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16 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1896. ASSEMBLED TEACHERS STILL HARD AT WORK, The Matter of Manual Train- | ing Exhaustively Dis- cussed. PAPERS ON PEDAGOGY. Fine Programme of Vocal Music During the Afternoon Session. NEXT MEETING AT SAN JOSE. Officers Elected for the Ensuing Year. Lecture by Dr. Le Conte of the University. Crowds of teachers, old and young, some fair and some wise, filled the audi- torium of the Oakland High Schooi yes- terday forenoon at the opening of the second day’ ion of the California Association’s twenty-ninth an- meeting. The first paper read was the report of the committee on manual training. Among other things mentioned in the report was the theory, frequently re- peated in different words, that manual training is not merely the training of ‘the hand, nor even the training of the mind through the hand, but ratner cultivation ac nual of the character through constructive activity. “Girls receive forms of manual training different from those given to boys. This distinction by sex is justified and contrasted with teaching a svecial avocation. “Manual training is not, as 1 pposed, something new. Its status in American schools is shown. It has been anplied as a subject of study in elementary schoois for the past 200 years. Most of the historic educational writers have given favorable utterance regarding it. In the sixteenth century directreference was made to its value as factor in the training of The history of manual training threads the history of pedagogy. In the i v of the race the teacher, nature, | i manual training as almost her sole ce for evolving the creature who thinks. Manual training, therefore, ante- dates every other means of education. “Clay modeling and wing assuredly are- manual training. The Swedish and Russian systems—these the dual founda- tion of American manual training—are explained. Their contrasting character- istics are shown. The Swedish sloyd prin- best adapted \to the elementary commonly The report concludes by making the fol- | lowing recommendation: teacher of elementary manual training | 1st also be available as the teacher of the | common school The special teachers and superv of nual training in other elementars, second- y and ¢ chools must get their training in specializ utions. | This oppo r the preparation of | teachers m provided before the best wanual training will come to be a common £ sense of the word shall be ad- | m the o al treining-rooms. Finally, for the insuguration of work in manual wraining, teachers of special skill and wisdom are demanded. | Next on the programme came an address | by Walter J. Kenyon of Stockton on “What Has Been Done in Califorma in Elementa Secondary and Spe- cial Schools Among other things the al essayist said the under-cuitivation” of the boy’s faculties puts a weapon 1n his hand which makes him a greater criminal than he would have been. In the lanzuage of Professor Bailey, the boy whose mind is unduly educated will become a forger instead of stealing a loai of bread. This intellectual training | should be counterbalanced by physical | training. | *To schoolmen,” continued the report, “manual training has an added meaning. We might consider it as intellectual train- ing through the hand. We come, then, | to another definition of manual training, | It is character culture through constructive | It is this meaning of the term es manual training a right to be a factor in the course of study. “*Girls receive as a rule a different man- ual training from that given to the boys. | The former having sewing, wood-carving | and cooking; the latter the bench work | and the woodshop. This difference is of | importance, as it teaches the distinction | between manual training and trade teach- ing. Cooking and sewing are almost uni- versal functions in the women’s world. | It is then but just that girls should be ed- ucated in these branches. In teaching a girl this we make her a typical woman. In teaching carpentry it is different. The number of carpenters is a small portion of the laboring class. It is the same in | other branches of trade. “‘How is it then that bench work is the | most popular branch of manual training? The only reason is that this work is more | easily adapted to the powers of the stu- | | child have not been utilized es the: | of San Francisco, who spoke on | Secondary dent. Butof course woodwork doesnot stand alone. Manual training is generally believed to be a new thing. This is far from the fact. Thirty years before George Washington’s time this branch of educa- tion existed. It would not be difficult to prove that manual training is the oldest branch of popular education.” ¥ The next paper was by James A. Addi- Cott of San Jose, who took for his subject “The Recommendation of Courses Desir. able and Feasible for Elementary Schools.” Among other good things, Mr. Addicott said: We are on the borders of a new field of edu- cational work. Many traditional ideas are | disappearing. The physical activities of the hould be in the acquisition of learning. The time has come when meanual training is recognized to be conducive of intellectual development. Manual