Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-12-25
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mas, no paper viii be issued from this
office tomorrow.
Teachers Institute-Third Day.
Professor Hyde addressed the Institute
upon Professor Atkinson's method of COM
putting interest.
An interesting lecture. entitled The
Knights ofTemple and Hospital, was then
delivered by Professor Norton, ef San Jose.
Professor Lipowitz spoke to the teachers
upon circulating decimals, properties of
numbers. and calisthenics. Professor
Hyde spoke upon the same subject
Professor Mann made some remarks
upon moral training, and replied to a num-
Der of questions asked by the teachers.
Miss Josie Jones read an interesting essay
on " Education of the Young
The Committee on Resolutions then sub.
mitted its report, which was adopted as fol-
lows:
Reso,red That we heartily indorse, as a body
of professional teachers, the vote cast by the
people of California regarding the amendment
of the Constitution, as far it relates to the
printing and distribution, on the part of the
State OF q uniform series OF textbooks.
ResOlrcd, That. for reasons of economy and
,eXDediencv we believe that the State should
and city departments, Principals and teachers,
said textbooks free OF cost to the pupils at
tending the public school, in the same manner
and spirit as under the present law stationery
is supplied to them.
Res6lred. That we recommend that said series
of textbooks be as concise as practicable that
we deprecate the at present existing multi
plicity of textbooks
Resolred, That committee Of five be, and is
hereby appointed whose duty it shall be 10
consult With the County Superintendent of
Schools reference q
the County Teachers Institute for the year
1856, ana to advise with him in reference to Il
programme Of Institute work. II shall further
be their duty 10 consult with the County and
City Boards of Education of Sacramento county
and city with a view of securing the punctual
and constant attendance of every teacher,
whose duty it is to attend the Institute. 1t is
furthermore declared To be the sense OF this IN
stitute that the entire programme should be
published and u copy forwarded to every
teacher ana school officer in the county not less
than four weeks prior to the meeting OF the IN
stitute. The County Superintendent is respect
fully and earnestly requested TO carry out fully
the advice OF this committee hereby appointed.
Said committee shall consist Of ". w. Ander-
son, +. 2. Rowel W. J. Hyde J. c. Blanchard
and Max Lpowitz, who shall meet at the call of
their Chairman.
Reso'red. That the thanks of the Institute are
due, and hereby rendered, 10 the ever efficient,
painstaking and conservative County Superin-
tendeut, the Hon C. +. Bishop.
ReS0ired, That his address DC printed for dis
trihutOn.
Rcsolrsj That the thanks of the teachers are
due and are hereby rendered. to the lecturers,
Professors Mann, Norton and Ep0witZ and
Misses Hardy, Hughes and Griffin and State
Superintendent Welcker. and TO the indefatga-
bic Secretary. Alr. smith.
At 1:30 ?. NJ, on motion the Institute
adjourned sine die.
SACBAHENTo ISsTITUTE.-The Christmas
examination proceedings of the Sacra-
mento Institute, under the management of
the Christian Brothers, which has been in
progress since the 10Th inst. and has proven
very interesting throughout terminated on
Tuesday with the following programme
in which The second, third and fourth
classes participated. Studies will be re-
sUmed in all the departments on Monday
January 9Th: Examination, Evidences
of Christianity" by the second, third and
fourth classes; extracts, Six Foot of
Earth, by Master Thos Carolan, and Our
Duty to Our Country" by VIM. Dwyer;
examination, Trigonometry and Survey
ing. by the second and third classes;
extract, Appeal for Ireland by August
Coolot examination, " Geometry" by the
fourth class extracts, The Golfers
Child, by James Hooker, and Kate
Shelley. by Charles +. German; eXami-
nation, " Literature. by third and fourth
classes; extracts, " Keenan's Charge" by
George Harvey, and How Rubey PLAYED
the Piano, by Frank Quinn examina-
ton, Arithmetic and Xensuration, by
second third and fourth classes; concert
piece Waterloo, by the classes; exami-
nation, Algebra, Davies University.
by second, third and fourth classes; essay,
The Nativity Harry X. Bernard.
Broke THRoUGH.-About 10 \. NJ yester-
day, when the waters OF the Sacramento
were almost on level with its top the
dam in the Yolo lcvee above the town of
Washington, constructed a few weeks ago,
broke through, 4 section about forty feet III
width, directly in the center Of the Struc-
ture, popping out as though it had been
valve set for lUst such n pressure. An i'm
mense volume OF water poured through
Immediately, and Is now running into the
tules bacl, of the town. The indications
are that more of the dam viii soon give
way. Ii viii be recollected that it was con
structed Of such hight that when the river
reached the 22-foot mark the water would
run over the top of the dam. 1t held until
that figure was reached within an inch or
two. II 40 more Of it is carried away dam
ages can be repaired next season at a small
cost, and Improvements to give additional
strength be adopted.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHMs AT DAv1svILLE-
Golden Seal Lodge, No. 40. knights of
Pythias, was instituted at Dayisville Tues
day evening by Geo. b. Katzenstein. acting
as Grand Chancellor and inStituting officer
assisted by J, W. Guthrie, Grand Master ut
Arms, and thirty four visiting members of
the Order from Sacramento, Woodland
Dixon Winters and San Francisco. After
the instituting, a banquet was enjoyed at
the Gaft1rd House The officers OF the new
Lodge are rs follows P. c.. II. P. Miller
NJ. d.. c. c., Eli Snider: V c.. j. G. Schurr ::
p, Homer II. Halleck; X, of Il. and s..
John p Collins N. f., w. :. Montgomery;
NJ. T., Walter Mastin NJ. at ~, W. J.
Montgomery I, c., c. c. Moreland; o. g.
Emil Johnson; Trustees. Henry Hyland
S. ?. Sanders and ThoS. Brady: Medical
Examiner, II. p, Miller NJ. D.
The WEATHER IN Ell DoRADo.-A cor
respondent writes the RECORD UNIox from
Georgetown, under date of the I'D, as fol-
lows " Our rainfall for the present storm.
which began one week ago tonight. was
at 9 A. N. to-day a inches. At least an
other inch has fallen since measurement
was made, and it is still raining hard For
the q hours ending at A. NJ Sunday, T.30
inches fell mere an unprecedented fall for
that length of time, our heaviest previous
record being 800 inches.
POLICE CouRr.-In the Police Court yes
terday George Crossley, arrested for dis
turbing the peace, was found guilty, and
ordered to appear for judgment on the 9th.
...... Robert Billiards. case of misdemeanor
was continued until the 3oth......J james
OLeary was convicted of petty larceny in
stealing four chairs. the property of Miss
Washburn, and will be sentenced to-mor-
row.
SKATING RINK Bon-bon Party, with mu-
sic, Christmas night. Admission, % cents. >