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more exalted subjects, and it is impor
tant to choose songs purest in words
»>nd music, so that they may learn to
admire the true and good. Even the
Chinese recognize the wisdom of in
sisting upon such songs. Confucius
Bays: 'Music is one of the most prompt
and efficacious factors for reforming
manners and making the State pros
perous.' "
In closing she said: "If we neglect to
give our children the beautiful songs,
the happy songs, from cur masters, we
are depriving them of the privilege of
learning to appreciate the best of that
wonderful power 'music' That power
so deep .nd high that some say it is the
expression of the thoughts and affec
tions of the angels, and Carlyle says:
'It is a kind of articulate unfathomable
speech which leads to the edge of the
infinite.' If we deny our children a
knowledge of this power we deny them
a way to open,
The inmost center of us all.
Where truth abides in fullness.
The next paper was presented by
Miss Ida M. Fisher, Supervisor of Mu
sic, of Alameda, the subject being
"Practical Methods in Teaching Music
to Children." In opening Miss Fisher
said: Music has been called the uni
versal language, and rightly so, for
there is no faculty so common to the
"whole human race as tone perception
and the ability to sing. In nothing has
nature been so impartial as in the dis
tribution of this gift.
When Walter Scott said, "Let me
make the songs of the nation and I
care not who makes the laws," he had
the correct conception of the influence
which this divine art exerts over the
soul.
The paper was one of great merit,
and she handled the subject in a
masterly manner that held the audi
ence. It particularly impressed the ne
cessity of keeping the pupils interested
in the study in order to develop the
best results. In closing Miss Fisher
said: "Should the work of music done in
school result in establishing a lasting
dislike for music, it would be better if it
were never introduced. It is a mistake
to teach the science at the expense of
the artistic. The soul of music slum
bers to be awakened and nourished,
and it is our duty to see that it re
ceives proper nourishment.
Let us move the soul with this har
monious voice of creation, this echo of
the invisible world; one note of the di
vine concord with which the entire uni
verse is destined one day to sound.
Mrs. Howard of Sacramento was then
Introduced and sang "Ben Bolt." She
■was followed by President Juliet Powell
Rice, who had chosen as her subject
"The Effect of Different Songs (Music)
on Children." (a) "What Kind of Musi"
Do Children Want?" (b) "What Kind
Do They Need?" In handling her
themes the speaker ignored the angelic
attributes of little ones, and portrayed
them in all their human traits. She
disclaimed that the sweet strains of the
human voice and the soft rhythm of
the words carried the little ones out of
their human foibles and naughtiness
by the simple hearing. Music rightly
applied was one of the main helps to
ward educating and directing the
thought and ideas of the child, but
wrongly used there was nothing more
detrimental. "Interest the child." said
the speaker, "in the spirit of song. In
many instances the little one gets its
sirst impression of music from songs
heard at the theater or whistled along
the street.
"It was the jingle of rag-time melo
dies that in many cases first attracted
childish interest, and not the classical
renditions of noted artists. And the
same thing may be said of the ma
jority of the rest of the human family.
Sousa and his band will pack any the
ater in the land, and yet his music is
by no means considered to be of the
highest classical type, but it draws the
populace far better than the most pol
ished efforts of noted songsters and
musicians. This being true, and it i
cannot be denied, if it be necessary to]
attract the interest of the little ones j
by the introduction of the rag-time j
melodies into the schools, by all means
adopt them, but in so doing chose the >
best, by the best, those cleanly worded
and most melodious, start the children
in the song with a swing and abandon
that will impress them with the spirit j
and melody, and after acquiring their
interest lead them into more classical j
walks with such melodies as the 'Anvil
Chorus' or 'The Tinker's Chorus,' etc.
