Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-01
CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Madison Babcock Elected Principal OF
Sacramento amman School.

] Directors Davis, Slater Chadderdon, Avery,
Alsip, Conkling, Petrie. Administrators
/ The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
1t was voted to purchase automatic clocks
for the new school building at Tenth and
P streets.
! The following resolutions were adopted ::
| Resolred, That Aliens new Latin method be
| substituted TO take the place OF BlackbuTn's IN
! course of study for first year in high school.
! Res0gred That Robinson's Arithmetical Prob
/ lens be adopted in course of study for high
school.
! Resolged, That pupils who have studied and
/ been through thesecond part of Brooks Arith-
metic be allowed to purchase the third part un
combined.
| The report of the Committee on Insur-
ance was read, approved and ordered on
! file.
The following bills were audited and or
dered paid: Payroll, 1852 so; Huntington,
| Hopkins & Co., SIS 40 J. H. Yirker, So !;
! Thomas Lewis, $50 50; T. Banholzer $40 !;
! Capital Gas Company, So; II. C. Chapman,
/ 81 II l.. Gum, So 80; Il. II. Covell, S76 80;
( Leland Howe, so F. Bauquier, S53; VIM.
| Goddard, $40; II. Goats, 500 rs; Sacra-
mento Lumber Company, $3.50 l6; o. II.
! Davis, S37 81 Il. W brennan, 1929 A. J.
O. Painter, s. "A: E. +. Woodward,
1880 Friend < Terry Lumber Company,
$40 So; Thomas McCaiIrey, $, 900; s. W.
Collins, Sc; II. S. Crocker & Co., $50 :;
REcoRD-U UNION, SIG; Charles Schmidt,
! 81 so; Billingsley Il CO., S31 80; Max
Lipowitz, SIS; J. w. Johnson, IS; Charles
Heinrich, $50; Fetch IL Cooley, $62 80 !:
Union Insurance Company, $50; Frank
Hickman, $l2 so; Il. Kilgour, $40; g. w.
Lorenz, $50; \. Leonard & Son, S25; A
Leonard & Co., Sl5; Home Mutual Com
pany, $37 30; a. G. Hoagland, $25; e.
Lyon IL Co., 513 49, Locke 81 Lavenson.
$50 81; Imperial and London Insurance
| Company, SO Total, $i,5S7 %.
BIDS FOR FURNISHING SUPPLIES.
Bids for furnishing wood to the different
school-houses were received from the fol-
lowing; 7. p. O'Connor, Riebsam Il Adj
ans, ". L. Osborn, J. p. Cox, James Nc
Cav, VI. Hanrahan, John SHELTON and
John T. Cardwell- The bids were referred
TO the Committee oh Furniture and Sup
plies, with the request that they examine
the wood and report upon the same at a
special meeting to be held Thursday even
ing.
H. S. Crocker q Co and C. S. Houghton
& Co. put in bids for supplying the schools
with stationery supplies for the ensuing
year. These bids were referred to the
same committee, with similar instructions,
as was also the bids for desks from H. S.
Croker & Co.. Capital Furniture Co., John
Breuner and A. l.. Bancroft & Co.
Miss Hattie Frazee applied for an educa-
tional diploma. Her application was re-
feyred to the City Superintendent.
A. Landau applied for a position as jan
itor, which was placed on file, there being
no vacancy.
Applications for the Principalship of the
Sacramento Grammar School were re-
ceived from the following: Madison Bah
cock of San Francisco; George E. Eough-
ton, Quincy, Plumas county; George Ed
wards, Sacramento; n. kennedy, San
Francisco Carl L. Lindsey, Santa Cruz
K. d. Holway, Modesto; Frank w Met
calf, Marysville; II. B. Farmer Prescott
county; L. ?. Rowell Sacramento; J. w.
Hyde, Sacramento; w. l.. Willis, Sacra-
mento; 4. c. Harris, Stockton; George
Fuller, Lincoln, Placer county.
There being quite number of citizens
present, the President of the Board asked
them if they had anything to say upon the
subject
William Schaw said he appeared before
the Board as one who had an interest in
the common schools. He was not person.
ally acquainted with Professor Rowell. but
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he could learn from talking with his fellow
citizens-parents who sent their children
to the Sacramento Grammar School-there
was but one opinion, and that was that
Professor ROwell was an honest pains
taking and successful teacher He and
those with whom he had conversed, and
they were many, would like TO have Mr..
ROwel reinstated or retained, unless the
Board could urge some good and efficient
reason why he should not be 50 retained.
He said he did not wish to be thought die
tatorial in this matter, but Professor Row
ell had settled among us, had filled the
principalship to our entire satisfaction, and,
as parents our wishes should receive a re-
spectful consideration.
w. D. Comstock said he heartily concur
red with the remarks of Mr.. Schaw He
thought it would be in the interest of the
Grammar School to re-elect Mr. Rowell.
Sparrow Smith also seconded the re-
marks of Mr.. Schaw.
j.. A. Beardslee also spoke in favor of the
retention Of Mr.. Rowell. Pupils who had
attended the Sacramento Grammar School. |
and also the best of similar institutions in
the East, state that Professor Rowell as an
instructor and Principal, was more thor
ough than Eastern schools. He was conf |
dent that he could not be superseded by a
better Principal, and tie best interest of the |
schools would seem TO demand his reten-
ton.
THE ELECTION
On motion of Mr.. Coukling, all who were
named were considered in nomination,
each Director to name his choice when the |
roll was called.
The first ballot resulted in an election, as
follows
For Madison Babcock-Petrie, Slater, |
COpkli Davis A
For E. P. Rowell-Chadderdo
For A. C. Pond-Alsip-1.
Mr.. Chadderdon said: Mr.. President |
before that vote is announced ! wish to
read the Board Section 1898 of the Political
Code, which says: THE holders of the
city certificates are eligible to teach in the
cities in which such certificates were
granted, in the schools OF grades CORE
spending to the grades of such certificates,
and when elected. shall be dismissed ONLY
for violation of the rules Of the Board of
Education, or for incompetency, unprofes-
sional or immoral conduct The holders
Of special city certificates are eligible to
teach the special studies mentioned in their
certificates in all the schools in the city in
which such certificates were granted
lie was OF the opinion that the
section read was still in force
and if So the election was null and void.
de wished also to state that Mr.. Babcock
had stated to him that he had not been en-
gagged as teacher for the past eleven years.
If this is so, he said, and | have no right to
dispute his word ! am of the opinion that
he IS too far behind the age to take charge
of the Sacramento Grammar School.
The Chair held that the law quoted did
not in any way affect this election, and said
that rs Mr.. Babcock had received the re-
quisite majority be declared him elected
Principal Of the Sacramento Grammar
School for the ensuing year.
Director Stevens on motion of Mr..
Slater, was granted a-two months leave of
absence.
The Board adjourned until Thursday
evening.
DISTRESSING ACcIDENT.-Last Friday
morning George lie Roy Croker, the 49,
year-old son of l.. Croker, the orchardist
near Horseshoe Bar, Placer county, left his
home to go hunting. he did not return at
night, and his parents becoming anxious.
sent out parties in search of him Yester-
day he was found in the woods not great
distance from the house. dead. He had
accidentally shot himself Geographic