The San Francisco call., 1899-07-01
ENTERTAINING
THE EDUCATORS
Los Angeles Ready for
the Convention.
INDIAN SCHOOL WILL HELP
STANFORD WILL SEND A sPLEN-
DID ART EXHIBIT.
A Number of Teachers Already on
the Ground and Are Being Well
Cared For by a Provi-
dent Committee.
WILL SEND A sPLEN-
DID ART EXHIBIT.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LOS ANGELES, June 30.-The local
executive committee to-day reports that
every plan devised for the entertain
ment of delegates to the National Edu
cationaI Association convention and for
the care of the guests that will in the
next two weeks invade the City of the
Angels are completed.
The Santa Fe overland which arrived
to-day came in in two sections, one of
which. consisting of six cars, was filed
entirely with teachers and their friends.
Two Pullman sleepers filled with Ari-
zona teachers and their friends arrived :
from Phoenix to-day. There were over
fiftv passengers in the contingent.
A party of thirty-f1ve teachers went
into the Grand Canyon to-day from
Flagstaff. .,s,
In order to insure a plentiful supply
of flowers for the National EducationdI' Is
Association the school children OF the
citvshaye been enlisted as contributors.
The band from the Perris Indian
School will be a feature OF the week,
and the presence of the other pupils or
that Government institution VIII auu
variety to the educational features.
a fruit committee of the teachers Ue-
nartment will tonight, under charge
Of Tuther G.. Brown as chairman, leave
for San Bernardino to meet the lncoIn-
ing train loads of teachers that arrive
in Los Angeles tomorrow morning: ne
committee will be supplied with 1rult
and flowers with which to refresh the
tired travellers. oo
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, June 80
stanford University intends to play
quite an important part IN the COIN
ing meeting of the National EouGa-
tionaI Association at Los Angeles
from .JuIv II to a. A large delegation
will he in attendance, and besides the
university intends to make quite
beautifuI and instructive EXHIBIT Oh the
work of it's art department:
This exhibit has been selected Win
Great care by the heads of the depart
111ent and to-day it was sent to Los
Angeles under the charge OF Roger J.
Starrett, an art student here. MT. Ster-
rett will have full charge OF It's ar
rangement and exhibition ana Will pe
prepared to answer all inquiries Lndoe
concerning the art department at stan
ford and it's work. The exhibition IN
cludes work which has been done un-
der the instruction of Professor Boi-
ton Colt Brown, head of the art depart
ment. and Miss Zoe w. F1ske, lhsLIuC-
tress of drawing and painting. ! botn
| these teachers have studied IN FaTIS,
at the Academic Montparnasse. Inc
exhibition will cover about 700 square
| feet of wall space and will lnelude
/ color charcoal, pencil and wash drdW-
/ ings and set of photographs OF the
/ university grounds and buildings.
The drawings from life are InoStIy
charcoals. while the pencil sketches in
cIude still life and landscape. Inc
whole exhibit has been care1uiiy
MANNED and chosen to display the
1 Kinds of work and illustrate the method
/ of instruction employed, but 1t Will be
/ exceedingly interesting from the artls-
| tic point of view as we'll as for ITS edu-'
! cational value.
The delegation of Stanford professors
! will take a leading part in the work
! and discussions of the National Educa-
! tional Association.
! Among the most important assign
ments to Stanford men are the follow
! ing. on the closing day, the 14th,
! President David Starr Jordan will ad-
| dress the general assembly, his subject
! being. AN Apology for the American
! University" Previous to this DR.. Jor-
| dan speaks on the 18th on the status
! of the Fur Seal before the natural MS
! tory section, besides taking part in sew
| eral important discussions. other no
| IA ble addresses will be made by Profes-
| sor George NJ. Richardson, head of the
! chemistry department, on Science in
| the High School and by Professor
| E,lIwood P. Cubberly, head of the de-
| nartnent of education, on Day Schools
! for the Deaf as a Part of Our Pub1c
! school System.". Discussions on sub
| iacts in their line will be taken by Or.
/ Edyvin d Starbuck, associate professor
! of edncatiOn. before the National Her
/ bart Society, and by Mr.. Thomas. A.
! storey instructor of hygiene and or
osnic training.