There are many things worse to teach
than "coon songs.' " said the speaker,
"and yet you must acknowledge that
they are liked not only by the children,
but by the wicked portion of the teach
ing fraternity as well. The great mis
take in the public schools of to-day is
that we attempt to teach above the
heads of the scholars. Begin by get
ting the child to sing what it likes, even
If it be the despised 'coon songs,' and
then lead them on to the popular ideal
of the day if you find it necessary. The
speaker's theme was so original ly
handled and wittily portrayed that it
provoked a storm of applause and
laughter."
Miss Xena Roberts of San Francisco
was then introduced and sang several
songs, finishing with a rag-time melody
that more than emphasized the ideas of
Hts. Rice, and the session adjourned
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY.
An Interesting: Paper by Miss Jen
nie E. Weir of Nevada.
The Department of the California
Association of Teachers of History met
in the Senate Chamber yesterday morn
ing for the purpose of discussing the
subject of "The Study of History in
Schools," and the report to the Ameri
cap Historical Association by the com
m'ttee of seven. President Richard D.
Faulkner occupied the chair, with Mrs.
Rose V. Winterburn as Secretary.
Prior to the general discussion of the
subject matter chosen. Miss Jennie
Elizabeth Weir of the University of
Nevada read a paprr on the subject
of "Continuity of Historical Study, and
the Relation of History to Other Sub
jects." In opening the speaker said:
"•I have taken in hand.' said Sir
Francis Drake once to the crew of the
immortal Pelican, 'that which I know
not how to accomplish. Yea, it hath
even bereaved me of my wits to think
of it.' Such is my experience in at
tempting to deal with the topic assigned
me, as it is too broad, too many sided
to admit of comparison within the time j
limit of this paper, and so I purpose
not to review the subject in its entirety,
but merely in its phases."
After alluding to her experience with
history during her student life, the
speaker urged the importance of con
tinuity in the study of history, and
claimed that English history is taught
too late In the course to correlate with
the study of English literature. This
was a p.cjietical problem that should
be solved. After a lengthy review of
the question in its application to the
various grades of study, the speaker
closed by saying:
"The study of history does this. In
order to understand a great character,
the student must approximately rise to
the level of that character. Thus there
is developed unconsciously not only the
broadening .and deepening and purify
ing of understanding, but of the moral
nature as well, until, as John Fiske
says, 'we become better able to com
prehend our relations to the world and
the duty that lies upon each of us to
shape his conduct rightly.' "
Mrs. Lydia Hebron Kniss of Berkeley,
in her paper, warmly indorsed the re
port of the committee of seven in all
its main features as adapted to the
needs of the secondary school. It was
a study that had been thrown in the
background by the pursuit of a knowl
edge of language, mathematics and
science. Four years was not too much
for the study of history in the hish
sohools, as it was a study that possesed
a high pedagogic value. She also
favored continuity, and advocated the
acquirement of a broad knowledge of
the subject as relating to the Egyptians,
Babylonians, Phoenicians. Persians
and Hebrews in closing. She says: "It
is not the things that have lived and
died that should be emphasized, but
the past which looks steadily toward
the present, and which still living
promises to be an important factor in
the civilization of the twentieth
century."
E. M. Cox, City Superintendent of
Santa Rosa, followed, chosing as his
especial theme "Four Years' Course.''
He also commended the report of the
committee of seven. In his opinion,
secondary and university courses have
been planned too independent of pre
ceding work; it is the duty of every
department of educational work to cor
relate to that just preceding, and this
secondary school should be as closely
connected to the grammar grade as is
possible. In closing, he favored the idea
of having English history taught first,
and then used as an appreciative basis
for the more general study of the sub
ject.
Dr. Benjamin Ide Wheeler, President
of the University of California, In
speaking on the question of "Ancient
History; Its Place and Purpose." said:
Ancient history should belong to the
early days of a school course because it
is simple, at least it is simple in the is
sues involved and in the fact that re
sults lie close to producing causes. We
are near the men who originated ideas
t that to-day have become complex. This
j simplicity Is lacking now because mod
ern history has become complex.
