The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-11-24

Miss Weeks opposed the change. The
more she considered the subject the
more she doubted the advisabiIity of
sighting in the grammar schools the
study of arithmetic, which belongs
there. There is too much hurry now
and too much crowding of things into
a short time. We should hold on to
the boys and encourage them to press
forward and strive to gain their grades
i instead of discouraging them by requir-
ing too much of them.
superintendent Linscott said he had
been member of a County Board of
Education for twenty years, and when
much younger than now had thought
1t very easy matter to make out a
course of study, but he long ago found
out his mistake. He had listened to
these arguments and felt more than
ever that these questions We're too
large TO be easily grasped There is,
in many counties of the State. about
one-third of the time given to arithme-
tic and he asked the institute if the
result were commensurate with the
time consumed. The time that is given
to mathemat tics. in his opinion, must be
cut in two. He asked the teachers to
give careful consideration to these ques-
tons There have been too many extras
thrown into the course, that have made
it's condition chaotic, but it is because
they have not been taken up in such
shape as to make them a part of it,
instead of making them a part and par
eel of it, The teachers cannot too ear
nestly investigate these matters and
see what is best to do in them.
The report was laid upon the table
until an opportunity arose for taking it
up again and the institute adjourned
till 9:3O a. m. to-day, when the pro-
gramme will be as follows:
Forenoon-City teachers, Department
One, will occupy the church; county
teachers, Department Two, will as
semble in the lecture-room below; de-
partment ] geography, Jos. w. john
son; THE Value of Kindergarten Work
to the Public School System" Miss II.
V. Prichard; Boys" DR.. A. E. Win
ship. Department 2-"The Essentials
of Arithmetic" J. f. Blanchard;
School Libraries; How Can They be
Made Most Useful? Institute Methods
by Which Primary Pupils May be Kept
in Useful and Varied Employment,
Miss Louisa J. Need.
Afternoon-Roll call and music read
ing, DR.. A. E. Winship; recess; geogra-
ply, Mrs E. B. Purnell.
TEACHERS REUNION.
In the evening the members of the
institute and their friends assembled
at Liberty Hall, in the Foresters' build
ing and passed a most enjoyable even
chestra was in attendance and dis
coursed sweet music.
First came the overture, Merry
Wives of Windsor (Nicholai), which
was followed by a most interesting ad-
dress by Professor Earl Barnes, in
which he spoke of the radical change
in the system of education which had
taken it out of the hands of the church,
which had cared for it for 800 years,
and put it in the hands of the State
Even England, he said, enlightened and
progressive as she is, had never built
a schoOlhouse for the children until
1870, and had never given pupil free
education until 1892, and was only now
considering the question of creating free
high schools.
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vocal solo, Your Voice" Denza), and
was forced to respond to an encore.
A fine flute solo by Charles Neale fol-
lowed, '(a) willamette, CD Revere"
CThiers), and Rev. C. L. Mel was called
on for some remarks and responded.
keeping his audience in good humor bv
witty sayings and humorous stories.
Croker Cohn and Kidder gave one
OF their inimitable trios, and were forced
to respond to two encores, which ended
that portion of the programme.
For the remainder of it all took part
IN teachers reunion and discussed re-
freshments and various other thines
with the strictest impartiality and the
greatest satisfaction, and then dis
persed at reasonable hour to be ready
for to-day's work