The herald., 1893-05-14
THE SESSION CONCLUDED
PROCEEDINGS OF THE TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION YESTERDAY.
Features of the Addresses That Were
Dciivsred-The Ofacers Selected
for the Coming Yesr-Inci-
dents of the Meeting.


At 8 O'Clock yesterday morning the
second days session OF the Southern
California Teachers association was
opened with an address on Manual
Training by President Reyes of Throop
university. He showed the great value
OF manual training az an aid to mental
| development, and lamentcd the fact that
people expect a manual training school
to turn out not scholars but mechanics.
Zoo many people imagine that drawing,
as taught in the public schools. is for the
purpose Of prod ucng artists, when it is
only to teach pupils how to use the eyes
and hands.
Superintendent g. w. McGinnis of
Santa Ana read an excellent paper on
the Key to Success, emphasizing the
idea that success depends upon knowl-
edge, and that to succeed, steacher must
know his pupils minds az well as he is
expected to know text books. Psychol-
ogy, as commonly taught, is too much
given to distractions, and should be
more clearly exemplified for use in the
working school room.
Mrs. F. G.. N. Van Slyck, of Riverside,
read q very interesting paper on English
in the grades. She stated that all that
can be done in the first eight years is to
prepare for real literature work which is
to follow in the higher grades. Too
much reliance is placed upon namby
PANTY literature for young people.
Trash can do them no good. Give them
l. ~ a. - L - \
they will be interested, delighted and
instructed. s. sss
Pres. r. Henry Ferguson, OF South
ern California college, read paper on
Plurality of Worlds. He showed from
scientific standpoint that Mars ia the
only other planet of the solar system
that would support animal life snch as
exists upon the earth; that no star
which is sun can be habitable that
comets are not peopled, and that it is
not at all improbable that we are the
only people in all the universe Of stars
and planets. ~
The following are the officers elected
for the ensuing year: President, Mel
vile Dozier Of Los Angeles; first vicer
president, Supt. G.. w. Beattie Of San
Bernardino county; second yice-presi-
dent, Supt. G. W. McGinnis OF Santa
Ana; corresponding secretary, Miss
Florence A. Durham of the Los Angeles
high school; recording secretary, Ed
ward Hutchinson of university; treas
urer, DR.. Lyman Gregory Of Riverside.
Prof. Hutton OF the Normal school
has been untiring in his efforts to make
the meeting success, and Supt. Leroy
D. N. Brown OF Santa Monica deserves
great praise for his aid in organizing
such valuable educational adjunct and
one that has long been needed.
During the ceremony they all marched
out by the side of the house, and stood
near the fag-pole. There was also pres
emit the board of lady managers, a dele
cation from the w. r. @. posts, also
| some comrades.
dren reciting the Lords prayer, after
| Cooper then made the presentation
speech. His remarks were in simple
] language that was readily understood by
the children. He told them the eignifi-
cation Of the flag, and said they must
be patriotic and love their country.
During his speech he paused, and the
| flag was run mp by Commodore Jones.
This was greeted with clapping OF hands
and other expressions of pleasure.
Mre. D. G. Stephens, president of the
board OF managers OF the home, re-
sponded, accepting the gift Of the Relief
| Corps.
Mrs. Alice Fitch on behalf OF the Re-
| lief Corps presented framed testi-
monial commemorative of the event.
She also delivered few appropriate re-
| marks. sar.a
The children then sang Columbia
the Gem of the Ocean,"
The exercises were closed with prayer
by Mrs. Ransom, who 10 an old army
nurse and was also matron Of the or
phans' home nine years ago.
The visitors were then shown over
the building by the matron, Mrs CLARK,
and the various workings OF the institu-
ton explained to them. rY