The record-union., 1897-08-01
CONVENTION OF TEACHERS.
1T WILL ASSEMBLE AT SHASTA
RETREAT.
A Weeks Conference by the Teach
ers of Northern Cali
fornia.

The first annual session of the North
ern California Teachers Association will
| be held at Shasta Retreat commencing
the 23d of this month and lasting six
days.
The officers of the association for 1897
are: President, Superintendent 6. H
Stout of Butte County; Weep President
| Superintendent Amelia Dittmar OF
Shasta; Corresponding Secretary. Sup
lerintendent Harriet l.. Wilson of Colusa
Recording SECRETARY, superintendent c
c.. Cline, Sutter; Treasurer, Superinten-
dent O. E. Graves of Tehama; Assistant
Recording Secretary, Superintendent c
S Smith of Siskiyou.
| The following programme has beer
arranged for the weeks session:
| Monday: 80 p. M, call 10 order; ad-
dress of welcome. Hamilton Wallace
Principal Yreka High School; response
President G. H. Stout; appointment OF
committees. s p. M, social gathering
| Tuesday-10 a. M, science work
Scope and Purpose" Thine to be De
voted How to be Taught" Minor l.
| Seymour, Chico Normal School; general
discussion, led by DR.. r. P. Bailey, Jr.
L. c.; , p. m, History in Primary anC
Grammar Schools Charles III. Keyes OF
Berkeley; general discussion; $50 p. m.
| lecture, Self Culture, Through the Vo-
cation" Edward Howard Griggs OF
Stanford.
| Wednesday-10 a. M, Mathematics
| in Primary and Grammar Grades,
George c. Edwards, University of Cali
fornia; general discussion, led by Geo
Tebbe of Siskiyou County; p. m
| Geography, Primary and Grammar
| Grades" Mrs Purnell, Sacramento
County; p. m., History" continued
| Charles H. Keyes; $50 p. N. lecture, by
DR.. T. P. Bailey, Jr.
| Thursday-10 a. M, English, The
Grammar Schools" Edward Howard
Griggs; The Myth and the Novel; DR.
T. P. Bailey, Jr.; general discussion.
lp. n, The Course of Study Shall There
be Eight or Nine Years Below the High
| SCHOOL," Ernest n. Henderson, Chico
Normal; Should a Student Who is
Either Immoral or Unhealthy be Pro
moted?" Hamilton Wallace; general
discussion; $50 p. M, lecture, by 'Chas
Fl. Keves.
F'riday-10 a. M, reading-"The I'm
provements." How to Be Taught,
Elizabeth Rogers, Chico Normal; "Silent
Reading versus Audible Reading,
Lena K. Nangle, Tehama County
Sight Reading versus Prepared Read
| ing" Margaret l. Poore, Shasta County;
general discussion; p. m.. lecture, Re
fraction" by DR. C. c. Gleaves; 2:45
| Upon the Work of the Schoolroom, .
George G. Edwards; Their Effect Upon
the Morals of the School,, ]. E. Hay
man, Colusa High School,; rs Their
Scope Now Too Narrow, and Should
Power Rather than knowledge Be
Given More Weight?" c. c. Swafford
Red Bluff High School.
| Saturday-10 a. M, selection of place
OF meeting, election of officers, reports
OF officers and committees, installation
of officers, appointment of executive
committee; adjournment.
Railroad rates, full fare going. and
one-third fare returning; board and
lodging, 81 per day.
! 1t is confidently believed that a very
large attendance of the teachers ot
! Northern California is assured, and the
teachers of all other parts of the State
are cordially invited to participate ir
! the pleasant and profitable exercises
| that are to be held in the midst of the
grandest scenery on the American con-
| tinent.
The Executive Committee is composed
| of O. f. Graves, G. NJ. Ritter, w NJ
| Finch, j. f. Hayman, G. X. Bingham
| p. L. Topic, c. S. Smith.