Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-06
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The Board of Education met last evening
at the Office of the City School Superintend-
ent, Odd Fellows Temple. Present-Butler,
brennan, Greer Grifitts, Hornblower, John
| son, McClatchy and Mcfarland. The min
utes of the last meeting were read and ap-
proved.
On motion, the following bills were al
lowed: Sweetser & Alsip, for insurance,
SIG city, for street assessment, S23 SO.
| The business of the old Board being then
completed, Mr.. brennan moved that the
Board adjourn sine die.
! Mr.. Mcfarland made some remarks ex
pressing his regrets at retiring from the
| Board of Education, and rendered his thanks
for the uniformly kind and courteous manner
in which he had been supported in the per-
| Torrance of the duties of his Office.
Mr.. Hinkson also expressed his regrets at
taking leave of his old associates in the
Board, but was pleased to be succeeded by
one so able and well qualified to fill the posi-
ton of Superintendent of the City Schools,
and stated that he should continue to feel the
deepest interest in the welfare and advance
ment of the educational interests of the city.
| Mr.. Hornblower followed, rendering COM
pliments for the Board and himself to the
! lcIuAu5 tSsiNChb anu ioi oilC
able and unexceptionable manner in which
they had always performed the duties of their
respective offices. IS
\ After similar remarks and speaking Of the
| pleasant associations of the Board, by Messrs.
johnson, Greer and brennan, Mr.. Landes,
Superintendent-elect followed in commenda-
| tory terms of his predecessor in Office, the
standard to which the city schools have been
brought by him and expressing his desire to
be as successful, and hoped that harmony
good feeling and desire to promote the educa-
tional interests of the city would be as char
acteristic of the new Board as he believed
they had been of the old. sG1
The motion for adjournment of the old
! Board was then carried.
The new Board was Immediately called to
order, and upon call of the roll by the new
Superintendent and Secretary the following
members responded: Butler, Griffitts, Horn
blower, Knights, Lord, McClatchy, Stalker
and Wiemeyer-all the members of the new
Board -. ilt4 Afui Alb ~
Mr.. McClatchy was. upon motion, made
temporary President.
The nominations then made for President
were Mr.. Griffitts and Mr.. Hornblower. The
latter Withdrawing in favor of the former,
Mr. Griffitts was unanimously elected Presi-
dent of the Board
Mr.. McClstchy moved that committee of
| three be appointed upon rules and regula-
tions. and that the present rules remain in
force until revised rules be adopted. Carried,
and Messrs. McClatchy, Knights and Butler
appointed such committee.
On motion of Mr.. Butler, the Board then
took recess for one hour, and adjourned to
the Odd Fellows Library room, accompanied
by the retiring members. Upon entering the
library it was found to be occupied by the
teachers of the city schools and few invited
guests. Mr.. Mcfarland then presented Mr.
Hinkson with handsome gold watch
as expression of esteem from
the city teachers. Upon the cap of the
watch was engraved, Presented to ex-Su
perintendent Add. G. Hinkson, by the Teach
ers of the Sacramento School Department,
January 5, $780," Mr. Hinkson accepted
with feeling and appreciative remarks
Mr.. Hornblower then presented Mr.. Nc
Farland, ex-President of the Board, with a
fine gold headed cane, as a remembrance
from the Board for his long and efficient SER
vices, and the remarks in response showed
it to be unexpected and highly appreciated.
After few moments spent in social inter
course the Board returned to the Superintend-
ent's office and resumed its session. The
President announced 1.-THE following COM
mittees
Finance-Lord, Hornblower and Knights.
Repairs-Stalker, McClatchy and Butler.
Furniture Stalker and McClatchy.
Building - Hornblower, Wiemeyer and
Stalker.
Graduating cClatchy, Lord and
Butler.
Rules, regulations and course of study
Wiemeyer, Knights and Lord.
Library-Knights, Wiemeyer and Horn
blower.
On motion the Board then adjourned