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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-28

ture study, with It's Importance empha-
sized by an adequate time allotment, will
go far to place the study of health and it's
basis on a proper footing. Already there
are many more teachers ready and even
eager for the work than school authori-
ties ready to recognize its Importance
and make way for 1t by cutting off less
fruitful studies.
We ask your adoption Of our report or
a brief summary OF it, and the placing of
1t before school superintendent and
teachers for discussion at the county in
stituteS in connection with the course Of
study. And we ask you to urge upon the
State Teachers Association the adoption
of measures 10 increase the amount and
quality of hygienic care of pupils and
their instruction along the lines herein
James r. Addicott Of the State
Normal School, San Jose, read a paper
on Manual Training for Elementary
Schools in which he said in part:
Three years ago the Educational Coun-
ell of the California Teachers Associa-
ton appointed committee OF seven to
report on ways and means of introducing
manual training into our primary
schools.
In it's first deliberations the majority
of the committee favored recommending
manual training courses for larger cities
only, it being thought that towns and
villages could not afford to equip special
rooms for tool work.
Manual training means the utilization
of the physical activities of the pupil in
getting experience necessary TO the ac-
QUESTION of knowledge. The time has
come when intelligent hand work is
recognized as contributing to moral and
intellectual development as fully as the
older plan Of studying books. with ad-
vancing civilization comes a new envir-
onment; with this new environment come
new necessities; with new necessities
should come a course OF study that will
enable the pupil to adjust himself to his
environment. Thus we believe that the
future life-work Of the pupil should at.
feet the course OF study. In elementary
schools, however, we recommend tht
same course in manual training for al
pupils without regard to differences in
their prospective lifework, believing that
foundation for the higher academic
studies which the pupil may take later
The following programme is recon-
mended as desirable and feasible
course in manual training for all grades
IN outlining this course the committee
| has taken into consideration % the prin.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-28
NOW A CHURCH
INDEPENDENT
The Bethlehem Congregations
Church Leaves the Parent
Body,
Rev. w. H Tubbs Was Asked to Re-
sign by His Brother Ministers,
Hence the Disruption

There will be a break in the Congre-
gationaI church Of this city after the
first of the year.
The people Of the Bethlehem Con-
gregational Church on Vermont and
Twenty fourth streets do not like the
idea of the other ministers Of that de-
nomination demanding the resigna-
ton Of their pastor, and since they
have refused to help the church unless
this measure is taken, they, the con-
gregation. have decided to help their
faithful pastor themselves.
Rev. William, H. Tubbs is not going
to be downed because few Congrega-
ti0nal ministers happen to dislike him
and refuse to help the church unless
he sent in his resignation. Mr.. Tubbs
had no intention of doing this, and he
told them so in so many words, and
they decided to let it remain in abey-
ance.
The gentleman in the meantime was
making arrangements to run the
church independent of the ministerial
organization, as there was nothing
else to do since his brother ministers
refused the church aid, virtually dis
owning it. He gathered his cOngrega-
ton around him and asked them
whether they wished him to leave or
not. They all replied in the negative,
and then he started to work TO see the
cause Of the trouble. In the first case
he saw that the Christian Endeavor
Society virtually ruled the church and
that there was a certain member of
the church that came pretty near
ruling them, and here lay the cause of
all the evil.
He called on the people to help him,
and they decided to form society
which would help the church, and that
only those belonging to both the So
ciety and the church would have any
thing to say in regard to conducting
the latter. The society decided that
the new system would go into effect on
nounced the coming change to his con-
said, Next Sunday Will be the first
Sunday Of the year, and at that time
this church will be conducted under a.
new system. I viii remain with the
people of this church as long as they
wish me, and when they do not 1 will
60"
Mr. Tubbs has been g Woodworking
pastor, and the people realize it, He
has been chaplain for the CITY and
County Hospital, and the patients feel
toward him the greatest love- He has
worked with the small congregation
and brought the church to it's present
standing, and the people do not think
it is right to demand his resignation
He feels that since his brother minis
tiers refused to help him. he must ap-
peal to the people, and from them he
has received a cordial response.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-28

