The herald., 1893-06-15
SANTA ANA.
The Fourth--Entertainm OF
Education Mesting-Notes.

The Fourth-Entertainm nments--Board of
Education Meeting-Notes.
SANTA ANA, June 14-At the meeting
of citizens last evening held at the city
hall, it was resolved that Santa Ana
should celebrate the Fourth of July,
and the management of the celebration
was given into the hands Of the Uniform
Rank of Knights of Pythias, q acommittee
OF which was present at the meeting.
The committee reported Immediately to
the order and they accepted the respon-
sibility by unanimous vote. An exec
tive committee OF ave. with J. P. Gree
ley as chairman, was appointed; O. O..
Fife was made chairman of the finance
committee, and Il. A. Pierce. O. s. Nc
Kehuy and j. p. Boyd we're made COM
mittee to invite all other fraternal or
ganizations to participate. The inten-
tion is to make It q county celebration
and to make it one full OF old-fashioned,
red-hot patriotism, enthusiasm and fire.
works.
ENTERTAINMENTS.
Miss Lottie Padgham, assisted by
Miss Lulu Padgham, entertained the
class of 1913 OF the Santa Ana high school
Monday evening. Prof. F. e. Perha-
mand and Miss o. L. Williams were also
among the guests. Games and conver-
sation made the hours fly, and at late
hour refreshments were served, accom-
panied by pretty favors.
A number Of young people spent last
evening at the home OF Miss Nettie
Johnston, it being the last chance they
would have to gather together in Miss
Johnston's pleasant home before her
departure for Chicago and other points
in the east. The evening was much en-
joyed.
The Monday club was delightfully."-
entertained last evening at the home of
Rev. 7. ]. @. Webster by Mrs. Webster
and Mrs. r. A. s. Wade.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
All of the board, excepting r. L.
Freeman, were present.
Superintendent McGinnis reported a
failure to find suitable diplomas for the
graduates OF the ninth grade.
The actual attendance for the month
of May was reported 749, and the per
cent of attendance "a.
The request of j. P. Greeley for the
use OF the high school building as place
of holding the teachers examination was
granted.
The matter of putting city water in at
the west end school house was discussed
and laid over for consideration at the
next meeting.
A number of bills were ordered paid
those OF F. P. Mickey and f. L, Keith
were referred back for investigation.
twenty-five applications for positions
in the schools here were read and placed
on file. Sixteen of the applications were
for the position of uperintendent, three
for that of teacher OF music and six for
places in the primary department.
Il was moved and carried that all ap-
plications and designations of teachers
be made to the board.
The Communication from the teachers
of the public schools asking the board to
make up three days lost time was read,
and a long discussion followed. The
matter was finally referred to the dis
trict attorney for an opinion as to wheth-
or the board has the power to make up
the lost time.
The consent of the board was given
to the class of 1913 to. take up a etunted
spruce tree growing ON the High-school
grounds and replace it with camphor
tree which should be the class tree.
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