The San Francisco call., 1897-12-12

| HhlSueo up tAe sCnoolnouSe during tneSe
days"
The latter work was carefully recorded
as follows:
District No. 2 to S. C. Rogers, Dr..
To two days work OF carpenter and self
To time spent in going to buy windows, etc
To cash spent for cleaning out the well, as
follows:
To BENZ. Kicker lin the welD.
To his two helpers
On one page is found this note: 'In
consideration of the foregoing receipt I
took draft for not only the sum OF $235,
but also included SOL 90 charged for repairs
on the schoolhouse. This draft was on
nrm in San Francisco, but was disap-
proved and returned to the county from
whose Treasurer it was obtained. The
! Treasurer had absconded, robbng the
treasury of its entire contents and thus
the above is totally lost to the under
signed unless the county or State in some
way make provision for its collection"
On another page appears bit of pathos:
| "The above account was discontinued be-
cause so many patrons OF the school failed
10 deliver their wood or pay for it. Some
moved out of the district, etc. The next
| teacher can therefore make new
rengement and start in anew for the wood.
making such reference to this account as
he chooses
Progress and Methods in Santa Clara.
NJ IS Edith Cheney of Stanford Uni
versity has recently been appointed
special teacher in the new gymnasium ri
the Santa Clara High School. A
During the last year $500 worth of sIbN
Elementary readers have been purchased
| F1r th .,o1
mar school classes in the same building.
In each OF the latter there is library
with books on many different subjects
adapted TO the age of the pupils.
The Christmas edition of the Santa
Clara News will be issued by the boys
and girls of the High School. The pro-
ceeds Of this edition will be used to fit up
the lot in Santa Clara which the School
Department has turned over to the boys
of the High School for athletic purposes.
The managing editor Is a. B. Critten-
den and the. business manager w. Gard
ner. News editor, Lee Atkinson. Re-
porters Reginald McSwain, Marian
How, August Roll, Edmund Pogue. Ed
itorial writers-W. Gardner, Mr.. Cutter,
Isabel kersell and Miss KimbaIl.
Miss Lowell Will manage the society de-
partment, with Mr. Baker as assistant.
Miss Roll will grind out the literary
stuff
In speaking of the changes in the course
of study in Santa Clara. County, H. NJ.
Bland, principal of the. High School at
Santa Clara and president of the County
Board of Educa zion, said:
1--WE are at present scheduling the work
for the grammar schools in this county
along the lines of mathematics, English,
literature and history. An attempt will
be made to correIate these subjects so that
they will work into each other to better
advantage. Also, according to State Su-
perintendent Black idea, we are arrang-
Ing a course of supplementary reading TO
be carried out i'll all the schools. The
tendency is to put arithmetic and mum Der
work in the higher grades, and lay more
stress on the language work in the first
three grades. We expect this plan to ac.\
compIlsh beneficial results.
Considerable attention will also be
given to nature study. No distinct course
will be followed, but we will recommend
that each teacher require his or her class
to do a certain amount of observation
study both in the field and of specimens.
This will better prepare the grammar
grade pupils for laboratory work IN the
High Schools.
"These changes in the course of study
will be completed at the end of the pres
ent school year."
The citizens of Gilroy, Santa Clara
County, have recently voted bonds to the
amount of $12 900, for the purpose of erect
ing and furnishing a building which will
be occupied by the High School classes.
, The Oakland High School has just re-
I. ceived consignment OF new casts