training as treated in_ this report in- cludes bench work, paper-cutting, etc, Your committee recommends & spec course in ench branch. In addition to the of instruetion we recommend a fifth course of mantal training and drawing. Up to the seventh grade the simple line o1 work should | | be followed, gradually leadinz up higner ways of art as the artistic instinet is developed. The next speaker was Walter N. Bush ourse Desirable and Feasible for Schools” in particular. He said: Reports from all the schools tell of the rapid and healtny development of the s manual _training. In reports from twenty- seven schools it had been shown that other studies have not been interfered with by man- unl training. California in the matter of manual training has not _been consistent. In a series of articles on public schools in lead- ing daily only one article was devoted to the system, and in that woodwor styled *car- tering.” While it was advisablé to have training, yet the committee did not feel dis- posed to recommend such & _course in country The com- manual training in the high school mittee thought that the expense of an out- fit for manual training could be supplied for $8000. If a complete equipment conid be se- cured gt such a figure it would be possible to reasonable man of the wisdom of On account of the expense in- d thie committee did not desire to recom- mend the establishment of independent man- ual high schools. If the citizens of California they must pay more attention to training in the secondary classes. The next e of Pasadena, who spoke on the nature of the preparation required for teachers of manual training. He claimed that man- ual training would equip the student better for the puarsnit of the higher branches when combined with the usual preparatory course than regular high school studies without manual training. “We must beware of the confusion of State course | to the | stem of | brought in_contact with manual | vet it is thought thatin all cities | 000 inhabitants end over there should be | st was Charles H. Keyes | i » \ i PROFESSOR T. J. KIRK OF FRESNO. | [Sketched from life.] are to keep pace with the schools of the East | important matters were to come beiore the ssociation, the election of new officers to serve during the ensuing year and the The weighty matter of next year’s meet- ng place being now gotten out of the way, the quartet again made its appearance selection of a place for the next annual | amid much applause, and sang a fine ar- meeting. Much interest was manifested | rangement of “‘Sally in Our Alley.” The in the election. The murmur of voice: | mostly feminine, fesounded through the some robed priestess of learning would flit about seeking votes for her favorite words, to be sure, seemed hardly the thing for a sedate gathering of educators, but acred edifice, while every now and then | the graceful blending of voices was surely worthy of any concert stage. Mr. Gage's ringing high barytone carried the air in | candiaate, and what is more, getting them | some of the lines” with a precision and [ - & =F PROFESSOR I W. LINSCOTT, PRESIDENT OF THE TEACHERS’ CONVENTION AR, . Call” artist.] by a FOR X [Sketched yesterday manual training,” he said, “with the | teaching of trades that has its place, but is not manual training as the committee recommends it.” He spoke of the differ- entiations of sex and_said that it was un- derstood that the training of girls would be directed toward their work in life. After a lengthy and informal discussion the report of the committee on marual training, understood in the sense of the speakers, was adopted by a unanimous vote, after which an adjournment was taken. At the afternoon session in the First Con- gregational Church the attendance was even larger than on the opening day. Two | PROFESSOR P. W. SEARCH, PRINCIPAL OF THE SCHOOL, [Sketched at the mecting yesterday.] 1.OS ANGELES NORMAL as well, for the dear creatures were not to be put off. Small s]l({ns of white paper were used as ballots, and there was great hurrying to and fro in search of lead pencils wherewith to mark the tickets. Some of these vencils might have been in better condition, one in particular which fell to the lot of & San Joaquin Valley less for writing purposes. The little lady did what her sex always do when they get into trouble—she appealed to a man.~ But in place of getting the man, who was none other than the genial Fred M. Campbell, | to sharpen the pencil, she asked him for his knife. The problem and its solution may well be imagined—woman, blus pene knife, plus pencil; result, disaster. But though she cut her dainty, snow-white finger, she got in her vote and voted for the winning man. The balloting resulted in the election of J. W. Linscott of Santa Cruz as president, Irs. Frances Deane of San Francisco and F. M. Miller of San Diego as vice-presi- dents, Miss Anna Murphy of Sacramento (re-electea) as secretary, with F. W. Hall of Oakland as assistant, J. W. McCly- monds of Oakland as railway secretary and Miss Bessie G. Haslam of Santa Cruz as treasarer. As the names of the successful candi- dates were read off each was greeted h | a burst of applause, Mr. Linscott making a neat little