The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-01

strongly felt, not only. in her school, but
| throug hout all; the schools inithe City. !.
| lone Of the instructors in: the. Polytech.%
ME-, Miss :: Mary f.: Qonnelly, also has
spent over thirty years of her: life in the
school: work, and has earned the praise
she receives from the. teachers and pupils.
OF the, Girls: High School, Mrs. Mary
Prag is perhaps one of the pest know
and most worthy teachers: Her life / o.
been spent in serious thought and stuay
and her faith fuiness to her chosen wolK
has evoked special conn ent. ~. .
|" But perhaps the best known and the
most serious1n the line OF character study
is Miss La ura T. Fowler, principal o. the
San Francisco Normal School on Powell
street. Miss Fowler is generally beloved
by. those who are under her charge, and
respected by her eo-workers. She has
been in the department for many years
and is zone of the strongestin every way
within it. ...-. ... -. -. =
/. Another teachers and one who is held in
| reverence by every pupil who has ever
| been. under her care-a woman who is
known throughout. the State and greatly
/ admired for her priliancy of in tellect and
strength of character - is Mrs.. L.
r: Griffin. Though men Der of the San
| Francisco department Mrs. Griffin has for
| years been an. instructor in the Oakland
| High School and a leader in that institu-
/ ton. 1t was great loss to educational
circles when Mrs. Griffin withdrew from
there and was. no longer able, on account
of failing health, to make her presence
]felt H -. III
And in speaking of those who have
| withdrawn from the profession the editor
of the Oakland Saturday Night is still a
member of the department, although she
! does not intend to return to teaching. In:
! speaking of education Miss Conners says:
Nv omen as educators stand first, but
the educators of to-day are unfortunately
1yso bound hand and foot that they are not
/ able TO breathe freely, 'et alone have any
real. genuine ideas. Why, if a woman
thinks in some departing nts, not very far
away, she is tried for in su bordination, and
/ l can show you one who has passed
Through that ordeal. 1t does not seem TO
! me that there isany future for the teach
efs. The children are all right--that is, I
suppose that the sort of education they
/ get is better than none but with the
teachers what is there2 Nothing but
dictated narrowness. In Holyoke, Mass,
they have begunto think and allow voters
to do the same, and this year they are
going to try the plan of individual educa-
ton according to the incIin atoms of the
varions children think they will save
great deal of ammunition and cultivate
great many brains during their trial"
f And there are hundreds.of others in the
| public school department just like these
thoughtful, faithful. women, taking life
seriously and making all that is possible
of it. Z. s. ..~:.... ~
+ Certainly. if any city in the world has
the opportunity tomake Itself stand first
Internationally our city has. For. in spite
Eof our women's lack of the voting power,
there can be no Influence. greater than
I that welded by them in our public schools.
| And a good Womanz-and they are all good
| women-is--well, .shs is. everything. -
::~ ..:.:. j.. Is. MURIEE BAILY.+