anaheim-gazette 1948-11-11

LOOKING BACKWARD BY C. E. HOLCOMB What a strange thing is life and the world in which we live. Shakespeare has said that all the world's a stage and the men and women in it are merely actors and one in his time may play many parts. My grandfather was born in Connecticut as were also his brothers. He moved to what was called the "Western Reserve" in Ohio and later to Iowa in 1844, where he died in 1875. He had a brother who moved to Wisconsin and settled in that state. This brother had a daughter who married and moved to Santa Barbara, California, where her husband was superintendent of the Santa Barbara division of the Wells Fargo stage coach and express company. This was before railroads had reached southern California. They had two daughters and the father died when the children were small and the mother was left with their support depending wholly upon her. A few months before the eldest daughter's senior year in the Santa Barbara high school ended, she was taken seriously ill and could not graduate with her class. She had studied hard and intended to be a school teacher so she took the teachers' examination anyway and much to her surprise passed with high grades and was put in charge of a rural school. She wanted to teach in a Santa Barbara city school so she could live at home with her mother and California and made her home in San Francisco until her death about three years ago. I had not known of her death and a short time ago wrote to her sister in San Francisco asking about Ednah and received the information. I then wrote again, October 8, to the sister and told her of meeting a Dr. Annie G. Lyle of San Francisco at Sebastapol at the home of Mrs. Gussie Brewitt, a cousin of my better half. Mrs. Brewitt used to visit her relatives, the Zeyn family, in Anaheim and was quite well acquainted with many of the older Anaheim families. This Dr. Lyle was one of the most interesting women that I ever had the pleasure of meeting, which occurred about fifteen years ago. I received an immediate reply to my letter enclosing two clippings from S F. newspapers. Dr. Lyle had died October 7, the day before I wrote. She was such a wonderful woman that I think every reader of this article will be interested in knowing something about her and the wonderful things she accomplished during a very busy life time. The following is for the most part taken from the October 8 S.F. news papers. "Dr. Annie G. Lyle, one of San Francisco's most distinguished physicians, died Thursday night at Franklin hospital after a long illness. She was nearly eighty years old." "Doctor Lyle was a member of the first class to be graduated by Stanford University and was one of the first five women admitted to John Hopkins Medical College at Baltimore, Maryland, where she received her medical degree. "Throughout her lifetime, she was an ardent worker in the field of child welfare, having been one of the pioneering group which established the San Francisco Juvenile Court near the turn of about? I do not seem to be going anything out of what I am saying." Dr. Jordan told her to with him and took her to science department and told professor in charge that Miss had just told him that she not see anything in what she studying and left the room. Professor went over to a microscope, took a slide and put water on it, put it in the instrument and asked Miss Lyle look it it; and after she looked, asked her what she seen; she said that she had nothing. He then took an slide, went to the water fountain and took a drop of water, placed on the slide under the microphone and asked her to look again it was alive with all sorts of things. She became interested once and began asking these things came from, what were and all about them asked to join this proficiency classes. So she took up science. When she entered John Hodgson Medical College, one of her structors was Dr. Osler, we believe said that sixty years long enough for any one to Dr. Osler was not a purist use of the English language his pronunciation was frequently corrected by Miss Lyle who been tutored by a meticulous teacher; these corrections pronunciation were resented the doctor and they were swords point. Miss Lyle was very ill and it was found appendicitis and she was whom she would prefer to charge of her case; she asked Dr. Osler, if he would take case. He took it, operated successfully and they became firm ever after. Dr. Osler did not like to photos or pictures of himself Lyle asked him for a photo but was told that he did not any. One day she entered office and there was a fine A few months before the eldest daughter's senior year in the Santa Barbara high school ended, she was taken seriously ill and could not graduate with her class. She had studied hard and intended to be a school teacher so she took the teachers' examination anyway and much to her surprise passed with high grades and was put in charge of a rural school. She wanted to teach in a Santa Barbara city school so she could live at home with her mother and sister and went to one of the members of the city school board and applied for a school. This man told her that