The herald., 1896-11-29
County and City Institutes Meet
This Week
AN INTERESTING PROGRAMS
A Number Of Prominent Educators to Be
Present
The Southern California Teachers AS
sociation Will Conclude the
Weeks Deliberations.

This week will be one Of unusual ac-
tivity for the school teachers OF the CITY,
county and of Southern California. Be
ginning tomorrow morning, the Los
Angeles Teachers institute Will be helo
in the High school building, and at the
same time the Los Angeles county insti-
tute will be in session in the Norman
school building, both continuing until
Wednesday evening.
On Thursday morning at s;5o the
Southern California Teachers assocla-
ton will convene and will continue uh-
Ill Saturday evening. This will be OF un-
usual interest to both teachers ana the
public, in the fact that there VIII pe
present, as instructors and speakers
more prominent eastern educators lhaH
have ever attended the meetings VI
these organizations in Southern CaIllol-
MIA Prof. Charles r. Skinner Oh AL
bany, N Y, is president OF the Natlohdi
Educational ass Oiation, the largest OF
ganization of teachers in the WoIlu. 1t
is hoped that Prof Skinner VIII De SO
impressed with the beauty OF our Guy
and state that he may be potent factor
in influencing that body 10 hold lts meet
ing in 1898 in Los Angeles.
DIR. W. W. Hailman is authority on
all matters pertaining to kindersalten
work and industrial education. Dr. HAIL
man was elected superintendent OF our
city schools just before Prof, Search was
selected for that position. but OWING 10
the law Of this state stipulaung thae
only ciizen of the city is eligible to the
office, he declined the honor. lie is now
United States commissioner OF lndlan
schools.
Dr. A. E. Winship of Boston, Mass,
has visited the coast and conducted in
stitutes in previous years. He is, con-
sequently, well known here and always
a welcome visitor He is considered an
authority OH educational matters IN the
United States, and is the editor of the
Journal of Education and American
Teacher.
The name of Prof. Elizabeth Harrison,
who will be here, is well known to those
interested in kindergarten work No
one in that department of education is
more widely known both at home and
abroad Miss Harrison has been for
some years at the head of the kinder
garten schools of Chicago.
DR.. Mara L. Pratt of Madden, Mass.
has written several books on child
study, and stands at the head of her
profession.
In addition to these, there will be a
of persons whose names are
state-Prof. ]. w. Linscott, president Of
the State Teachers association; S. T.
Black, State superintendent; Martin
Kellogg, Irving Sringham, Bernard
Moses, E. f. Brown, Carey Jones of
Berkeley Prof. Earl Barnes of Stanford,
and others.
On Monday forenoon at the county in
stitute at the Normal school addresses
will be given by NJ. r. Williams, presi-
dent of the county board of education,
and Prof. Hailman, on the Harmonious
Development of Head, Hand and Heart.
After the morning session the institute
will divide into sections, each taking up
its special work.
The program for section 1 is as fol-
lows: Monday afternoon-Language, by
T. H. Kirk. followed by discussion.
Section 2-Music. by Mrs. Rice; Lam
guage, by Mr.. Kirk.
Section 3-Arithmetic, by j. A. Gut
terry; Vertical Writing. by E. X. Isaacs.
Section 4-History by J. w. Linscott;
ORA wing, by Mrs. c. 2. Bradfield
Section 5-Modern Language Teaching
in the High School, by Miss Blanch Le-
viele; Greek, by Miss Helen Wooster.
At the same hour on Monday morning
in the high school building the city insti-
tute will listen to addresses by c. l.. En-
mis-; The Kindergarten and the Public
School. DR.. W: N. Hailman; Ancient
Elements of a Good Teacher. Mr.. Lin
scott; Vertical Writing. f. K. Isaacs.
This body will also divide into sections
and the afternoon will be occupied in
section l by the following speakers:
Color Work in the kindergarten. Mrs
Ella G. Lunt; Circle Talks and stories.
Mrs. Nora Millspaugh and Miss Augusta
Flentjen. Section 2: Nature Study,
Alice j. Merritt; What Should Be Ex-
pected of Pupils Entering From the
Misses Clara Bruere.
Luna Murphy. Mrs. Estelle B. Smith
Section 3: Drawing, Miss Louise Hutch
inson. Section 4: Vertical Writing, Mr.
Isaacs; Nature Study, Miss Merritt;
Culture, Mr. Rhode. Section 3:
What and How Much Work Should
Pupils Prepare at Home, A. w. Plum
mer. T. ]. Phillips. Section 6: Lady Of the
Lake. j. Q. Smith; Nature Study, Miss
Merritt. Section Z: Modern Language
Teaching in the School, Miss Leviele. T.
c. Hatch, Paul G. Mohr: Greek, Walter
A. Edwards, Miss Wooster.