The herald., 1893-10-29
ABOUT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
The County Provides Well For
the Teachers Wants.
Advantages offered by the Library
ofthe County superintendent.
The Coming Meeting at Pasadena of the
Southern California Teachers As
sociation-The County AS
sociation--N0tes.

Los Angeles county has done we'll for
her teachers. In building and furnish
| ing the new courthouse the educational
welfare OF the people was not lost eight
of. The county superintendent OF
schools has pleasant location on the
fourth floor. Four rooms are devoted to
the educational interests OF the county.
One for the business of the county SUI
perinterdent, private business Office,
one for the county board of edu cation
and a library and general reie renee
room.
The library room is large, airy and
furnished with tables and chairs. On
the shelves are quite a number OF refer.
ence and professional books. BY the
next institute the teachers of the county
will have at their command more than
1000 volumes of standard works relating
to their profession. This number will
receive additions yearly. provision being
made by law for it's support. The teach
ers Of the county can draw out books for
reading or can spend their spare mo-
ments in the library room studying. 1t
affords teachers means to make their
profession profession in reality.
There are poor teachers, plenty OF
them; there are teachers in the school
room who have no business there-jus
as in any other profession we find num-
bers that by nature or education are not
fitted for that particular calling. If a
physician does not read, does not at
tend associations, in other words, does
not keep abreast of the times, he lie
soon given back seat. The lawyer is
located in like manner. The preacher
receives the same treatment. The busi-
ness man tresds the came path. Then
why not the teacher? Whenever a
teacher becomes 30 "knowable" that he
knows it all, his certifcste should be
cancelled and his place filled by some
more progressive man. Here is the
practical value of the county library.
On it's shelves may be found the thoughts
of the ablest thinkers of this world. The
teacher should make these his own.
Here he can consult with his fellow
teacher. II some teacher has unusual
succese in his work, he can communicate
it to his fellow workers.
Every tescher should do better work
this year than last. Next year should
q
the work of this. Then we would not
have these squabbles over educational
problems that alike demoralize teachers,
patrons and pupils. 1t is the everlsst-
| ing lazy, non-progressive teacher that is
the cause of all this. But more of this
another time.
Connected with the library should be
a soyt of Chautauqua teachers circle
where once, say every two months, the
principals of all the schools of the coun-
ty should be present and with the coun-
| ty superintendent discuss the methods
and principles of school work. Other
suggestions might be given, but the idea
is plain. The county teachers library
in the future should be the central point
from which a new spirit of educational
progress should radiate, infusipg new
energy and life into every department OF
school work.
The Southern California Teachers as
sociation meets at Pasadena December
l and 2, 1898. The programme promises
to be an interesting one. Among the
topics may be mentioned physical edu-
cation in the public schools, co-educs-
ton In secondary schools and the high
school in it's broader field than as a pre-
paratory school for the university. Such
well.bnown educational men as Supt.
E. f. Brown, Riverside; Prof. Earl
Barnes of Stanford, @. H. Keyes of Pas
adena, Supt. Leroy D. Brown OF Los An
geles, f. P. Davidson of San Diego, and
Prof. E. L. Brown, Berkeley, generally
make things lively when they get to dis.
cussing.
The officers of the association are
Melville Dozier, president; 6. w. Beat
tie, vice-president; Florence A. Dun
ham, recording secretary; Edward
Hutchinson, corresponding secretary !;
Lyman Gregory, treasurer.
The Los Angeles County Educational
association met October IA, 1898. Mr..
Q. ]. Rhode OF the city schools gave an
interesting paper on the German system
OF physical training. With a number oil
teachers for class he illustrated the
method somewhat by having them GO
through series OF exercises tor the dill,
ferent grades of school work. Mr.. Drake
of Long Beach presented lively pape,
on The Best Teacher of the County, and
what he thinks of himself. Then came
thu election OF officers for the coming
wear. Prof. Hottan of the normal waa
elected president, and Superintendent
J, d. Graham of Pasadena vice-presi.
dent. After a monkey and parrot
time over the secretary the association
adjourned to meet November IL, 1898, al
10 q. m.
Prof. Hosken of Berkeley visited the
Los Angeles High school last week.
SCHOOL NOTES.
Harvard college enrolled 1866 students
laet year.
Michigan university wac attended by
277S students during the year l892-1S93,
divided as follows: Literary and scien-
tiic department, 149l medicine, 4O6
law, $50; pharmacy, 81; dentistry. lS9.
California was represented by u stu
dents, in literary, 2 in medicine, 16 in
law and in dentistry. In the law de-
partment were B. l.. Oliver, j. E.
/ Young, 3. T.. Vickrey and o. G. V.
Knecht from Los Angeles. In the
literary, Miss Maud Blanchard, and in
dentistry, A. r. Thorpe.
Princeton matriculated 1912 students,
among them being six Caliiornians.
E. J. Russell and F. FL. Lester repre-
sented the Angel City.
Colunohia collage begins work this