years ago he had a brother who had tuberculosis and came to Santa Barbara, hoping that a change of climate might effect a cure; but although it seemed to help at first, he later became very ill, far from home and among strangers. He was too ill to be moved and died. Continuing, this gentleman said, "Your father took my brother into his home and cared for him as if he had been his own brother and I will see that your father's daughter is given a school to teach in this city," and he did. A very wealthy, philanthropic lady from the east used to come to Santa Barbara to spend the winters, and I think that it was in the 1890's that Miss Mary Blake determined to erect a building in Santa Barbara for a Manual Training school for pupils in the lower grades of that city's schools. For its superintendent she chose this teacher, who had not received Normal School training, sent her to Boston, where she studied Sloyd under a Swedish instructor named Larsen, who, I believe, introduced the system in the United States. The Sloyd Seminarium of Naas, established in 1874, under the direction of Otto Saloman, was not only an active and stimulating force in the development of the work in Sweden, but exercised a far reaching influence upon the thought and practice of other countries. At present Sloyd is taught in all the regular normal schools of the country. All this early work was crude and experimental and it was not until the influence emanating from the Sloyd school of Boston to be felt that tool work for boys in the elementary school took on a more definite character. A vital principle of the Sloyd work, is the appeal to the interest of the workers through the construction of a finished product of definite use. Later this teacher was sent to Sweden and Germany to complete "Doctor Lyle was a member of the first class to be graduated by Stanford University and was one of the first five women admitted to John Hopkins Medical College at Baltimore, Maryland, where she received her medical degree. "Throughout her lifetime, she was an ardent worker in the field of child welfare, having been one of the pioneering group which established the San Francisco Juvenile Court, near the turn of the century and gained the title of "mother" of that institution as its first physician." "She was a classmate of former President Hoover and of Orcutt, the eminent Union Oil company geologist. These three composed the first class graduated by Stanford University. "Her home and offices were at 1150 Franklin Street. She is survived by her niece, Mrs Attillo Mayer of Florence, Italy, who is now visiting San Francisco. A native of San Francisco, she was a member of the American Medical Association, the Red Cross, the Woman's City Club, Francisco Club and the Daughters of California Pioneers. Funeral services will be held at the Church of Saint Mary the Virgin." Dr. Lyle was one of the most entertaining persons that I have ever met. We talked for about three hours; that is to say, she did the talking and I was very well content to do the listening. She had never attended the public schools, having been under the instruction of a tutor in her home until she entered Stanford. One day she went to Dr. John Jordan and said, "what is this all very in and it was found appendicitis and she was whom she would prefer to charge of her case; she asked Dr. Osler, if he would take case. He took it, operated successfully and they became firm ever after. Dr. Osler did not like to photos or pictures of himself. Lyle asked him for a photo but was told that he did not any. One day she entered office and there was a fine ing of the doctor made by brated portrait artist and presented to Dr. Lyle by Osler; and did she treasure After graduating from Hopkins Medical School, Lyle went to Vienna and t special work in that cem medical science and after uating there, remained and in that school for some time was thorough in every thing she undertook. She was especially interested helping poor and under-poor boys; especially newsboys told me of one of the organ that she was instrumental in ing had accumulated quite in its treasury and was t on this coast, to have done At her own expense, she p of these boys through sch college. Mrs. Brewitt told me several of Dr. Lyle's ch were practicing physician cated at Dr. Lyles expensi Dr. Lyle and Miss F though working in different of endeavor, have left a of accomplishment beyond prehension. By precept ample, they have done w work in helping to ma All this early work was crude and experimental and it was not until the influence emanating from the Sloyd school of Boston to be felt that tool work for boys in the elementary school took on a more definite character. A vital principle of the Sloyd work, is the appeal to the interest of the workers through the construction of a finished product of definite use. Later this teacher was sent to Sweden and Germany to complete other courses in manual training; then the Mary Blake manual training school, with Miss Ednah Rich as principal, introduced manual training as a course of instruction to be taken in California schools. Incidentally, the mayor of Santa Barbara