speech in his own name and as the representative of the newly elected officers. - Among other things he earnestly requested all teachers in California to be- come members of the association, express- ing his conviction that the society was destined to become an 1mportant factor in the educational history of the State. He said that in the discharge of the important duties incumbent upon him in his new po- sition he would rely upon the advice and co-operation of the members, and trusted he would be able to serve them faithfully and, as far as in him lay, efficiently. The California Quartet then gave a truly charming interpretation of Arditi's ex- site waltz song, “Come, Love, with ,”" in which Mr. Wendell's silvery hign notes soared brilliantly above the other voices, with an effect as beautiful as it was artis As an encore they sang Pinsut’s arrangement of Lonefellow’s poem, *“The Bridge,” in which Mr. Smith, the second tenor, had a chance to do some fine phras- mg. The quartet’s artistic work- was cordially applauded by the assembled teachers, many of whom are known to be exacting musical critics. Then came another contest, the bone of contention this time being next year's rendezvous. The Oaklanders were out in force, and amid a frou-frou of godet skirts and a flutter of bewinged and beribboned the honor for their town. Their fond en- deavors were in vain, however. Count as they migkt, they could not find more than 113 votes, while San Jose, apparently without an effort, secured 195. San Fran- ciseo with 59 votes and Sacramento with 65 wer: altogether out in the cold. On 1aotion of Mr. Babcock the selection of Sun Jose was declared unammous, despite a feeble chorus of auavering noes from one corner of the gallery. ability which earned him a volley of well- deserved applause. As an encore, the | quartet gave what might be called a | vocal extravaganza, or song burlesque. The words were wonderful to relate, | “Hey Diddle Diddle, the Cat and the Fid- | dle”; but the treatment was artistic in the | extrem The old nursery rhyme was fantast arranged w artling reci- and some intricate fugue move- ions ments, concluding with an elaborate finale in counterpoint, in which Mr. MacBaine’s magnificent basso profundo made itself heard to splendid advantage. Professor Elmer Brown of the State Uni- versity then made a brief address, welcom- ing the assembled educators to Oakland, and giving them all a cordial invitation to the university buildings at Berkeley. He dwelt at some length on the nobility of the teachers’ vocation, and expressed a desire to meet and confer with any of those present regarding the efficient methods to | be followed in the building up of the young intellect. Once more offering tne hospi- tality of the university to the association, he gave place to T. J. Kirk of Fresno, who read a most interesting essay. taking as his topic “‘Some Thoughts on "School Su- pervision."” The paper was a scholarly one, entering deeply into the matter under considera- tion. It recommended a supervision which should be rather a help to the teachers than a check upon them. The next paper, on “The Ethics of the Public School,” by P. W. Search of Los bonnets, did all in their power to secure | Angeles, and the last one, by Thomas P. Bailey Jr. of Berkeley, on **The Education of the Human Animal,’ were profound studies in_the domain of higher mental | training. Both writers displayed much ingenuity and depth of thought in their essuys and were cordially applauded. | After a brief informal discussion an ad- ournment was taken until this evening. The First Congregational Church was | crowded with teachers last night, who were entertained with a short programme, | and aiso a talk by Professor Le Conte. | After an organ vufunmry by W. B. King Mrs. Blake-Alverson sang, “Let Me Love Thee,” and usual, was encored. Miss | Nellie Shipley’s cornet solo, *‘Blue Bells of | Scotland,” was remarkably clear-and full. “‘Annie Laurie'’ was rendered charmingly by the California quartet, and Miss Eva Shorey, who made her debut a few months awo, added to her reputation by a vocal solo. After some humorous selections by the { California quartet Professor Le Conte was introduced to the audience. The vet- eran scholar was received with hearty ap- plause, and spoke for about forty minutes on the effect of the theory of evolution on | education. The speaker’s theory ‘is that teacher being utterly use- | the principle of evolution is the only hope | held out by which humanity can ulti- mately reach ideal manhood. Dr. Le Conte read the same lecture a few weeks ago before the Institute of Applied Chris- tianity in Oakland. JOURNALISTS MEET. A California Press Association Commit- tee Considers a Trip to the Truckee Ice Palace. The executive committee of the Cali- fornia Press Association met at the Press Club rooms last evening to consider the matter of arranging an excursion to the Truckee Ice Carnival. There were present: E. B. Willis of tne Record-Union, T. G. Daniells of the Alameda Ari\és. C. F. Mont- iomery of the Antioch dger, G. M. rancis of the Napa Register, Raleigh Barcar_of the Vacaville Reporter and ‘W. D. Pennycook of the Vallejo Chronicle. The committee