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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-20

week III their twenty ninth
annual reunion which was
without doubt the nearest APP
lproach to what might be called
a complete success, of any
former meeting. When we
say a success we do not mean
in point Of numbers or the gilt
tering display Of wealth or one
eyed patriotism but rather a
success in all of these things
the whole effect of which tends
to cement us together as a ma
ton and to impress upon the
minds of the people now living
and those that are to come
after us, the true spirit Of hui
mainly, without which the race
cannot live together in har-
mony, cannot progress intellec-
tually and must turn backward
toward the unknown darkness
from which we, as a race have
slowly emerged. The surviv-
ors of those two great armies
of American soldiers, the blue
and the gray where thirty
years ago they each sought the
obstruction of the other with
all the bitterness of savages,
threw down the barriers, both
real and imaginary, and clasped
hands as citizens, nelghbors
and brothers. This is as it
should be and ought to have
occurred many years ago as no
possible good can come either
to the Individual citizen or the
nation by keeping alive this
sectional hatred. And there
can be no question in the mind
of an unbiased observer that
these one sided meetings of
the survivors of that great war
has a tendency to keep alive
this sectional feeling no matter
what the intention of those
who attend such may be; sto-
ries of valor on the one side
and disloyalty or cruelty on
the other are discussed, thus
keeping alive what ought to be
bnried. But when both sides
meet together and become bet
ter acquainted; what once
seemed an objectionable Of
Tense fades away when viewed
from the side of the other and
weighed in the balance of HUI
name justice which is in every
humane heart if it can only be
reached. We are sincerely
glad to see this spirit in both
north and south for this sec
t~ionalism has without doubt
been a great barrier to po1iti-
cal reform; men have been
voting to much in a spirit Of
prejudice and not enough from
conviction. We have come tc
that period i'll the history Of
this nation when the voter
must lay aside his prejudice
and vote according to the die.
tates Of reason Or he will soor
have nothing to vote for or be
deprived Ct the. privelage Of
voting at all.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-20
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 20, 1896.

"A FEW days ago we over
heard a conversation between
two young men who reside in
our city, which ran about as
follows, viz. Have you ever
read the Coming Nation?" said
the first young man, holding a
!, copy of that paper in his hand.
mo / never read such trash"
replied the second in a surly
and insolent manner. why
not?!' asked the first. "What
do / want to read after those
crazy kickers for?" replied the
second. In this conversation
the first young mar is engaged
in business and has made his
way from poverty up that
rough and rocky road to his
present position the second, the
son of a man of wealth, has
been reared in the lap of luxury
had all the benefits of a first
class education and never knew
any of those trials that the poor
daily come in contact with and
has never had occasion to ques-
ton the existing order of
things. Why should he when
he came to think of it? He is
surrounded by everything that
fortune and wealth can bring
and can see nothing better, and
of course one who finds fault
with the present social condi-
ton is looked upon by him as
apublic disturber. The stiff
insulting air of the young man
was truly repulsive to the really
intelligent thinking man, but
he is rather to be pitied than
condemned, but we just want to
say to all such, go right on
thinking in the same way a lit
tie while longer and you will
one of these days hear it thunder
in clear places, as it were. To
the earnest thinking young
men Of the community who
have observed some Of the i'm
PROJECTIONS in our social system
and know the need of reform
we would say pay no attention
to the ignorant, insulting re-
marks of these snobs of luxury
who could not take care of
themselves a single month
away from their fathers
pocket book, but press right
on in your labor for oppressed
and suffering humanity and
show to the world that you
have the courage Of your con-
victions when You know you
are right, The young man re
tered to who would not read
the Coming Nation has abont
as much knowledge of COVER
mental affairs as the Young
French Princes who when she
heard the ubroar of a mob
outside the palace, asked what
the people were making all
the noise about. When told
they were crying for bread she
innocently inquired If they
have no bread why don't they
eat cake? Wemention this case
for the reason that it IS typica.
of thousands ofothers.
THEsuryiving veterans OF The
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-20