When we are in Greece on the streets
of Athens we stand face to face with
facts that have sprung from the soil.
We study Greek and Latin to find out
where many of our forms of thought
and expression took their rise. The
institution of State and society wera
augmented and based on kinship by
blood, while In modern days all races
and traditions and historical records
■are confused by the mixture of popu
lation. Ancient history is simple be
cause intercommunication such as is
possible to-day through modern
mechanism, noticeably electricity and
steam, was not possible in the days it
was formulated. One of the main rea
sons for studying ancient history in
schools is, that it holds modern history
In the germ. The speaker then went
on to outline modern history in the
terms of ancient history, showing: that
history can be understood in true per
spective w r hen referred to the experience
j of the past.
Tn treating; the subject of "Methods
of Instruction," Professor George El
liott Howard of Leland Stanford, Jr.
University, said: For several decades
after the origin of our nation, most
foreign observers except D. Toque
ville were prejudiced against democ
racy, and could only foresee disastei.
The American people recognized the
gravity of the problem and to meet
the difficulty institutt-d the public
schools. The speaker then outlined thf»
growth of the school system and its
eminent success. He advocated more
text books for the study of history and
trained teachers not confined to meth
ods, and predicted that the next ten
years would be marked by remarkable
progress in the study of this impor
tant branch, so much so that America
would be a model for the rest of the
world.
j .Professor E. L Miller of Chico Nor- j
j mal School in speaking on the same
j subject said: The first essential to
any good method is to realize the valu°
|of the subject and why we teach it for
i the aims to be attained. The train
| ing was one of the most essential
i points in addition to the acquiring of
I information and should be of such a
• character as to develop the intellectual
| faculties of the people. The same men
tal activity is required in the proper
method of the study of history as is
required in the solvence of citizenship
problems, and in consequence history
! study is one of the best preparations
for citizenship." He then spoke of
the use of text books as contrasted
with the topical system, and insisted
that the development of the powers of
comparison, judgment and reason,
were much better formulated by the
topical system than by the text book,
because it gave opportunity to derive
information from different sources and
to compare different authorities, also
to reason on various statements made
and from those statements form judg
ments of their own.
Tht discussion of the next topic.
"Sources." was postponed until this
morning.
CHILD STUDY.
The Department Listens to Some
Interesting Papers.
The Department of Child Study ron
! vened in the .Assembly Chamber short
|ly after f) o'clock yesterday morn
ing. President C. C. Van Liew of
chico occupying the chair. Superin
tendent Minnie Coulter of Sonoma act
ed as Secretary.
The first number presented was a
very able paper on "Constructive Work
Based on Child Study," by E. Si. Hen
derson of Chico.
He said the ch',ld no sooner gets con
trol of its arms And hands, with cower
to sit erect, than the Interest in con
! struction make* i\s appearance and not
! only docs it come forth, but it creates
so serious a demand that the stock
playthings for children of this age are
the building blocks or cards by which
they can bring into existence number
less odd structures that quickly fall,
! and in their ruin better than their con
! struction satisfy the dominant crav
| ing for the novel, the sudden, the
kaleidoscopic. But the instinct in con
struction does not long remain in this
jack-in-the-box phase. The Imitative
instinct takes possession of the field
and the blocks become trains of cars
or houses, dolls appear; mud pips are
made and the child manifests his in
■ genuity in constructing toys, usually
1 imitations of objects used by adults.
