Santa Barbara and Montecito, past and present . he peopleof both sexes such professional training in Man-ual Arts and Home Economics as shall fit themto teach in the public schools of the state in thedepartments of Manual Training and HomeEconomics. This early school was a commun-ity project aided very materially by the cityBoard of Education and later by the Chamber ofCommerce. The Legislature made its first ap-propriation in 1911 for building and equipment,but it was not until two years later that the schoolwas moved to its present site on the ridge over-looking the city. A conspicuous front
Santa Barbara and Montecito, past and present . he peopleof both sexes such professional training in Man-ual Arts and Home Economics as shall fit themto teach in the public schools of the state in thedepartments of Manual Training and HomeEconomics. This early school was a commun-ity project aided very materially by the cityBoard of Education and later by the Chamber ofCommerce. The Legislature made its first ap-propriation in 1911 for building and equipment,but it was not until two years later that the schoolwas moved to its present site on the ridge over-looking the city. A conspicuous frontage of several white ce-ment buildings attracts the eye, and stands agree-ably prominent from any quarter of the architecture is essentially Spanish, and thor- 202 AND MONTECITO oughly in keeping with the traditional atmos-phere of this Mission City. A charming patiowith graceful eucalyptus mirrored in a large rec-tangular pool is surrounded by a cloister andpergola, whose pillars are half hidden by climb-ing roses and graceful »;..»w^woj£;:&<i»AiiM«^K»%^ State Normal School, Santa Barbara. The growth in buildings and equipment hasbeen commensurate with increased enrollmentand wider scope of the work offered. An ArtDepartment was added because it was needed asa complement to Manual Arts and Home Econ-omics, then the Physical Education departmentwas organized to meet increasing demands forteachers trained in this line. Again, in 1919,another enlargement of the scope of work of theinstitution was made by legislative action in theinterest of General Professional training. Thename of the institution was changed at this time 203 SANTA BARBARA to the Santa Barbara State Normal School, andthe course of study was made to include the gen-eral professional training of elementary teachersas well as special teachers in Manual Arts,Home Economics, Art, and Physical Education. Keen appreciation is felt by the institutionand by the public of the services of Mrs. Edna
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