The San Francisco call., 1899-07-12


at 8 o'clock the National Educa-
tional Association was called to
order in Ha lis Pavilion by Hon.
- f. Q. Story y the local executive
committee. The pavilion was crowded in
every part and numbers OF the visitors
failed to gain admit,Gnce
After an Invocation 10y Rev. {. Clark
Pierce the Womaa's Orchestra rendered
the National Educational Association
March. a rather unique piece Of music,
composed for the occasion, and then GOV
.ernor Henry T. Gage was presented TO
IBID hearty welcome on behalf Of the State
Jfe said in part:
The AK. shovel. pick and pow, in the hands
OF the vanguard o. progress, removed the cum
bersome obstacles left by nature, put fertile
.c,sses OF the backwooas and by their rugged
trails prepared e@sy routes for the railway en-
= ueer. whose now attract the wonder
and admiration Of the modern traveller
lneSe sctleNe-le-ils' l'llu9i .t-4'Ig IN VI
tiun OF high intelligence, nevertheless represent
In the history ct rhe American people the era
~ n1ztter-era If physical STRIFE. But mans
needs mental well as physical
To YOU. ladies' ana gentlemen Of the National
Educational Association whose noble profess
sion imposes the duty OF cutivating the minds
future men and women who viii labor, IN
struct and adorn in the fields Of American art,
letters and Eoverument-to you, earnest and
devoted disciples of learning and worthy sue
cessors of the American pioneers OF knowledge,
for the advancement OF the splendid educational
work of your predecessors on behalf, there
fore of the people of this State, 1. as executive
am afforded the high honor of greeting you
each and all, and bidding a sincere ana nearly
welcome TO our coast; ana trusting IN your
matured Intelligence, wisdom ana scholarship,
1 ferventiy hope that our own ana other state
schools viii reap the fruits Of your timely and
most pleasant visit
Mayor Fred Eaton. in behalf of Los An
geIes. welcomed the delegates to the city.
lie is frank speaker. with a sincerity
IN tone ana manner that carries conVic-
ton, and was heartily applauded. He SAID
il part:
I bid you a hearty welcome TO Los Angeles
and all that il contains. We have looked Tor
You long time. and have tried to prepare
ia EOIne slight degree oU- appreciation Of your
visit. Should there be any shortcomings they
viii in no way show that do not want you.
might add that II We lavtshed on your enter
81 woulI still fail TO measure the depth of our
pleasure in your presence Los Angeles in the
West has benetted by your laoors IN the East
and South. and you have in turn benehted by
me labors o. our te2Ghers' W are az one on IN Il
common good. You at hOme-we want you
to feel that. know it. and, you would at
home. il you don't see what you want ask
Thomas J. Kirk. State Superintendent
OF Public instruction OF CaH1orma, after
bidding the educators welcome to Cali
fornta. said in part:
On this western shore. separated by the
mountains and desert from the influences of
the East, cut of from the traditions OF the
past. education here has taken on new phases
and has had a phenomenal growth During
the last ten years secondary ana hgiler eau
cation have had unprecedented growth With
university bearing his name now enrolls 100
students Its endowment is over twenty
millions. Within the same period the colleges
at Berkeley have increased their enrolment
from $50 10 I7oJ. Including the professional
University now has an enrolment Of 243S. But
numbers do not tell the whole story. There
growing 1ema uds Of modern life And yet we
have fallen short Of our Ideals. We realize
that we are still giving the masses of children
shin. We aIpe5 to v6u for aid in the solution
nf
,iDe schoarsfin We ygelcon1e Won neTnbars
Of the National Educational Association to ali
the bounty and hospitality Of California. Take
ever be your debtors for the good counsel and
lofty inspiration which you viii leave
J. A. Foshay. superintendent Of Los
Angeles Schools, said in part:
We hail the presence of this vast
@SFyese hSay 5e5 1ea sh3 s3 a5vy token h the of great taf
cause Of education We welcome you as
first and is the noblest of today We are so
far from the great centers. but who have
eternal spring healing air to compensate greet
you as bringing wisdom. experience and the
latest thoughts which are being contributed to
OF that noble name. The great master Agas-
siz, would be called by no other. The thought
Of training minds and bodies and molding
characters of the coming generation seems at
times overwhelming To-day you are planning
and working for the future which shape
the destiny Of nation. Your work is great
there is no greater. As large reservoirs Of our
mountains give forth water in warm dry sum
Iner to refresh the productive orange groves Of
California, may this meeting of the largest
educational organization in the world pour
forth its influence to strengthen and invigorate
the intellectual forces of our State; may it en-
rich the home life Of the ranch, the school life
OF the pueblo, the college life OF the universe
ties of this Golden State Of the far West
You are welcome to the far West, to the Golden
State to the city of the angels. to our hearts
and to our homes.
DR.. Elmer +. Brown, professor OF the
University Of California and State Direc-
I.l vol of hn a 70 a
followed with the assurance that never
before has Los Angeles so deserved its
name, as the city is now fhlI OF ahse!S "
education. He assured the visitors that
their attentiveness to all that is said to
them induced the telling of big stories, a
temptation that is hard 20 resist. The
speaker said that here will be found the
best system Of county schools that can be
found anywhere outside Of Massachusetts,
handclappings from the New England
delegates He reminded the people that
though they had come across the desert
they find that California is not wholly
isolated His praise of the teachers as
members of a great profession was fol-
lowed by his expression of welcome TO the
Responses to the welcoming addresses
were made by y. c. DOugherty, Superin-
Emerson E. White Of Columbus, Ohio,
and ]. II: Phillips, Superintendent Of
Schools of Birmingham, Ala.
After the orchestra had played Mozart's
overture to Don Juan" President Elipha
let Dram Lyte, principal Of the First
Pennsylvania State Normal School Mil
lersville Pa, delivered an address.
DR.. Lyte, in opening his address, re-
ferred to the first meeting Of the associa-
zion in Philadelphia, when thirty-eight
members We're enrolled, and compared It
with the enrolment of more than 10000 in
Washington last year. He also spoke of
the progress made in other respects
by the association. The National Educa-
tional Association is al organization
through which the educators of the coun-
ry can reach large bodies Of teachers. He
referred TO several minor school problems
future by the association, mong which he
emphasized continuation schools"
DR.. Lyt econcluded his address by ex-
pressing the hope that the present meet