This Interest holds till the age of 0
TSiii RECORP-TTNKKN, SACRAMENTO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1899.
ill A™ T\a* 1Q Sa THc p e la Ss ßerara Bhape> or,g,nal pr,ce - * 380:8 ale CofurHav IW 10 ll
111 1 O-daVf i/CC« LOT 111-Will consist of two of our open OdlUlildy, . UCU OU, ill
111 stock patterns. One is the white and gold decora- Sa i e Jn S H verware Department 111
a 11..' /\T 9i30 A. /VI. tion, in the best semi-porcelain. The other is of Downstairs at 9:30 a. m. all
■IH „ - i-»t» tne brown carnation decoration in the very best /IB
l\\ naviland China English semi-porceiain. As we wish to discard rem Pots. Calendars ([|
Mil j-i « i r\« • r»» r»i • both of these patterns the prices shall be one-half DJ r t ■ \\m
|/|; Odd Pieces in rme China the original price, we cannot mention the list of Bisque Cracker Jars ill
\\) Decorated Open Stock Items M Wrought Iron Candlesticks ((
|[ | New Year's Items, Etc. -**«««p. Bisque Photo Holders )1
|\\ Lot iv. cake piates. Odd Pieces in Silverware (I
1/ A r We haV£ ab ° Ut fifty decorated cake P lateS in Lot 1. All our IWO calendars unsold, and compris- All
■Ii m¥^ mm ''""""""iyir \ * anc y designs, with large floral decorations and gold ! n g some very pretty will be reduced one-half; IB
IV ' ed S es - Sa,e P rice » 10c kinds at sc; 20c Kinds reduced to 10c, 50c kinds re- Ym
Ki* rfft Very fine, large size, round salad cake or °There a "Ly" a few of these hand-painted bU-que //I
1Y ' * sandwich trays. 1 hey have heavy gold decorated fern dishes . Tne edges are of lacquered brass, with the its
■1/ Jj \ \ \Jf T^T-, jj edges with open work. Make a very handsome bisque part in floral designs, hand painted. These fern \ll
mil' (£l£i ifJmV co" <* ,fj/r ornament on the sideboard or china closet: size, 12 dishes have removable brass trays. They can be washed
■II : inches in diameter. The centers are decorated with "*? and are ™»* very " aildBom * but servlce " //|
ll\ -*>c3e=*fa£S»es" w . - _ , . able. Former price, $2. ( y.
11 large floral designs. Former prices, $2.65 -and SATURDAY'S tf»t f)r ill
*//, This sale coming as it will just before New $2.35. Sale Price, $1.25. PRICE, OliZO nil
jj Years should be of much interest to housewives. Jl
I\\ The items are such as to prove of the widest in- Lot VI. Pudding Dishes. L o t |H. Wrought Iron Candlesticks. //f
ll] terest. For our part we intend to make this sale Decorated German china pudding dish, with «m&p wrought-iron candle sticks; \ll
■// a fitting climax to the many splendid sales in the white baking dish. The outside bowl makes a low ' fancy snape - w4th good ]|1
Il Crockery Department during the year now about to fine salad or berry dish. Neat design, and we have Ide Heav^blac^wrougnt- ,/f
IV close. It will be noticed that there are some very only six of these. Price, Complete, 83c. iron designs ' ' (II
§ choice goods in this sale. rf " SATURDAY'S .1. ))1
■II Lot I. Haviland & Co.'s Decorated Dinner Set English semi-porcelain dinner set, open stock pat- -—■* PRICfc, ITU IE
11] Patterns. tern. The design is a dark pink border floral figure (II
ml This lot consists of Haviland & Co.'s deco- of the latest shape. The prices will be less than Lot IV. Cracker Jars. Vim
If rated dinner sets in open stock pattern. It is of a one-half the original selling price. Below we give Real bisque glass, hand-painted cracker Jars with _ mi- l|
|\ delicate pink, fern decoration in the Marseilles a partial list: J- II
■I shape. Prices are a third less than the plain white m**,** nrice $" ,} 5 Wm
llj is dually sold for. We mention only a few of the Coffee cups and saucers.. Open vegetable price, $..20. SATURDAY'S 00 J]
|\V Prices that will prevail. de. dreamers 10c PRICE, OhZO /If
