Identifier: alamedaalamedaco00alam (find matches)
Title: Alameda, Alameda Co., California, situated on the eastern shore of the Bay of San Francisco. A city of homes. Being a brief description of the beauties of Alameda, and its surroundings on land and water
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Alameda (Calif.). Board of Trade
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Publisher: (Alameda, Calif.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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the capacity to enjoy it, the imagination may suggest tothose who have not lived here. Labor can be performed herewithout the enervation of both body and mind which follows toil,both physical and mental, in warmer climes. This climate invitesand encourages outdoor sports and exercise. The rosy hue ofhealth in the cheeks of the young boys and girls attests, as it doesin England, the invigorating influences of the sea breezes. Nowhereare found more perfect types of physical vigor than those of theyouth of this city. It is almost needless to argue upon the effect of such a climateupon the intellectual development of the present young and futuregeneration. In warm countries mystics and prophets are born, butonly in temperate climates does the human mind grasp the deepproblem of life, exercise its reasoning faculties and add to thesame knowledge and power. In faith I see the coming men and women nourished in thiswonderful and exciting atmosphere bring fame and honor to thisbeautiful city.
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Educational Advantages of Alameda By CHARLES E. SCHWARTZ ALAMEDA enjoys educational advantages of the broadestand best. Its public schools are of three grades — a primarycourse of five years, a grammar course of three years, anda high school course of four years. The primary and grammar schools are most excellent; andaside from thorough training in all the English branches, offerspecial instruction in sewing, cooking, drawing, manual training,music, and nature study. Manual training is provided for the boysin the grammar grades. There are four wood-working shops, onein each of the large grammar school buildings. The equipment ineach of these shops is of the very best, that of each building havingcost five hundred dollars. The grammar grades have the departmental plan of instruc-tion. This gives to pupils teachers of special ability in each subject.The most of the pupils attention is given to essentials. Studyperiods are provided for in the days program at school. No homestudy is req

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