The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
ORIGINALITY NEEDED.


Il seems % hard 70 really develop or1gi-
nality that is not Imitation. and yet i believe
Il can be done.
Fairy tales. myths. little class!ce-au these
aeinstion, Ideals and style, with a view 70 in
cressins the vocabulary and purifying the
English
Get subjects that are within the child mind,
that appeal TO child love
I believe that the seed ought TO be planted
right in the very beginning II we would look
for strong writers in years 20 come.
M Doyle, supervisor of manual
training, spoke on The Relation of
Special Training to Class Studies" in
the course Of which he said:
We are beginning to see that all things are
nterdependen1-nothing is OF much value ex-
well called branches for they have life IL
separated from the great trunk OF truth.
Al and unity their work with the general
scheme Of things II they die not they would
effect but little. FOR teaching that has no
socisiizing influence Is mere parrot-work.
Turning TO the actual work in the
manual training room, Doyle said:
The manual training room becomes place
81 verlncations. The pupil may md IN il
woods from all parts Of the world, and from
regular classroom Or he may meet with
nodded shapes whose Just proportions are the
gift OF ancient Greece.
II SO minded, he may examine a hatchet Of
the stone age. which required many days labor
70 produce. and taking il 10 his work bench
compare Il with a blue tempered steel one
which modern skill offers him for a song, and
thereby come into consciousness Of his great
Inheritance in having been born IN such q
country and age
Other subjects were reading. fairy
stories. and stories from pictures, kin
dergarten, writing and drawing, read
ing. language, literature and history.
IN the Girls High ScnooI the ses-
sions were most interesting and in the
discussion on Languages" DR. A. w
Scott said that the modern languages
IN high schools should be begun in
the first year and preferably in the
grammar school He was of opin-
ion that they should be taught not
because Of the foreign population. but
for the benefit Of American boys and
girls in order TO remove that pro-
vincialism Of which Americans are ac-
cused."
DR. DEAL SPEAKS.
The evening schools sessions were
held in the City Hall, the graded class
section celebrating in Judge Graham S
court. d. ". Kratzer presided, and as
chairman was eminently successful
In opening the programme. Kratzef
outlined the labors of the evening
school, showing what the teachers ac-
cOmpiish with pupils who come to their
studies after hard days toll and not
with that freshness and Yigor found
in the day school pupils.
1t was q most interesting meeting
Il c. Kline in his demonstration of
the study Of arithmetic, added much
10 the many excellent problems con-
sidered.
Kinne was with John SWEET thirty
years ago when the first night school
was inaugurated in San Francisco.
and he gave his colleague the greatest
credit for the initial step he took In
creating the school.
Miss E. ]. Onyon spoke. and was fol-
LEVIED by DR.. Louise B. Deal. whose
theme was THE Personnel of the
Evening School"
DR.. Deals address was brilliant. Tt
proved to be a graphic sketch of the
characteristics Of the pupils. It en-
braced anything from the bad boy to
the humorist, from the mediocre boy
TO the dUllard.
The address teemed with delightful