The morning call., 1894-05-06
exercises and displays on the part of Men,
docino County and also Of Santa Barbara

On Saturday, the 26tn lnst, an impoT-
tant bicycle tournament Will be heid on
the recreation grounds of the Midwinter
Exposition. There will be at least 400 en-
tries, larger number than ever entered
for such an event before. These entries
will include the four champion bcycllsts
who are 10 be entertained here by the ex-
ecutiye committee of the exposition as
drawing cards in this undertaking. A
series of valuable prizes will be given 10
the winners. and 1t is expected that lhefe
viii be great concOurse OF spectators.
John WeitZman has been employed Dy
the executive committee to give two ex-
hibitiOns daily of his ability as walker
on wire rope. The line has been stretched
from the second gallery OF the electric
tower 10 the dome of the Manufactures
building. Weitzman's evening perform
ances will be made In the midst OF Qls-
play of fireworks.
B'nai Birth day will be observed at the
fair next Thursday. The children of
B'nai Birth School and OF the Hebrew
Orphan Asylum will parade through the
grounds, to which they will be accorded
free admission. Afterward they Will be
served with luncheon and addressed at
Festival Hall by prominent members of
the order. After these exercises games.
consisting of running races, bicycle COM
petitions, dances and 6 baseball match,
will be held on recreation court, prizes
being offered for proficiency in these ath-
letic competitions.
The following is the programme to be
rendered by the Cassasa Midwinter Ex-
position band to-day at The electric tower
at 2 P. NJ:
Grand overture, III Regente" Mercadante
Ballet music from the opera william ren ::.,
Scene IF ON fAsssdie dArem
Grand operate selection, 81 Lombardi' =. Verdi
March aux Flam6esnI" t;. MeyeToses ose
Gems from the popular opera MAID Marian"
'Of fnrTodecins rgG the principal arias Of this
favorite work.
Humoresque, "The Green-eyed Monster in the
.Troaical Dance Bray
March. Liberty Bell" .Sonsa
The following is the programme 10 be
rendered by the Cassasa Midwinter Ex-
position band this evening on the electric
tower, commencing al 80:
March. "M1dwinter Fair N. Won GerItchen Smith
dedicated to NJ H. de Young.
overture, = Poet aud Peasant" (by requesD..
Prelude, third act Of "Ionensiia tccmplste5
Morceaa de salon. IaIia
operate selection, lie Prophetic" Meyerbeer
introducing the gems of this favorIte opera.
For cornet and horn-Messrs Schmidt
and SchotE
Excerpts from "I PagliaecP ........ Leon oavallo
Valse de concert. "Amorita". Czibulka
An interesting meeting of the executive
committee of the Midwinter Fair con-
crosses was held yesterday. there being
present ia mes d. Phelan, Professor Ber-
nard Moses, William Greer Harrison, c.
A. Murdoch, w. B. Harrington, Il. c. Jud-
kins and Sheldon g. Kellogg.
The subcommittee in charge of the Edu-
catiOnal Congress, through Professor E. E.
Brown, submitted full programme of said
tuhi will ad n cd
next at Golden Gate Hall. On that even
ing President Martin kellogg OF the Uni
versty of California Will preside. James
D. Phelan, president of the executive COM
mittee. will deliver an address of welcome.
after which "The High School" will be
considered in able addresses by Professor
James n. Baker. president of the State
University of:Colorado, and by Professor
p. w. Search. Superintendent of Schools
at Pueblo, Colo. The morning sessions
will consist Of round table conferences,
the aftern oon sessions will be given up to
general discussions, and the evening ses-
sions to addresses by leading Eastern and
local speakers.
The detailed programme for the session be-
ginning on Thursday is as follows: Thursday
forenoon sessiOD)-"GeOgraphy," L. w. Hill
gard leader; The Eslhetic Spirit in the
Schools" Miss Agnes Crary leader; meeting Of
noon session-"Supervision." city and county,
T. l.. Heaton presiding. Evening session.
Herbert Miller presiding Manual Training"
Addresses by Eastern and local educators.
Friday QoTenoon session)-"Science In Sec
ondary Schools" R. S. Holway leader; Text
books" w. H. Y. Raymond leader; system
atict Pedagogy" Washington Wilson leader.
Afternoon s, ssion-'The Course OF Study for
Secondary Schools" Frank Morton, presiding.
Evening session David Starr Jordan presd-
Addresses py Professor Frank McMurry of the
State University of Illinois, and Professor Z.
w. Scripture OF Yale University.
Saturday QorenOon SESSION. university
Extensions" "Drawing," Mrs. C. 7. Brad
field. leader; meeting OF the executive commit
tee OF the Stale Teachers Association. After
noon session-"Chiid Study" Miss MIiicent w.
Shinn presiding. Evening sesson-Dr. A. c.
Hirst presiding, "Chautauquan Education,D
actresses by Eastern and local speakers.
There will be more Eastern speakers to
participate in this congress than In any of
the single congresses that have been held
with the possible exception of the WOman's
Congress. kilograms received in this city
Yesterday state that Professors McMurry
and Scripture would leave for San Fran
cisco last evening and that Professors
Baker and Search would leave Denver for
this city to-day.
Arrangements have been made with Pro-
fessor SWEET, Superintendent of the Pub
lie Schools of San Francisco. whereby one
evening will be devoted TO subjects of
city, circulars having already been mailed
to each of the 900 teachers here notifying
them to be present on this evening. Teach
ers from Los Angeles, Fresno. Sacramento
and other interior points have promised
to be present and participate in the pro-
ceedings.
In lieu of the Astronomical Congress 1t
has been decided to have three or four even
ings given up to the consideration of spe-
cial astronomical subjects. On one Of these
evenings Professor E. E. Barnard of the
Lick Observatory will deliver an address
on Comets" subject which he is more
fully competent to treat than any other
living astronomer. Another lecture will
be given by Professor w. w. Campbell of
the Lick Observatory ON another evening.
Both lectures will be illustrated by means
os lantern slides. Professor Waugh of
England, in answer to an invitation, stated
that ii will be impossible for him to be
present, but he will be pleased to submit
paper on the ''Disks of Jupiter" or some
kindred subject. Oh her shor. papers by
local speakers are expected.
A correspondence read at the meeting
of the executive committee shows that the
sessions of the different congresses have
been given much consideration by the
Eastern press, and have thereby created
more widespread interest than was at first
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