determined that the op- portunity of seeing the sights of the ice festival should not be missed, and decided that if enough members of the associa- tion to make a good excursion party signified their intention of attending the trip would be mode on or about January 99, The plans are to rendezvous at Sacra- mento, whence the party would go to Truckee in a special train of Puliman cars, remaining a Say or longer, as the party saw fit. The people of Truckee, through C. F. McGlashin, the carnival king and mon- arch of the frost palace, asks the Press Association to come and be the guests of the commitiee of arrangements, proffer- ing in advance the freedom of the palace, the tobogean-slide, the rocky stone tower, and a trip to Donner Lake in sleighs, with the addition of witnessing a display of fireworks. The inducements are such that the com- mittee is enthusiastic over the proposed trip, and it is safe to say now that it will be made. The committee will meet again on the 15th to complete arrangements. ——————— Matthew Arnold and Barnum. When Mr. Arnold returned from the United States fuil of delight at the un- bounded courtesy and hospitality with which he had been received he told with glee and gusto a story of the late Mr. Barnum. The great showman, he said, had invited him to his hiouse in the follow- ing terms: “You, sir, area celebrity, 1 am a notoriety. We ought to be ac- quainted.” I couldn’t go,” he added, “’but it was very nice of him.”’—Herbert W. Paul in January Forum. B o A S e MYSELL-RoLLINs Company, 22 Clay street. Patent back, flat opening blank books are staudard. e * CALIFORNIA'S OPPORTUNITY FOR FREEDOM, Local Capital Should Be Ready to Buy the Cen- tral Pacific. A TIMELY SUGGESTION. The Importance of the Scheme Pointed Out by Traffic Manager Curtis. GENUINE RIVALRY ASSURED. | Looked Upon as a Strong Argument | Against the Passage of a Funding Bill. In hine with the policy of endeavoring to turn every development in the railroad situation of the coast to the benefit of San Francisco and the State generally, W. B. Curtis, traffic manager of the Traffic Asso- ciation of Catifornia, has devoted consider- able time to the question now so promi- nently before the people of the country and one which is particularly agitating the citizens of San Francisco—the aisposi- tion of the debt of the Pacific railroads to the Government. Speaking on the subject yesterday he gave-expression to an entirely new idea in connect:on with the ultimate disposition of the property should the Government de- cide to foreclose and sell the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads to satisfy its claims. He said it behooved California to watch the matter now pending Lefore Cengress most carefully and to see that a victory was won for the people. Continu- ing, he said: It is not enough that the Government be spurred on to bring the case to & head. Itis in the final adjustment that California must show her hand. The gentlemen now engaged in the laudable effort to insure justice being dealt ont with an impartial hand are engaged in the capacity of private citizens striving ior a principle. The merchant of San Francts chant, views this proposition only in the light of its culmination, as that finale means for him either a lease of prosperous life or the sealing up of one more avenue of escape from Southern Pacific domination. The wvital point for the merchant of San Francisco to consider is, Whet disposition will be made of this property once it passes into the hands of the Government? And therein is the experimentum crucis of the whole ques- tion. Obviously, the property obtained at such enormous sacriice as must be made by the | Government can never be made to yield com- mensurate returns consistent with its e traordinary cost. 0, It has been proposed to the Government by a | syndicate of capitelists in Nebraske (with East- etn co-operators) that the roads be sold out- right to thern and that they be operated as one | line from the Missouri River to the Pacific | Ocean. The syndicate proposes thai the ¢ ernment shall_set the minimum price at $40,000,000, obtaining as much more &s pos- sible. Now this syndicate is composed of Eastern | men whose greatest interests are in_the East; they would operate the road in the interest of | the greatest revenue for them and in every | case would seek the long haul. Were they to make rates to Utah which would permit San Francisco to do business in that section, it | would cut them out of better paying business for their line from the Missouri River. It | would be & line with such a multiplicity of in- terests to look out for and assimilate that they would find it expedient to ignore our best in- terests, or at least subordinate them to others, whence greater revenue would result for them. On the otner hand, with the Central Pacifi Railroad operated as a separate proposition, our best interests would be served, since its life and revenue does and would depend upon do- ing every pound of business possible between its Eastern terminal and Sen Francisco. As an independent line it would serve as an impartial_connection for the Union Pacific or the Rio Grande Western Railway, which con- nects with the Denver