The herald., 1897-11-18
SCHOOL NOTES
OF Interest to Pedagogues, Parents
and Pupils

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and Pupils
The weekly seminar at the Normal en-
| joyed the advantage of a paper by Mrs
English on Physical and Mental Devel.
opment' last Wednesday, and the ques.
tions arising therefron5 will be discussed
at the next meeting The points were
exceptionally well taken and formed g
notable treatise. The aim was to prove
that the structural connection between
the mind and body involved the following
conditions and relations: First, the ex-
ercise of muscles involves the exercise
Of their associated regions in the brain
and voluntary motions require brain ac-
| tivity; second, systematic use of volun-
tary muscles has an important intlu-
ence in development Of brain, and there
fore mind; third, the muscles play part
in development of brain and mind simi-
lar to other sense organs; fourth, ideas
have no separate centers in brain, but
result from excitation of sensory and
motor areas; fifth, the germs of volition
are found In motions; sixth, movements
are the primary sources Of pleasure and
pain and therefore the basis Of mental
| life; seventh, experimental proofs of the
foregoing in history of institutions for
imbeciles, reform schools and athletic
associations. in trying to show interde-
pendence of activity of mind and body.
| The discussion will touch on such prob
lens as show worthler ideal Of home
life and society can be formed by school
work; in how far plays and games can
be made educative in developing the
child physically. mentally. morally and
socially; whether the periodicity OF
growth. both physical and mental, ir
children means anything to teachers
This paper will probably appear in some
recognized educational publication.
This (Thursday) evening the Palette
club meets at the School Of Art and De-
sign for the first time this season, under
the presidency of DR.. John c. Fletcher
The club will study this year the life and
works OF modern masters. beginning
with William Turner, r. A. DIR. An
struther Davidson will begin course OF
| lectures on anatomy soon at the School
of Art and Design, commencing with a
| study of the human form and skeleton
diagrams, and will be free to those inter-
| eSted.
| Miss Frances Brotherton, formerly
teacher of the seventh grade at Spring
street ScHOot, WAS IHdrrleu 10 arthur
Garfield at Parsons, Kansas, and will
reside at Springfield Ill.
| Miss Ada Laughlin, teacher of draw
| ing at the normal. received word Tues
day night of the death of her father in
Bloomington, Ill.
Mr.. Gish of the night school will enjoy
three days leave of absence next week.
| Mrs. Frick, once principal of the high
school, guided the senior LAS and B's''
| on the annual tour through the public
library Wednesday morning. The OBJ
ject of this visit is to initiate the stu
dents into the resources of the various
departments and instruct the classes in
methods for utilizing the same to advan-
tage in research work.
Miss Agnes Sabine, a former Los An
geles teacher, has been appointed to the
principalship of the Rialto school.
Miss Jennie Beardsley Of Fresno is
filling the position Of principal Of the
Mentone school.
| The mothers meeting at the Seventh
street kindergarten was attended by
| thirty-two mothers, who manifested
deep interest in the explanations of the
children's work given by the three teach
ers, Misses Carhart. Huntley and Ellis
| The Southern California Schoolmas
ters' club meets Saturday afternoon a.
the normal school building at oclocl
for business. The meeting will be fol
4 lowed by banquet In the evening al
Jerry Illich's.