The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 31, 1897, Page 12

12 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1597. WHAT 1S BEING DONE FOR “THE CHILD.” California Educators Discuss Their Various Methods and Systems. An Interesting, Entertaining and Amusing Metropolitan Hall is an sight these mornings. Series of Talks by Those Who Teach. interesting | for work, not for curiosity. Years ago It is as crowded | there was too much arithmetic in the -as though the attraction were a sym- | Schools. It was considered the one phony concert. Those who believe that | thing needful. Now, the pendulum has the teacher t for the | SWung to the other extreme, and I'm monthly salary she draws, and those | POt afraid to tackle the question, and ho Dalieve that istitites Saie '.‘1’” to insist upon a proper amount of time tatk,” pure theory with no tangible re- a attention being given to this most important study.” sult, should have spent yester« Downstairs in the big hall on_ the merning or afternoon with the 2000 | first floor, to which the Child-Study eager, interested teachers who filled | Club had removed on account of the the halls on Fifth street and on Mason. | numbers_who wished to attend the There is no audience like an audi- ion, Dr. Dresslar of Berkeley and ence of teachers. It is an elite of au- | Eavel Schallenberger of “Stanford diences; one able to obey as well command will give to the patient attention demands as much of the one who ad- dresses it, for the re as critical collection of individuals. There never wa were talking about “Genetic ycho- The doctor wanted ‘mental sections of the child's mind” made by competent observers at dif- ferent times and various places. And Miss Schallenberger earnestly recom- s, ‘“‘for study children as to of peopie orator such close, such | And no other body | No other body on that teachers, | in intelligence and above any other to the mere attempt changes one’s attitude toward them. a body, averag aste, far This isn't a fad,” she said. “It's not an attempt to further burden the teacher, but to lessen and to take away an audience readier to applaud thrusts at its own weak- | from that they already havi nesses. In the department of business an in- “Within her sphere she's an auto- | teresting discussion was going on on crat,” said Professor Draper apropos of | the growing irreverence of the Ameri- SRCRET crastirdhg oion i can child Children train parents e AR d:\a 3 I = 5 11 of parents training children. A threat s is var: The teacher to refer a matter to a pupil’s parents may have many virtues and many | carries very little weight.” characteristics that are not virtues. | * ‘I am entitled to more respect,’ said futatate She may have « it for principle!” lauded as one g ne, | ll:ne who had never been afflicted with | dyspepsia. “A dolorous, profound, solemn teach- ‘ er does g - sports make better boy: girls should be put on the shelf and | labeled, and that, too, without a pen- hand-clapping that tute of teachers wheeled and swam and played golf for a living. But, after all, Profes IS GRATIFIED. In speaking of the work of the convention President L. J. Chipman said: “The attendance this year has been remarkably good, not only at the general ions in the morning, but at the Round Table meet- ings in the afternoon. ““The highe k of an enrollment of 1117 was reached last year at San Jos 3 1s far as I can now judge—for several coun- ties have in the full reports of their attendance— the enrollment has reached abcut San Francisco has a mags rd; Santa Cruz county sent 63; Santa Clara 110, including faculty of the Normal school; Monterey, Sonoma and San Joaqu counties have made excellent showing. As for Contra Costa county, perintendent Phalin informed me that it contains I vet an enrollment of 86 members. red the best accommodations we have had ciation. This is noteworthy in view of the ion late years. 82 teachers, an shows ancisco b fi of the of our in ssocis a growing interest in the department of normal training itself among the teachers, and I am glad to see it, for subject as an important one. Also the science work is attention, owing largely to the work of Professor Stanford. educationa 1y s here in California in a great many re- i ard<¢to the course of study—are in a transi- nc a steady improvement particularly during r three years, and I believe it to be only a question of will br our public school affairs and curriculum up to the aim is being reached mainly ¢ through these assoc eetings. “I think the choice of Santa Rosa for the next meeting of the convention a wise one. It is a beautiful city in a fine country, and has a splendid corps of teachers and earnest educators, who, I am sure, will give us a hearty welcome.” ..... B OO OO ACHOHORRHORORORROROIC SURPRISED AND PLEASED. DR. DRAPER IS In speaking of San Francisco and the State in general, Dr. Draper remarked: “This is a beautiful city, with its well-kept streets, sub- stantial buildings and beautiful driveways and par Its people are vigorous and active, and, I should judge, very cosmopolitan. “] was surprised to find orange trees in fruitage above Sacra- mento, as I was not aware that they grew so far n<)yxh. _Tne qlimaze here is mild than I had supposed. Certainly Camrrm_\a, with its lovely weather, fruit and flowers and green fields, according to the old tale I have read somewhere, must be located near the center of Paradise.” E a Bishop, who had been interrupted in delivering his addre: * ‘Bishop! Bishop | one near. ‘It's a parrot, a parrot.’ “‘I don’t care,’ said the Bishop. am entitled to more respect, wa This was an anecdote that Mr. Wein- that athletic | stock told as a corollary to his paperon a stronger | Weak Spot in Our Educational System.” Mr. O'Connor teacher had spepsia and mistake And the house ap- cher, and that one, whispered some ‘I any- teacher who is a nuisance. The not know declared that the to teach the parents as as the children. “I've had to go everal schoolhouses, and in order to conditions I wished s had to begin on the pa- hildren have the foolish idea that subserviency is slavery. To avoid the insti- thought by u would have that whole alw nt: . spirit of the aress o e human, practical talk, | that _children become dlsrespectful. raached a happy, competent sort of | Children must learn that they, like ali T Brmism. In ninety-nine times out of | human beings, are in two relations to S hundred, the teacher's decision is apt | the community. There are two things to some one would help her out. £ you would see helsi? though, go to the Round Table i sessions, as they : institute bre Sons’ noons. ines Shasta, art at Sie Yosemite, hy, braries at Cabrillo. (:apable,hbusinw jrls, who act as z;‘;‘:rs they make that San Fr will be spoiled forever by such court ous treatment, and will forever y after the unattainable. one of the six hall ? people most surprisir gly ready to dis- cuss subjects, and still more surpris- ingly capable of carrying on such dis- ions. cufisxgef‘nmos an old story to the afternoon wanes, to rise, and, without a trace fright, chosen men, many of them institute, it's a won hundredth time | to be considered—their individual lib- | erty and the general comfort of the | community.” In Sierra Hall Miss Amy T. Campbell was speaking on “How One School Manages Drawing.” In Portola Dr. James Black was de- claring to the teachers that the time | was here when every teacher should at | be able to tell whether or not the eye- at | sight of pupils in her class was normal li- | and to make heérself a sort of assistant hygienic guardian to the child. In the library department teachers, librarians and mothers were discussing good books for hoys and girls to read, the practicability of providing branch librar at various schools, the degree of restraint to which children’'s reading should be subjected. The librarian of Stanford took a prominent part in this ussion; so did the librarian of the Free Library; and then a clever mother of four boys put in a merrily | ironical plea that mothers be consid- ered a bit. She knew, she said, that it was not the thing nowadays for mothers to have anything to say about | their own children, and then merely by delivering her excellent paper she pro- be right. In the the teachers at their aks up into half a_dozen institutes. Nati n the after- the department of bu: 11, child study 1, mathematic at Portola, & In the nalls are | e normal sluflunl.‘ ushe uch_ideal anciscans | re called, where lh“‘ a Hall Ther at Balboa H: iene And in each there is a crowd of | one, as see women of stage their minds in well Although there are members of th n's affair mainly. speak words. ; ) 3 ine | ceeded to show that she was a mother Why, all e e e e L ome | in 10,000 Bverybody's hook that is o 8 oy teacher find that she a teacher decides th: worth reading this marvel of mothers knew and could talk about. She dep- recated the contempt with which the The old masculine pr: never “he.” 1 t hich : superseded. The h other speakers mentioned fiction; she noun has been e hall yesterday was | implored a free, full draught of jungle B oman. The te | books and fairy tales for the children, bored his fellows, who was farthe whose entrance into the higher schools away from their sympathy, was vould be marked by overdoses of seri- man. ous reading, and she carried her audi- It would have been interesting have the roof removed from the Native Sons’ Hall from 2 to 4 o'clock yester- day. Allen of San Jose would have found declaring that the fact that no arithmetic was tw “educational outrage.” “There is a tendency, we all know, to go after strange gods. know that you who come here come | ence with her. The teachers of this institute have had the opportunity to meet and talk with specialists on every topic almost that interests teachers. They have im- vroved these opportunities, too. Dis- cussion has been very general. And the round-table sessions are chiefly re- sponsible for this. They have brought together teachers with a common in- terest; they have specialized work, and to or Charles been In one room FProfe: taught in the first o years of school in Oakland was an I'm glad to CHHO R GO OO O ¢ e chatty, discussions, which