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ABLE ARGUMENTS ANENT
NECESSITY FOR INCREASE
OF TEACHERS' SALARIES
VALUABLE PAPERS ON LIVE TOPICS
Bulk of Business of Immediate Importance Will
Probably 'Be Completed Today and Then
Comes, .Rest and Recreation and Plans
ft)r Settling: in Los Angeles
WITH th£ general session of the I
Natioihal Educational assocla- I
tlon/at Temple auditorium last
night the biggest day of the Los An
geles contention came to a close. For
two houfrs and a half the biggest au
dience rAthe week sat as if spellbound
under the eloquent addresses of tho
four (-peak ers of the evening, for It was
no o»dinan y or commonplace discussion
before tha t vast body. The all engross
ing quest: on of teachers' salaries, or,
r ather, so ne system of adequate corn-
Sensation for these faithful workers,
/Was tho s übject before the house, nnd
/with cony, inclng eloquence the various
( speakers putlincd their plans or reme-
I dies. E. V}. Cooley president-elect for
the comii lg year, known throughout
educational fields as the relentless op
ponent of Margaret Haley nnd her Chi
cago federation of teachers, was one of
the speakelrs on the program.
The day jhas meant much to the Na
tional Educational association. The
opposition Ywhlch had been expected
agalnßt the adoption of the new char
ter granted by congress failed to ma
terialize, b'Jt Instead, from an unex
pected quaiuer of the sky came an im
passioned alppeal to the teachers of the
nation to preserve their liberty from
the power cf "oligarchy."
The elect on of Mr. Cooley to the
presidency, I devoid of excitement
though It was still added to the gen
eral spirit o(f the day.
A glorious time by tho side of old
ocean occupied the afternoon. Thou
sands of teachers availed themselves
of the special rates made by the rail
way company and had their first sight
of the mighty raciflc ocean. Recause
the citizens of Long Beach had pre
pared for the reception of the peda
gogues from 12 o'clock on, there were
no sub-department meetings yestorday
afternoon. Eight meetings were held
ln the morning at various halls of the
city.
Today there will he fourteen such
meetings held during the morning and
afternoon, with a general session at
the auditorium at 8 o'clock. Tomorrow
I the department meetings will be con
fined to the morning, and the conven
tion will close ln a blaze of glory Fri
day afternoon. This will end the ses
sions of the convention, but tho enter
tainment committee has arranged at
tractions extending over almost an
other full week.
BRAVE TEACHER OBJECTS
TO HANDLING OF MONEY
BY A SPECIAL COMMITTEE
"I appeal to the teachers hero as
sembled to defeat the passage of section
Seven of the constitution, providing for
the management of the finances of thi^
body by a committee, because it sells
this association body and soul to a com
mittee. It is unbuslness like, unsafe, un
democratic."
With this dramatic fight against the
passage of the new constitution granted
by congress to the N. K. A., and which
came up for adoption yesterday noon,
Miss Elizabeth Shirley, a Los Angeles
school teacher of Montebello. made a
esatlonal single handed fight afrainst the
"old-line guard." A deafening thunder
of "yeas," with not a dissenting "no," told
her that her fight had been in vain.
Miss Shirley's speech en mo like a thun
derbolt from a clear sky. Tho much
talked of Miss Haley and her cohorts
did not appear, and on the faces of the
"line" men sat a faint smile of content.
Routine business was disposed of, and
the constitution, whose adoption it had
been thought would rouse the champion,
Miss Haley, to do battle, was placed
before the convention. "Question" had
already been called for when Miss Shirley
asked permission to speak.
Wanted No Boss
She was granted the floor and began:
"I rise to take exception to section sev
en, regarding the finances. I see the
funds of the association will be in the
hands of a board of trustees. The money
belongs to us. It is the teachers' money.
But after we decide that we want some
thing done the board still has the ulti
mate decision on it. Wo leave the In
itiative and referendum in the hands of
an oligarchy. I stand for democracy.
I stand for a national educational nsso
ciatlon of the teachers, by the teachers,
for the teachers. Pass this constitution
and the National Educational association
will not ho the musters of their own
money. We will have erected an oli
garchy under whose huge lens we may
peer about to find ourselves dishonorable
graves.
"Grafters are stalking through the
United States— not California. California
is a kindergarten compared to some of
the eastern cities. The grafter has bought
school bonrds, superintendents and even
association. But yesterday one of them
took his seat high In the councils of ed
ucation.
"How can we tenchers teach our pupils
business principles when they pick up this
constitution and see that the teachers of
the country could not manage their own
finnnces, but had to leave them In tho
hnnds of a committee?"
