The morning call., 1894-05-12

in the admirable report of the committee.
In recommending the skipping OF the study
of algebra during the second year OF the
three years course he thought a mistake
had been made. The study should be kept
up continuously, even If some recitations
were dropped. He referred to the order of
various studies and the bearing they
should have upon each other.
w. S Hall of the Union High School.
Vacaville, and f. p. Davidson of the San
Diego High School added their views upon
the report.
Ina paper on Composition" Profes sor
kellogg of the Boys High School referred
to the necessity of encouraging pupils 10
select original topics TO write about.
+. Ii. Clark of the Boys High School
followed Professor Kellogg in a paper de-
voted TO history. dwelling more particu-
larly upon the point as 10 whether it was
preferable to teach the history OF E0gland
and France separately or in conjunction
with the history of general Europe. He
thought that the general history was best
Remarks on The Relative Value of
Studies" by S. D. Waterman of Berkeley
and Frank McMurray, closed the after
noon exercises.
The evening session opened with some
entertaining introductory Remarks by
John L. SWEET, In the course OF which he
compared Teachers Conferences" in
earlier days. when the most elementary
subjects were discussed, to the "COn-
gresSess of Education" of Chicago and
California, declaring that the progress
was due to the efforts of the mass Of the
people, and not to a few professors.
Professor Frank McMurry of the State
University or illinois read paDer on
THE Doctrine of Interest ln Its Newest
Form" urging that to awake real interest
in the pupil was the object of education.
"IntereSi,prGduces sthoughtfuness. A large
portion of our best thinking is doue with
out our really knowing IT." By special
request Miss Lille J. Martin. vice-princi-
pal San Francisco Girls High School. re-
peated the paper that had been read at the
Congress of Women on "1he Highest
Education of Women" Her theme
WAS that woman is not materially
different from man, and that il she
has received the higher culture she
instead of forming a great leisure class.
which must finally be a burden to any
country"
The concluding address of the evening,
on "Seme Fundamental Principles of Men
tai Education" which was given by E. W..
Scripture of ale University, was really a
series of object lessons, explaining some
phenomena in experimental psychology.
The topics for to-day are as follows:
Forenoon session-"Round Table Conference
on University Extension" William Dallam ;
"R0und-Tab Conference on Drawiug," Mrs.
G. p. Bradiield; "Round-Table Conference on
Mathematical in Elementary Schools" Meeting
OF The executive committee of tie State Teach
erS' Association.
Afternoon sessiOD-General topic, "Chld
Study" Miss Millcent Shnn, Niles, presiding.
Introductory. Present Status and Aims of
Ohild Study" +. W. Scripture.
study OF Infants" Mrs. Lulu Medbury Chap
man.
l. "An Investigation OF the Color Sense in
Children" q. W. A. Luckey.
=. "A study Of Chldren's Interest In Stories,"
Mrs l.. A. alker.
3. "Some Recent Investigations in New Ha-
ven," Z. W. Scripture.
"Adulescence'' Miss Kate WertZ.
Closing remarks, Frank McMurry, University
OF Illinois.