Business Notices.

THE next Mechanics' Institute Exposition opens at the Pavilion in San Francisco, August 13th, and closes Saturday, September 14th. The exhibition will be more varied and complete than any yet held, and will be especially full and interesting in the display of actual coast products. Elaborate preparations have been made to assure a successful exposition, and there will be many attractive and instructive exhibits by firms and individuals who have never before brought their enterprises to the notice of the public. The music, under the direction of Herr Scheel, promises to excel, and this feature alone will attract thonsands. The Fair deserves the support of all who are interested in the progress of our State.

WILLSON & CLARK'S Township and County Map of California has just been published by F. E. Willson and H. Clark, 230 Kearny St., San Francisco. This is the latest and one of tae best maps of the State yet published. There is a complete index of all the cities, towns and postoffices, of all the private land grants, the irrigation districts, and the U. S. land districts. These features together with the general accuracy of the work make the map a valuable one.

SEVERAL changes have been made in the Hahnemann Hospital College of San Francisco, the advertisement of which occupies one of the pages of the JOURNAL. F. S. Canney is now Associate Professor of Medical and Surgical Diseases of Women; Guy E. Manning, Lecturer on Anatomy; R. A. Leet, Professor of Chemistry, Toxicology and Urinalysis.

THE San Francisco & North Pacific Railroad from San Francisco to Ukiahwith branches. It runs through the tourist's and camper's paradise. Ev ry mile is a delight. Hunt, fish, sketcu, rest,-every desire can be satisfied. Low rates for the closing days of the week, and special rates for campers. A deservedly popular road. When you can get away for a few days from business, take a run on it, and you will want all your friends to go next time.

Give us a trial and be convinced. Duplicates of Negatives made by Abell & Priest, at 131 Post St, can be had at the present Studio.

THE

PACIFIC EDUCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL JOURNAL.

Official Organ of the Department of Public Instruction of California.

VOL. XI.

SEPTEMBER, 1895.

CURRENT EDUCATIONAL THOUGHT.

No. 9

Some Thoughts from the N. E. A.

THERE are utilities higher and utilities lower, and under no circumstances will the true teacher ever permit the former to be sacrificed to the latter. This would be done if, in its zeal for fitting the child for self-support, the school were to neglect to lay the foundation for that higher intellectual and spiritual life which constitutes humanity's full stature.-Dr. N. M. Butler.

THE institute in some form is recognized as an aid indispensable to the highest efficiency of a body of teachers. No other means is so well calculated to harmonize and energize the work of a corps of teachers. "Conference maketh a ready man."- PROF. A. S. OLIN, Kansas University.

CONDUCT is the central thought in education. It has been demonstrated that as conduct studies awaken the most brain cells these studies are of the highest importance. For practical good, conduct studies stand at the very head.-PROF. JOSEPH BALDWIN, Texas.

ALREADY there is a community of educated, enlightened, broadminded men, whose patriotism embraces the whole world of man, while holding a warmer place in their hearts for the country where they live. It is the duty of schools to cultivate this broad, allcomprehending patriotism.-SUPT. A. P. MARBLE.

EDUCATION is not merely the result of mind building upon mind,

but of heart upon heart, and soul upon soul. When Horace Mann made his famous speech at the dedication of a boys' reformatory, he said, if only one was reformed the great expense incurred would be more than justified, and when some one asked if he thought one boy worth so much he said: "Yes, if it's my boy or your boy." This was the spirit which should pervade the school-room....STATE SUPT. N. C. SCHAEFFER, Pennsylvania.

To educate youth up to the new standard, we must study the historic patriotism, to learn the spirit which underlay and prompted the deed the spirit of sacrifice of self for the public weal. And we must show that whoever exhibits this spirit is a patriot, however retired the situation, or humble the person. Next we must show the new enemies how private vices undermine the public good-how a venal ballot or a corrupt judiciary may undo the work of centuries of struggle for freedom. The perils from these sources may be greater than from foreign invasion. The first requirement for the new patriot is sound manhood, personal integrity, righteousness.-SUPERVISOR GEO. H. MARTIN, Boston.

WE "follow nature" when we devise an education that is wholesome-tonic rather than fragmentary or partial. The "trained" horse is an abnormal horse; the "expert" or the "specialist" is but the fraction or fragment of a man;" a "trained" teacher has come to mean a young woman capable of doing but one thing well. The tendency of the age is towards specialization, but the need of the age is an education that is catholic and humane; and we need to return to nature in the sense of seeking simplicity and wholeness in human education.— CHANCELLOR W. H. PAYNE, Nashville.

THE effort to coördinate history and literature with the other studies, has led first to a serious effort to determine the rank of history and literature among studies. This has led to valuable practical results. Chief among these results is the fact that the highest quality and function of history and literature as culture forces have been brought prominently to light. The culture influence which these studies may exert upon the deeper thought and character of children until recently has been little understood or thought of. But the awakening along this line is bringing a rich treasure of culture and inspiration into our school course.-DR. CHAS. MCMURRY.