Majority Upholds Rule
The vote was taken. "Tho ayes have
It and the new charter granted by the
act of congress has been adopted by tho
business meeting of the netlve members,"
declared President Scliaeffer.
Miss Shirley took her defeat In good
part.
"I was not trying to bo a disturbing
element," she said. "It was simply n case
of doing my duty as I saw It, and stand
ing by democratic principles.
"I do not know Miss Haley and nevor
heard of her until the last fow days. I
belong to no organization. I am a plain,
everyday, common school teacher who
has the welfare of the public schools and
the purity and maintenance of democratic
Institutions at heart."
Secretary Shepard, although opposed
to the plucky teacher, congratyjated her
on her game fight, and expressed the hope
that she would stay by the association
and devote her energies to Its upbuludlng
The rest of the convention passed off
with scarcely an Incident. When the
nominating committee read E. G. Cool
ey's name as president the applause was
vociferous. Arthur Chamberlain, dean
of Throop, Pasadena, was nominated for
treasurer, and met with a like reception
from the local contingent. With no op
position for any office, Secretary Shep
ard cast the ballot for the ticket. Pres
ident-elect Cooley was given an ovation
and was forced to come to the platform,
where he marie a brief speech. The Il
linois delegation tendered their honored
comrade a reception at the Alexandria
hotel last night from 9:30 to 12 o'clock
miilnlKht Dr. Cooley, In addition to
th'nnkfng the convention for the office,
expressed Lib appreciation to his oppo
nents who had stepped out for hlm-"men
with claims as good at least as my own."
the association put itself
on record as favoring a. national univer
sity ot Washington. W. O. Thompson,
president of the Ohio state university
offered the resolution that a committee
be appointed to further the cause, and
that $500 be allowed them for carrying
on this work. With the support of the
powerful educational association behind
It, friends of the movement nre confident
of Its ultimate success. Tho establish
ment of such a university, where the, con
gressional library, Smithsonian Institution
iml countless other opportunities nre af
forded the student will mean much to
education ln this country.
EXPERTS IN OTHER LINES
RECEIVE MORE PAY THAN
EXPERIENCED TACHERS
The Important question of teachers'
salaries occupied the attention of the
National Educational association at the
fourth general meeting In Templo audi
torium lust night. The entire program
was devoted to able papers on this sub
ject, nnd despite the various remedies
proposed the general aim of the four
speakers was the sump.
Rev. Heeht delivered the opening
prayer. The Los Angeles Apollo club
rendered several selections which were
well received.
President-elect E. G. Cooley. superin
tendent of Chicago schools, delivered an
eloquent address on "Shall Teachers'
Salaries Be Graded on Merit or by the
Clock.
Following is a synopsis of Mr.
Cooley's speech:
"Since the welfare of the children Is
the fundamental consideration In the
carrying on of the schools, teachers'
salaries must bo fixed with reference to
the value of the services rendered. In-,
creases of salary Jiased upon length of
service, and increases of salary based
upon zenl, student-like habits, and
scholarship must alike be tested by this
criterion of efficiency.
"A teacher In a good school may In
crease in efficiency for four or five
years, even if she relies exclusively up
on her school room experience for In
formation and Inspiration, but unless
tho teacher is Induced In some manner
to study, the chances are that before the
end of the first decade a decline in ef
ficiency will set In, which will proceed
steadily as the years go by. A schedule
of salaries, then. should include a
lower group, making provision for
yearly advances for four or five yenrs.
At the end of this period If a teacher
does not give evidence of Increase in
efficiency, in professional zeal and In
student-like habits she should be stop
ped. No teacher should bo allowed to
advance In salary after she has ceased
to advance In efficiency.
Train Teachers In Scrvics
"Scholarship and habits of study nre
factors thnt must be considered in esti
mating efficiency. No teacher who Is
not a student can long remain really
efficient. If a teacher wishes to Impart
a piece of knowledge she must not only
hate iippropriated it to herself, but she
must have crone beyond it and nround
it. Rho must see it In Its relation to
other facts nnd truths. Her study can
not erase with entering the work, hut
must be lifelong. She can retain sym
pathy with the learner only by continu
ing to be a learner hor-Holf. By this
menns. too, she can avoid the depress
ing effect of constant association with
Immature minds nnd ideals.
"Teachers should not ho encouraged
to get into the system nnd then let the
clock work. Advancement based on
length of service only does not do jus
tice to the teacher who has the renl
professional spirit. Tho suggestion
that we can keep people up to the mark
by merely fear of dismissal Is made by
tlinso who do not renllze how extremely
difficult It is to get rid of an inefficient
teacher.
