The record-union., 1891-09-12
STATE EDUCATORS.
The Controversy Over the Journal Sc
lection Settled.
superintendent Anderson's Action in
Naming the Official Organ of the
Department is Approved.

| The State Board of Education met yes
terday in the Office of j. w. Anderson,
Superintendent of Public instruction,
There were present Prof. c. w. Childs OF
the San Jose Normal School, Prof. e. Il.
Pierce of the Chico Normal School, Prof.
| Ira More of Los Angeles, and Superin-
| tendent Anderson. Governor Markham
was the only member of the Board alb
sent.
In the cases of J. t. Handsaker and A.
Clendennon, the Board authorized the Su-
perintendent to issue to them certificates
showing that life diplomas had ON pre-
vious occasion been granted them.
Gano Kennedy, whose life diploma had
been revoked, appealed to the board to
rescind the action. After hearing state
ment from Mr.. Kennedy, the board
passed the following resolution:
ResoEred, That upon his presenting valid
grammar-grade certificate, accompanied by a
recommendation from county or city board,
the State Board of Education will consider
the .propriety of granting Mr.. Kennedy life
diploma.
CAMPBELL'S CLAIM.
As there had been claim made by
Fred Campbell of Oakland, that the ac-
ton of the board in allowing Superin-
tendent Anderson TO designate the Off
cial journal was illegal, the matter was
brought up at the meeting, and the board
passed the following resolution:
Resolved, That the action of the State Su-
perintendent in designating the Pacific Edtt-
cati0HdL Journal as the official organ of the
Department OF Public Instruction is hereby
approved, and that the said journal is hereby
designated by this board as the official organ
of said department.
On motion, the sum of $500 was ordered
paid to Professor William Carey Jones in
part payment for his work on the State
textbook on Civil Government.
Life diplomas of the highest grade were
granted to William r. Carpenter and
James n. Selby.
were granted to the following:
Mrs. ii. A. Pellet, Napa County; Eu-
gene B. Anderson, Contra Costa; Nellie
Gilmore, Fresno; Lillian Gibbons, Lassen;
Alice Z. Keefer, Alameda: Emma Ed
wards, Eliza Lundegreen, Kate f. Os-
good, Minnie q. Howe, Mrs. Elinor Fin
ley and E. Cora Maxton, San Diego; Lulu
Ashcraft and Clara Stoddard, Merced;
Amelia Goldstein, Mrs. Anna Anderson,
Mary A. Shearer, Alice III. Metcalf and
Clara Summerset, San Francisco; Maggie
Morgan, Alma NJ. Daley and Jennie NJ.
Twining, San Bernardino; Lille A. Mar
tin, Lizzie A. Macmillan, Nellie f. Ray,
w lIIdul ID. IL IGIlCI, Cldld DIUSIe dIIl
Sara c. Reese, Los Angeles.
EDUCATIONAL DIPLOMAS.
Educational diplomas of the grammar
grade were issued to the following:
Percy S. King, Napa County; Nellie A.
Wyckoff, Alameda; Mrs. Lena Anderson,
Contra Costa; Nettie NJ. Hopley, Sacra-
mento; w. A. Simons, Fresno; A. Rose
Beckwith, Fresno: w. II. Meyer, Shasta;
Mamie Kelly, Napa; VIM. J. Variet,
Plumas; Norine Biggerstaff, May L.
| Bailey, j.. Snabel Read and Kate J. Stew
ems, San Diego; Emma NJ. Dodge and
Abraham L. Cothran, Merced; Rose V.
! Claiborne, Lille A. Kalmuk, Maggie T.
Haussler and Lizzie Moynihan, San
Francisco; Maud Z. Clark, Alameda;
John f. Wright, Carrie w. Atkinson,
William II. McIlmoil, Louise L. Will
hanson, Laura Hassler, Laura Il. While
and Marian +. Blake, Los Angeles.
1t was ordered that educational dip
Tomas of the grammar grade be granted
to the following, with the understanding
that they should not be issued until
proper affidavits are filed by the parties
requesting them; Katherine Littebrant,
| Merced County; Mertie Jordan and Eliza
beth Fox, Trinity County.
The board adjourned, and will not meet
again until December,