would not otherwise have been possibie. And all for *“The Child.” . “The Child” should be very grateful for all this interest, this heartfelt attention and care, this devotion of thousands to his welfare. Really, “The Child,” the brilliant young professors of Stanford, and the doctors of Berkeley, the orig- inal-minded young women of the coun- try and the cultivated, well-dressed teachers of the city have labored all this week for your benefit. It was to khave been vacation week, too. How are you going to repay them? Asdadiooniuun, BUSINESS MEN AND LIBERAL EDUCATION. One of the most thoughtful papers read before the State Teachers’ Asso- ciation was that by J. Richard Freud, secretary of the Merchants’ Associa- tion, yesterday afternoon. It was in the department of business programme and was as follows: There is no sentiment in business. Keen competition and rivalry have unfortunately narrowed the sphere of the business man. To extend trade and to accumulate money appear to be the sole aim and end of his mission. In the world's struggle for wealth it is naturally i survival of the closest and the shrewdest. In such a conflict education and culture play e or no part D bargain needs none of the al education. A knowledge or the sciences avail profit or loss on a etails incident to iness house f astronomy, or even mathematics or conomics. Iy a word, a liberal education is "ally a handicap rather than a help to the average business man of to-day. Why is this s0? For two reasons. First, be- cause the ordinary sphere of mercantile life is restricted to business exclusively. Second, because no course in our public school system is specially adapted to the requirements of a mercantile career. To explain the first reason, it may be terse- v vet tru that the average merchant ally "a_slave to his business, houghts and ener; ace for commercial ~macy. ull or distraction might give his ever vigilant competitor. rains and often stifies his to take part in public af- eby sacrifice his business and of livelihood. n needs but to be stated to its abnormal origin and vicious results. citizen in any occupation, however small libe the nothing in determining the purchase or a sale. The de the successful management of a in no way depends upon the laws geology, chemistry By day es are ab- from his obligations The Government that protects hts and privileges is legally and to his care and consideration. tate. him in his ri morally enti Under it s he pursues his voca- tion in life, ore, as a member of the escape his dut Such is the v nt. , the sphere of and he 'is no longe His interest and ounter or the welfare of the city, the pro- ate, the prosperit his thought and enery fluctuations in prices or the profits on This_is the true standard of commer- life. Were it obser by all business affairs would be greatly extravagance and c Republic there is no the ity reach & our public taxation, just administration of the law, m pal improvements go far to determine terial success of the people. It must be apparent that a progressive city will produce successful business men; a_retrogr v will generate fail- it should be an essential part policy ‘for the business man ke an active part in public affairs. Such is our conception of the true standard of com- mercial lif In this dual capacity. as a medium of ex- change and as a member of the community. the career of the business man at once opens to the precious advantages of a liberal educd- fon. To the citizen thus engaged in bus intrinsic value of thorough knowled; be disputed. With it he can confidently ter the arena of public affairs fully equi to meet the educ: professional ¢ Without it, he feels keenly his inabilit d ‘solve political and economic prob- <{nowledge is power” and other things qual, the trained intellect will be first to_gain the’ goal. Conceding the benefit of a liberal education 0 the commercial citizen interested in public fairs, we are brought to the serious question f what should constitute a liberal education for the business m Having enjoyed the complete course of . from the lowest primas cisco, through the Univ having also been activel n y of California, and engaged in business for a period of fifteen vears, I can speak upon this subject from actual experience and ob- servation. In my humble opinion, none of the various courses now offered by our public school system is exactly suited to the wants h n. ond the primary and il 8 there are special courses ad- irab adapted to the requirements of the wyer, the doctor, the engineer, the farmer, he miner, the mechanic, the chemist and the With a curriculum of colleges at the y generous er ches, thy yet devoted to the business man. Is the career of the merchant so devold of special worth or knowledge as to be thus over- looked and neglected in the public school Sys- tem of the State? Certainly not. A factor in none expressly the commonwealth wielding the mighty wea- s of exchange, involving hundreds of mil- of dollars annually ely possesses many peculiar to it The laws of finance, merce and nay . the demands of for- domestic markets, consular forms