ciples OF pedagogy; c2) the average cap
ability Of pupils from both psychological
and experimental standPoints; % the
science, language and mathematics; %
its esthetc side; and CO. the cost of ma
teT1al and equipment. 1t represents the
best efforts Of your committee, and we
hope 1T may soon be SO modified as fully
to meet the needs Of our elementary
schools. The work as outlined combines
arithmetic, drawing and concrete geom-
etry, under q new name, manual train
ing, and each one is better understood
because its relation TO the other three is
making each less difficult.
In time we may expect a definite course
suited to the work OF each grade, but
for the present we must be content TO
select and adapt the best exercises from
the various so-called systems"
Manual training should have q. ''recip-
the curriculum" Every exercise should
be artistic in form and proportion In
the higher grades, working drawings
should Precede each exercise, they should
be used below the sixth grade, II the
pupils are prepared to construct and
comprehend them. The work OF the
sixth, seventh and eighth grades should
include sloyd, joinerF and making ap-
paratus to illustrate principles OF nlathe-
MATES and physics. For this line of
work benches equipped with ordinary
pupil should be taught the care and use
of tools Where necessary benches can
not be secured, there should be at least
one bench with set of good tools, the
class work being done at the desk. pro-
tected by desk top The desk top"
is a wooden tray containing drawing In
struments, laying OUT tools, 5loyd
knife. etc, which may be clamped to the
ordinary school desk as a protection
while the pupil Is using woodworking
tools In such cases courses in sloyd
carving and apparatus making could be
successfully taught, the principal tools
being rule, compasses. square chisel
pointed pencil and knife. The sloyd knife
is safer and more convenient than the or
binary pocket knife, and of such shape
as to be easily adapted to all models
Drawing with a straight edge and COM
pass should be a speciality in the interme-
date grades, where also constructions in
cardboard and thin wood, involving but
two dimensions, should be introduced as
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-28
Fell Dead In q Store.

John S. Mellon, a painter residing at
$3.50 O'Farreu street, fell dead yesterday
shortly before noon IN the real estate
offices of Easton, Eldridge & Co DR.. w
P. Simpson had been attending him for
more than year for heart disease, and
an inquest will be probably waived
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-28

<T7FE thirty-trSt annual session of the California
teachers Association will begin its labors at Metro
Pottan Hall at 9 O'Clock this morning. and will hold
daily sessions until Friday morning with numerous
"round-table'' conferences in the afternoons
he most distinguished educators of the State with
number from other coast States, and President A. S.
Draper OF the University of Illinois, attendance,
and the session promises the most important in the
history of the association
he initial work of the session performed yester-
day. when the Council of Education received the
reports of the committees having charge the advance
ment of school work
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-01
ANiNITED R4ILROAD TRdCH.
A Half Mile of IL Lesps Into the Air as I
Might DO In "a Fairy Tale,

FISHER. MINI, June 3o.-Thomas
Hunter. o.. section foreman, by acting
quickly. saved the west-bound passen-
ger train on the Great Northern from
being wrecked to-day. Hunter and his
gang had been working along the road
all day, and we're suddenly startled by
seeing fully half mile Of the track
lifted from the rCGdhed and thrown into
a ditch. In some places the track was
thrown six feet from the rOadbed and
down a stsep cmbankment. The .nea
say II was done so quickly that. they
could hardly realize what had happened.
1t looked as II some supernatural power
had lifted the track from the ground
and hurled it aside. The weather had
been intensely hot. and it is supposed
that when the rails were expanded by
the heat they were finally lifted and
thrown off the ties.
Hunter knew that the west-bound pas
senger train w1s nearly due AMI that the
engineer. because of a sharp curve. could
not see the gap where the track hal been
torn up until he was almost upon il. He
ran down the track and reached the curve
in time 10 signal the train. The air
brakes were put on and the train was
stopped within 800 feet of the gap in the
track.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-01

Virginia Republicans Call, but Can't Get ,
Satisfactory Interview.