"Our great cities have found It neces
sary to establish normal schools for the
preparation of their teachors. It will
soon become ns legitimate a part of the
work of the normal school to carry for
ward tho trnlnlng of tenchers after they
enter tho service ns It was to tnko them
from the hich schools and make teach
ers of them."
Charles H. Keyes, supervisor of
schools .-it Hertford, Conn., spoke on
"Teachers' Pensions and Annuities."
Mr. Keyes in a powerful address gnve
the following five potent reasons why
the pension system In some form should
be nrlopted:
"First— No teacher enn do the best work
for our children while at the same time
compelled to be busy with plans for se
curing a livelihood when the days of
service in the school room are over. No
teacher can fitly train your children by
dny nnd worry by night over the ques
tion of raiment, food and shelter for the
days that come too soon.
"Second— Teachers of the largest ability
nre every year being drawn awny from
the school service In which they have
proved their hlsh capacity to enter upon
more remunerative fields of endeavor.
To continue serving our ehlldreji Is to
accept an old nge of dependence or pri
vation. To enter upon the new field of
work Is to receive rewards lnrge enough
to ennhle them to make provision for
their declining years. Unless we would
see the education of our children turned 1
over to second rate women nnd third
rate men we must provide the rewards
that would permit our ablest teachers to
consecrnte their lives to the service of
the schools.
"Third— The great army of teachers
should always attract many of the
brightest nnd ablest young men nnd wo
men who year by yenr graduate from our
leailiiiK educational institutions. The
current rewards of the tenchers are so
grossly inadequate that tho very ma
terial we most need In our schools is
iK-int; diverted to other callings.
"Fourth— There are In many of our
schools men nnd women with the largest
capacity for growth who nre enrning un
usually good snluries from which they
nre laying by n fund to take care of
themselves In old nge. To do this they
ire compelled to deny themselves the
opportunity to travel, the time to study,
tho ownership of books nnd the change
of scene for bodily rest that are essen
tial to the life nnd growth of an In
spiring teacher. How a retirement pen
sion would change nil this and enable
men and women to multiply their own
powers stlmulnte and refine their asso
ciates to the blessing of the boys and
(rirls
"Fifth— ln thousands of tho older cities
and towns of our Union there aro teach
ers who hnve practically worn them
selves out In the service of our schools.
For periods of from twenty-five to forty
five years they have spared no power of
heart and brnln In loving nnd conse
crated devotion of their lives to the lives
of boys and girls. They nre bodily tired,
heartsore and brain weary with a fre
quency that Is agonizing to witness.
They have been able to save little or
nothing. They cannot see that It Is their
duty to retire to privation or to charity.
No official has the criminal courage and
hardiness of heart to turn them out to
alms or starvation. As a result they
are spoiling the tempers and abusing the
intellects of whole school houses full of
children in return for their confinement
by the community at hard labor In the
school room. And this cruel and In
human punishment of faithful old teach
ers who ought long ago to aave honor
ably retired on pay goes on In a thousand
American towns."
In a brief discussion of the subject
Alexander Hogg, state superintendent of
schools at Fort Worth, Kas., summed
up the salient points of tho question,
contrasting the salaries of teachers with
those of other professions. Mr. Hogg
said In part:
"If Cicero In his times, when only for
one law, and that for the benefit of one
man, should Introduce, his subject with,
'Hujus nutem orntlonls faclllus cst ex
item guam prlnclplum Invenlre;' to find
out how to end rather than to begin
not what to say, but what to leave un
said, ao rich In arguments was his cause.
LOS ANGELES HERALD: THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 11, 1907.
$1.25 Muslin Underwear AQ r \ I «*,»/% $5.00 Lace Curtain
Bto 10 Thund.y at - 't^L J^Jtlf 'mli>i!jrL^l4Lf^t^ Samples 25 C >V - .; .:,; . *:
A great two-hour sain of soiled muslin underwear M dam -kl vjr^m^&%s/ iMCW W M A jl I f^~l 200 travelers' samples of white and Arabian col-
— gowns petticoats, drawers, corset covers .-it.,] E 1 ft \l 7'WI^.HJIr/>*\ V^/yl\> f ored lace curtains, full width and 1% yards long;
eS regular value 9«c to 1L25; on sale in one V_>* J%-W V^/V^ B „ aln wortn ,o, o . 00 pair on sale.
