The San Francisco call., 1895-11-24
To Be Used by a Stanford Pro
fessor at the State
Meeting.
NORMAL SCHOOL ALUM
They Are Invited to a Big Reunion at
the First Congregational
Church.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,
9O8 Broadway, Nov. %.

9O8 Broadway, Nov. 23.
A communication was received by
County Superintendent of Schools Gerllck
to-day, stating that at the State teachers
Association, to be held in this city from
January l TO 4, there will be social re-
union of the alumni of the State Normal
schools of Chico. San Jose and Los An
geles. The Alumni Association OF San
Jose has taken the matter in hand, and
there will be hundreds present at the re-
union on the evening of New Years day.
There will be programme OF hve-mlnute
speeches. All alumni who wish pro-
grammes can receive them from f. K.
Barthel, president of the association, or
Miss Allie M. Falker, secrets airy.
At yesterdays meeting of the committee
arranging for the State meeting it was an
nounced that the First Congregational
Church had been engaged for the sessions
of the ASSOCIATION.
The programme, as at present arranged,
j S as follows:
Wednesday afternoon, January Injecting of
the Board of Education. Evening-Normal
school reunion al First Congregational Church.
Thursday morning-Reports OF committees
paper on course OF studies for county schools,
by J. c. Linscott; report on committee OF nj
teen by Professor G.. w. Howison OF Berkeley (;
paper on "Certifcating High School Teachers" ,"
by Professor S. Sanford OF Stanford University;
paper on "Needed School Legislation" by State
Superintendent s. T. Block.
Friday morning-Discussion on the report OF
the committee on manual training and an ex.
hibition OF the work under the direction OF
President Charles Keyer of Pasadena.
Saturday mornfng-Report OF the committee
on physical training under the supervision OF
Professor I. D. Wood of Stanford.
This will include the question of school
hygiene and because OF the modern i'm
movements in the Oakland schools they
will be used as an object lesson.
at is a grand thing for the teachers OF
the State that the annual session is to be
held in Oakland" said Superintendent
McClymonds to-day, because no other
city of the State has such perfect school
system as we have at present. Within the
past two years over $500, 600 has been ex-
pended in orr new school buildings and
them as an object lesson of school hygiene
he could not have better example. They
are models of modern school buildings.
/ 1--WE intend to give the teachers a royal
reception when they come to Oakland. L
do not think we will have any trouble
about raising the necessary funds, and we
shall have a great gathering. 1t is a
splendid opportunity for teachers all over
the State to see why Oakland calls herself
are arranging TO give the teachers the best
entertainment possible, so that they can
combine pleasure with their work. Teach
ers will hear great many new ideas from
the leading educators OF the State, and
every one who can arrange it should be
| present"
The teachers of Alameda County are
responding to the request for contribu-
tions to the entertainment fund, but
! Superintendent McClymonds, who has
charge of that department, would like to
hear from several school districts as soon
as possible. 1t has been customary at
past State sessions for the teachers to be
entertained at banquet, but this time a
presentation of Shakespearian play by
amateur talent at the Macdonough
Theater will probably be substituted.
During the gathering papers will also be
read by Professor Smith of the San Jose
Normal School, Professor Bailey of the
University of California, Professor Dresslar
of the Los Angeles Normal School, Profes-
sor Search of Los ANGELES Superintendent
Kirk of Fresno and Miss E. F. Packard OF
the Oakland High School. The programme
will not be finally arranged for some
weeks. Principal Frick of the Cole School
is chairman of the committee on hotels.