mil Butter plates . ..$ 80 doz Coffee cups and _ *" Oatmeal bowls He 111
mil Tea plates 200 doz saucers 325 doz Covered vegetable dishes Sauce 20c L Q t V. Photograph Holders. \V_
mli Soup plates 290 doz Soup tureens ... 205 each 50c Platters. .10c, 20c, 35c, 45c TWg lQt conslstg of flve p, €ce s of photograph hold- J|
■II ' Sauce plates .... 125 doz Platters _ erg They are in the real bisque, hand-painted glass, Jim
ml\ Tea cups and 50c, 80c, $1 15 each with gold lacquered metal rim. Not alone useful but an (■
■II saucers 265 doz Gravy tureens .. 150 each ornament to any parlor. Former price, $2.25. Vim
|7 Lotll. Haviland & Co.'s China. Cft||\/CMID TDHVO CDCC SATURDAY'S IC Jj
lll ! This lot will consist of Haviland & Co.'s deco- uUUVLIiIIi I IIH I 0 I IILLI PRICE, OlilJ U
IV rated china. There are a great many items and the Qf p]ated bow , s> 111
ml quantity of each is very limited. We wish to have Some time ago we ordered a quantity of alumi- creamers, pickle castors and several other items. These 11
llj this sale a big success and shall make the follow- num trays, suitable for pins, hairpins, etc., or for pieces are with Bohemian colored glass and silver plated jIE
IV ing low price: . .•. use as men's ash trays. These trays we have been mo m!kifpastnr sale mice Si 10 111"
■1! Comports, round, original price, 90c and $1.00; sale price, ........ • r , . cc v Pickle castor, sale price jm.iu. vtm
■// 43c distributing free as a souvenir of the twenty-fifth Sugar bow! and creamer, sale price *1. \im
Il ; j6Uy rice Sh 4sc anCy ' 900 anniversar >' of this business. The distribu- g£g II
111: comTand brush tray, Ranson shape, original price, tion has been as thorough and impartial as possible, — (II
1/ $2.00; sale price, $1.00. but a number of ladies have complained that they \AT IRIIAY IIFI. Hll 'll
■I , Salad bowls, Ranson shape, original price, $2.10; sale ... , , , ~ CH I UiIUH I I ULUI wUi 19
|Il\' price, $1.25. did not receive a tray. We have a number of the w ' \j§m
jIY Ranson shape, original price, $1.20 and souvenirs still on hand, and beginning at 9 o'clock Sale of Men's and Boys' Fill* Top (II
II Cracke b r°Urs! e ßan S on original price, $1.40; sale Saturday morning, December 30th, will give one Gloves, Handkerchiefs, Shirts, All
|[ price, 95c. free to every lady who calls. The trays will be found Fancy Suspenders, OvershirtS, Un
-11) Cho^ i 1 c a e te $ Ti S 5 Rans ° n sh^e ' ° risinal Price ' $175: SalC in the Shoe Department, and we shall give them derwear and Boys' Sweaters. If
II I to top of column two.) OUt as long as the supply lasts. Full particulars in to-morrow's "Record-Union."
•to 8, when, If not cultivated, it gives
j place to other interests. Poverty of
I material from which to construct is no
ban to its activities. This interest i 3
[ due ta the activity of the imagination
; and this age demands illusions, which
' must, however, be based on reality,
i This interest soon comes into contact
i with the rivalries of social life and a
j transition comes from blocks to games.
I Anything that he now makes must
i etand the test of criticisms or his van
! fty is wounded. The accuracy neces
; sary for good work is irksome, except
lin a few rases and these are generally
\ from'a desire of praise for his skill and
> a desire to excel. This spirit of rivalry
j the teacher must appeal to in order to
'; give immediate interest in the things
;in hand. The constructive work of
■ later childhood may perhaps be util
| ized as something having a market
i value. There could be no keener spur
Ito the labors of a child than the desire
Ito produce something that the school
might be wilting to indorse and present
to the public as worth a purchase price.