during the '90s was P. J. Barber, an architect, who had gone to school back in Connecticut and the teacher of that school was Miss Adoline Spencer, who later married this writers grandfather. Miss Rich secured college credits for certain courses taught in the Mary Blake school from both David Starr Jordan of Stanford and Benjamin Ide Wheeler of the University of California. I recollect that she told me when she went to Dr Jordan to get credit for a "millinery" course taught in the Mary Blake school, he told her that he had given in to her on several occasions but that he drew the line on millinery; she kept right on talking and finally Dr. Jordan said that he would grant a one-quarter unit credit. Miss Rich travelled and lectured not only in California but in the east also. I recollect that she gave an address before the Fullerton Union high school students in 1915 or 1916. She later met an attorney in Boston named Morse who was the treasurer of Wellesley college, they were married and she lived in Boston until the death of her husband when she returned to Official Count On School Bonds 4276 to 1082 Most of Tuesday night's meeting of the board of trustees of Anaheim elementary school district was devoted to canvassing the vote on the school bond election November 2. The official returns: For the bonds, 4276 votes; against, 1082 votes. The Parent-Teacher association and the Girl Scouts were given permission to use Fremont junior high school and Horace Mann school on various dates in November and December. The board was in a highly grateful mood at the success of the bonds and ordered that a letter of appreciation be sent to all organizations which helped. Superintendent Mel Gauer added his thanks to those of the board. Girl Scout News BROADWAY TROOP 4 Members of Troop 4 Broadway school Girl Scouts are carrying out an active program to earn their second class badges with the exception of Elaine Buchns, already a second class scout. New members in the youth organization members of the troop include Karen Brand, Charlene Chapman, Nancy Homan, Elaine Buchns, Mary Lou Storey, Diane Warden, Geraldine Armendariz, Barbara Brown, Virginia Lee, Emma Lopez, Angie Lopez, Emma Jane Storer, Rita K. Williams and Barbara Labat. Badges being undertaken include needlecraft, drawing, painting, community safety and home health. The girls folded more than 300 Christmas seals at one meeting and, to date, have sold 100 boxes of Christmas cards and 20 Girl Scout calendars. This year's troop leaders are Mrs. M. Brown and Mrs. Norbert DeCook. Regular meetings are each Tuesday on the Broadway campus. Future projects include the painting of flower pots to be planted. Charlene Chapman is troop scribe. WASHINGTON SCOUTS Troop No. 18 of George Washington school held its first meeting of the year recently at the school, with Mrs. Russell assisted by Mrs. William Head in charge of arrangements. Officers elected include Patty Russell, president; Janice Mountain, secretary; Dora Saurado, treasurer; Mary Lynn Head, scribe, and Dolores Pool, scribe. The scouts are beginning work... Dr. Osler did not like to have photos or pictures of himself. Miss Osler asked him for a photograph it was told that he did not have any. One day she entered his office and there was a fine drawing of the doctor made by a celebrated portrait artist and it was presented to Dr. Lyle by Dr. Osler; and did she treasure it. After graduating from John Hopkins Medical School, Miss Osler went to Vienna and took up special work in that center of medical science and after grading there, remained and taught at that school for some time She was thorough in every thing that she undertook. She was especially interested in helping poor and under-privileged boys; especially newsboys. She told me of one of the organizations that she was instrumental in form-fitting had accumulated quite a fund in its treasury and was the first on this coast, to have done this. At her own expense, she put some of these boys through school and college. Mrs. Brewitt told me that several of Dr. Lyle's chauffeurs were practicing physicians, educated at Dr. Lyles expense. Dr. Lyle and Miss Rich, although working in different fields of endeavor, have left a record of accomplishment beyond comprehension. By precept and example, they have done wonderful work in helping to make this Mrs. Margaret Osborne DuPont, court veteran from Wilmington, Del., holds the winner's trophy after defeating defending champ Louise Brough to capture the Women's National Tennis Championship at Forest Hills, N.Y. She won 4-6, 6-4 and 15-13 in the final round. NEW BRAND Mr. and Mrs. Yale Brand, Route 5, 11781 Harbor boulevard, Anaheim, welcomed a baby daughter weighing eight pounds and nine ounces Friday at St. Joseph hospital. IT'S A BOY! A baby son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Hawes, 852 North Palm street, Anaheim, at Santa Ana Community hospital last Thursday. The new comer tipped the scales at eight pounds, two and one-half ounces. world a better place in which to live. It's Easy . . So Easy to Shop and Save in Anaheim. 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