The San Francisco call., 1899-12-03
CATHOLIC TEACHERS
MEET IN CONFERENCE
AT PRESENTATION CONVENT
THEY DISCUSS EDUCATION.
Sixth Annual Institute Opened With
Presidents Welcome to Father
Yorke.

Over 300 sisters, representatives Of the
San Francisco converts and OF those
across the bay. have for the past two
days been gathered together at the Sacred
Heart Presentation Convent. The object
which brought them together was the
sixth annual Catholic Teachers Institute,
at which the convent instructors yearly
gather to compare notes and listen TO
lectures on their chosen life work.
The institute this year, by the wide
range of subjects discussed, attracted an
even larger number than usual.
Asa. m. on Friday the session was in
augurated by the celebration of holy
mass, followed at 9:45 by the president s
(Sister NJ Angeline of the Holy Name
Convent address of welcome to Rev. L.
c. Yorke. The address was in part as
follows:
Refor. we proceed to carry out the pro-
gramme OF to-day, in your name, beg TO ex-
tend our heartfelt greeting 10 the dear friend
who has come home to US from across tne
seas Welcome home. dear father welcome TO
the cause that is waiting its defender; TO the
friends who have followed you with gadness
through YOUR holiday. and with their only
wealth have sought from God all the good
things for you. -, -, ,,, -
Its treasures of art. its shrines and Its sane
tuaries have wooed you by their beauty and
their ancient majesty but II other lands have
their masterpieces, here, dear father. is the
life work Tor which Providence has shaped you;
here is the cause that Is dear TO you, and here
are the hearts that are loyal and true to you.
As 70 81 Patrick OF old the voices OF the lit
tie children would have cried out 10 you In
your creams to return ,,,s Ana b,,dno Not only M,
of all those who for years have been
won't to look to. you for guidance
and honor and Justice. Others have gone
abroad and returned and made glad the little
circle they call friends s. Sq, Sad When ec whole , peo
look deeper even than friendship for the cause.
and find IL in these words OF the Psalmist.
therefore God even thy God. hath anointed
thee with the oil OF gladness above thy fell
lows"
Father Yorke, after few weIIchosen shah
.E,ducattonal Ideals" The reverend gen.
tieman told his audience of the desira.
bility of teachers Keeping n high ideal
no pains to attain II. He then read the
annual report of the Christian doctrine
committee. This closed the morning ses-
AT 1:3O p. m. the audience again gath
cred in the assembly hall 10 listen to the
Rev. j. A. McDonald's interesting talk on
his hearers that the prime. need was the
Capitalization of high school where all
could unite I'm prosecuting the highest
iaesis Re4 Charles S A. Ramm followed With than an
earnest appeal for the development of
moral education in schools. which he
claimed was DelnS somewhat neglected
in the modern scheme of education
At $3.50 p. m. a recently returned Pales-
tine pilgrim, Rev. p. J.. Cummins, de-
scribed his experiences in the Holy Land.
illustrating his discourse with over sixty
views OF the country. This closed the first
days session.
''The Fatigue OF school Children was
Burk OF the San Francisco State Normal
School opened Saturday mornings ses-
sion. An exposition of the different ways
variously constituted scholars formed the
basis Of an extremely interesting lecture