The San Francisco call., 1908-03-26
TEACHERS DISPLAY
WEALTH OF HATS
Array of Headgear at Institute
Attracts Admiration of
the Nen
President Wheeler of California
University Praises Work
of Public Schools

Teachers from Sc public schools of
San Francisco-I.2O0 OF them, and each
charming in a new spring hat-gath-
cred in the assembly hail of the Mission
high school Yesterday morning in the
first days session OF their annual edu-
cationsl institute.
II was 8 great day for the hats. De
spite the stern business character Of
The convention. rs announced before
hand BY the school board feminine ma
fnre couldn't resist the opportunity for
displaying the most striking of the ad-
vance STYLES in Easter millinery And
when one Of the speakers would make
q particularly telling point, across the
audience would sweep a circling wave
Of approval. while 200 hats would un-
dulate as one As for the men teach
-ers. principals and members of the
school board. what there We're of them
retired modestly to the rear in undis-
guised admiration.
PRAISES PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The address OF President Benjamin
Ide Wheeler Of the University of Cal
ifornia was the feature OF the day. In
= speech on The Common School
Wheeler made an appeal for more de-
mocracy in school life.
The common schools, he said, be-
tonsed to the whole mass OF common
people ana TO 10 phEliCus6E POt lAVh "a
Them and in them school democracy
was al its best Then Wheeler devoted
his remarks to the private educational
institutions, which he said tended to
promote snobbishness and exclusive
ness among growing children. To pro-
mote the best interests of a democratic
nation, Wheeler said that parents
would do best by sending their chill
dren TO the common schools.
49, af.rT,< =,
and ninth grades in grammar courses.
Tracing out his argument. he showed
his audience that these grades had no
proper place in grammar schools and
that the pupils in them generally were
too young TO benefit as they should by
the instruction. Wheeler advocated. in
stead that the grades should be added
TO the course OF the high school studies.
which would be heightened two years
thereby.
Alfred Roncovieri. superintendent of
schools. presided ana made the opening
address of welcome TO the teachers. The
hall was crowded TO the aisles.
NOTED EDUCATORS HEARD
"A Visit 10 Burbank was the subject
OF lecture by Edward Hyatt. state
superintendent OF public instruction.
Hyatt told in detail of Burbank's many
apparent miracles in the vegetable
world SIS he had seen them on a per-
sonal visit 10 the wizards laboratories
and gardens.
Another speaker was DR.. Bernard
Noses professor of history and political
science at the University Of California.
in q lecture on characteristics OF
Spanish America" Moses described the
customs and governments of the Latin
American republics in Central and
South America He was the last
speaker.
Directors Boyle. Oliver and Altman
and J. Ferguson of the board of educa-
tion were among those present While
The institute was held primarily for the
teachers OF the schools IN San Fran
cisco city and county, a number of edu-
Gators from other parts Of the state
were In attendance
The institute will continue this morn
ing and tomorrow morning. The fea-
ture of today's session, which begins at
$50 o'clock a. m, viii be an address by
DR. James E. Russell, the noted dean of
the Teachers college OF Columbia uni
versitv. on Social and Industrial Re-
form" Dr. Russell was at Stanford
yesterday, visiting the university cam
pus and buildings.
Judge Frank Murasl<y viii speak this
morning on The Juvenile Court" and
Dr. Alexis E. Lange OF the University OF
California will lecture on Public Spirit
and Education"