NASHlNGTON, ID. c., June 3O.-SpeciaI
Ooi' D. hampton Hoge, Capt. +. II. Nc
Oaull ana Representative Jacob Yost were
among the Virginia callers at the White
ltouse to-day. a call al the White House
now means a tedious indefinite wait gen
crazy without result, as the President is
oNerpurdened with public business and
"''iouSh ne sees as many of his callers
satisfied. "' "''-
Mr.. Nost called this morning 10 urge the
nomination of Mr.. Heber Ker. Of Augusta.
as COnsnl 10 Bermuda. This consulate.
which Is one of the most desirable on this
SIDE OF the Atlantic. is at present presided
over by Hon. Marshall Hanger. of Augiis-
"a, ex-speaker Of the Virginia House of
Deiegates, whose services are very ac-
ceptable TO the state Department. and
whom If superseded at all will be for
political reasons only.
Mr.. Yost waited for some time this
morning. but left without seeing the Pres
ident
Colonel J. Hampton Hoee is pressing his
claims TO the United States Attornoyship
for the Western District Of Virginia. but
also failed to see the President.
Captain McCaull. as heretofore mention
ed, in these dispatches, wants consulate.
IL Is said that ne prefers Havana. hut
would accept South or Central American
post.
Senator Elkins. Of West Virginia. was
q. q
tersville. w. Va. but formerly of Martins
vile. Va. Mr.. Gregory would like to sue
ceed Hon. Alexander Macdonald. Of
Lynchburg, as Minister to Persia. and
as ii is said that this is one mission re-
served by the President for Virginia prop
or. ne is making the fight from both Viz
ginia ard West Virginia. The Republican
State Executive Committee and other
prominent Nirginians have endorsed him.
but with the understanding that his ap-
pOntmont must be charged to West Nir-
ginia alone.
General Walker returned from his vaca-
tion to-day very much refreshed by his
short stay in the mountain regions Of the
Southwest. He made one or two depart
ment calls. but did not attempt to see the
President to-day.
Master j. L. Illeman. who was appoint
ed a cadet at Annapolis by Representa-
tive Nost. IS a son of Mr.. Hileman of
Allegheny county. who was recently a
candidate for the collectorship of the
Western District Of Virginia. This ap-
pointment is the result OF a competitive
examination. which was open, however,
only to Republican competitors.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-01
REV. DR.. GIBSON The CHOICE
Elected Bishop COadiutOr 10 Succeed
the Late Bishop Newton.
The DUTIES OF The OFFICE DEFINED.
statement to This Effect by Bishop Whit
ue-Tbe Nomination Made on the
Fifth BaIIot-skeich of the
New Bishop.

After a lively session of nine hours the
special Episcopal Council called by Bishop
Whittle TO elect a Bishop Coadjutor TO
succeed the lamented DR.. John B. New
ton, selected last evening the Rev. Ro-
bert Atkinson Gibson, OF Cincinnati.
Considerable time was spent in the dis
cussion Of the question as 10 what the
duties of the Bishop CoadJutor should
be. and when IL was finally decided that
an election should be held the clergy
was rather slow in placing names IN
nomination.
Several clorgymen who were expected
to receive good many votes, were not
even mentioned and 1t required five bal
lots TO secure the nomination OF DIR. Glp-
son.
St. James Episcopal church was well
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-01
aOLDIN THEIR sTOHaCHs.
a Uerder Finds Cattle and sheep Useful in
Mining Industry.

ANA. ARIz., June SO-Juan Garlic.
who raises cattle i'm Cochis county. near
the Mexican line. IS reported TO have
struck bonanza of a novel kind. on
his ranch are salt licks which contain
placer gold but so fine is the gold dust
that IL cannot be saved from the sand
Recently Garlic killed a steer and I'm the
lining Of its stomach found four ounces
of fine gold. The steer had licked up
four ounces of gold in less than two
months The salt In the earth had
chlorininzed the metal and the lining of
the stomach had served as coarse
blanket at the bottom OF sluice IN pre-
serving the gold.
Garlic slaughtered a sheep that had
been feeding I'm the same pasture, and
the result was equally satisfactory. only
that the amount of gold was somewhat
smaller Garlic believes that he has
struck a rich thing. and means to keep
a bunch of cattle always feeding in that
pasture. If each steer killed will yield
four ounces of gold. or even a little less.
there will be started a slaughter house
oon a large scale on the Mexican and
Arizona line
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-01
OHIO SILGLE TICKET.
Only Out-andsOut Bryanites Are Nomin ,
ated.