lot today, third floor, 8 to 10, at. choice, 49c. . droadwaT con. fifth st. j | | i
Great Reductions in Rugs, Curtains and Hammocks
wn™™™™,™*,™^ A Sate of Unusual Economy La
8 p?ic^ tes^e^oSte^fi i W£6 (^MMr '
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aL± jgP»H able. Early shopping Ik best. Second floor, south building. jllfU vflt ui)f
lfflB?!J$B RL $i#2S White Lace Curtains 62-c S3 ' 00 New Axmlnster RuRS $1.48 /MP^^raPt
BflfrmiPaffl SmMRr? Handsome white lace curtains. 45 inches wide, 3 Sanford'a best quality Axminster rugs, 27 inches by M tDffluSrT*^ ' JligHplgJßßß^^
wSSSs^i^LiS^^^^^^T^^^^. yards long, pretty floral, scroll and medallion borders; 5 feet; new oriental designs and rich colors; sold XlEtr A, n^SSrMßl/yfiEJS^^^
WK//Skxßl VStl '""" buttollholG Btltcned ( ' ll^'' s; curtains that wo sell everyw here at $3. mi; on sale here, Xto 10 today, at
Hffim,loffll^S ' Ruffled Swiss Curtains 98c $6.00 Room Size Ingrain Rugs $4.48
mS^^^^m^m^ma^i Fancy dotted and figured and stripo Swiss muslin Heavy royal ingrain rugs, 9x12 feet. »andi.nma pat-
Kaß^^^PS^fflSgS^^l curtains, 40 Inches l.y 2% yards; good, full hem- terns, rich colors; good, serviceable rugs; $6.00 qual-
■SHffll stitched 'ruffles; $1.60 curtain at, pair, 98c. lty today at $4.45. m¥&s%KtBm mm<%^?&*<-*
'SPiiti ffjia W $ 3 - 00 !Novelty Arabian Curtains $1.48 $15 Tapestry Brussels Rugs $9.98 ffilllP^
f"F§-i^K2 SSjpi^fi^y 54 Inches by 3 4 yards, handsome .new stitched bor- Heavy tapestry Brussels rugs, 9x12 feet, handsome /
%. •3fc^!^g2^ s * c " der effects; 100 to sell at this price; curtains that atte , ns and co lors, splendid wearing rugs; worth
a pal 8 r U1 everywhere at $3.00 offered ' today at $1.48 $15.00; priced for today $9.98. CarlnK * '
$5 50 Taoestrv Portiere Curtains $3.98 30c Fancy Matting I7&c $25.00 Axminster Rugs $17.48 ,
New mercerized tapestry portiere .curtains. 60 Inches by Yard wide, Japanese linen warp matting, fine straw, close woven ™-^S ;^S^sr J5? £&
S yards, with heavy knotted lattice overthrow fringed ends; mattings in pretty red, green and blue carpet patterns, 30c at $17 48 . .
rich shades of red, olive, rose, Nile and hunters green; grade today at 17%0. Tiiird floor, south room. . . .
good value at $5.50; In this sale at $3.98 pair. " Ange , us Carpet SweeperB $1.25
$3.00 Taoestry Couch Covers $1.95 $2.00 Fancy Colored Hammocks $1.48 Angeius latest improved carpet sweepers, solid sheet steei
stay, *&&&& aga.-- —» STS SSSZJL^S,r°S zz^z ,a sa.r.&.-ssgA^'"- -"* - rew -
sl.2s Shirt Waists, Great -7^ I I Jo,'.J 0 ,'. **]«*«_ 6| C I I ft.. IK^yiJt $3.98 <
■ Value at lUV Brown linen crash toweling, "inches J^Cr~ Lawn, Indian Head and gingham
„. wide, fast selvedge; 1"' 1 quality, 8 to 10, at X"3(w&m£l
20 dozen shirt waists, $1.00 mgti^L. 6V«c yard. Limit 8 yards. /^vJf^^lJ wash suits, in shirt waists and jump- ;
and $1.25 values; several / < f\f^PP 65c Ready Made Sheets 48c cr effects, handsomely trimmed with
ta^n^lmbtTd^tim^d' >^^»T 5».^«.-SS£ i 8* t« SK lm embroidery lace insertion and pip-
models; a great bargain for ""* Tldl , ioM * #i-lv 'ing; regular $8.00 suits at $3.98.
Thursday at 72, cents. iliiillill^ 30-inch India LJ sheer mak^ .S 1 // * % ' $7.50 Women's Pique
$2.48 Lawn Waists I !^^ SSKtJSrJS^ wear: ° eUlar ° ///:: | » Coats $4.98
$I'^O . r^SllCJ!!^^ t&^y^ 39 C 40-Inch Lawn 21C /I?/ -'I '- \ \s^ whlte and champagne colored pique Jack-
Beautiful lingerie waists that sold Igi^Sgtißkt ,. >Mr _l9^ „. , , , ,-,„,. (3? -4 ,"■, "■ IV%' T ets, seml-fltted back, tailored sleeves, blue
£^iteS^^j3^ JSER^KHk SS^^^SS da^fS;^ ( HxlP , -Hars an d cuffs; some v c e or k at vel v?