s, international trade regulations tude of other subjects intimately nnected with business affairs certainly afford a eufficiently distinct and fmportant feld to warrant a special course in our public school system. The establishment of such a commercial course would not only prove invaluable to the business man, but would tend to elevate the andard of commercial life. To California will y come the honor of being the first to ile_course in the public State. A college of com- n the University of California has been d by Regent Arthur Rodgers, that will he future youth of our State con- % a commercial career to enjoy vantages and cnter his chos many suit " up most favored of other branches of learning. In conclusion, no one prizes a liberal edu- cation more ardently‘than the business man Though deprived of its benefits, he is first to shower its blessings upon his children and foremost to endow institutions of learning. He feels, stronger than words can convey, the arvelous value and power of education and knowledge. Unjversities throughout the world have felt his constant liberality and may well homage o his _generous impulses. hether it be for the higher education in the University of California, or the technical training in the Wilmerding School of Industrial Arts, the merchant, the manufacturer, the business man is ever ready with his purse to help this noblest of all causes. Let California, therefore, show her magnanimity and grati- tude to this worthy calling by the addition to her public school system of a complete course and College of Commerce. B i ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Last night Dr. A. S. Draper of the University of Illinois spoke at Native Sons’ Hall on the management and ad- ministration of public schools in large cities. He was introduced by Mayor Phelan. On the stage were the Free- holders recently elected to frame a new they have encouraged general, almost ] number of mem] charter. Dr. Draper thought there was no subject more worthy of the better thought of patriotic citizens than the public schools. He then gave a his- tory- of their inception in this country. It was erroneous to think that public schools were first established in New England; they were established by the Dutch in New Amsterdam. Since that time self-government and free schools had gone hand in hand all over the world. The difficulties which confronted the system were those of business and ex- pert service. Millions of dollars had ‘been expended on the system and mil- lions more would be expended. There was a great confusion of thought among people who had the most in- terest in the public schools. The speaker believed in a centralized government of the schools. School boards should be appointed by the Mayor and should comprise a small bers—the smaller the better. Boards appointed by a central authority were more responsible than boards elected by the people. Mem- bers of the boards should be chosen from the whole city, and not from dis- tricts. He believed that the Superin- tendent should have full power to en- gage and discharge teachers. There should also be one man fully empow- ered to make all contracts and see that their provisions were rigorously car- ried out. “If you can’t eliminate party politics from the schools,” he concluded, “there is no hope for the schools. There are other influences besides politics that menace the schools. There is the church influence, the club influence and the social influence.” e DR. DRAPER'S ADDRESS, “SPIRIT OF TEACHERS.” At Metropolitan Hall yesterday morning, A. S. Draper, LL.D., of the University of Illinois, delivered an in- structive address on “The Spirit of the Teacher.” 1In speaking of “culture* Dr. Draper said: First, we must expect to find the spirit of the teacher marked by culture. The teacher has had some early educational advantages, surely. The foundations have been at least fairly well laid. There is something to build upon. The powers of the mind have been well set in opera- tion. Opportunities have been frequent and constant. The habit of inquiry and investigation must have been acquired. The surroundings must have been favor- able; there must have been some results. Taste has been aroused and it has grown. % Then the work of the teacher has been for others. She has endeavored to open the minds of her pupils and arouse their powers. She has become interested in them. She has witnessed the develop- ment of the human powers; she has seen minds open and souls grow. This start in life, this environment and this ex perience must have had a refining infl ence upon her own mind and her own soul. With all the tribulations and an- noyances, if the true teacher has de- veloped, the immortal part of her na- ture will show purity, strength, breadth of information, variet nd accomplish- ment, power of discrimination, delicacy of feeling and nobility of bearing, which will be recognized inall intellectual and cultivated centers. The gross and the coarse common to all human nature will be eliminated gradually; the language, the manners, the style will change; the life will