IHe will find that in the busy world to
j which he looks 1 forward, the industry
and skill which he is acquiring will
! count and will gradually be led from
the trivial rivalries to the larger ones.
This use of his products is important
, educationally in giving to him a keen
. sense of the permanent importance of
what he is doing.
! The next stage in the child's develop
ment is the age of independence. He
I scorns the products of the former
; stages and looks forward to manhood.
It is often a period of rebellion against
restraint of all kinds. The methods of
the teacher that have heretofore been
successful must be changed. He must
ibe allowed a degree of independence.
His forming ideals- are self-created and
i can be nothing else, yet it is of the
greatest importance that they should
be allowed. It will depend now largely
ion the former training of the child
| whether he goes upward or becomes
I discontented or even criminal.
[ Papers discussing the position of Mr.
[ Henderson were read by Kate Ames of
: Stanford University and Edna Rich of
Santa Barbara and an interesting dis
cussion ensued among the teachers,
showing that there were many devot
ed to child study among them.
GENESIS OP DRAWING.
"The Genesis of Drawing" was the
paper of Frederic Burk of San Fran
i cisco.
! His paper was witty and sparkling,
hard to describe, with an affectation of
ignorance moving through it, but
bright, telling points made that showed
it but assumed. He depicted his early
efforts in childhood and gave some
i laughable expositions of the mistakes
I teachers sometimes make in trying to
j make children see what is behind the
| picture, to see the spirit actuating the
j parties represented in it. or the spirit
of the scene.
Miss Katherine Ball, Supervisor of
Drawing- of San Francisco, dissented
from Mr. Burk in many respects. She
did not think that children, even in
the eighth year of school life, could see
and but few of the teachers can form a
mental concept of the object. The
children do not see things in their
proper relation to other things and are
not correct in their drawing, but they
do see and execute in other directions.
She tried to develop the eye so that
children, after seeing a thing, can re
produce it more or less well after it has
been removed from their sight. The
children, even in the first grade, can
often see and take great interest in
color work, if they have objects pre
sented for their work. Spontaneous
drawing should be used for language
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consciousness keeps them from trying
to depict a story, because they have no
practice in it, but she had generally
found them easy to start and that they
soon became so interested that it is
hard to restrain them. She told how
she encouraged the bashful ones and
induced rivalry that gave them confi
dence. The method of the teacher may
encourage spontaneity or may repress
it. ESncouragement is the key to their
natures. The proper training should
begin in the lower grades, that it may
develop into habit, otherwise it is found
that in the higher grades there is much
to undo. She illustrated her methods
of drawing out the children by her
treatment of the story of the three
bears, and showed how the child's
mental conceptions of the story
manifested themselves. She gave
them opportunity for absolutely
free expression. She often gave them
copying work, showing them that all
trees or bears a/c not alike. The for
mation of proper habits of work should
be carefully looked after, no matter
what the faults of the drawing at first.
She agreed with Mr. Burk as to color
work in the lower grades. She thought
teachers often came to conclusions
without having had sufficient practice
to be able to pass judgment on the
things. Many things that sound very
nice are found to be utterly impractic
able in the sohool.
Mr. Meyer gave an account of his
methods of teaching and the results
he obtained from them.
D. R. Augsburg, Supervisor of Draw
; ing in Oakland, gave a most interesting
| exposition on the blackboard of his
j methods, saying that he had
I been for the past two years
j making a study of what chil
, dren like best in their early ages.
IHe found exercises in circular draw-
I ing very beneficial to young children,
j They love them because they are large
j amd free and yet so that they work
j nicely at them as an exercise merely.
I They take much Interest also in the
drawing of Brownies and soon learn to
do it well. They like imitation draw
ing, such as. of trees, and he had found
children, even in the first grade, draw
ing a special kind of tree. They will
also draw facts about objects, but could
j not get real object drawing much below
the sixth grade. Children love color
drawing all the way through and he
thought the coming way of expression
in the school would be by water colors.
