The record-union., 1896-01-09
EDUCATIONAL JOURNAL QUESTION.
Action of the State Board of Educa-
ton Yesterday.
They VIII Ask the Next Legislature
to Abolish the omcial
Journal.


members being present.
Proposals were received from Harr
Wagner for the Western Journal of
Education" R. Wildman for the "Over-
land Monthly and P. NJ. Fisher for the
Pacific Educational Journal"
Mr.. Wildman's proposal was as fol-
lows:
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3, 1896.
To the Honorable State Board of Ed
observation-disclosures We beg leave to
enter with you hereby an application to
have the Overland Monthly declared
the official State teachers organ, and to
receive the annual appropriation made
in that matter.
We are aware that the giving of this
appointment to a literary magazine of
general character is a departure from
the general course, and we beg to sub
init reasons why we think the teachers
of the State would make distinct gain
by the change.
We propose to give a SO magazine filed
with the best literary matter and pro-
fusely illustrated with the best products
of the engraver's art to be had in Cali
fornia, for the same price now paid for
a smaller and purely technical journal,
practically unillustrated. To provide
for the technical needs of the teachers.
we propose to add to the edition
served to them sixteen or more pages of
educational matter written by the
most prominent educators in this and
other States. Taking into considera-
tion the size of the page and type, we
shall be able to print nearly, if not
quite, as much educational matter in
these pages as is contained in the
Tn
addition to this, the historical, de-
scriptive commercial and sociological
articles that make up a large part of
each number will be valuable to the
wide-awake teacher, as giving him in
formation on current events that will
be of great use to him in the school
room.
minor consideration is the saving
effected to a very large number of
schools Of the So they now pay from
their library funds for the Overland. :"
If 1t be asked that we give assurance
as to the quality of educational matter
we should print in the teachers edition.
we can best say that the following are
some of the writers already on the
Overland" staff of contributors, or
who have promised articles for our
pages:
President Martin Kellogg of the Uni
versity of California, President David
Starr Jordan of Stanford University.
Professor Earl Barnes of Stanford Uni
versity, Professor e. E. Brown of Uni
versity of California, Professor Joseph
lie Conte OF University of California,
Professor Albin Putzker of University
of California, Professor Stewart Culin
of University of Pennsylvania, Profess
sor George H. Howison of University Of
California, Professor George Davidson,
Milicent w Shinn, President G. H.
Keyes of the Pasadena Manual Train
ing School, Professor VIM. Carey Jones
OF University of California, Professor
Eugene W. Hilgard of University of
California, Charles Howard Shinn of
University of California, May L.
Cheney, Professor Edward S. Holden of
Lick Observatory, Hon. James Denman
and a multitude of others almost as
prominent.
The teachers supplement will be the
special care of one of the Overland"
editors, and no pains will be spared to
make it valuable, efficient and interest
ing as help to the schools of the State.
The Overland" has issued forty-one
volumes now, and its literary standing
of the greatest prominence in the edu-
cational world to write for it. When
ever an educational article is of gen
eral interest, it will be printed in the
main body of the magazine, adding still
further to the space given to educa-
tional matters.
We may state as evidence that this
action would be acceptable to the edu-
Gators throughout the State that at the
last biennial convention of County Su-
perintendents a resolution was unani-
mously passed recommending the
Overland" for adoption by the county
boards as a publication suitable for
school libraries. Since that time, forty
nine of the fffty-seven counties of the
State have acted favorably on this rec
ommendation.
In conclusion, we confidently ask
your approval, feeling that we can give
a service in return that will be of great
benefit to the schools and all connected
with them. Very truly yours,
OVERLAND MONTHLY PUB. co.
r. Wildman. Editor and Manager.
p NJ. Fisher for the Educational
Journal" called attention to the fact
that it had been for twelve years the
official organ of the State, and had the
Endorsement of educators of the highest
rank. 1t had been enlarged and would
probably be still more enlarged.
Mr.. Cohey, who is associated on the
Journal with Mr.. Fisher, addressed
the board, saying that it had been an
educational journal from the first The
aim of the editors had been not to make
it meet the wants of university men,
but to give educational news and matter
to the outlying districts in the country,
whose teachers and Trustees do not
take other educational journals If the
board readopted it, the editors would
try to make it what the board wished.
James Denman said that the "Over-
land came before the board as a new
claimant 1t has age, and it has ex-
perience and standing. Tt is an educa-
tional journal, for it furnishes to its
readers at times purely educational ar
ticles from able pens. The teachers all
read it. If the board adopts it the pro-
prietors viii carry out the promise made
and make it an educational journal as
well as literary one. 1t is not neces-
sary to speak of it's merits, for all the
board probably read it.
Mr.. Wildman said that sixteen pages
means about 10000 words. The pages
of the educational department viii be
clear technical matter. having no illus
trations to take up room. Some school
districts, about 700 in all, take from one
10 six copies now for their libraries.
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