The San Francisco call., 1898-12-29
BURKE OF SANTA BARBARA HONORED Elected President of the
 Association. BALLOTING AT SANTA ROSA SACRAMENTO GETS THE NEXT
 CONVENTION. Noted Educators Address the State InAtitute and Participate in
 Round Table Dis
 cuSsions.
AT SANTA ROSA
SACRAMENTO GETS THE NEXT
 CONVENTION.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

the weather seems to be making special effort to win the good graces of the educators of the State gathered here in such numbers this week. Every day has been almost like one in spring time and this morning was no eXcep tion. AS a result it seemed to have become the proper thing to take a long constitutional or at least a short walk of some kind. every morning. before starting for the convention hall. Both men and women, sometimes alone but often together seem to have adopted the custom.
 The session this morning was called to order at o'clock by State President C. w. Childs of San Jose. Owing to the poor facilities provided for heating the Athenaeum the place of meeting had been changed to the Fifth-street Meth odist Episcopal Church, just across the street. The edif1ce is large, commo- dious and in every way suited to the needs of the association. It Is de- cidedly more cheerful and comfortable than the theater building and all the re- maining morning sessions will be held there.
 As soon as the assemblage had come to order an invocation was delivered by
 
 First Congregational Church, after which trio consisting of Mrs. W. $. Gill, Mrs. R. J. Pye and Mrs. Dr. K. Gale of this city rendered a beautiful vocal selection.
 Professor William Carey Jones of the University of California delivered the Initial lecture of the morning session. His subject was Some Prospects of Californian Civilization" The address was we'll received and during the course of his remarks the speaker drew an at tractive picture tending to show what improvements the future might be ex- pected to present in the field of educa- ton.
 An interesting paper was next read by Miss Jane Seymour Klink of the San Francisco Teachers Club upon the subject of Teachers Clubs" She strongly advocated the formation of such organizations in every city in the land, saying that their existence tended to promote aristocracy of intellect and the general intellectual advancement of all fortunate enough to come within the sphere of their influence.
 Miss Eliza D. Keith also a member of the San Francisco Teachers Club, read splendid paper entitled The School and the Home,' which showed much care in its preparation and also keen insight into the con- ditions surrounding both the home and lHe SCuooIIOOm. Sne urged the greatest possible cooperation between the mother and the teacher, and showed clearly that a close relationship should always exist between the two.
 Hon. Charles T. Meredith, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, followed with his address upon the sub 1ect Coming Education" He out lined many improvements which might with benefit be introduced into the present 1ucational system of the State
 After a short recess President Childs again called the association to order, and, after listening to a selection by a vocal trio from the Etude Club of this city, short addresses on behalf of the meeting of the National Educational Association to be held in Los Angeles next July were heard from Dr. Pierce, Hon. John Swett, J. w. McClymonds, D. C. Clark, F. L. Burke and s. Fashay At the conclusion of their remarks a resolution was adopted by a unanimous vote endorsing the meeting of the Ma tional Educational Association and urging all teachers in the State to at tend it.
 A committee on resolutions was ap- pointed by President Childs as follows: w H. D. Raymond. Superintendent Barr, Washington Wilson, and Miss Kate Ames of Napa. The appointment of this committee was followed by the announcement. that the next thing in
  for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year and the choice of the next meeting place. The announcement created quite stir of excitement.
 For the office of president Frederic L. Burke, principal of the Santa Bar bara schools, was placed in nomination, as was also J. w. McClymonds of Oak land When the ballot had been taken 1t was shown that Burke had received 3 majority and he was declared elected. A. s. Barker of Salinas and Richard P. Faulkener of San Francisco were se- lected as vice-p presidents; Mrs. M. M. Fitzgerald of San Francisco was re- elected secretary, as was F. K. Barthal of San Jose, assistant secretary, and Frank F. Bunker of Santa Rosa as railroad secretary.
 Philip Prior of San Francisco was made treasurer
 It had been understood that when the time came for selecting the next place of meeting a pretty fight would de- Velop. Clark of Santa Cruz was said to be out for the city by the sea, and the San Jose people were believed to want 1t again, but when it came to the actual point Sacramento was the only point proposed, and she was given the honor by unanimous vote.
 At this Juncture J. W. McClymonds of Oakland arose and offered strong resolution providing for a change in the cOnSlIt ullOH Ol the state ASSOCIATIONS whereby each section of the State might have an equal chance in the matter of securing the meetings of the associations and the benefits derived from them. He reported upon behalf of the special committee appointed at the last meeting, and the change sug- gested was that a fourth district be created and that hereafter one meeting be held in each district in succession. The northern part of the State was selected for 1900 the San Joaquin Val ley for 1901, and the bay section for 1902, and so on. The matter will be passed upon later.
 Great interest was manifested in the addresses by pr. c. Stanley Hall, pres- ident of Clark University, recognized as the greatest American authority on child study. His first paper was read