The record-union., 1891-06-15
EDUCATIONAL TOPICS.
Business Transacted by the State
Board of Education.
The Advanced Geography to Be Com
pleted by October-No Official
Journal Yet Selected.

The State Board of Education met on
Saturday. There were present Governor
Markham, Superintendent Anderson and
Professor Moore of Los Angeles.
1t was ordered that the time for COM
pleting the Advanced Geography be ex-
tended to October 1st
On motion of Professor Moore, the
State Printer was directed to report in
June, 1892, the cost of all the books hereto
fore printed. The price of all books was
continued as heretofore established.
Prices on the new Physiology were
fixed as follows: At AtSacramento, so cents;
by mail, 5S cents; by retail dealers, co
cents.
In the case of w. II. Lyon, Superin-
tendent Anderson was requested to send
diploma to him on receipt of his letter
from the Superintendent of Alameda.
The matter of the issuance of a life
diploma to Gano Kennedy was laid over
till the next meeting.
w. I'll. V. Raymond, Edit0r-in Chief of
the State text books, reported that the
work on Civil Government would be
ready by the middle Of August. He also
reported progress on the Advanced
Geography.
the committee on the preparation Of the
Advanced Geography. in place of eX-
Superintendent Ira G. Hoitt.
The matter OF the issuance of grammar
school certificates for cities was referred
to the Principals of the Normal Schools.
Bills for engraving cuts for the State
Geography were allowed.
Diplomas were ordered to be issued to
the post graduates of the State Normal
Schools.
The board then went into executive
session, and the matter of designating
the official organ was taken up. On
motion Of Professor Moore, the Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction was in
Structed to notify all Superintendents
that payments Of subscriptions for the
State Journal could not be paid prior to
the expiration of the semi-aunual term.
1t was determined that the present mana
ger of the Journal should prepare the
number for the month of July, and
charge just one-sixth of the amount of
the subscription for six months. The
other fve-sixths will go to the journal
yet to be designated.
Life diplomas were granted to the fol-
lowing Miss Nellie L. Curtis of Placer:
Miss Nellie Murphy, Miss Frances Lewis,
Miss Annie Rollins, Miss Lucretia Burn
ham, Miss Ada Schendel, OF San Fran
cisco: Miss Mary Helen Mclean of Ala
media; Miss Anna NJ. Halloran Of San
Diego; Miss Adelaide Grace Smith of San
Francisco; Miss Rebecca Frank Greenan
Of San Francisco; Miss Eta II. jackson
Of Alameda; Mrs. Julia F. Gilmartin of
San Diego; Miss Nellie T. White of Ne
vada; Carrie NJ. Hayden Of Siskiyou;
Nellie Miller, Fannie Hoitt, Sacramento:
Charles \. Fisher, Oakland; Sadie Allen,
Marcellus A. kuhlman, Merced; Fred NJ.
Walker, Alice NJ. Crum, Belle NJ. Nor
gan, Butte County; Joel a. Smell, ModOc;
George d. HavIand, Isabel Overman,
Esther McCleave, Hiram Dewitt Kin
ney, Willard r. Chandler, Ada NJ. Miner,
Jessie f. DeWolf, Francis A. Patten, Los
Angeles.
The board also granted the following
educational diplomas: George +. Nc
Noble, Eugene Hogan, Miss Mae Hen
messy of San Joaquin County; Minnie (.
Lorigan, Lizzie c. Cottle of Santa Clara;
Winifred S. Sledge, Fresno; Miss Cor
della Burnham, San Francisco; Anna p
Buckley, Tehama; Mariana Bertola,
Contra Costa; Frank NJ. Lane, Fresno,
Mrs. Vernclia D. Walcolm, Butte; Electa
Welch, Kate Watkins, Tehama; Miss
Nora Bowling, Miss Florence h. Paul,
San Francisco; Lizzie G. keenan,, Mamie
L. Beckman, Annie Conlin, Maggie
NJ. Kelleher, May Melarkey, Norman
man, Mabel Helen Madden, Myra Cas-
sius Madden, Siskiyou; Carrie l.. Bell
mer, Sacramento; Mildred l.. McCor-
mack, Oscar Parkinson, Charles J.
Lathrop, Colusa; Miss Emma Bedson,
Merced; Susan J. White, Butte.
The board adjourned TO meet in special
session on July 18th, when the matter of
selecting an official organ will be de-
termined.