Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-03
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The Board of Education, at $50 P. NJ. yes
terday, went into caucus on the question of
electing Principal for the Sacramento
Grammar School, considered the qualifca-
tions of candidates and took number of bal
lots. The Board then, at 4 P. NJ, went into
called session, Mr.. McClatchy presiding,
President Griffits being absent because of
illness. The Board resolved to go into an
election for Principal of the Sacramento
Grammar School by five TO two. Without
NOMINATIONS the roll was called. For L. P.
Rowell-Butler, Lord, AIcClarchy, Stalker.
Tracy. Whenever Declining to vote, Mr..
Hornbiower; and Mr.. Roweu was declared
elected
Tne Beard then transacted some routine
business, and made an order relative to teach
ers producing certificates who have not done
so already 1t requires that al teachers who
have not brought their certificates to the
Board must do so during today and prior to
7P. NJ, filing them with the Superintendent
for examination. The object IS to require
teachers, within three MONTHS to obtain the
certificates Of the grade required by the law.
Teachers failing to file their certificates to-
day must show cause this evening before the
Board in person, at half past Z o'clock, to
which hour the Board adjourned.
The new Principal of the Grammar School,
Z. P. Rowel is married man, aged 30
He was educated at the Delaware Literary
Institute. New York, and subsequently was
three wears under private tutorship He is
native Of New Y urk and has been teacher
between fifteen and sixteen years. He has
taught mainly in High and Grammar Schools
in New York, Connecticut and Iowa. de was
for five years in Iowa the teacher or trainer
in the summer normal training schools held
every summer for teachers under the system
which prevails there. He holds first grade
professional certificate from Iowa aud the
highest certificates granted In Connecticut
and New York, and first grade State GER
ti6cate granted in California, his standing
being S7S credits out of LOCO, or % more
than required by the law. He came to Sac
ramento December, 1873. and taught pri-
vate school here SIX month, and since
then and up to this time has
taught the Freeport school. His
recommendations are from the School
Board of State Center. Iowa. where he
was in charge five years; from George Will
lam Jones, Professor of Mathematics in
Cornell University; from G. W. Won Coein
State Superintendent of Iowa from Rev. a.
II. Frisbie, Dss Moines, Iowa from Rev.
Charles Carmichael, Marshalltown. Iowa
from Samuel J. Buck, Professor of Mathe-
MATES in the Iowa Collsge; from Rev. Geo.
+. Magoun, D D., President of the Iowa
College, and from numerous other educators.
Mr. RoweIl requests that it be stated that he
did not submit his name as candidate until
after Mr. McDonald's case had been finally
disposed of by the Board OF Education.
MERCHANDISE REpoRT.-The following
freight for Sacramento passed Ogden on the
S0th: For Bllingsley & Co., boxes clothes
pins r. Dale , crates croquet sets Baker
& Hamilton, u bales rubber betting, bar
rels. l keg. l box cow-bells Huntington,
Hopkins & Co., barrel COW bells, l case
brushes. 8 cases saws. 5 cases hardware, L
case nails, 2 bales twine bundles tubes:
Adams, Mcneil & Co 20 cases and 10 boxes
tobacco; Weinstock & Lubin, case dry
goods Continental Oil aud Transportation
Company, l tank oil Studebaker Bros, L
car wagons, l case carriage springs; Hall,
Buhrs Co, 10 crates extracts, l box rules
II. Fisher 2 boxes Confectionery. l crate choc-
olate Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson. IS boxes
granite iropstone hardware; Ackerman &
Co., 2 refrigerators Mary s. Cougar, l bale
carpet warping Grove l.. johnson, piano !;
J. A. Wilson, ? cases walnut furniture Wa
terhouse 6 Lester, 80 bundles felloes S. ..
Paige, / iron safe A. Walther 2 boxes per
fumery Sacramento Boiler Works, l box
machinery; l.. X. Hammer, organs; Z.
Stone & Co. 2 cases whips; Thomas Harper,
l case shoes; d. w. Earl. boxes truck
wheels; w. w. Carey, 4 cases cartridges.
SPECIAL POLICEMEN the request of
Street Commissioner Davis, the Board of
Police Commissioners have appointed John
Mullins, who is landscape gardener for the
NJ :
enforcing the ordinance in relation TO wagons
and teams occupying the market space on
the south side OF the Plaza. Much complaint.
prior to this appointment, has been made Of
the manner ! street, between Ninth and
Tenth, was blockaded for market purposes,
and this appointment will no doubt remedy
the evil, rs the special officer has been in
structed to enforce the ordinance, which Is as
follows: Section 2S J street, between
Ninth and Tenth Except the forty feet next
adjoining the sidewalk on the south side Of
said street,, is hereby designated and set
apart as a market place for hay, straw, grain
and wood. All wagons must be so placed
that there shall at all times be a space OF not
less than forty feet between said wagons and
the sidewalk on the south side"
Dull General Order No. 20,
from the Adiutant Generals Office, shows the
percentage If attendance at drills of the var;-
Gus organizations Of the n c. c. throughout
the State during the month Of May. The
minimum percentage was 50 rs and the max
imum 50. the hitter being the Los Angeles
Guard. The average percentage Of attend
ance was about 76 These reports are re-
quired to be sent to the Adjutaut General
each month.
ROSTER OF OFFIoEEs-A copy has been
received of the roster of officers Of the Ma
ticnal Guard Of California Just issued from
the State Printing Office 1t is neatly
printed pamphlet of sixteen pages and will
be convenient for reference in matters per-
tainiug TO the State militia
TINE PosTPoyED.-Th time for opening
the bids for the construction of the Capitol
fence has been change from July 18Th to the
ajth. by which time all who wish To propose
must have made the same manifest
Coon News FOR THE FoURTH,-The man
ufacturers of the best grades of gros grain
silk ribbons have recently reduced the price
of their goods to large buyers. Messrs.
Weinstock & Lubin being among the very
largest purchasers have succeeded IN obtain
ing this reduction, and have in turn made a
liberal reduction in the retail prices OF all
widths of gros grain silk ribbons. Buy your
ribbons for the Fourth ut the Mechanics
Store.
The ROUTE OF TIE PROCESSION. for those
who wish to secure bargains, will be up J
street. TO the Red House, where ample time
will be given to all to examine the immense
bargains offered in every department-rto see
them is 10 buy them.