Val. lace and fine Swiss embrol- f?^^&^~~£^ WW quality at 21c yard. ' t ~ wt — ' collars and pockets, $7.60 coats at $4.98.
deries; on sale today for Just $1.00 ' '^f/^j^''^ '\V in,, /vi/iroil I man nrp««
less than actual value. Third floor TII/V^ y 30C tOlOrea Linen UreSS . -, ao u a,!,» c <1 AS,
at $1.48. Goods 19c iL&o wasn SKins »i.*o
$1.00 Long KimOnOS 65C 36 Inches wide, a much wanted fabric for Made in Indian Head and Russian duck, gored and plaited style,
* " ° , „ , , , M I summer wear; shades of shell, pink, ap- nicely trimmed with buttons and tailored straps; worth regularly
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figured lawn; worth $1.00. Special today at 65c. . value at 19c yard. ' ______^ _____
may I not then be pardoned when I tell
you I represent tonight a half million
of teachers and twenty millions of chil
dren, the youth of our common country
—our rich heritage?
"I represent a body in numbers more
than the three learned professions— law,
medicine and theology-and a body of
men and women who have the making
of the first impressions unon the plastic
minds of our childhood— who really shape
their future for good-not for bad-for
the teacher's work is always In the dlrec
"Paislng over the historical periods—
the evolution of teaaMng-I come at once
to the main question. The Better Re
muneration of Our Teachers of Today.
"The reason why teaching has not, up
to this time, received Its commercial
value is due to the fact that teaching
has not for its end the same result that
the professions and other avocations
ia . ve j he j oy is ln the doing,
'Not in the deed thnt Is done.
"Or perhaps this is better expressed in
'That 6 the deed in the doing it reaches
its aim, „
That the fact has a value apart from its
"Or, I menn to say that teaching is
different from the work of the doctor,
the lawyer, the clergyman, for In all of
these to the pleasure of doing is added
the uesult. In the two former, large fees.
"The clergyman's work being so closely
allied to that of the teacher, his compen
sation, while greatly Increased lately, is
measured by the same standard as that
of the teacher, viz., 'the Joy in the do
ing ' When we come to the commercial
world the result Is tho most Important
part of all; it can bo measured either with
the yardstick or the balance.
"It is not so with touching; the result
cannot be measured, weighed or even es
timated—the whole is subjective so far as
the teacher is Interested.
"It is easy to see why the civil en
gineer can command more— receive more
than the college president: his work is the
construction of a great bridge like that
at Niagara or that across North river
it has a commercial value which can be
measured by the dollar.
"It is easy to see why a locomotive en
gineer receives more for his work than
the high school principal; why the stenog
rapher—the typewriter— gets more than
the primary teacher— often more than tho
principal. Minute, accurate tabulations
linve been printed and are accessible in
which the compensations of nil classes of
wace workers have been made with the
salaries of our teachers of all grades, and
thu result Is thnt those tables show the
teacher to a great disadvantage.
Expensive Preparation
"So far as wo have shown, why not?
Let us come to the why the teacher
should receive more for his or her ser
vices. And of the arguments, first ot all
—the work of the teacher is upon the
human mind and the humnn soul, and,
ln our country, upon twenty millions of
children today that must bo citizens
voters and rulers tomorrow.
"Second, the proposition of expense of
time and money Is equal In many cases
more than any of the other vocations, or
even professions. Happily, another has
made this out in detail, nnd I give only
the aggregate. It will cost an average of
$5600 to prepare one for teaching.
"Show the patrons— the school board
that in addition to teaching you have to
govern, to keep order, to interest fifty or
sixty little mortals for six hours.
"That every day you decide cases of
discipline that General Grant, when he
was president, would call a cabinet meet
ing on. Put into our schools books of in
terest to the young; let the "Last Days
of the Mohicans," Lalla Rookh" and
even "Hiawatha" give place to books of
Interest about the progress of our coun
try, what commerce, agriculture and the
mechanic arts are doing; what science
nd skill have done for the world, leach
in every recitation morals and manners,
better citizenship, broader patriotism,
greater love for home and school.
"Here is a good place to bring In the
relative number of men and women teach
ers. In the United States ln 1882, men 40
per cent; In 1890, 35 per cent; in 1900, 2o
per cent, and now it is stated that nearly
SO per cent of our teachers are females.