The Surviving veterans Of the
great Civil War Of America
met at Louisville Ky. last
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-20

A COMMUNICATION appears
in the Journal of Sept. 18th,
signed -. j." in which the
writer seeks to ridicu1e the de-
bate of MCGEE and Anderson
in this paper, on the land loan
scheme. We do not know who
the writer is, but he is either
some one with a personal spite
against one or both of these
parties, or a fool, and has
about as much sense as a news
paper man who would lend
space to an article that possess
ses neither intelligence nor
wit, but only personal insinua-
tons and insults to one or more
citizens. The only thing about
the article that would lead one
to believe the writer had a lit
tie sense is the fact that he
concealed his real name behind
the non de plume y. j." We
suggest that he be placed in
a school for the feeble minded.
The news was heara1ded
broadcast over the northwest
last Saturday to the effect
that Senator Thurston was
dead. But later dispatches
show the report to have been
false. The senator was at the
time a very sick man up in
Idaho; but pulled through all
right. He had a severe attack
of cholera n1orbus, the result
of too much green corn and
water melon.
The strong fights being
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the present state of pedagogy. He thought
that the pedagogical state was about
as chaotic as any known to geographers.
He was about ready to dismiss the famous
committee of ten and to say to them.
Please die, and peace be to thine ashes ~
AS he entered the normal school he heard
a lady by him say, - re all those EN- brvo
teachers?" Poor things!
This is the day of fads, hobbies, con
ventions and associations. We are so
selfish that, while We have some educa-
tional ideas, we avoid discussion for fear
of shattering our idols.
We have good enough heads as indiyi-
duaIs, but as conventions we are usually
acepholous. Let US hope that as good
bodies we may soon have heads put on
us. y
fhe time is coming when we will better
understand our Barneses and Browns.
and other great workers in psychologist
fields.
There is now much talk concerning in
dividualism. | am OF the opinion that
the advocates of individualism are going
10 extremes in the matter. without the
class contest the child can not differen-
tiate himself. He can not know where
he is or what he is.
We are, as individuals, very much
alike and must travel many of the same
roads We are too prone to talk OF
power AS the great aim of our educa-
ton. There can be no power without
well ordered knowledge.
Our average schools have SO many
pupils that the teachers could put in but
about two minutes to each pupil. The
great men Of the world were trained in
classes. They developed by continual
contests and contentious for the better.
At the conclusion of the remarks Of
Professor Kirk, Professor Earl Barnes, of
Stanford. said: Mr.. President, | have
wild desire to speak on this subject The
time has come when we must take notice
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TYPES AT THE TEACHERS CONVENTION

