The herald., 1895-03-30
HUTCHINSON STILL KICKS
He Finds a Number of Matters That
Are Objectionable to Him
Sheep Whose Siumbers Are Disturbed.
Overworked School Teachers-Want Of
Husic at the Teachers neeting

To the Editor OF the Herald There are
like to call the attention OF your readers.
The searchlight on Mt. Lowe is no
doubt very interesting thing in its way,
but it has some Objectionable habits
Several good friends Of mine who live at
Puente and who keep large hocks OF sheep
have suffered much annoyance and pecu-
MARY loss because of the erratic wander
ings OF the searchlight at unseasonabl::
hours of the night. Bands consisting of
thousands of sheep that used to lie still
all night long are in such deadly fear OF
the scintillations of the light that they
always stampede furiously on its ap-
proach. One good Frenchman in particu-
lar has been annoyed in this way SO much
that he is now preparing to take legal
steps to abate the nuisance.
Several patient and long suffering teach
ers in various parts OF this county have
much reason to clamor voc iferously
against the management of some things
in their respective schools refer to the
teachers whose kindly disposed principals
have generously granted them the prlvi-
lege OF the company OF sixty or seventy
pupils each and have kept but dozen
or SO for themselves. l know OF a school
or two in which the primary teachers re
compelled to do twice rs much wol-- as
the principal and must then put in extra
time at his or her bidding. Those who
are not hurt need not cry out at this.
know that most teachers and principals
have divided their work justly but there
aresssfsw Fssfepgs that must be righted
s66n. or ! sifa4lscall names in way that
AViJEIniAks the adjustment sc EN- advisable.
'af NOW rSH8t the session of the Southern
CalifospiasT achers' Association is draw
ing to,a dose. I am led to remark that
have remarked t'that not note of music
was heard during the week from all that
body OF music teachers" AS lover of
music, | protest against this nelgect of
one of the most enjoyable of all methods
of entertainment, instruction and inspira-
ton. We can get all the ideas that have
ever been recorded by securing few good
books and reading them: All persons
who care for knowledge know where to
search for it, and do search for it. A
large fraction of mankind is too much in
love with its vooalferous powers to resist
its lawful propensities.s We cannot get
music from books. By all means. let us
have musical number occasionally at
such conventions. There are dozens of
good musicians in the city. most any one
of whom would gladly comply with a re-
quest to sing for us. If eloquent speech
is glorious, grand music is inspiring.
Many man has been SO wrought upon
by the influence of great crowd and q
grand speech that the thrilling music that
followed has proved the one needed in
fiuence to make his life glorious inspira-
ton. In the name of the ''tuneful nlne"
l plead for sweet and inspiring influence
for a part OF every season in which soul
full mortal communes with mortal.
OF course, no dull speakers were on the
programme for this meeting, but the
thought struck me once or twice that if
any such were by accident among us we
had no provision for getting rid Of them.
have seen great assembly sit hour
after hour, not listening to the drivel of
an inconsiderate bore, but trying to put
in the time that was slowly lapsing, while
he droned away the weary watch IS of the
knew better than to waste valuable hours
of time for whole crowd because some
thing that might have been good hoer
OF corn had gotten on the platform and
was holding it in sheer desperation.
Accidentals would even now be much
inconvenienced If they should try to hold
Q platform all day in Merrie England or
La Belle France. There are many good
souls, and great ones. to whom nature
has denied the gift of fluent speech. 1t
would be but charity to let them know it,
that they may procure other tongues for
the pleasant utterance of their thoughts.
A great message should be grandly given,
else it were but scattered to the four
winds, and they have not ears. Yours as
always, EDWARD HUTCHINSON.