The herald., 1893-12-02
PEDAGOGUES AT PASADENA.
Second Session of the Southern
California Association.
Prof. Brown of Berkeley on CAlifor-
MAS Educational Programme.
Physical Trainer who Thinks People
Are Losing Their Lsgs-various
Addresses Made by Prom
inent Md uoators.

The second session OF the Southern
California Teachers association met in
Pasadena yesterday morning with be-
tween 400 and 500 teachers present from
the six counties which make up the
Southern California district.
The meeting was held in the large
assembly room OF the Throop Polyteoh-
mic institute, which was we'll filed.
PRESIDENT DozTER's ADDREEs.
The session was called to order by
President Melville Dozier, who, after
an excellent selection by quartette OF
ladies' voices, introduced State Superin-
tendent Anderson, who made few
brief but interesting remarks.
He commended the teachers OF this
section for enterprise, earnestnees and
progressive spirit in echool work.
He expressed the opinion that the
schools are incumbered with too much
work for the pupils, and that the teach
ers themselves and not the boards OF
education are responsible for this condi-
tion Of affairs.
The greatest evil in the schools at
present is not the great number OF
branches taught, but the matter con-
tanned in the branches as taught.
The speaker was much pleased with
the spirit of the teachers OF Southern
California, and with the people who
house their pupils so well.
SUPERINTENDENT BROWNS SUBJECT.
The second speaker Of the morning
was Superintendent l.. ID. Brown Of
Los Angeles, who took as his subject,
The Possibilities OF Our Association. in
which manys useful thoughts were
brought out.
The question OF pensioning teachers,
which came up in the last legislature,
was discussed, and the opinion OF many
preeent was opposed to the idea under
the present circumstances.
LOOK OUT FOR YOUR LEGS.
Physical Education in the Public
Schools was the subject taken by Super
intsndent i. F. Brown of Riverside. 1t
is as important to care for the physical
nature OF the child as for the will, sensi.
bilities, memory or intellect. 1t seems
TO be the case that in the higher schools
the physical exercises are causing or
have caused the physical deterioration
OF the race. The advantage which other
nationalities have over the American in
physical growth was brought out and
the disappearance of American legs pre-.
dicted in the same way that the teeth
and lungs have gone before them. When
q member is not used God removes it
from its place.
Mr.. @. J. Rhode, director OF the nor
NAL school gymnasium and OF the gym
nasium of the Turnverein Germania,
followed upon the German system.
There are but two real systems, the
German and Swedish.
West Point is one of the places where
the German system has long been tried
and admired.
The Swedish system was explained by
Miss Edith Knight of Los Angeles.
Fundamental seli-eontrol and seif-pos-
session are the ends aimed at In this
system.
Professor Berring advocated the
eclectic system, which aims to take the
best from all other systems.
The discussion on this subject was by
Watson Nicholson OF Santa Paula, who
gave q very interesting talk, giving val
liable statistics as to the physical con-
dition of the school children OF the
state, as gathered by some 100 letters
addressed to the teachers.