the individual system as the most monu-
mental of all modern failures in the way
OF educational systems. We should give
it a fair trial and Judge by the results
For short time the teachers, usually
so sedate, were animated by desire to
make desultory remarks for indivdualism
and against it. Some thought it great
waste of time and energy; others praised
it, and clamored for its adoption. Profess
sor Kirk, whose remarks had caused the
general discussion, took the platform and
summed up the general discussion. He
claimed that he had been misunderstood
and misquoted.
Superintendent Search claimed the
privilege of the floor and defended his
ideas at considerable length. He thought
that this city. with its present financial
troubles. was perhaps one OF the poorest
places in the country for him to choose as
a place for the practice of the plan, but
as il was not mere matter of local i'm
portance, it should be carefully tried The
work of the schools of America for years
NAV depend upon the results of this years
work in the city OF Los Angeles. In all
parts of America our system is the great
subject under discussion at every teach
ers' meeting.
The first paper in the afternoon was
read by William Carey Jones of Berkeley
on Some Types of Universities. He
traced the history of the university from
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compose a state board OF examinati on
with the same old result as IN 1878.
After outlining a system of uniform ex-
animation and gradation of papers Mr..
Meredith gave the floor to general dis
cussion IN which renewal of primary GER
tihcates, life diplomas on primary certiti-
Gates and some other kindred matters
found the greater part
On motion committee was then al
pointed by the CHAIR consisting of one
delegate rom each of the seven counties
represented in the conference, to report
upon uniform system of examination
and report today at 8 o'clock. The COM
mittee was appointed as follows: Mr..
keran of Orange, Mrs. Riduell of San
Diego, White of Riverside, Bliss of San
Bernardino, Carpenter of Orange. Hay
dock of Ventura, Superintendent Thur
mond of Santa Barbara and Meredith of
Los Angeles.
This morning at o'clock the same body
will discuss the subject Is uniformity ii
the course of study desirable?
Riverside county did nobly for the
meeting. Over one hundred came in on
the train. special car having been en-
gagged to bring them in. Among those
on duty from the county were Miss
Eugenia Fuller, principal OF the River
side High School; II. u. Kinney princi
pal OF the Arlington school; and Edward
hyatt. the county superintendent. The
Riverside contingent came fresh from
three days institute of their own, which
seems to have been highly appreciated,
judging from the conversation of the
teachers themselves. Their instructors
included DR.. Jordan, Professor Barnes,
DR.. Angel, Professor Bailey, Professor
Kirk, Professor Dickinson and others
who have just been on duty here. A
unique feature that seems to have at
tracted a good deal of attention was
joint discuss on between teachers and
trustees from various parts of the county.
1t was a lively and genuine expression of
opinion, and resulted in the one hundred
and twenty teachers getting a very clear
reflection of their work from the body of
the people. The trustees. in their turn,
heard a great deal of sound sense from
the teachers and institute workers pres
ent, including Professors Barnes
and Dickinson. The chief speakers
among the trustees were Charles Leach of
Elsinore, Daniel Durkee of Rincon, w. A.
Correll of Riverside.
The Riverside people return today for
the most part, on the morning trains.
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progress and investigation. Napoleon
made the university a creature of the
government. In England the universi-
ties were under the control of the church.
Until lately there were no free universi-
ties. With schools that are absolutely
free we should advance at a marvellous
rate,
NJ. B. McDuffie, president of the Board
of Education Of Santa Barbara, read a
very brilliant and siconoclastics paper on
English in the Public Schools. Z He said ::
There is no English in the public
schools-very little at least The teaching
of that branch has been dismal and un-
dramatically bowling failure" He re-
garded the subject as Of more import
ance than all other grammar school
studies combined. President Eliot of
Harvard has often stated that the uni ser-
sty is compelled to take more time to
teach good English to its students who
are supposed to have been prepared than
almost any other branch requires. When
julius Caesar was "a years of age he began
a two years course in language. His
power to deal with men depended in a
great measure upon his ability to express
himself. 1t would be better for our chill
dren TO know more about language and
not have such a smattering of things that
are in the main above their mpIehen-
sion.
Mr.. McDuff' 'e's paper was one of the very
best presented during the week and
should have been heard by every teacher
in the country.
Professor Thomas F. Barley of Berkeley
read very good paper on child study for
He showed clearly that many
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cation for the whole state and referred to
the fact that previous to 1880 there had
been such uniformity. The questions for
examination of teachers were prepared
by the State Board of Education and sent
to the different counties for use. While
not advising the same plan, he advocated
the passage of some law by the Legi,la.
ture with such object in view.
He was followed by Mr.. Bliss, of the
San Bernardino county board of educa-
ton, who dwelt particularly upon the de-
STABILITY of abolishing the examination
of teachers by the various county boards,
and allowing no persons to teach except
those who had professional training
and whose diplomas would entitle them
to certificates.
Mr.. Haydock, of Ventura county, was
the next speaker. He agreed with Mr..
Bliss in his recommendations GTabolish-
ing the examination of teachers by
county boards
Miss Mogeau of San Bernardino was to
be followed by Mr.. Haydock but he was
unavoidably absent.
Superintendent Sackett of Ventura
county made few remarks upon the
matter of uniformity generally.
Ex-Superintendent Meredith of Ventura
county. now of the Los ANGELES County
Board OF Education, was the next speaker. $
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eighty feet wide, and forty feet high, and
is by all odds the finest in the city. The
floor has the proper incline and the stage
is at the middle of the longer wall-just
where it should be.
The work of yesterday began with pa
per on Color and Form in the Elementary
Grades by Miss Ada NJ. Laughlin of the
Los Angeles Normal School.
She claimed that the schools of this
of color and beauty. We are too apt to
pay attention to form rather than to other
essentials of beauty. Our art should be
superior to the art of the Greeks. because
it is founded upon Christianity The
world is constantly growing better What
was ideal to Washington is real to us ;
what is ideal to us will be real to Our
children. Cleanliness is akin to godli-
ness, because cleanliness is purity. The
few who have been constantly preaching
it for many years have done much good,
but it is time for their converts to begin
active missionary work.
The discussion of this subject was led
by Miss NJ. Parish of San Bernardino,
who startled the audience somewhat by
neglecting the traditional paper reading
and spoke for three-quarters of an hour
in the most approved anecdotai and dram
attic fashion. She related an amusing
story concerning the adventures of a baby
and baldheaded martvr who met on a
railway car. She was of the opinion that
we spoil too many children by refusing to
aid them at all times and under all cir
cumstances. We should be especially ac-
tive at the very moment of the child's
keenest activity.
Professor T. H. Kirk. assistant state
superintendent of Minnesota, spoke on
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He said he would warn the teacher
against trusting too much to the action
of a legislature. He referred to the fact
that the cause OF our present system of
county board examinations of applicants s
for teachers certificates was wholly due
to the scandal caused in 1878, when it was
shown that certain persons near to the
state board of examination had been
making business of selling the questions
to favored spartiesF before examination.
He said thi had given uniformity to a
certain extent. The uniform price to the
favored ones was $3.50.
Mr.. Meredith also advised that it was
better to let we'll enough alone. If the
matter was refer ed to the Legislature it
would result in the making of few fat
places for favored politicians who would
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PLENTY OF PEDAGOGUES
Over a Thousand Assembled
Here Yesterday
THE INDIVIDUAL SYSTEM
II Comes In for Some Rather Severe
Criticisms
Professor Kirk Used the Word Fad With the
Effect of Drawing Out Some Pointed
Rejoinders-The Addresses