be keyed to the music of the humanities; the soul will aspire to the heights of the sublime. MEETING OF SCIENCE TEACHERS. The science teachers of the coast present at the teachers’ convention met Van Liew. chairman. DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS. The Department of Mathematics opened yesterday with Professor Charies H. Allen, of San Jose, in the chair, and Minnie L. Mackay, of Santa Clara, acted as secretary. The pro- gramme included “Incidental Number Work in the First and Second Years,” by the chairman; “Operative Arith- metic.” by Superintendent J. W. Mc- Clymonds, Oakland; “Manual Training in its Relation to Concrete Geometry and Mensuration in Arithmetic,” by ‘Walter J. Kenyon, Stanford University. THE DEPARTMENT ~ OF HYGIENE. The folowing progrsmme was given at the Department of Hygiene: “Hy- giene and Medical Facts for Teachers,” by Dr. James A. Black; “A Physiology in Our Public Schools,” by Dr. Kate Overaker; “Physiology and Hygiene of the Teeth,” by Dr. H. D. Noble; “De- fects, not Faults, or Defects of Sight, Hearing and Respiration and Simple Methods of Diagnosis,” by Dr. J. A. Black. WHAT WAS DONE IN THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT. The following programme was ren- dered at the library department: Use of public libraries by school chil- dren—views of teachers; desirability and ; at what age should children be- gin to'do supplementary reading and to refer to libraries; how to induce and to direct children to use public collections of books. Attitude of public libraries toward schools—views of librarians; the children’s room; special privileges to teachers; library loans to schools; books loved by girls, books loved by boys—their educational value. WILL DlgBFIND HIS ACTORS. T. Daniel Frawley Intends to Do This and Return With @nother Aggregation of Players. The latest story going the rounds in theatrical circles is that the Frawley company will shortly be disbanded. It is said that the popular organiza- tion will leave for Portland at the con- clusion of its engagement here and after a short tour of the Northwestern coast will leave for Washington, where Milicent Shinn acted as DR. A. S. DRAPER, President of the University of Illinois. yesterday afternoon at Native Sons’ Hall. The meeting was called by A. E. Chandler, who desired to inform them of the opportunity of securing some desired apparatus at a comparatively low figure, provided a number of or- ders should be given. Of the twenty- five teachers present fifteen gave or- ders, and if the apparatus meets with the approval of the science teachers of this State a company will be formed at once and San Francisco will have a new factory. The apparatus referred to included the ammeter and voltmeter, two very essential instruments in the teaching of electrical measurements and physics, and very difficult to get on the Pacific Coast. The teachers claim that the Eastern article, besides being so ex- pensive, is unreliable for the coast, consequently very few schools have them. The name of the man who has offered to make them was not disclosed, but it is known that he is a gentleman well known throughout the coast as a manufacturer of science supplies for schools. DISAPPOINTMENT IN ART CIRCLES. At yesterday afternoon’s exercises in the department of art many of the prominent educators in the State par- ticipated. Professor Griggs of Stanford read an essay by Professor Barnes of Stan- ford on “The Place of Drawing an Ele- mentary Education.” “The four classes of drawing teach- re,” said the paper, “may be described as follows: One—Those who consider drawing as a langnage, a means of ex- pressing ideas. Two—Those who con- sider drawing as eye and hand train- ing, a process of nerve co-ordination. Third—Those who look upon drawing as a form of mental training, a mode of forming type concepts. Fourth— Those who would use drawing as a means of esthetic culture.” The other papers read were: ‘“What Child Study Says About Drawing,” Mrs. Louise Maitland, Stanford Uni- versity; “How One School Manages Drawing,” Miss Amy T. Campbell, San Francisco. ——— CHILD STUDY A . FAVORITE ONE. The favorite “Round Table” yester- day was the Department of Child Study. Shasta Hall was not large enough by a third to hold the crowd, so an early adjournment was made to the main hall. The principal speech of the day was made by Professor Griggs, who spoke on “Some relations of the child and the race.” He dwelt on some of the parallels of the development of the child with early human history. His address was brief, but very much to the point. The other were Margaret Schallenburger Dr. C. C. “Te disbandment is scheduled to take | place. Graceful Frank Worthing, he of the high collars and languid hair, will leave for his home in dear old Eng- land, where he expects to take a much needed rest. Miss Blanche Bates will leave for New York to accept one of the many offers to act as leading lady in one of the leading companies there, while T. Daniel Frawley intends to organize another company in New York, which he will present to the San Francisco public some