San Diego State University - Del Sudoeste Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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24 WHITE AND GOLD large buildings. A course in millinery' 1s presented 1n the eighth grade, and sewing is taught 1n grades 5A to 7B. In the lower grades cardboard work and raiiia weaving are given to all, and as each school has its garden, there 13. some development along agricultural and horticultural lines. In addition to the well-established rooms for instruction in these departments an experiment is being tried in some of the fifth grades. With a device for intro- ducing woodwork into the class rooms It consists in part of a board cover for the pupil s desk which contains a small clutch or vise and a set of tools for the work. Its operation is bemg watched With interest. In all the above lines special supervisors Who are we'll equipped for the work are provided, as well as in the departments of music, drawing and physical culture. In two of the schools there have been established ungraded rooms, where some of the very best work in the system has been done. Here skillful coach- ing has made it possible to promote considerably more than fifty more pupils per term, besides aiding a dozen more to advance a grade during the same term. Probably the greatest good arising from these rooms has been the in- spiration to the ambition of the pupils of the school as a whole in the desire to be thought worthy of special help. In Mr. Marston,s letter to the press of' the present month in relation to the establishment of municipal buildings, the statement is made that the values of realty have doubled during the past five or six years. The school statistics show thatthe enrollment in our schools has more than doubled in that time. As a consequence the Board of Education has had to be very much alive to the situation in order to keep the buildings and the equipment in line with this very rapid growth. During these years several small schools and two tine modern structures have been erected. These latter buildings, the Lincoln and Florence, compare very favorably with any grammar schools in the West. Another feature in which the schools have made great growth has been in the lines of playground development. The tiuncovered schoolroomi, with a good spirit of zeal and fairplay is recognized by every principal as very valuable. It is not alone the school ground where pupils and teachers are uwaiting for school to be called, that is valuable but also the one where something is doing, and where lessons are learned which are quite as useful in forming character, and in the preparation for good citizen- ship as those learned behind any of the doors. For six years the prin- cipals of the ward schools have conducted the athletic sports in an organized and systematic manner, and by keeping the contests as general rather than as specihcally between any two schools, have prevented the bitterness Which sometimes arises, and have secured a very good spirit of cheer for the Winner. In most of the large schools good play- ground apparatus is found in the yards. The departmental plan of teachers devoted to special topics has been in vogue in the grammar schools long enough now to have passed the experi- mental point, and is considered an undoubted success by the people of the schools. There is a growing sentiment looking toward a division of the course of study in such a way as to make it possible to have some election of subjects as low as. the seventh grade, and thus provide a much fuller course for those who choose along the line of manual training and household arts. With this splendid equipment of up-to-date buildings and with a corps of teachers of whom the Superintendent has said in one of his reports, that they are unusually strong, loyal, and conscientious, and faithful, splendidly trained men and women earnestly working for the welfare of our boys and girls, San Diego may expect a future citizen with a iine appreciation of tilife more abundant.

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WHITE AND GOLD 23 Todafs Opportunity i in San Diego County wisz Every Newcomer Should Read Every Word of This San Diego has to import carload after carload of farm products. including poultry. eggs, vegetables, fruits. berries. meats, dairy products, etc.. from a distance. The consumers have to pay the freight. This all adds to the high cost of living. Such conditions exist because there are not a sufficient number engaged in farming in the immediate back country to supply the local market. A number of professional and business men and bankers realized the urgent need of encouragingintensihed farming, right at San Diego's back door. and the famous Chase Rancho comprising hundreds of acres of rich. level land right in the heart of El Cajon Valley-one of the most fertile valleysin Southern Cali- fornia-was purchased. This immense tract was bought for the sole purpose of supplying this present day need by subdividing it into 5- and IO-acre tracts. On account of the large. whole purchase. it can he sold at reasonably low prices and on easy terms. puttingit with- in the reach of men of small means. This location was selected on account of its proximity to San Diego. being right on El Cajon Boulevard, its accessibility to railroad trans- portation, the fertility of soil and the abundance of water, all of which are most important factors in successful farming. Call atour Office, ground floor, Timken Building, Cor. 6th and E Streets, and we will accompany you on one of our tours of El Cajon Valley and give you facts concerning this opportunity. which cannot fail to interest you. At the present low prices you can take the land, cultivate it in such a way as to derive a good yearly income, and at the same time enhance its value to $600 or $l,000 an acre, the present price of im- proved land in the Valley. This proposition will certainly appeal to your good judgment and foresight. GOING 8K MOLLISON SALES MANAGERS SAN DIEGO SUBURBAN HOMES CO. Timken Building Sixth and E Streets

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