COLUMBUS. O.. June 30.-1'he ticket:
GOvernOr-HOrGce l.. Chapman.
Lieutenant-G t-GOVernOr-Melvill -. Shaw.
Supreme Judge. Il. Spriggs.
Attorney -General-W. IA. Dore.
State Troasurer-James T.. Wilson.
Board OF Public WOrks-Pcter II. Deg
nan.
School COmmissiOncr-Byr III. 1Iurd.
The Democratic State Convention here
to-day was one OF the most memorable
political occasions i'm the history OF Ohio.
IL was "a convention of unanimity on
principles and Of differences on men.
especially on those who We're candidates
for places on the State ticket. In the
contest for favOrites IL was also a con-
VentiOn of endurance, as the delegates
took no recess and were I'm session con-
tinuously from 10 \. NJ. 40 almost that
hour tonight. II was n frcofsilVer con-
yenti0n throughout Every candidate
whose name was presented was an
nounced as orthodox i'm silver doctrine
as the cardinal prii ciple for his favorable
consideration.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-01

william Taylor. Of King George county;
George Jackson. Of Luckett's; w. w.
Chambcrlin, of Leesburg.
The following lay delegates from Hen
rico parish were present: j. ii. Mayo,
Thomas Poindexter. Joseph V. Bidgood,
]. NJ. Taylor. Colonel John w. Gordon.
George !. Barksdale. Judge James g.
Lamb. Cyrus $. Bossieux, ]. 5. Moore.
s. g. Fairbank. Or. j. y McCaw. Major
Robert stiles, Joseph Bryan, and A. s..
Grosser.
When the rol-call had been completed,
Bishop Whittle announced as Commit
tee on Credentials Rev. =. l.. Hincks,
Judge James &. Lamb. and Joseph VIII
mer 10 examine the credentials or the
lay delegates. ......,,.,,.,,
The committee at once retired. and 'n
the meantime Rov. $. +. Sprlgs arose and
stated that his name had not been called.
The Chair stated that DR.. Sprigg's name
was not on the roll and that he was not
entitled TO a seat.
nov. Mr.. bowman then moved that
the Council accord Or. Sprigg a seat.
This was agreed to-
Dr. Sprigg then stepped to the front,
and. I'm addressing the Chair, stated that
he claimed a seat in the Council mas
much as he had been given seat by the
Council at Alexandria, and secondly be-
cause he had been a minister for fifty-one
years.
sired 10 claim his seat as a disabled cler-
gvman. and the latter answered in the
affirmative.
The Chair expressed his qualification 20
be enabled to admit DR.. Sprigg under
that clause. lie added that this was the
first time that DR. Sprigg had claimed a
scat I'm the Council The present Council
was not the same as the one at Alexan-
dria- lie had only acted under the law
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-01

Three Young yirginisns Are Among the
Number.

BOSTON, MASS, June 30.-Special.-
The commencement exercises OF Harvard
University were held in Saunders Thea
trc. Cambridge this morning. Among
the 700 graduates were three from Nir-
ginia, and the Southern boys did them
selves proud. carrying Off many honors
and having fun degrees conferred upon
them.
Quito number OF people from Nir-
ginia, friends and relatives of the grat-
uating students, were present ia the au-
dience.
Among those upon whom were con-
ferred degrees are the following. Bach
elor Of Arts, William Taylor Williams,
Milwooi. Va; Bachelor of law. John
Stuart Bryan. Richmond; Bachelor OF
Science. Stephen Upshur Hopkins. Of
Onancock. II. X. SMITH.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-01
RO1NOE STRIKE ITLRTLD.
New Norfolk and Western Offices Occupie,
Mad Dog.

ROANOKE, VA, June @.-Special-
ment of the Roanoke Machine Works
announced to-day that they hadi agreed
to accept the new schedule OF rates, and
thus the threatened strike has been
averted.
ern Railway moved into the upper stories
of the new building to-day.
A mad dog was killed here to-day. after
IL had bitten a fiye-year-old son of John
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-01
vt.ruEe FORECAST.

WAsrINGTON. d. C., June @-~Ihe
weather forecast for Thursday;
For virginia-Fair continued high tenn
ocraturo: southwcs,erly winds.
For North Carolina-Fair. continued
high temperaturo southwesterly winds.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-01
Ayirginia Kills Himself.

