W. T. HARRIS, U. S. COMMISSIONER f Education has honored the Pacific Coast by appointing Mr. C. H. McGrew f San Jose, one of the Vice Presidents of he International Kindergarten Congress which convenes in Chicago during the World's Fair. Prof. McGrew is ranked mong the leading scholars of our nation n his line of work and Mr. Harris is to e commended in his choice.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO

f assured by scientific men that the world would come to an end within the next twelve weeks? The long promised Jovel of Camille Flammarion, "Omega: The Last Days of the World," proves to be of thrilling interest. It is the conception of one of the world's most distinguished astronomers, worked out within the bounds of scientific possibility. While educating the reader in the most modern phase of science, it is as full of interesting surprises as The Arabian

Nights Entertainment. The most interesting part of this wonderful novel is found in his description of the trepidation and expectation into which the people of the world are thrown. Imagine the condition of the stock exchange with a fact of such import staring them in the face. The opening chapters will be found in the April number of The Cosmopolitan magazine.

Probably no novel has ever been presented in an American magazine with such illustrations as accompany Flammarion's "Omega," which commences in the April Cosmopolitan. In the list of illustrators are to be found the names of Jean Paul Laurens, Rochegrosse, Chovin, Vogel, O. O. Saunier, Saunier, Gerardin and Meaulle.

Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal. The winner is he who gives himself to his work, body and soul.-Buxton.

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San Jose, Cal.

DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WORLD

Sir Edward Creasy, M. A., gives as the fifteen decisive battles of the world, the following list:

The battle of Marathon, 490 B. C. Defeat of the Athenians at Syracuse, 413 B. C.

The battle of Arabela, 331 B. C.

The battle of Metaurus, 207 B. C. Victory of Arminius over the Roman Legions under Varus, A. D. 9

The battle of Chalons, A. D. 451. The battle of Tours, A. D. 932. The battle of Hastings, A. D. 1066. Joan of Arc's victory over the English at Orleans, A. D. 1429.

The defeat of the Spanish Armada, A. D. 1588.

The battle of Blenheim, A. D. 1704. The battle of Pultowa, A. D. 1709. Victory of the Americans over Burgoyne at Saratoga, A. D. 1777.

The battle of Valmy, A. D. 1792.
The battle of Waterloo, A. D. 1815.

EYE, EAR AND THROAT. DR. WM. SIMPSON. Office hours: 10:30 A. M. to 12 M., 2.30 to 4:30 and 6:30 to 7:30 P. M. Sundays, 10 to 11 A. M. only. Telephone 215.

253 S. Second St., San Jose, Cal.

The professional consciousness of educational workers is deepened and strengthenee by association.-STAHR.

The history of American education, if thoroughly done, would assist to juster views concerning future improvement.

We have passed through the day of mere methods, and have happily entered upon that of the philosophy of method. -JONES.

There is a literature of knowledge and a literature of power; and knowledge that can never be transmuted into power becomes mere intellectual rubbish.-DeQuincey.

Never was the pedagogical inquirer so in need of a large collateral knowledge in ethics and sociology, and anthropology, and philosophy and technology, as equipments for his work.-BOONE.

The experimental methods of the sciences should transform each school into a pedagogical laboratory, and the experiments there made should be reported to the Club for discussion. ANGELL, HANUS.

A parent who sends his child into the world uneducated and without skill in any art or science, does a great injury to mankind as well as to his own family;

ful citizen, and bequeaths to it a nuisance.-Kent.

M. H. OSGOOD,

156 South First Street.

VOL. II.

No. 8.

B

EFORE this, every school-teacher in the State will have received the advance circular of our excursions to Chicago. The plan is a popular one judging by the number of applications that arrive daily.

Our first excursion is to start June 8th, but as this is too early for many we shall probably run another June 15th and a third July 6th. The routes of the excursions of June 8th and 15th will be the

same.

We go by special train over the Central route via Ogden. The cars are Pull

man Tourist, which have the same comforts as the Pullman Palace cars with the additional provision of a stove on which tea and coffee may be made.

These cars are provided with good new beds, hair mattresses, pillows, blankets, curtains, tables, etc., and good toilet accommodations. Dressing rooms for ladies are at one end and for gentlemen at the other. A smoking-car has been provided for the gentlemen and no smoking will be allowed in the sleeping cars. An experienced manager will be in charge of the party and he will be assisted in mak

ing everyone comfortable by a lady chaperone.

THE ROUTE.

Our patrons will find their tickets good from any mainline station. Cars will be made up at Los Angeles, San Jose and Sacramento while the main body of the train will be made up at San Francisco.

Leaving San Francisco on Thursday morning, June 8th, the first day's run will be around the Bay to Port Costa, where the entire train will be ferried

and Ogden the same evening at seven. An hour's run takes us to Salt Lake, where we have one day's stop-over.

Our train will be run down to Garfield Beach the next morning. (Saturday), where the excursionists will have several hours, after which we return to Salt Lake City, leaving there in the evening. The next evening at eight o'clock we arrive at Denver, and early the next day (Monday), we shall run down to Colorado Springs, take the Cog Railway, and make the ascent of Pike's Peak, 14, 147

hotel or not just as they please, but we are satisfied that after seeing the kind of accommodations we have to offer, and spending a few days hunting for something better and cheaper they will gladly turn their steps toward that "Mecca" we have provided. Of this hotel the Exam

iner of May 8th says:

"The headquarters will be in the Hotel Mecca, which has an alluring sound for pilgrims. It is located on Thirty-fourth street, and fills the block between State and Dearborn streets. In this location it is particularly convenient, as it is about half way between the Grand Pacific, which represents "down town,"

AT CHICAGO.

At Chicago the time will be fully occupied in sight-seeing and gaining information, and your time there will be limited only by your own convenience. As your tickets are good for nine months you will have time enough to see everything and to make trips further east. There being a general reduction in fares, eastern cities may be visited at small expense.

THE RETURN TRIP.

Teachers, when securing their tickets

and the Fair grounds. There are many ways of getting to and from it."

"The Hotel Mecca is a commodious structure, practically new, containing 750 sleeping rooms. Some of the very best apartments in the house have been secured for the Californians."

The rooms are elegantly furnished and lighted while the service is first-class in every particular. The mere fact that the California Editorial Association" is at present being entertained there is convincing proof that it is all we claim for it. Having contracted for this hotel. several months ago, we are able to offer accommodation at very reasonable terms.

for this excursion, must state definitely what route they have decided on.

An effort will be made on the trip to Chicago to get up parties of friends who will want to return about the same time, to take a special car together. This can be easily arranged among those who are returning the same route and who will leave Chicago the same day.

THE COST.

At the outset the people of the Pacific Coast justly expected that a liberal reduction would be made in R. R. fares. So far, however, the reductions have not