The primary colors can be grasped by
the first grade and the second will like
action drawing— boys running, animals
walking, etc. Even the fundamentals
of facial expression can be taught. The
first principles of perspective are easily
taught by imitation and comprehended
by the child, in the first and second
grades Is the proper place to teach
them. In the third grade comes pro
portion work. It is a difficult point to
teach children to draw just what they
see.
THE WHEELER RECEPTION.
Delightful Affair Last Evening-
President Wheeler's Remarks.
The reception to Benjamin Ide
Wheeler, president of the University
of California, in the Crocker Art Gal
lery last evening by the California
Teachers' Association, was complete in
every detail, homelike In its entirety,
and greatly appreciated by all who at
tended.
The arrangements for the reception
were perfected under the persona' su
pervision of the Executive Committee,
Rings and Lorpette Chains.
Among the new things we have for the holiday trade are a lot of Jeweled
rings and a line of lorgnette chains.
in silver novelties we have set aside a lot which we are offering at cost. We
do this as an inducement to you to call and see what a fine stock of jewelry,
diamonds, watches, etc., we have, and how low we are offering them.
H. WACHHORST,
Sgn of the Town Clock 315 J Streeet LEADING JEWELER
consisting of Miss Sarah M. Jones,
Miss Anna Wicks, Miss Laura Cron
kite, W. A. Latta and B. F. Howard.
The Reception Committee was com
posed of H. Weinstock, Dr. W. A.
Briggs, Dr. G. L. Simmons and J. A.
Woodson. The Executive Committee
was also assisted by thirty-five teach
ers of the local schools.
On his arrival President Wheeler was
met at the entrance by the Reception
Committee, who escorted him to the
rostrum, where Mr. Weinstock intro
duced him to the assemblage by say
ing:
"Ladies and Gentlemen: Numerous
young friends of mine who are attend
ing the California University have re
peatedly informed me that their new
President had completely won the
love and full admiration of every in
dividual student in the institution,
from the members of the Freshman
class to those who had attained the
senior grade, and rarely do we encoun
ter such a universal feeling in any of
our institutions of learning. An ac
quaintance with the man, however, ex
plains the mystery. His manly bear
ing, his kindly greeting, his ready
sympathy all combine to challenge
the love and admiration of those with
whom he comes in contact.
"I therefore take great pleasure in
introducing to my fellow-residents of
the city of Sacramento President Ben
jamin Ide Wheeler of the University of
California."
In response, President Wheeler said:
"Friends of the City of Sacramento:
It affords me great pleasure to be here
and meet with you this evening. This
expression of your broad cordiality is
what I have encountered in every por
tion of this State that I have visited,
and although I have resided here but
three months I feel thoroughly at home,
not only in the State, but also in Sac
ramento.
"Since I have been in your city I
have met little else than teachers and
School Superintendents. Is Unit all
you have in your city? It certainly
seems so, and in fact the city itself
seems to be formulated on a broad
system of education, as even the streets
are designated by figures and num
bers.
"Everything I have encountered in
your city has been full of Interest. Tour
fogs are interesting, and likewise home
like —they are exact representations of
London fogs. I am rapidly getting to
be a Californian, and am even using
California expressions. I use the word
'proposition.' I say, 'I came up against
a proposition.' I can even talk climate.
Every one I meet asks me, 'How do
you like the climate?' I ha.c en
countered forty different kinds of cli
mate since my brief residence in this
State, and I like them all. I am also
becoming aocustomed to a house with
out a fire in it, and am really beginning
to enjoy it. When I first entered my
house I searched every portion of it,
even to the cellar, to find a refrigerator.
but without success, and eventually
learned that one was not required, as
one only had to put the meat in the
house to have it in cold storage. I like
cold storage, and I believe the reason
that California women are so beautiful
and angelic may be attributed to the
fact that they are continually in cold
storage. (Laughter.)
