The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-04-03
THE CLOSING SESSION
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION AID.
JoURNs SINE DIE
President Kellogg on Banner Legends
Of the Young-Election
Of officers

The closing session Of the Southern Cali
fornia Teachers association was held yes
lterday morning in the First Congregational
Ichurch. The exercises opened with trio
Iby Mrs. Parsons, Miss Dickson and Miss
Goodell. Prof. Samuel T. Black, superin-
Itendent of public instruction, talked brief
lily of the certificates of teachers and re-
forms needed in school legislation.
| President Kellogg of the state university
then delivered an earnest address on BAN
ner Legends Of the Young Scholar" He
first took up the objects that influence the
students in striving for an education,
among which he mentioned earning liv-
ing and making a name. In the equal OPP
portunities this country affords, the latter
is q laudable thing, but there is a POSSIBLE
lily of degradation in that motive. temp
tation to become selfish let's into the heart
something that may become cancer there.
| The time was when the motive held be-
fore the minds Of young people was, be
worthy and you may be called to high posi-
tions. The tendency of the present time
is to disregard high motives, and the temp
tation is to trust to position as a matter of
chance. 1t is for teachers to stem this tide
and to show pupils how these things may
be resisted.
In this procession of pupils passing
through our public schools, what shall be
the motto taught to them, to inscribe on
their banners? First. family; children
grow careless and selfish in the pursuit Of
an education. They become oblivious to the
sacrifices frequently made by narents and
older members of the family to enable them
to obtain a college course. The country is
the sum of all blessings; therefore, let him
be taught honest, earnest patriotism. Rev
erence for law should be inculcated, SO
that when he comes to be citizen he will
not resist his duty as taxpayer, as a
ljuryman, as a voter in his attendance at
the caucus. He should be taught to rever-
ence human and moral law. Influence for
good should be inscribed on his banner;
the influence of great and good men. A
man may lead a narrow life and be noble
| character. 1t Is well to fulfill the highest
obligations of society, but 1t Is not neces-
sary. The teacher has great responsible
Iity in determining what the future life and
influence of the child is to be, and may it not
be concentrated into one ideal, the unself-
ish life? How can nation be unselfish II
the children are allowed to grow up selfish
God speed the day when these children
come into the fields of the worlds activ-
tiles land when they fill positions or form
business combinations, may they feel that
lit is public trust! When this great pro-
cession of school children shall inscribe on
their banners this motto of the unselfish
life. then will they become shining lights
in the community.
The nominating committee reported the
following names as officers for the ensuing
year, which were unanimously elected
President, 2. w. Kaufman, Ventura; first
vice, ]. D. Graham, Pasadena; second vice
]. c. Boyd, Riverside; secretary, G.. H.
Chilcote; treasurer, c. ]. Roop; transpor-
tation secretary, ]. B. Monlux.
After the report of the resolution com.
mittee the president-elect was escorted tc
the chair and made few remarks. after
which the association adjourned sine die.