The record-union., 1896-11-24

their sex. Boys most commonly choose
engineering, chemical electrical, me-
chanical or civil, showing a spirit OF
adventure.
Sociology must be approached pri-
marily in the study Of children. Ninety
teachers out of hundred are women
the greater percentage or women en-
bracing that occupation. The next
greatest percentage adopt dressmaklng
and things ministering to personal
adornment The range Of occupation
for boys is much greater. We must be
up in all the social problems of the day
to be successful. From twelve to thir-
teen years of age is the period OF
dreams and aspirations for children,
but these are soon demollsned by Iorce
Of circumstances. Education snouio
train the children to direct their en-
| thusiasm in some channel where IL can
| be realized. The teacher shoulo IN
fuse into their minds the fact that years
of preparation are needed to accom-
plish great things.
Women he said, are natural teachers,
and can successfully direct the mind OF
| the child, but it needs a wlhole-souied'
| great-hearted man for the grammar
| grades, who shall give strength TO boys
and girls, and this is what women can
| not give; and education that snail Drlng
| them to living in the highest sense OF
| the word.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| After roll call and music, Superintsn-
dent j. w. Enscott spoke in relation 70
| the State Teachers Association. He
said that no other State in the Union
| had am organization that reached down
so deep into the root of education as
California The Legislature PROVIDES
With no niggardly hand for the necessl-
| ties of the schools and not only new
| schoolhouses for the rural districts but
high schools are springing UP in all d.
rections through the State. The order
of Observation-Disclosures steadily ihnprov-
ing and handsome and stately buildings
are being constructed. The pupils OF our
common schools are filling the Universe
ties at Berkeley and Stanford, which are
| abreast i'm their work of any OF the col
| leges of the older States.
| But he did not think the teachers OF
| the State had yet reached to as high
plane ais they are able to or are striving
| to obtain, and he hoped to see them yet
attain to, some of them are graduates
| of our normal schools, a few of the UNI
versities and many are simply graduates
of the Grammar or High School, who
have passed an examination before the
city or county board and have gone into
| the schoolroom to direct and develop the
lives that are entrusted to their care
| Too many of these are satisfied to sit
| down after securing their certificates,
| content to vegetate without further
endeavor to improve-simply content to
hold positions secured by them and held
| by virtue of political pull with the
city or county board or through personal
| friendship. There was something
| higher than this and the teacher who
does not wish to find it should resign
and quit the profession and leave to
others the important task Of shaping
| young lives.
! He had 10 patience with the teachers
| who say there Is no good to be gained
| by attending the County Institute; that
| it was simply place to go and spend a
| few days. No one can estimate the good
| the presence Of the prominent educators
who go about the State attending the In
stftutes has done for the teachers and
schools of the State, and the teachers
| should uphold their hands by the in
terest taken in their efforts to improve
the schools. He might be speaking too
plainly, but the truth cannot be denied
,nf
| time to give to the study of their pro-
| fession. There are more teachers who
are tired from combating difficulties
| that an earnest study Of educational
problems would obviate than there are
who are tired out by study Of educa-
tional problems. Teachers should not
put off the study and Investigation of
such subjects, for the time Is coming,
| and is not far distant when they will
| have to do so. He was glad to say that
there were ten teachers In California to-
day who are reading along professional
lines to one who SO read a few years ago,
and the number Is still increasing.
At the next Teachers Association
| meeting great problems will be dis
cussed and prominent educators will be
there, among them Professor Harris.
United States Commissioner of Edu-
cation. He hoped that Sacramento
would do its part by the presence Of dts
teachers there.
Mr.. Linscott's remarks were received
with applause and Superintendent
Howard explained the method and ad-
vantage of becoming a member.
Professor ]. H. Pond said he had been
much impressed lately with the i'm
portance of the work Of the association
and of the State Council Of Education
The work he had been lately called on
to do had shown him the advantage to
be gained from it, and he felt glad of
the opportunity of joining the asso-
citation.
The report of the Council Of Educa-
ton came next, and Superintendent
Howard said the report had been re-
ferred to a committee consisting of
Professor Pond, Miss Weeks and Miss
Jones, who had gone into the matter