SAN FRAN ,iSCO, June y.-Johs -
canron. a wealthy citizen OF this city.
committed suicide by shooting himself in
the head while temporarily insane from
physical suffering. He leaves seven step
daughters. five OF whom are married.
and an estate valued al NoovD: he was
N vears old and a native OF Virginia.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-01
Ennre Going 10 Russia.

PARIS. June 3O-It IS officially an
nounced that President Faure Will visit
Russia some time within the second fort
night OF August.
The Chamber of Deputies will vote an
extra credit 10 yore the expenses OK his
journey.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-01
Coach Lehman an 4. N.

CAMBRIDGE. MASS. June so.-Har-
ward College has conferred the degree cF
Master OF Arts Gpon Rudolph c. Len
.:.ann. coach OF the Varsity crew.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-01
Atlanta TO Selma

ATLANTA. GA. June 30.-At a meet
ing held here today the Atlanta and
Alabama Railway Company was organ
ized to build q railroad from this city
Ia Selma. Ala, with a view TO its ulti-
mate extension TO New orleans.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-01
Panic In n Circus Tent.

DELAWARE. OHIO. June GA panic
prevailed at the circus performance here
late yesterday A storm blew the tent
Gown and the canvas buried a hundred
people Only one person was seriously
hurt.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-01
RANGE or THERMOMETERS.

The thermometer AT the Times ohice
Yesterday ranged rs follows:
A. NJ. 5: IL ~. 81. p. NJ, 81; . p.
NJ. 90: p. NJ. IS; +. NJ, ss, u ~, ~
Ayerase. lQ9 L.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-01

wire and keeping a close tab with the dis
patcher as to tho time each passed sta
tion.
"Thc dispatcher regulated the speed
and distance between trains. or course
he was compelled to rely upon the ac-
curacy OF the time reported at tho sta
tions named and unless one of these made
mistake and transmitted the wrong
check time either TO the next station or
TO the dispatcher. l c;usnot imagine what
could have caused the wreck. We ead
taken every possible prccaution to guard
against delay and accident and, as ! said,
worked positive block as well as our
regular semaphorc system
RESPONSIBILITY NOT FINED.
The responsibility for the wreck has
not yet been fixed but the investigation
indicates that II was caused by Engineer
Charles Courtney, OF Section No. ., run
ming by the station this side OF West
Chicago without having been released.
"The road between Chicago and Turner
Junction is protected by the Hall block.
system, and Immediately after my arrived
last night / tested the signals, and found
them TO be In perfect order" said AS
sistant General Superintendent Il. j..
Stuart to-day.
Courtney must have been insane TO
nails, which indicated that 4 train was
ahead. These signals are placed 1000
feet apart, and when at night cars pass
over nle place where they are situated.
a red light shows and any train follow
ing the one which released the switch
IS supposed 10 stop until n white light
shows. There can be no doubt that the
scarlet signal for caution was exhibited"
Engineer Courtney declares that the
sigral displayed denoted a clear track.
He also says that he was running care
fully, and that there was ample time 20
stop his train after he had sighted the
train in front. but for some reason or
other the air brakes refused TO work As
they were i'm good order at Dixon. FIVE
miles back, ne believes that tramps in
tentionally or accidentally tampered with
them.
Naturalization papers recently taken
;out i'm New York showed ,he dead
tramps name TO be Rode. q native Of
Germany. lie was about forty-fve years
old.
Another Collision.
TERRE HAUTE, June 30.-Train No.
H. Christian EndeavOr excursion, leaving
indianapolis az 3 o'clock last evening on
the Vandalia Line. and train No g. colld-
ed just west Of Vandala in Illinois at one
o'clock this morning, wrecking both en-
gines. and destroying two baggage cars
ard one postal car. None Of the passen-
gers was injured.
w. L. Coon. baggage master. OF In
dianapolis. and r. - Sinner, mail clerk
OF Indianapolis. W re Killed. Samuel
Parkinson. mail clerk OF Columbus. and
Frank owens, fireman Of Terre Haute,
were seriously injured.
1t is presumed that the change I'm the
schedules due 10 running many special
Endeavor trains, caused confusion in
orders.