The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-02
lessons FROM
THE EXPOSITION
Reliance Club Should Not
Have Been Harshly
Criticised.
An Eastern School Sends West
for It's Most Efficient
Teachers.
Frank W. Leavitt's Philosophy Gould
Be Applied With Profit at the
City Hall.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL, |,

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
90S Broadway, Aug. l.
The exposition just closed will be re-
mem bered more for the notoriety it OBJ
tanned over certain OF its entertainments
than for anything else. For some reason
or other many Of the largest industries in
the county were not represented, while
many exhibits were there which have no
connection with Alameda County In
dustrial Exposition" This, however,
may have been necessity under the cir
cumstances, for the directors had money
invested in the enterprise and, of course.
wanted 10 protect themselves against loss.
No doubt before another year these mat
tiers will be adjusted, and the carmakers
cotton manufacturers and agricultural
and beet-sugar interests will be. repre-
scented along with many more that were
absent from the last show.
There is one feature, however, that de-
mands a word Of explanation. The op-
position raj ed to dancing and boxing eX-
hibitions has not been adjusted and un-
less some definite rules are laid down for
future entertainments the same uGpleas-
antness will undoubtedly recur. The OPP
position raised by the ladies against the
dancing OF little children is acknowledc ed
merit. Against the exhibition OF the Re-
lance Club, however, the same cannot be
urged. The club Was responsible for
nothing but the athletic features. These
consisted of wrestling and boxing exhibit
tons and rs they were announced Tor
iully week prior to being given there
was no need for those who did not ap-
prove to have attended.
Unfortunately, on the Reliance night
there was some danCing-not by chill
dren-that it would have been better not
to have had on the programme. Every
body in Oakland knows what 1t was, but
il was not a part OF the Reliance pro-
gramme, which was one OF the mosS good
natured, friendly exhibitions ever seen III
this city. Chairman Trowbridge OF the
entertainment committee cannot be held
responsible for the individual opinions of
persons or individ uals, and as the show is
a public one every body is at liberty to
criticise IL. To cater 10 The amusement of
a mixed audience of 1000 people at 10
cents q head requires marked amount OF
discrimination, and the management GER
tainly fulfilled its trust well, although II
will undoubtedly profit next year by the
criticisms of the exposition just closed.
For many years the practice has been
followed of sending East for teachers for
Western educational institutions. but
recently there has been a marked change.
Two well-kuown Oakland teachers, both
of whom nave High School reputation,
have been offered important positions by
Professor P w. Search, now City Superin-
tendent of Schools of Holyoke, Mass. Mr..
Search was formerly County Superinten-
dent of Los Angeles. He perfected the
system OF the individual training OF
children, which was the subject OF q
No& Of MT nd n re q
Pueblo, Colo, over year ago.
Among those who attended was Super
intendent McClymonds of this city, who
reported very favorabIy upon the new sys-
tenn or his return. The system was partly
adopted into the High School, but owing
10 a lack OF a more intimate acquaintance
with its details it was not carried very far.
Holyoke has just built new high school
that cost nearly half million dollars,