The San Francisco call., 1897-10-29
They Should Never Forget
to Patronize the Coun-
try Editors.
Banker Crook Tells Them What
to Do and What Not
to Do.
Haywards Would Like the Institute
for One Year to Show It's
Hospitality.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL, !

QUO ID oau way, Ocl- 70. }
The feature OF to-iay's sessions OF the
Teachers institute was the speech of
Banker ]. E. Crook OF wards. Mr..
Crook is president OF the hoard of trus-
tees of the Union High School of that
town.
Trustee Crook was introduced by Presi-
dent Garlick as a "model trustee, who
would tell teachers a lot they should do"
incidentally Mr.. Crook paid "a high
compliment to the generosity O: the meI-
chants of Oaklani. He said:
II have been watching these institute
meetings for some years and envying Oak.
land their possession. Ii We had you at
Hsywards at least one year we would try
to entertain you as we'll as the Oakland
business men do. OF course, we could not
keep up their lavish yearly entertain
ment, but ii would not hurt US much for
one year. These Oakland business men
are wealthy, enterprIsing and energetic,
and have keen eye to business.
These institutes EN- brace much of the
brains and culture OF the county, and so
those business men naturally desire that
there should go out into the county a
good report of their public spirit and hos
piialty, hence the excursions on the bay,
grand balls, tree tickets to the theaters,
banQueis, etc.
"0f course the good teachers of this
city entertain you as best they can in
their delightfully."- social way, but when
the business men here take hold OF q
thing it goes through regardless of ex-
pense- This excess of hospitality is what
makes the county teachers get their win
ter oyercoats and spring bonnets in Oak
land instead of San Francisco.
After your appointment as a teacher
a
editor and pay him 81 for his paper. They
are usually weekly papers. This will be
the best investment you can make in that
town. You will henceiorth be spoken of
as a very able educator and yonr class
will be pointed out 10 the community as
a model one. Try il.
Avoid idle gossip. There are in every
community few gossipers and they dis
like TO have woman come in and inter-
fere In their business They never for
give any one who does so interfere.
Above all do not, beg OF you, criticize or
find fault with your fellow teachers /
dislike exceedingly teachers, no matter
what their merits otherwise, who carry i'll
reports OF their fellow teachers to either
principal or trustee.
81 can honestly say that while some
times obliged TO listen, such information
has never been of the least service either
10 me or the school, except it may be that
the lnformer tound another school, sooner
or later. Do the best you can in your
room and You will find your reward eventu-
ally. OF course, you will not forget that
this is from the standpoint of Trustee
Now, about the church, and while it is
bad policy 10 mix uD church and State,
yet l feel little advice on this subject
might not do aEy harm. If you ieeI like
going to church do so. If you do not de-
sire 10 go Gon' do ii. l am speaking now
of Tn,
opinion your calling as an educator is
quite as high and noble as that of any
minister of the Gospel. Indeed, in the
country towns in which l have lived
churches are incidental to schools and
education. In my opinion education is
the thing and the only thing, too, for the
uplifting of the human race"
DR.. Joseph Baldwin, Mrs. Florence D.
Jackson and Dr. John Gamble were the
other speakers.