The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05

Burns, no matter how graceful the lines
how delicate the melody, the theme is
always Life. Literature thus awakens our
interest in and sympathy with the COM
mon things of daily life. If this is true
even of hum bic writers, how much more
so of the great masters of the art.
Every book is the creative EN- bodiment
of the mans own life. So IN Paradise
Lost far finer than the narrow pedantic
theology of the time, or the lay figures of
Adam and Eve, or even the magnificent pic
ture OF Satan, stands out the grand old pu-
ritanlcal John Milton himself. Thus we
can study the man through his works.
But this is not alone true of an authors
life, for his writings also reflect the char
acteristics of his epoch. and not merely
his epoch but also the race of which the
Latin is only moment. Back of all lies
something deeper than the race-that
which belongs to ali humanity itself.
In the Denman Grammar School, of
which a. F. Mann is principal and Mrs.
Baumgardner vice principal, there are at
present sixteen classes. averaging fifty
pupils. The school is in an excellent con-
dition and keep up with nil the modern
methods. There is, moreover, an atmos-
phere of kindly feeling and good-fe low
ship about the place which warns the
cookies of mems hearts. As the vice.
principal said, at is more like home
here than a school"
On the morning on which the represent
alive of The CALL visiteI the school a
singing lesson was in progress, the
taanhar hainC T, Mann he il
a thorough musician. The songs we're
eXcellently rendered and consisted of clas-
steal selections as well as patriotic hymns.
When these exercises by the ninth grade
were finished, Miss Pearl Hossack OF the
Normal School favore the class and WIS.,
itors with two solos by D. Hardelot, sung
IN a rich contralIo voice with great power
and feeling. Miss Lora Leb, a graduate
Of last year, then sang two songs. Miss
Lieb has been studying only a few
months, but already possesses a soprano
voice of unusual sweetness and strength.
AT the close of the mornings session
the visitors were overwhelmed with three
invitations to luncheon, to take place al
the school. First came a feast given by
the pupils Of Miss Ewing's class in her
honor, and Ill the afternoon Miss Soule
was favored in like manner.
On the next afternoon occurred the
great event OF the school year, the ami
versary luncheon, given by the Holly
Berry Literary Society, which contains
thirty members, publishes a quarterly
and has just completed the first year of
its existence.
A facetious toast full of wit and hunor
was given by the principal, Mr.. Mann.
and Mrs. Baumgardner, Miss Smith and
other teachers were called upon. At the
close OF The entertainment Mrs Baum
gardner presented the club library with a
handsome volume of select poems and also
gave Miss Ina Ball, the retiring president
n mascot in the shape of q rabbits foot
which promises continued prosperity to
the young lady and to The clue. over
which she has SO graciously presided for
the past year.
Miss Ball was also the recipient of n
beautiful enameled watch as a token of
the love and esteem in which she is held
by the mem bers of the Holly Berry Liter
airy Society.
"Our present high school," said Pro-
lessor M. E. Daley, City Superintendent
of the Fresno public schools, was erected