and Rio Grande, Bur- lington and Missouri, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacifie, Colorado’ Midland, Atchison, To- peka and Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific tai ways. It is our present mainstay in Southern Idaho and the whole of Montana. Whereas, as part of & through line in connection with the Union Pacific_it would be bound to mili- tate against San Francisco and render more inadequate her present too poor facilitie In the event, therefore, of a sale of this prop- erty by the Government we shonld insist that the Central Pacific Railroad should be handled as a separate proposition. - In fact, it would be a feather in San Fran- cisco’s cap could she form a syndicate here and purchase the property, in the event of its being | offered for sale. That would be another and most telling step in the direction of release from Southern Pacific thralldom, the Valley road being the first step made in the right direction and on the proper iities. From the standpoint of the merchant what is most needed is an increase in the army of purchasers. New lines of communication, an increase in transportation facilities and a little more enterprise and energy in_the direction of inducing immigration to our Statewill accom- plish these ends, The merchant of San Francisco has proven his staying qualities in weathering the financial depression of the Iast threc years, and can now hug the idea with gratifying as- surance that he js at last on the high improvement. The extentof his improvement will depend on the energy put forth in the de- velopment of each avenue offering. He should First—Preserve present facilities intact. Second—Utilize present facilities through every conceivable channel. Third—Lose no opportunity to provide new transportation channels. To allow the Central Pacific Railroad to be absorbed by a through line controlled in the East and thus lose its identity is to deal the present bright prospects oi increased business in Utah a serious blow. When we view San Francisco as a terminal what do we find in the way of transportation facilities ? We have the Southern Pacific Ralroad of Kentucky, withits main office in New York. We have the Pacific Mail Steamship Com- pany, owned and controlled in New York. We have the Occidental and Oriental Steam- ship Company, owned and controlled jointly by the Southern Pacific Company of Kentucky and the Union Pacific of Omaha. There is not & single long-distance carrier which we can point to with pride as a local in- stitution, and in addition, each that we have is & monopoly in its own field. Truly this is the most anomalous situation from a transportation standpoint day in the United States—that a city like San Francisco, in her unexcelied position, with her great inherent strength, should be re- stricted to such meager facilities for reaching the outside world. Daily is this fact becoming more and more ; the subject of comment, and local capitaiists will some day awake with a start to the fact of the great opportunities that were neglected. Let-us hope thatSan Francisco eapital will not be the last to grasp the present situation with its vast opportunities, and that the profits of the transportation business of California will not be always destined to circulate else- ‘where than on the Pacific Coast. Itis therefore of more than ordinary conse- quence that the Central Pacific Railroad be notallowed to pass into the hands of Eastern speculators, but that every possible means be employed to retain for it its identity, and that it be perpetuated as a feeder for the Pacific Coast and not for our competitors of the East. Local ownership of the Central Pacific woula also give the Valley road an independent out- let for freight destined for the East and make its competition for business in the San Joaquin more effective as against the Southern Pacific Company. It is not improbable that the Traffic As- sociation may take up the matter of or- anizing such a syndicate as _indicated by r. Curtis. If such a syndicate were to take the field against the Nebraska people, and formally announce its readiness to bid for the Central Pacific Railroad, it is generally conceded that another strong argument would be furnished those whoare in_favor of compelling the Southern Pa- cific Company to meet its just obligations and of the defeat of the funding bill. Arrested for Forgery. M. J. Ferrer, a young married man of Span- ish extraction, was arrested last evening by as a mer- | | ad to | isting to- | | Detectives Whittaker and Seymour and pooked at the Central station on a charge of forgery Ferrer, who was formerly employed by C. E. Bunker & Co., custom-house_brokers, owed & small bill to the Indianapolis Company for furniture. Being called upon to settle up his account, he paid it with a check for $125, ceiving some $90 in return. The che against the First National Bank, was signed in the name of Hooker & Co., and was discovered to be a forge: WHY STEAMERS ARE SHORT. | The Pacific Mail Affected by a Ship- builders’ Strike in Belfast. The Pacific Mail Steamship Company is in a really bad way for ships to accommo- date all the demands upon its carrying | capacity, not alone between