Says one: 'There has been no incentive
for men to prepare for this calling, and
they have left the Held,' and now It is
difficult to keep their places rilled with
competent women teachers. Possibly the
situations would be better if the schools
would adopt the plan Fort Worth did ln
1882. Upon the Inauguration of her pub
lic schools for the remuneration of her
teachers were adopted ln general, viz.: In
the snme grade of work the same salary
should be given to the women as to the
men. Fort Worth went even further and
gave the colored teachers doing the saina
N. E. A. DELEGATES
ARE INVITED TO THE
DE LONGPRE HOME
Paul De Longpre, the fa
mous artist, has invited all of
the delegates to the N. E. A.
convention to visit his Holly
wood home today.
Open house will be kept
from 9 until 6 o'clock, the
teachers and their friends be
ing especially invited to see his
art gallery and beautiful gar
dens.
work In the same grades the same pay as
the white teachers.
"The salaries here depend upon two ele
ments—the grade of certificate and the
number of years in the schools. Five dol
lars were added to each month's salary
for ench following year. This Is what may
be called a sliding scale— lt works well.
"In the employment of teachers Profes
sor Munsterberg says:
" 'There was never before a nation that
gave the education of the young into the
hands of the lowest bidder.' The doctor
might gor further. I'll go for him and
say that In all the trades— ln all the com
mercial transactions— the employment of
teachers Is the only one in which the em
ployer selects the goods and sets the
price. 'Mr. . we have this day selected
you as a teacher ln our srhools, and you
will receive $ as your salary.' Should
it not read thus? 'We have this day
selected you as a teacher in our school.
What compensation do you expect us to
give?'
"Again, there is much in the times —
much In the spirit of the times. We are
In an age of unprecedented prosperity nil
along the line. The salaries of our tench
ers have been Improving— here a little
and there a little.
Now Is the time to make an effort to
bring about what would seem to be a
fairer compensation of our teachers —
the facts and reasons seem to point that
way. With the increase ln all values
the expenses of the teachers, like, the
expenses of other peoplo, have greatly
increased.
Tho Rev. Dr. John A. Brondus once
said: "Bricks and books nnd brains
make a university." We have piles of
bricks ln every city in the shape of ele
gant, well adapted buildings for our
schools and the city libraries are tilled
with books. Should not the brains that
helped to build these, nnd to conduct
and to teach the Immortals assembled
therein day after day, be adequate to do
their part of the work?
Tho university and college men have
been Insisting for years that our teach
ers should bo better paid; this comes
from the top downward. Let us begin
at the bottom and work up; let us be
gin with tho mothers, nnd thoy with
the fathers— the taxpayers; let us show
by our qualifications, our equipment,
that we are entitled to better considera
tion, better remuneration.
Let every teacher take In hand this
matter, and the day will not be far
dlstunt when the calling— the profes
sion then of the teacher will rank so
high that tne best men and the best
women of our land will again come Into
As teachers we are hirelings of our
school boards, ln rank their subordin
ates; but as citizens — American citizens
we are their guest friends, their
6q The full fruition of the teacher's la
bors—"Joy in the doing"— brings Joy
ln the deed done.
COURSE OF MUSIC GIVEN
AS STANDARD FOR USE IN
VARIOUS GRAMMAR GRADES
At a meeting of the department of
musical education yesterday morning ln
the First Methodist church, the subject
of "standard course of study as presented
ln the report of committee at Asbury
Park," was resumed from the day before.
The meeting was conducted by t\ C.
Uayden, chairman of the committee.
What results should be obtained in the
study of music in tho eight grades of
public schools, and the course of study
finally adopted for tho first year' 3 work
was as follows:
In all grades the voices of the children
should be light in quality, smooth and
free from harshness. All singing should
be intelligent, with good phrasing and
proper attention to the sentiment of the
words. It should be remembered that good
singing Is one aim of music in the schools,
and that love of song, and the desire to
express one's self ln song should result
from study. Special attention la called
to the value of written melody ln all
grades above the first. Small beginnings
in original melody J..ay be made ln the
primary grades, later scale progressions,
intervals, phrases of songs learned and
melodies from dictation. In upper grades
original melodies set to simple couplets
and stanzas.
The end of the fourth grade should find
the children able to read simple music at
Bight ln any minor key. They should be
able to sing sharp four, sharp five, sharp
two and flat seven. They should bo able
to sing exercises 2-4. 3-4 and 4-4 measure
and to sing readily groups of tones rep
resented by the dotted quarter and
eighth notes. They should also know the
names of the notes ln use, and the pitch
names. The ability to read music should
be utilized by the singing of a large
number of songs, wholly or partly at
sight, and they should be able to sing
suitable two-part melodies.
