The morning call., 1893-05-20
BERKELEY.
graduates of the High Scfool-Po-
IiticaI Candidates.

HhSo VI eHC IH&n S(HOOi-IO-
Iitical Candidates.
H1GH-ScHooL GRADUATEs.-The fol-
lowing students having completed an en-
tire high-school course will receive di-
plomas on June 9: The Misses May Rnbb.
Marion Madison, Bertha Sadler. Susie Me-
kusick, Augusta Nye. Jessie Trowbridee.
Alice Hoag, Bertha Ketchum, Gertrude
Rush. Mary L. Penwell, Margaret Stead
man, Grace Dewing, Della Larsen, Maude
Sutton, May Hull, Pearl NJ. Hunt, Ella
Small, Annie Kellogg. Maude Week and
Birdie Lester; Messrs. Brockway, Metcalf.
Weston. Clark, Edwin Little, Albert Ward
well, James W. Scoggins. Louis Saph, De
Witt Parkhurst, Philip Smith. Louis B.
Earle. Kirke w. Gilbert, Harry Stubb,
George b. Finnegan. Fred Lowell and
Robert McCieave. Miss Joy Zion. Miss
Eveline Clark and Miss WinIfred Jeffreys
VIII receive diplomas if certain deficiencies
Miss Florence Hardy, Miss Marion Gamble
ana Mr.. Jose Uri5a, having been special
students in the High School, will not re-
celVe diplomas. out will enter the uni
verslty as special students next year. The
class numbers forty, and of these thirty
one expect to enter the university.
POLITICAL CANDIDATEs.-Two tickets
Tor the city election four weeks hence are
already in the field. The Prohibitl0nists
met at 1880 Thursday evening. A. B.
Iaynton was chosen chairman. For
Trustees were nominated Professor c. w.
Woodworth. Simeon Hook ley. Samuel
Haywood and j. III. Cooper. No nominees
for School Directors were made. c. r.
Lord for Marshal and o. G. May for Re-
corder were the other nominees. The ex-
ecutiye committee to have charge Of the
campaign consists of A. b. TayntOn, d.
Nervalin. w. w. Clark. n. l.. Freeze.
Harry SQuires. Frank Davis and Frank
Haywood. The Prohibitionists carry on
their campaign for educational purposes.
An hour after the Prohibitionists the con-
ventlon of the independent Taxpayers
party, which is very str ng in the east end
of Berkeley, met. A. L. Eggeston was
elected chairman. The town was divided
into five districts and candidates for Trus-
tees aud School Directors named from
EACH c. S. Preble, II. L. Whitney, Ren-
ben Rickard. Samuel Haywood and Ii. d.
Irwin for Trustees; George II. Robertson,
j. r. Richards. Professor P. R. Boone and
John Squires for School Directors; c. K.
Lord Tor Marshal, NJ. L.. Hanscom fol- Re-
corder, j. B. Henley for Treasurer. were
the nomina aes of this convention. The old
executive committee was reelected to have
charge of the coming campaign.
Last evening the Peoples party held its
convention and this evening the Non-Par-
tlsans-the second of the Two strong par
Il s-hold their convention.
BOAT CLUB AT HoME.-This afternoon
the members of the University Boating
Association will be 'at home" TO their
friends at the clubs new, Just completed
house on Sessions Creek. The Columbia
Clubhouse will be opened at the same
time. The Oakland Canoe Club will also
keep open house on the same creek. In
the afterno oon there will be four-oared
race, single races, SWlmping races, tub
races, etc. In the evening there will be
dancing a. the university quarters. A
large number. including the boat club at
Stanford, have been invited. The univer-
sity has splendid boathouse and one Of
the finest floats in the State.
The HOLMES LIBRARY.-At the meet
ing OF the directors of the Holmes Library.
which was established by private en-
deav0r three months ago that boys and
young men about town might have "A
pleasant and profitable place in which to
spend their leisure hours, the library
affairs were found in most prosperous
condition. 1t has now 81 volumes on its
shelves and all the best magazines and
papers on its tables. Within the last week
seventy-hve bound volumes of magazines
have been received.
IMPURE WATER. - George E. Colby.
assistant in the College of Agriculture of
water used in the southern sections Of the
city and found a residue of 157 grainsIn
every gallon at 100 deg. centigrade tenn
perature. This is fully two and "a half
times what there should be. The impur-
ties, Mr.. Colby states, are mainly of veget.
able origin and can be removed by any of
the hygienic methods for the removal Of
organic impurities.
CHURCH DEDICATIcN.-Th dedication
of the new church OF the Congregational
Society formed at North Berkeley some
eight months or so ago will be held to-
morrow afternoon. Rev. j. K. Mclean,
ID, of the First Congregational Church,
Oakland. will deliver the sermon. The
house of worship is beautiful addition to
the number of Berkeley's churches.
BOARD OF TRADE.-As Berkeley is a
city, even though of the fifth class.
Board of Trade is to be Termed The
Berkeley Imurovement Company has
taken the initiative. A meeting of busi-
ness men was held at the company's office
Thursday evening. and a second meeting
will be held next Tuesday evening, when
undoubtedly the organization of the board
will be nmpletad