The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-28

Every county has its own yearly insti-
tute, but in these the issues are smaller
more personal and local. The State asso-
citation has been gradually deepening and
broadening its investigations, working
along lines of philosophy and higher edu-
cation, but also keeping step with the
train of grammar and secondary schools
and urging them onward and upward.
Besides providing the regular home
work this year the association has invited
William T. Harris, Commissioner of Edu-
cation from Washington, pIedgng itself
to pay his full expenses, in order to get
from his own lips the thoughts of this
greatest of American philosophers upon
the question of the course of study-the
great problem of the reports of the CON-
nittee of ten and the committee Of fifteen,
so much discussed in magazines and public
gatherings of late.
Wednesday afternoon OF the session will
be given to discussion between DR.. Harris
and DR.. Howison upon the principles and
practice of correlation Of studies. and DR..
Harris on Tuesday evening will occupy
the evening discussing moral education
and school discipline.
off on Monday afternoon with addresses
upon differentiation in the course of study,
by Milton Il. Blanchard of the Lowell High
School and Frank A. Gardner of the Poly
technic High School.
The course of study comes up again on
Tuesday afternoon in the report of the
Council of Education 1.-THE advisory board
OF the assoclation), and the discussion of
the new California movement in eIemen-
tary education, this discussion being held
by DR.. Harris, Superinte ndent Black DIR.
Dresslar,of Los Angeles, Professor Jenkins
of Stanford University, Professor Wilson
Of Chico and Professor Baily of Berkeley
the mornings are to be devoted to round
tables, six each day these, being gather
ings where the members may be oifferen-
tiated into groups along the lines of great
est interest to themselves. discussing with
kindred investigators special topics in
English, classics, German, mathematics,
art, child-study, manual training, school
hygiene, kindergartens, history and sci
ence. The chairmen of these tables are
men and women OF note,in the respective
lines represented, and they have invited
specialists and enthusiasts to be prepared
for discussion, and all interested are also
cordially asked to speak informally.
The history round table is under the
charge of Mrs. R.V. Winterburn of Stockton,
q college woman, having a record in Ann
Arbor and also in Berkeley. Some of the
brightest men and women of the State in
historical and literary work are TO speak
here on the correlation of history and lit
erature, notably E. K. Perham of Santa
Ana and Elizabeth Packard of Oakland
The art department will be led by Mrs,
Cordelia Bradfeld. supervisor of drawing
in the Los Angeles city schools and author
of a popular series OF drawing hooks. Dec
orative and industrial art will here be dis
cussed and exemplified under leading ex-
ponents of the work in representative
schools of the State.
Child study will receive able treatment
under the guidance of Milicent w. Shinn
of Niles, whose monograph on 1.-The Study
OF Child" has gwen her even a Euro
pean reputation as an original investi-
gator along psychological lines. Dr. Har-
ris and Earl Barnes will be the stars of
this assem- blage, Professor Barnes being
also known as leader in this sort OF
work, which throws aside hoary tradi-
tons of what child is and does, and
studies this little animal with as much
scientific care and accuracy as one would
an ant or bee. DR.. MAYA L. Pratt, we'll
known as the author of popular series of
children's books, will also talk at this
gathering upon physical applications of
child study, and Professors Brown OF the
University of California and Angel of
Stanford University will add the results
OF their experience.
Professor M. w. Haskell of the Univer-
sity OF California Will with chosen mathe-
maticians discuss thedrfects of the lower
schools in mathematical work, and Pro-
lessor L. D. Wood of Stanford, director OF
physical culture, will on the same FORE
noon set forth the results of the years in
vestigalions in school hygiene, with an
especial EN- phasis upon the prevalence
and prevention of the cigare tie evil which
from the university campus to the Bar