The San Francisco call., 1896-06-12
PROFESSOR JOE"
TO START EAST.
Berkeley's Geologist Leaves
Saturday on a Va
cation.
WILL VISIT SCIENTISTS.
Arranging a Grand Convention
of English.Speaking Men
of Science.
HIGH SCHOOL CLASS GRADUATES
Diplomas Presented to Seventy.Two
Students of the Berkeley High
School.

the first vacation he has had Tor seven
years. Professor LIE Conte has not missed
a single recitation Of his classes during the
whole seven years.
AS result of the professors visit Cali
forn1a may be chosen as the meeting place
of a grand convention of scientific men of
the English-speaking people of the world.
The organizations that will be repre-
sented in San Francisco if Professor LIE
Conte succeeds in attracting the savants
to the Pacific Coast are the American Ma
tional Association for the Advancement of
Science, the British National Association
and the associations of Australia and New
Zealand. If the invitation of Professor LIE
Conte is accepted the various societies of
scientists will gather IN San Francisco
about August 1897.
''The main purpose of my trip is recrea-
tion," said Professor LIE Conte yesterday,
''but 1 shall be present at number of con-
ferences and shall probably read several
papers.
lin the early part of August I shall take
part in sort of conference OF evolution
lists of the country, to be held in Maine,
and shall read a paper on The Relation OF
Biology to Philosophy
II go early because I expect to spend
the whole of July and part of August in
New York at work upon new editions of
The Elements OF Geology and Of my work
on Sight.
LIE Conte will attend the annual meeting
in Buffalo of the American National Asso-
citation for the Advancement of Science.
In September the distinguished Berke-
ley scientist will leave for England, hav-
ing accepted an invitation to meet with
the British National Scientific Association,
which meets during that month in Liver
pool. While in the latter city Professor
LIE Conte will be the guest of committee
of the association.
Professor LIE Conte has been chosen by
the Regents of the university to represent
California at the celebration of the one
hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Prince
ton, and will return from England about
the middle OF October to be present and
deliver an address at New Jerseys State
university.
In November Professor LIE Conte will
take part in the meeting in New York of
the United States Government Academy
of Sciences, and will probably read a
paper. In December he will deliver an
address before the Geological Society of
America, of which he is president, on
Different Kinds and Grades of Move
ments of the Earth's Crust"
Before his return to Berkeley, "Profes-
sor Joe," as he is called by the students,
will celebrate his golden wedding ami
verssry. The happy celebration will take
place in Macon or Millagevile, Georgia,
where Professor LIE Conte's granddaugh-
ter and daughter reside.
"I shall make every effort to induce the
several organizations l am to visit to hold
their next annual meetings in San Fran
CISCO" said Professor lie Conte. "If the
railway companies and the steamship
lines between here and Australia will
make concessions l am very hopeful of be-
ing able to arrange matters. II it can be
done 1t will be grand thing"
Big Graduating Glass.
BERKELEY, CAL, June 11.-Seventy-
two graduates of the Berkeley High School
received their diplomas this evening. The
class is the largest that ever left the High
School, and about sixty of the members
will attend the university.
The main features of the graduation ex-
ercises, which were witnessed by q very
| large audience was debate between the
boys and girls debating societies of the
school.
ladies, the judges deciding that their case
in favor of the annexation of Cuba was
put with the most force and was unrefuted
| by the objections by members of the
Forum.
The opening challenge was by Miss
Ella M. BunnelI, president of the Young
Ladies' Debating Society, and was replied
to by the president of the Forum, J. L.
Kennedy.
Ten-minute speeches were made by Miss
Margaret E. Doherty, Carlton II. Parker
Miss Elma M. Mansfield, Erie G. Parks,
Miss Mary T. Gallagher, George 0. Brehm,
after which Miss Doherty was allowed FIVE
minutes to close for the affirmative. The
decision of the judges, Colonel Greenleaf,
! Da,y u
was announced by Colonel Greenleaf and
was received with applause.
After the debate Miss Anna M. Grant
Harold Bradley ard n. Claude Gregory
gave a Greek Dialogue from the Iliad,
which the audience roundly applauded.
The address to the graduates was bv
Professor Senger of the university. Pro-
fessor Senger said that no improvement in
our schools is possible without>a realiza-
tion OF the true motive and source of in
terest of citizens in the schools, viz: The
wish for their children's happiness.
alt is easy to make child happy if you
| interest the mind.
''The foremost influence OF teacher Is
in example. No skill as an instructor, no
extraordinary learning can compensate
for lack of those qualities awakening in
tellect If we could provide every child
with an individual teacher the world
would soon be better for it, in the result
ing better adjustment OF methods to tenn
peraments OF the heart which make for
good in this world.
In conclusion, Professor Senger declared
that the Berkeley High School is and
should be the leading high school of Cali
fornia. and he expressed the hope that it
would soon be provided with building
imposing in architecture and adequate for
its needs.
P. r. Boone. president of the Board Of
II tod ba z 1f,1Io
graduates.
In the course of his remarks, which
dealt with the value of specialization in
education, Mr.. Boone took occasion to
combat sentiments recently expressed bv
Professor Griggs, the ideal man" of Stan
ford University.
although Professor Griggs denounces
the word science as used in the public
schools, denies the capability OF stu
dents mind of grasping facts in accord
ance with law, and claims that lower
grade students are not ready for sys-