time in April. He will have a strong aggregation of players and hopes they will endear themselves in the hearts of the public as did his initial organization. As to Wwhether Gladys Wallace will be a member has not yet been learned. ———— r“’wfiw“% TO-NIGHT! NEW YEAR’S EV!E‘l In Response to a Popular Request THE PASSING OF THE OLD YEAR Will be Signalized by a GRAND ILLUMINATION NEW HOM—Or g E OF “THE ». From Cupola to s..,mf::"‘ THIS BRILLIANT ELj BT ELECTRICAL Wil Continue till the M Ry Bells THE GLAD NEwW YEAR. i OWMQW CHRISTMAS AT ST. JOHN'S. The Sunday-School Children of the Church and Chapels Had Their Celebrations. The Sunday school children of St. John's Episcopal Church and the chap- els, The Good Shepherd and The Holy Innocents, celebrated Christmas in their respective places during the past week. At St. John's on Fifteenth street the entertainment was held in the Guild Hall on last Tuesday even- ing. After the exercises were over about 250 sat down to refreshments which had been prepared for them by the ladies of the parish. Dr. Spalding, the pastor of the parish, who was as. sisted by Rev. W. M. Brack, delivered suitable addresses to the young people. Senior Warden Judge F, W. Van Rey- negom and Junior Warden F. H. Eich- baum were present and aided in mak- mg the occasion as pleasant as possi- e. 2 —_—— Granted a Divorce. Florence A. Chittenden was granted a divorce from Alonzo E. Chittenden by Judge Bahrs yesterdv on the ground of desertion. 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PURSES AND SATCHELS. 156 200 LADIES' SATCHELS, 10| CHILDRE CHILLA FU $125; w be offered at Toe. 75¢ BOAS, fered at $4 30. trimmed and plain; value and 30c; will be offered at A e e e e e e e e R e e e e e s e e S R s e S S AR SRS asass ae s S e R R RS THE SYMPHONIES grand larceny. Ups and Downs of the Pro- gramme and the Per- | formance. NEW TO-DAY. Some of the Ladies Wore Hats and | Some of the Audience Was Locked Out. There was music to please all sorts | of people at the Symphony Society’s | concert yesterday at the Tivoli. For the seasoned symphonite there were the D minor symphony of Schumann, the Beethoven “Egmont” overture and the vorspeil to ‘“Lohengrin”; and | K7 G"IRA’RB[I- S for the light-eared stranger there ; HRARD were the “Tell” overture and the “Syl- ¢ via” ballet. The programme was typ cal of Scheel, who evidently believes that in America it is a pretty safe scheme to please the patronizer of symphony concerts as well as the | patron. The ballet music evoked the greatest spasm of applause, and the Rossini overture, which closed the con- cert, was applauded standing and walking. Both are masterpieces of their kind, I acknowledge, and both were fairly well played, especially the overture. The ‘Sylvia’ suite, I/ thought, was delightfully planned in the directing, but somehow the band did not respond with the fine precision that is so vital to grace in music of terpsichorean character. I think the ballet music was just a bit muddy: notably the slow waltz movement (it was encored, to be sure!) had not the nice, clean ballet seduction. The Schumann symphony was played—well, say half as well as the Beethoven C ) minor was played at the previous con- | i % cert. I confess that, according to my way of hearing, one half (the last) of the Schumann D minor symphony is fully twice as interesting as the other; and in holding Scheel up to comparison with his phenomenal rendition of the Beethoven—which is preciously beauti- ful and understandable in every bar— I am perhaps straining a point. Still, | had I never in my life heard a sym- | phony I should have known by the delightful rhyme and sentiment that Scheel brought out of the romanza and the splendid fury he worked the band up to in the finale that the composer ‘was not alone to blame for all else in the work that came out dull and pompous. The “Egmont” overture, which asks of a leader nothing more than good sense and a little dramatic tact, was given lucidly and with the right application of strength. The “Lohengrin” vorspeil—at once nerv- ously mortal and ethereally tranquil— absolutely demands the hand of a vir- tuoso. It got it. Scheel played it with a feeling, a finish and a cumulative sweep that was simply imperial. Many of Mr. Scheel’s gestures were rendered invisible by the high hats. Quite a number of the ladies kept them on in spite of the law and in open deflance of Manager Marks, who went about the auditorium with a personal appeal. Also a hundred and more per- sons came late and were locked out until after the overture. ASHTON STEVENS. —_—— PICKED HER POCKET. Joseph Dougherty Arrested for Stealing Mrs. Carlson’s Purse. Mrs. Carlson, living at 142 Natoma street, had her pocket picked of her purse while walking along Market street last evening. She felt the thief put his hand in her pocket, and she at once raised an alarm. The thief took to his heels and ran across Market street, followed by Policemen Harrison and Jackson. They chased him for several blocks, and then he darted up Morton street to Stockton. 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