The city is still crowded with an un-
usual throng of pedlgogues, and their in
terest in the work being done by the
Southern California Association does not
abate in any perceptible degree.
There is peculiarly gregarious habit in
the teachers of the California species.
There have been no less than half dozen
teachers institutes and conventions in
this city during the last three months.
and two more are to be held during the
next three weeks.
Tie California teacher draws a fair
salary and the public in general is very
much pleased at the way in which he
spends it.
More than thousand teachers assem-
bled at the State Normal School Yesterday
morning to begin the work of the third
days session. The auditorium of the
Normal School is a hundred feet long,
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of the word "fad." Time was when the
word hereto would condemn anyone to
whom it was applied. The word fad is
applied to everything that is new, whether
good or bad. tried or untried.
Miss Tessa Kelso. of Los Angeles.
wanted the teachers to bear in mind the
fact that Professor Kirk had stated that
he did not know from observation any
thing about the system in use in Los An
geles. .is
Edward Hutchison, of Los Angeles,
protested against the statement that we
should try to agree. that we should soon
reach the stage of development where dis
agreement would be unnecessary. He
claimed the privilege of thinking for him.
self at all TINES. He had heard too many
sneer at new ideas because they were not
taught by the standard psychologists. /"
He spoke of a late article in the Herald
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concerning the editor of an educati onal
paper of this city who said he would pub
lish nothing but accepted pedagogical
doctrine. Many self-worshipers are afraid
of a contest which might sha:ter their
idols.
Miss Mary E. Foy of Los Angeles said
that the teachers in the High School were
trying to do their work on the individual
plan. Nobody but the teachers had a
right to Judge of the system.
Miss Fuller of San Diego asked for an
expression of opinion of the individual
system. She thought the Los Angeles
teachers should state their opinion Of the
matter SO that the visitors might learn
something about it.
Professor John Dickinson said that the
system was to be judged by the parents a s
much as by the teachers. The parents
were really the final judges in all educa
tional matters. Ali thinkers are free.
Those who imagine that anything that is
now considered good was not once a
fad" or heresy are very much mistaken.
Professor Keyes of Pasadena said that
no mortal could tell by days or weeks
or months trial whether any new sys
tenn was good or not. 1t may be that a
year from now We will be able to condemn
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in room 8, and was called to order at 8
O'Clock by Superintendent Riley, of Los
Angeles county, who introduced John n.
keran of Orange county. Mr.. Keran
spoke on the subject, Is Uniformity of
Certification of Teachers by Examination
Desirable? Mr.. Keran in his remarks
spoke in favor of uniformity of certifi-
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Are You Here for Buslne.s2

