The herald., 1893-06-13
DR.. BROWN GETS A SOLID VOTE,
He is Elected City Superin-
tendent Of Schools.
The Proceedings Of the Board of
Education Last Night.
A Number of OandIdates-Applicatio
and ssesiEnstions-Fhs Vocal Music
Fad - Some Statistics OF
School Work.

The regular meeting of the board OF
education was held last night at 8
O'Clock, in the city hall. All the mem
bers OF the board were present with the
exception OF DR.. Wills.
CANDIDATES FOR sUPERIETEMDENcY.
A letter was read from Il. 2. Rowell,
withdrawing his name as a candidate
for the uperintendency OF schools. The
following applications for that position
were then read from w. II. Wentworth,
Charles N. Ennis, L. o. Chslfeld, @. d.
Kipp, w. +. Bray and +. P. Rowell, and
for vacancies in different schools. j. @.
Black.
The applications OF Messre. Bray, En-
mis-, Rowell and Black were received and
filed, and those from Messrs. Went
worth, Chalfield and Kepp were referred
to the teachers committee.
APPLICATIONS AND RESERVATIONS.
A. B. Dunsmore, ". II. Cowles, L.
Mop Pherson and ]. d. Richardson made
application for janitorship, and their
applications we're referred to the janitor
committee.
TESTIMONIALS or ESTEEM.
The reoignation of Miss Catherine @
Wsmboldt, and the petition OF Miss
Eliza A. Packard, asking to be released
from her duties wele then read, 1t
was ordered that Miss Packard be
granted one years. leave of absence to-
gether with testimonial OF esteem
from the board, and that testimonial
OF the same nature be rendered Miss
Wamboldt.
THE VOCAL MUSIC FAD.
The report of the professor of vocal
music was then read. 1t reported that
the subject was being handled with care
by many teachers, and that their rela-
tive fitness could be designated by say
ing that 100 were perfect, 80 satisfac-
tory, 85 fair, and 80 unsatisfactory. The
result was submitted by Mrs. Juliet
Powell Rice, the professor. 1t was
ordered to be filed.
Mrs. Hughes asked the president just
here whether any OF the teachers would
be dismissed for not qualifying more
highly, and said: 81 consider the mark
ing very arbitrary; one of those marked
S5 is one whom know Mrs. Rice never
heard give a lesson, and r'fail to under
stand how euch marking was made.
There are others also who have been
marked without having been heard, but
do not choose to disclose their names
now."
HIGHLAND LYCEUM LEAGUE.
A request was then presented by the
Lyceum league asking the use of the
high school auditorium on June 18th
next In order to hold joint convention
of the lyceufn leagues of Southern Cali
fornia. The request was granted.
SOME STATISTICS.
The superintendent then reported that
during the last year IL teachers and 7OS
pupils had been punctual. The attend
ance mad been 45i5 boys and 1918 girls.
The average day attendance 1908, or
about 95 per cent.
New pupila had been received to the
number of 1876, 70 boys and 56 girls.
The financial statement of the public
schools was as follows
Teachers salary fund.-
Overdrawn May 81, 93 $31 055.45
Due June salaries. 100000
$4s 555 AS
Due from state. 900 co
Deficit. ...................... ......$l2,5 ,555.45
Common school fund.-
Balance on hand June
10, 1898. ........ ......$ 4,32l.97
Due city by transfer. 100000
$l932187
Due high school teachers for June. s. 1,740oO
Due office salaries. 3S5 90