The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-03-14

music pavilion near Administration
building.
Afternoon and evening concerts by
Vienna Prater orchestra.
Professional educationalists had the
right Of line at tho MidWinter Fair yester-
day. They were in possession of Festival
Hall all day. and were treated to a sue
cession OF literary feasts from the minds
of men and women whose names are
familiar from one end OF the State to the
other.
The Teachers Congress was the first of
the series marked out by the auxiliary,
and the interest attaching thereto augurs
well for the success of subsequent conven-
tons. The majority of the teachers of the
San Fran cisco Public School Department
took advantage of the quarterly holiday
and spent the day at Sunset City. They
were well repaid for their attendance.
They heard a number of thoughtful ad-
dresses from speakers whose position in
the educational world is in itself a guar
antee for the wisdom of their utterances.
The auditorium was prettily decorated
with flags and bunting. On the stage was
a row of acacia plants. Over the speakers
desk was an artistic device, with the
words outlined, Teach and Learn"
Superintendent John SWEET presided.
He requested all tardy teachers to report,
aud then introduced President Martin
Kellogg.
The veteran educationalist began by al
luding to the teachers profession in by
gone days. outlining the differences be-
tween the ola ungraded system and the
present plan of graded schools, which he
considered indispeDsab In city like San
Francisco.
President Kellogg said that teaching,
like every other profession, can be i'm
proved. The first thing is special prepare
ton. which is provided by normal schools.
colleges, books originated especially for
this purpose, magazines and otter publca-
tions. Some have bent toward teaching.
President Kellogg followed UP this line
of instruction in favor of round and we'll
developed scholarship. Specialism should
rest on a broad aud solid basis. The
teacher should study and learn as much as
possible aud then specialize with zeal.
j. w. Anderson. State superintendent
of Public 1nstTuculion, followed. lie
traced the development of education and
educational institutions in California.
showing by statistics a remarkable ad-
vance. Education and educators are held
in esteem. During all the prevalent hard
times in California he had not heard any
one raise a voice in favor Of reducing the
salaries of teachers.
Mrs. Mary f. McRoberts was unable,
through illness, to deliver her promised
address. Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper was the
next speaker. She was introduced as
president of the university for little chill
dren, and delivered an interesting address
upon manual Training and the Kinder
garten as the Basis of Manual Training"
One of the most interesting features OF
the congress in the afternoon was the
music furnished by the public school or
chestra of volunteers from the grammar
and high schools under the direction OF
Professor Rozewald. There were seventy
two youthful musicians in this orchestra.
and their music was of an exceptional
character. Their rendition of the Wash
ington Post March" was received with
such enthusiastic applause that 1T had to
be repeated before the audience could be
satisfied.
The leading address of the afternoon
session was that delivered by David Starr
Jordan, president of the Stanford Uni
versity. President Jordan laid great stress
upon the desrabiIity Of knowledge as a
factor in the government of the world.
He referred to the recent financial panic
as having been caused by some ones mis-
use of money, and argued that knowledge
would have prevented the panic and that
money would have thus been saved suffi-
Gent for every person in the Land 20 have
a college or university education. He
cited instances where legislators bad sent
to universities for men to draw up bills
which should save the party IN power
from wreck at the next election. and gave
1t as his opinion that it is to be the mission
Of the universities of this great country
to make men more useful In every line OF
life. He predicted that the college men of
The two great universities of California