If so buy 2O-acre tract in the famous
Sunny Slope" ranch, which will be sold
at auction today Saturday., the 30th.
Excursion train leaves the Arcade depot
at II a. IN. Further particulars at Easton.
Eldridge & Co., 12l S. Broadway.
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Overland Route via the Northern Pacific
Railroad

After a winter spent in Southern California
nothing is more desirable for the tourist than
to return East via the Shasta Route and North.
ern Pacific Railroad. The Yellowstone Park
and Dining Car Line. All trains vestibuled.
Touris' cars elegantly upholstered. Scenery
unsurpassed. Weather cool and delightful. :.
For information communicate with John CLARK
2l2 S. Spring street, Los Angeles, or T. X.
Stateler, Gen'I Agt. 63S Market street, S. F..
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Don't Hiss

The excursion today Saturday, the
Goth, to the famous Sunny Slope" It's
a chance of lifetime. See Easton. Ed
ridge e. Co., 12l s. Broadway. about it,
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To See Poppies and Wild Flowers

Take a trip over the kite e-shaped track,
$2O5 for a complete circuit on Sunday.
Trains leave La Grande station at 7 a. M.
and 9 a. m.
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so-called scientific Psychologists wander
around in cloud land and pre- end to have
an accurate map thereof. The merest
suprositons and fancies are as gravely
considered as so many mathematical facts
capable of demonstration to everybody.
A motion was made toward appointing
a committee to work for Los Angeles as
the place of meeting for the National
Educational Association in 1896.
The county board conference was held
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A Short Run to the Reaches

Via the Santa Fe to Redondo or Santa
Monica, morning trains leave La Grande
station at 10 am. Round trip so cents
today and tomorrow.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES

Dr. D. ). Differ bacher, dentist rooms 4 and
5, Il9 6. Spring ST., Los Angeles.
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Wedding and visiting ca rds. Where? H. NJ.
Lee d Bro, l4O North Spr 'g st. Wedding
specialists in engraving and printing.
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DIED
FUNERAL NOTICE

FUNERAL NOTICE
The funeral of Brother f. w. Sonnenb berg,
late M. mber of Garden City Lodge No. 141,
+. and A. NJ, Chicago H.. will be conducted
by Los Angeles Lodge No. AZ, +. and A. NJ. =,
from the undertaking parlors Of Kregelo Il
Bresee, corner of six Il and Broadway, on Sun
day, March 3lst, at pm.
NJ. mbers of Los Angeles Lodge No. AZ, fu-
neral committees of other lodges, and visiting
br ethren in good standing are requested to
meet at the hall of the lodge. No. 1851 s.
Spring street, at p m. sharp. for the purpose
Of attending the funeral of our late brother.
By order of the W. NJ.
G. W. BLAKE,
Secretary Masonic Board of Relief.
Chicago papers please copy
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James c. Perham. Pasadena. ena................5! 5!
Mrs. Jane E. Ely, Pasadena ................5 81
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its beginning in France and Italy to it's
present condition Berkeley showed
how IN each country and at ali times the
was an expression of nation s
most pl ointment national characteristics
In France and Italy of vivacity ,and in
in Germany of philosophy. in
OF conservatism, in America of