The San Francisco call., 1896-01-02
RECEPTIONS TO TEACHERS.
The Actual Work Of the Annual
State Association Begins "
To-Day.
MANY NEW YEAR REUNIONS.
All the Visitors Express Admiration
for 0akland's New. High : =
School.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANcIsco CAII,l


90S Broadway, J an. l. =;
Hundreds of schoolteachers from. all
parts of tho State have been arriving in
town to-day ready for the formal opening
tomorrow morning of. the California
Teachers Association. :: This is the twenty
ninth annual session of the association,
and it is the first time it has been lleId in
Oakland. -: r... -,
The hotels are nearly full, but all ar
rangements have been made SO that t"there
will be no inconvenience. J. :-
The delegations; from Stockton, Mari
posa, eileen, .Calayeras and@other San Joa-
quin Valley counties have their headquart-
ers at the Albany: The graduates. from
the State normal schools are at the Crellin,:
and to-day that hotel: was a :sceneof life
and gayety from morning till midnight.
In two large .parlorsyyerv prettily decor
ated, the San<Jos Normal School held two
receptions. The. Oakland alumni of the
San Jose. school are responsible for the
decorations, land 4they%did- their work well.
There was VEGA and instrumental music,
and: this: eyening g over; adozen of the
alumni from many parts of the State made
short speeches.. and all expressed their
devotion and. their regard for: their alma
+ mater. : .:.: 49, -. -:
= I"LOISSSOE .1JdlI the. VI
the ASSOCIATION, is at the Metropole, and
" It'll him are Professors :Addicott, Keyes
and: Bush. - -
B. Professor P. NJ. Fisher, editor Of. the
Pacific Educational Journal kept open
house at his offices in the Central Bank
building and hundreds CT teachers called
on him -: - = : =.
*t'The magnificent. High School building
is the admiration of, every teacher.that
l=sees il, p said uperintendent McC Clymo onds
Ito day. "'Thi5 conventionawill=b be of great
benefit to Oakland, because when it closes
i3fully.:a thousand people will go: into all
| parts Of the*State and each will be living
I advertisement. :...;;. =. : ::
|: 81, have:heard nothing but.words of com
mendation for our new hools, and: this
! is nothing surprising when it: is consid-
eredth at within the.past"th years more
than half a million dollars has: been ~ex-
| pended on permanent Improvements
/ :. day has been a<day:of ente rtainm Mt,
.but. tic. M orrow the institute proper.will:be
/ called. to order. President Earl Barnes
i Will take up the >gavel at .9o'clock sharp.
j The forenoon sessions will be: held at the
/ -Hig School and-:the afternoon and even
}:ing% sessions at the First CONGREGATIONAL
! Church. .: - - -: : ~, r..
4 !. The. programme. for the opening day
+ (Thursda&) is as follows: .'.:..
:: Thursday morning. AN uary 2, 1896.
i - = Council of :Education:)< -. =.
T. 9 80. A. NJ, organization
1 = 9 AS A M; course of study. r:..= = ;.
snperin ten ldent,*J W 1. Linscott, Santa Cruz.
AZ High. School certificates. -. :. =: :.
/ :: Professor Fernando Sanford, ,Palo Alto. ,>2: =
/ eview= of report OF commit ttee OF fifteen.
+ Professor George Fl. Howison Berkeley
| ursday#afternoon. :. r. = -. r RI:
p P. M, pres sident s:address, Earl Barnes; Palo
5Alto. :: |:*z -. ~
! ! Some remark on the professional course
/ ! Professor Wayne. P. Smith, San. Jose.
I The poet:aS a pilgrim. **,.=.. q: 4:. -. r.,
+ Elizabeth .A.Packar rd,% Oak land:
t. The new psyche ology and its pedagogical sig
+ ui6 cence.@:=.: -. : ::% :. :
/ = Professor F.=B Dressl er Los. Angeles :-->
! =: Thursday:eye ening-En teEta5innnent.of the as
.sociation by the teachers of Alameda County