
show the people of the State that your
studies are not neglected in any branch at
the Normal School of Los Angeles.
II beautiful surroundings be an incentive
to good work the scholars at the Los
Angeles Normal School should write better
essays thad competitors in other sections
of the State.
The three-story brick building in which
the school is held is situated in the center
of magnificent lawn and flower-garden.
the scent of dazzling varieties OF choice
flowers.
Approaching the school from Fifth street
and Grand avenue the attention of the Wis.,
itor is first attracted by the pretty lawn, the
cool palm trees and the many bright-hued
roses that eneircle the trees and climb sky
ward.
The whole block presents a veritable
bower of beauty.
AS in the city public schools, where the
pupils are also actively engaged in prepar-
ing prize essays, the classrooms are over
crowded.
But the last Legislature made an appro-
priation Of $4,000 for constructing and
furnishing an additional building, which
will about double the capacity of the
school. Work on this new building will
soon be commenced, and the structure will
be completed within a year.
The Los Angeles State Normal School
was organized in August, 1882, opening
with sixty-two pupils. Since its establish
ment this fine institute of learning has
graduated ten classes the entire humber of
graduates being 528, and post-graduates s.
OF these nearly 80 per cent are now teach
ing in the schools Of the State.
The present attendance is as fol-
school lasses 100, making total
OF $50. Among the features of
the school is a wel-selected library Of $500
volumes, apparatus worth $4,000, gymnasium
that cost $4,000 and a museum comprising
a collection of woods, minerals and animals
fairly representive of Southern California.
1t may be interesting to know that Sena-
tor Stephen NJ. White is the president of
the board OF officers that controls the
school. The board of instruction consists
of the following:
Ira More, principal, theory and practice
of teaching; Emma l.. Hawks, preeeptress.
English literature; Melville Dozer, physics
ana bookkeeping; Charles Z. hut
ton. geometry and algebra; Sarah
p. Monks. zoology and drawing;
Harriet E. Dunn, rhetoric and history;
Josephine L. Seaman, grammar and word
analysis; Alice j. Merritt. geography and