"I am also getting used to Berkeley,
although it is by no means a soft Job,
as I am called upon to devour at least
two dinners each day. Yes, the people
are remarkably hospitable; so much so
that I have to refer every day to a
small book that I carry in my right
hand pocket in order to know where I
am to eat, and then I have to make a
speech. (Laughter.)
"I have also heard a great deal about
California wines, and I have also
learned that Cahfornians never drink
them. (Laughter.) It is a fact that
they are extremely absteminous on the
wine question, but I find them to be
perfect inebriates in their demand for
speeches, and if I stay here much
longer I shall feel constrained to be
come a standing candidate for Presi
dent of the United States on the back
platform of a railroad car. (Laughter.)
"If the papers should continue to re
port me as accurately as they did the
speech I delivered the other day, I
will not have to make many mors
speeches. They quoted one of my re
marks all right, but they left out the
word 'not,' and by so doing attributed
to me a sentiment directly opposite to
that I expressed. However, I shall not
worry over that, but will live in the
hope that the public read for them
selves —know the tenor of the papers—
and in consequence read them intelli
gently.
(Subsequently President Wheeler
stated that he did not refer to the re
ports in the "Record-Union," but to
those of a San Francisco morning
daily.)
"I love California, and realize fully
that it is only in its infancy in the
splendor of its possible attainments
and the development of its natural re
i sources. It has set up a model for a
higher sphere of education that I be
lieve will, and before long, set a pace
for every other State in the union.
"The demands made on the university
at Berkeley, in spite of our splendid
resources, can hardly he met. At the
present time Berkeley contains 1,900
students, with new ones applying every
day, and taking the affiliated colleges
in their entirety increases the roll t<i
2,700 pupils, making it the fifth col
lege in the United States in point of
membership. In fact, so rapid is its
growth that many pupils are obliged to
shelter in tents pitched on the campus,
while recitations take place in tem
porarily constructed buildings.
"One grave fault exists, however, and
that is the allowance made. This is
only $156 per year for each pupil,
when in reality it ought ..o be at least
$300 per pupil. In the Eastern col
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NEAGLE
Medical Institute.
DISEASES OP THE
EYE.
EAR.
NOSE and
THROAT.
NEAGLE MEDICAL INSTITUTE OF
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, located
permanently at 724% X St.. Sacramento.
leges this is the approximate amount
allowed. Harvard grants $299 per
year, or nearly $300, while Columbia,
In New York City, allows MOO. When
we go under $.'ioo it is dangerous,
j Berkeley lr» a grand institution. In
I the East its graduates have won the
admiration of savants, and we intend
to foster its greatness. California
wants the best, she demands the best,
and if it is in our power we will make
jit the best institution of learning In
j the United States. No appointment?
will be made, or money expended, to
serve individual aims or purposes. All
| moneys shall be expended for the ben
j eflt of the State in procuring the bent
academic talent and for academic pur
i poses only.
I "I am very glad to meet you all to-
I night, and hope that I may have tho
opportunity to take you all by the
hand." .
! During the next half-hour President
Wheeler shook hands with the entire
I assemblage as they filed by him, and
! after several musical selections refresh
> ments were served.
I The musical program was as follows!
j Quartet, Mrs. J. H. Coppersmith, Mrs.
18. F. Howard, J. A. Owens and W. E.
!M. Beardslee; vocal solo, Mrs. Howard;
j vocal solo, Mrs. Coppersmith; vocal
j solo, Miss E. Carpenter; vocal solo,
j Mrs. J. H. Coppersmith; vocal solo,
| Mr. Owens.
STOCKTON BOARD BANQUETED.
Sacramento County and City
Boards Welcome Them.
A very pleasant affair was the ban
quet tendered to the Stockton Board of
Education by the County and City
Boards of Education last night at the
Maison Faure. It was an informal af
fair and thoroughly enjoyable. The
Stockton board decided to attend tha
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