this port and i Panama, but in the trans-Pacific business | Wwith the Orient. As a natural result of | this predicament the Pacific Mail Com- pany has lost an enormous volume of trade in both branches of its service. The cause is not known in San Fran- | cisco for this apparent shori-sighted pol- cy, and, indeed, it has been leit to the ex- ireme ends of the earth to supply informa- iion that casts light upon what, after all, turns out to be misfortunes more than faults of the company. Not long ago news of the accident to the splendid White Star steamer Belgic, char- tered for the Oriental business, came from | Japan. Ever since then she has been out of commission and upon the drydock un- dergoing repairs. The Mail Company had anotber ship in view, but she, too, has been tied up through unforeseen circam- stances, and the result is that the corpora- | tion is short at least two large steamers on the trans-Pacific route. About the time Colonel C. F. Crocker returned from Europe the Doric, a well- known White Star iiner on the Australian run, was chartered by the Mail Company. She was taken off her run to the antidodes and placed in the shipyards at Belfast, | Ireland, where all the champion ocean | racers were built. The owners concluded | | to alter the vessel, making her a medern | ship in every particular and increasing | her horsepower 1o something like double | | its former capacity, so that she would be | | a fitting competitor on the broad Pacific | Ocean against the British ships plying be- | tween Victoria, B. C., and the Orient. It is montns ago now since the Doric was | taken in hand, and general surprise among | shipping men interested in her appear- | ance on the Pacific has been manifested. | But this was fully explained away yester- day by the following dispatch from a | | Dublin newspaper: In consequence of the strike at Belfast the White Star Company have decided to bring their Australian liner Doric to Liverpool from Belfast, in order to have her alterations com- pleted.” The Doric was sent to Belfast in Jul last to be refitted and supplied with new en. gines and boilers by the builders, Messrs. Har- | land & Wolff. Two powerful tugs left the Mersey to-day to tow the Doric to Liverpool. The Press Association’s Beliast correspondent telegraphs that great s ring Is being ex- | | perienced by the laborers, of whom about 5000 are out of work, and of these only 1000 are connected with'a society. The others are at the mercy of public_charity, and hundreds of | | families are sorely distressed. | It will be seen from this news that the | Doric has been tied up on the ways for months throuch the great strike of ship- builders on the Clyde and in Belfast. The fact that she was hanled off the Belfast | yards by two powerful tugs from Liverpool is taken as evidence that tbe Mail Com- pany pressed its claims on the steamer’s owners and that she must be refitted and sent out to this port without further de- lay. In the meantime the Mail Company and the Occiaental and Oriental Company are compelled to look at the bulk of the Pacific business pass to the Canadian and Nortuwestern lines. But the worst of it all is the port of San Francisco is suffering from the lack of rying capacity in the service of the two creat companies. | Over $5000 Was Realized at the Recent Monument Fes- tival. A Replica of the Famous Weimar Statue Is to Be Purchased for Golden Gate Park. Last night in Norman’s Hall the general committee of the Goethe-Schiller Monu- ment Association met for the purpose of rendering a final financial statement. President Bundschu presided and opened the meeting with brief remarks,setting forth the fact that but $5000 instead of $10,000, the amount required to complete the pro- posed monument, had been secured and that the money realized at the festival held in | the Pavilion severai weeks ago was not up to the expectations of the association. He thanked all those who had participated in the festival, particularly the German and American press of San Francisco. In the absence of C. Bertheau, cashier of | the German Savings Bank, the treasurer, C. Schmidt made the financial report, as fol- lows: Receipts. Disbursem $18,489 16 197 46 GOFTHE-SCHILLER PROFIT also tendered that amount as a gift, and both were received with thanks. i The matter of making the best possible use of the cash on hand was the subject of considerable argument, but it was finally settled by leaving the course to be pur- sued in the hands of the executive com- mittee, which will report at the next meet- 108 esident Bundschu announced that a great many of the articles won at the rafiles heid at the festival had not been called for and suggested that another grand raffle be held, the name and address of each ticket-buyer to be written on the m;l\\etcommittec of . three, consisting of Messrs. Entzmann, Schmidt and Dohr- mann, was appointed to take charge of the raffle, and as there are about $800 worth of prizes, fifty in_all, it is expected that the tickets will sell readily at $1 each. After complimentary speeches of the president by various members of the com- mittee all hands adjourned to the dining- room, where champagne corks and jokes ere kept in