The herald., 1898-12-02
SCHOOL NOTES
Of Interest to Parents, Pedagogues
and Pupils

At the teachers general meeting, to be
held on Saturday, December Sd, at a. m, in
the high school, special talk will be de-
liyercd before the undergraduates at the
opening of the meeting, on The Psychology
of Childhood" by DR.. j. H. Hoose. From IL
to II o'clock DR.. c. NJ Cole will deliver a
lecture, illustrated with the stereopticon, on
the 'Clilf Dwellers" The rest of the regu-
lar program will be as follows:
From 9;05 to 9:35, first and second grades,
physical culture, Mr.. Rohde auditorium;
third and fourth grades, music. Mrs. Par
sons, room Is; fifth grade, drawing, Mrs.
Bradlield room 80; sixth grade, drawing,
Miss Hutchinson, room IA; sloyd, Mr.. Ku-
nou, sloyd room. From 9:35 to l0:05, first
and second grades, music Mrs. Parsons, au-
ditorium; third grade, drawing, Miss Hutch
inson, room II; fourth grade, drawing, Mrs.
Bradlield, room Is; fifth and sixth grades,
English, Mrs. Frick room 80; seventh and
eighth grades, physical culture Mr.. Rohde,
room -. From 1905 to 1925, first grade,
drawing, Miss Hutchinson, room II; third
and fourth grades, physical culture, MIR.
Rohde, room Is; fifth and sixth grades,
music, Mrs. Parsons. room so; seventh and
eighth grades, drawing, Mrs. liradfeld, room
19; high school, Mr.. Housh, room 2. From
1875 to II, second grade, drawing Miss
Hutchinson room II; third and fourth
grades, science, Mrs. Leslie, room 30; fifth
and sixth grades, physical culture, Mr.
Rohde; seventh and eighth grades, music,
Mrs. Parsons, room 10.
At the principal meeting held yesterday
afternoon in the Spring-street school Prof.
Foshay distributed blanks containing in
structions to principals and teachers for the
testing of the sight, hearing, memory and
imagination, which are to be filled out and
kept in the teachers desk The idea is to
assist the teachers in learning more OF the
characteristics OF their individual pupils,
that they may plan to remedy defects.
The stan and Crescent society meets this
afternoon in the high school auditorium
Prof. foshay is in receipt OF a letter from
Prof. Webster, superintendent OF the san
Francisco city schools, asking that he be
furnished with fifty more membership
sheets OF the National Educational associa.
ton Prof Webster has already received
twenty-five sheets, each of which contains
forty-four names, which speak substantially
OF San FIancisco's interest in the bringing
OF the association to this city next July.
The banquet given by tie Schoollnasters
club of Southern California on last Friday
evening was one OF the most successful and
pleasant affairs of the kind ever given bv
the club. Nearly dozen guests were en-.
tertained at table, including G. w. White of
the University of Southern California, c. G.
Baldwin, president OF Pomona college: Guy
Wadsworth, president of Occidental college:
c. c. Davis, president OF the Los Angeles
boarl of education; Fred H. Taft, president
OF the Santa Monica board Of school ti1ls
tees; Frederick Bush. city superintendent
of schools of Santa Barbara; A. j. Cook.
Pomona college; o. p. Phillips, University
of Southern California: a. y. Chaplin. editor
Educational Gazette, New York.
An elaborate menu was served. President
Nathan f. Smith OF Santa Monica fulfilled
the office of toast master most satisfactor.
lily. The following toasts were given: 'The
New State Normal School, S. r. Black:
The Relation of The State Normal School
TO the Kindergarten. L. r. Pierce: 'fThe
City Superintendent,' J, \. Foshay; "The
City Board Of Education,' Charles Cassat
DAVIS; The Country School," j. p.
Greely; "The Greatest Problem Before the
High school PRINCIPAL ". H. IIoush; The
County superintendent, j. II. Strine: The
County Board OF Education and the Coun
Try Teachers. A.W. PMmmer; Farming"
J. l.. smith; "Our Committee on Profe.
.ional Work. {. c. Van Licw: "The Pri-
gate School" W. y. Edwards; The school
Trustee, Fred II. Taft; present Tenden
Ies IN Pedagosic Research" j. II. Uoose.
The inspiration Of the Hour" John Dick