At the end of the fifth grade the classes
should be able to sing all the sharps and
Hats from the tone above and some of
the flats from the tone below. In rhythm
they should be able to sing sight exer
cises containing the dotted eighth and
sixteenth, and the simple forms of 6-8
measure two beats to a measure. They
should be able to sing and name the keys
from the signature. They should b« able
to sing two-part melodies at sight.
In the sixth grade the class should be
come familiar with all the chromatics,
both sharps and flats, and be able to ap
ply syllables to any melody they have ln
mind from memory. They should use
melodies in the minor mode, and should
practice singing the different forms of the
minor scale— should begin writing the sig
natures of the major scales from memory.
In rhythm they should study nil forms
found in G-8 measure, two-beats to a
measure. Simple songs should be sung
at sight without the use of tho syllables.
The seventh grade classes should use
chromatics with facility. They should
sing readily In three parts. They should
become familiar with the different forms
of the minor scale; their relation to the
major scnle, and should write them with
their proper signatures. In rhythm they
should be able to read readily all the
forms found In C-S measure two-bents to
tho measure, to sing four tones to a beat,
and should study syncopation.
In the eighth grade the singing of stand
ard songs, the study of composers' lines,
and Introductory history and musical lit
erature should be the work of leading
Importance. The technical work prev
iously studied should be reviewed and en
larged upon If it seems desirable.
MANITOBAN WOULD FIND
MRS. PATERSON-MARSTENS
If Mrs. Katherlne Paterson or Mars
tens Is ln Los Angeles knowledge of
her whereabouts is anxiously desired by
her brother, John Paterson of Portage
la Prairie, Manitoba.
Some years ago she was in Arizona
with her husband. He disappeared, and
after vainly waiting for him the dis
tressed wife came to Los Angeles os
tensibly to make her home with friends
No trnces of her have been found
since, and City Clerk Harry Lelande has
been asked to assist.
GIRLS ESCAPE FROM
WHITTIER; ONE CAPTURED
Florence Jones, 14 years of age, an in
mate of Whittier. escaped from that
place several days ago and was cap
tured on Washington street by Patrol
men McCann and Murphy yesterday
afternoon. The girl was taken to the de
tention home and will be returned to
Whittier this morning.
In company with two other girls of the
same age Florence succeeded In getting
away from the grounds of the reform
school. The three girls then boarded a
freight trains and rode into Los Angeles,
The police are still looking for her com
panions.
CONSIDER CHILD
WELL AS SUBJECT
Laura Bridgman and Helen Keller
Examples of Success in Teach,
ing Blind and
Deaf
The department of special education
held its session yesterday morning at the
Normal high school building. President
M. N. Mclver, Oshkosh, Wls, presided
and Frank M. Drlgga of Ogden acted as
President Mclver read tho introductory
paper, which was followed by remarks
by George L. Lesley of the department
»f science and J. A. Foshay, form* su
perintendent of the Los Angeles schools.
An interesting paper was read by P. M.
Jack, state institute conductor, R'ver
side Falls, Vvis., on "Public Day buhouls
for the Deaf."
Mr. Mclver said in part:
"This department is the most 'pedagog
ic' of all. In special education we study
the individual. Here Is where most edu
cation falls. The subject is taught, not
the individual. The great teacher said:
•Consider the lilies how they grow. In
cur work we adapt this injunction and
consider the child.
"Teachers in ull departments may we
draw a lesson trom our experiences. All
children differ in mental powers. Defect
lveness is present in any school room full
of supposedly normal children.
"The teachers of defectives ignore the
law of 'the survival of the fittest.' and at
tempt to 'make fit to survive' all. The re
sults achieved in the lives of Laura
Bridgeman and Helen Kellur Itave forever
answered the question, "Is It worth
while?' Is there not an avenue to every
soul and is it not your business and mine,
as educators, to find that avenue?
"The work of soul unfolding In tho work
with defectives cannot but act subject
ively on the teacher and upbuild chur-
LC "Tlie report of this department ns it
goes forth In the printed report may be a
great power for good to all teachers, for
supervisors and superintendents generally
are beginning to realize thnt the methods
of the 'special' teacher must be adopted
in all schools to a greater extent.
Professor Lesley Illustrated many prac
tical points regarding some of the best
methods of handling truant school
children and those who are defective
physically, morally and mentally.
Several members discussed tho problem
of defective school children, which
brought out points of much Interest to
those Interested in the best welfare of the
unfortunato children.