motion until far into the night. h L, DODGE WILL RESIGH, The President of the Board of Education Decides to Step Down. At the Next Meeting - the Board Will Be Reorganized for the Rest of Its Existence. Henry L. Dodge stated yesterday that he had determired to resign from the presidency of the Board of Education, and if a man suitable to him were found to act as a member of the board Mr. Dodge would withdraw to private life. The next meeting of the board will be held Tuesday and Mr. Dodge will then present his resignation. At the same session his successor will be elected and committees appointed for the ensuing year. So far as could be learned yesterday Charles A. Murdock was the favorite for president of the School Board. Director Henderson’s name w mentioned, but he did not seem to be seriously considered by either the majority or minority members. The majority favored Murdock, and, of course, that practically settled the ques- tion, for his genial and agreeable treat- ment of discussions and his courtesy to all members, even on occasions of heated de- bates, have made him popular. This ques- tion haa been so far settled thata School Director remarked yesterday that Mr. Murdock could tell if he wished how the various committees would be named. Mr. Murdock himself was not so posit on this point. “I have heard,” said he, ‘‘that I will be nominated for president, but I am not a candidate, have not asked for a single vote and shall not seek a vote. Oi course, if I am elected I shall gladly accept the chair and give the duties of president of the board all the thought and attention they demand. I have not been informed that any campaign is on foot either way, and do not know of any opposition, though y_»rfiunmbly there will be candidates in the rield.” President Dodge declared it was from no feclings caused by anything like friction in the board that he had decided to resign. ‘1 found that I could not attend to my business affairs and do justice to the board as its presiding officer,” he said. here has been no trouble of any kind in the board that would cause me to resign. *I would withdraw from the Board of Education altogether if I could see a good man willing to work and attend faithfu!ly to his duties as a School Director ready to fill But I have no intentiou of resigning, otherwise. My busi de- mands more of my ti and did not imagine that there in the board—that is, if a man realized the responsibilities of his position and at- tended faithfully to them. “‘Mattersare moving along very smoothly in the board. only one place where we saw a ss in the matter of expenditure and that has been remedied. The Buildings and Grounds and the Supplies Committees considerably ex- ceeded the appropriation and have been in debt. This has been changed by resolu- tion recently adopted, the effect of which is to vlace all expenditures under $100 practically in the Finance Committee, and all sums of §100 or over are submitted to the board sitting as a committee of the whole. By this method it is next to im- possible for any losses to occur in the expenditures. With this important matter settled satisfactorily everything in the board is going along smoothly. “Mr. Murdock, I understand, is the choice for president of the board. He will undoubtedly be elected, and to him will be left the reorganization of the board for the remainder of its existence.” — e o Melrose, Conn., has probably the largest cider-mills in the country, which have used 35,000 bushels of apples the past sea- son. They have shipped their cider and vinegar to almost every State in the Union. They shipped a carload of cider to Illinois last week and have about 500 rels of cider stored for vinegar. —_— NEW TO-DAY. I so much to be done Fokodokdrk AR kR ok Aok ok ok ko ok Ak ke APLAYS OVER 1000 TUNES * Profits 85,201 70 An itemized statement from each booth was then read by T. W. Dohrmann indicat- ing the receipts from all quarters. Dr. Gutsch moved the adoption of the report and the motion was carried unani- mously. Dr. Gutsch read a letter from the Com- missioner of Lincoln Park, Chicago, which was in answer to a request for in- tormation regarding & monument of Schil- ler located at that point. The work is from Stuttgart, Germany, and is cele- brated. After considerable discussion on the point Mr. Entzmann moved that the course | taken by President Bundschu in that gen- tleman’s ‘controversy with James D. Phe- lan, president of the Art Association, re- | garding the prospect of having a reproduc. | tion of the Rietschel monument of Goethe | and Schiller in Weimar be upheld by the Monu ment Association. 5 President Bundschu's desire all along has been to reproduce the work of Rietschel, and the artists of this City have opposed sending away for works of ‘art that thev claimed should be made somewhere in America. This practically settles the controversy and as soon as sufficient money is reatized the Weimar monument will be duplicated for Golden Gate Park. Theodore Kirchoff read a letter from the editor of the Gartenlaube, one of Ger: many’s leading illustrated pa pers, in which that gentleman presents the association with 100 marks. 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