Brief Interviews and
N. E. A. Personals
A. O. Thomas, president of the state
normal school at Kearney, Neb., believes
In utilizing old methods of education as
well as new. He said:
"We have two state normal schools,
with 2600 students. The salaries of
teachers have been raised 20 per cent,
and we are pushing ahead ln our edu
cational work.
"To quite an extent we are going back
ln our rural we "< to the principles of
teaching only the five rudiments of edu
cation—reading, grammar, arithmetic,
history and geography. In this way the
compulsory attendance of the children
brings them In touch with a good com
mon school education.
"I think that the enterprise of Los
Angeles goes ahead of any city within
my knowledge. It strikes me that the
Owens river problem beats tho great
Roman aqueduct."
J R. Kirk, president of the state nor
mal school at Ktrksvllle, Mo., is a dele
gate to the convention.
"We are much Interested in our enter
prise." said President Kirk, "In the es
tablishment of a rural school in our
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campus, which is carried on by the nor
mal school. We have a school building
in one corner of the campus which cost
$20,000. This building is given entirely
to the rural school work. A special
teacher Is supplied. The pupils are taken
to the school within the radius of five
miles in covered wagons."
M. J. Holmes of Normal. 111., is the
secretary of the National Society for the
Scientific Study of Education and Is en
thusiastic In his line of work.
"We take pride in having the oldest
normal school in the Mississippi valley,"
said Secretary Holmes. "We have four
others and our educational interests are
progressing finely.
"I have n brother. Harvey R. Holmes,
who r?stdes In Los Angeles and who is
much Intel ested in education."
J. O. Crosby of Salisbury, S. C, Is a
delegate to the convention. He has the
following to say about himself:
"My father was Scotch Irish and my
mother was a Cherokee Indian. I have
been in the educational work, principally
among the Indians, twenty-five years,
ami owing to ill health was obliged to
abandon the strain of the work, and
th<r< Tore resigned the presidency of the
state normal school at Salisbury. I was
also the first president of the A. and M.
college for the negro race at Greenboro,
N. C.
"I shall visit the Indian schools ln the
Indian Territory and look into their con
ditions on my way home."
D. B. Johnson is the president of the
state normal school ln Rock Hill, S. C,
nd is vice president of the normal de
partment of the N. E. A. President
Johnson said:
"I have been the president of the nor
mal school ln Rock Hill, which is the
largest in the south, during its existence
of twelve years.
"The salaries of the teachers have been
increased recently, but they are not so
high ns on the Pacific coast. One en
couraging feature Is that the rural public
schools are being enthused with consid
erable Interest and high schools and
libraries are being instituted.
"Carnegie presented us with a fund of
$30,000 unconditionally for library pur
poses throe years ago. nnd we have now
one of the best libraries nl the state."
President Johnson Is one of the many
who are delighted with Los Angeles and
vicinity.
W. M. Ruthrouff, superintendent of the
schools in Tucson, is among the edu
cators who are progressive in their Ideas
ot educating the children.
"I make ;i specialty," said Superinten
dent Ruthrouff, "of sociology as bearing
upon the public school children.
"We have a normal trnlnlng high
school costing $75.1100. We hnve Instituted
a raise of the salaries of teachers ac
cording to their efficiency, and there Is
a progressive spirit in all the depart
ments of education."
Frnnk M. Drlggs is the superintendent
of tin- Utah school for the deaf and blind
in Ogden. He is the secretary of the
department of special education in the
•111.' Utah school for the deaf and
blind." said Superintendent Drlggs,
"stands nmong the first Institutions of
its kind in the United States. There are
Ki'i pupils, 10S of whom are deaf and the
remainder are blind. In teaching them
70 per cent are taught to speak and to
read the lips and the remainder are
silent and communicate by writing. They
range from 6 to 23 years of age and come
from Utah, Wyoming, Arizona, Nevada
"We take much pride in our Institution,
which is valued at $250,000. We are look
ing forward to the honor of having the
national convention of the American In T
structors of the Deaf meet with us next
year."
CORONER SAYS WOMAN
DIED OF HEART DISEASE
Heart disease was the cause assigned
for the death of Mrs. Ida L. Jackson by
the coroner's jury which held an inquest
yesterday afternoon at Bresee's under
taklng establishment.
Mrs. Jackson was the woman who was
found unconscious In a room in the Ho
tel Chickasaw early Monday morning
and who died Tuesday without regain
ing consciousness.
ft was at first thought by the police
who Investigated the affair that Mrs
Jackson had committed suicide by drink
ing laudanum, but upon examination It
was found that the woman was Buffering
from a weak heart and no trace of poison
was found.