The record-union., 1894-04-21
CONCERNING STATE TEXT BOOKS.
Arithmetic, History and Grammar viii
Be Revised.
Life and Educational Diplomas Granted
Educational Institutions
Recognized.

| AT .tne recent meeting OF Lne StaGe
Board of Education, held in Los Angeles,
all the members were present except
| Governor Mark ham, and Professor Rob-
ert Z. Pennell ofthe Chico Normal School
was elected President pro tenn.
LIE Roy d. Brown was granted high
grade life diploma and James II. Sim
mons a grammar grade life diploma. The
application of Emma Sovereign for a doc
ument TO accompany her Normal School
diploma was again laid over on account
of failure to file affidavit.
The committee appointed to draft rules
for the revocation of diplomas and certi-
ficates was discharged.
A report was received from the Editor
in-Chief of the State textbooks, with re-
gard to progress in the work.
1t stated that the drawings and script
for the First Reader are complete and
engraved, the text has been reviewed and
revised and the book is now ready for
| the final work of the printing office.
The Second Reader has been reviewed
/ by a number OF the most competent
teachers of the State, who, while express
ing the most cordial approval. have made
valuable suggestions. The drawings are
|
the whole being under contract tor COM
pletlon by May lst, at which time the
book will be ready Tor the final work Of
the printing Office. New and beautiful
| type for both books has been procured
and strenuous efforts will be made TO
have the books out by July lst.
owing to the serious illness OF her hus-
band, which compelled Mrs. George to
| discontinue work January Sth, the text
Of the Third Reader has not been fully
prepared. She had expected to finish it
about March lst.
One hundred and forty-four pages of the
! Fourth Reader are submitted in type,
and all the copy is in the hands of the
printer, and the complete book will be in
type and ready for review Immediately.
| 1t is not intended to illustrate this reader
as literally as the others.
| AS two of the readers will be finally is
sued before the next meeting of the
| board, he suggests that the board take
action with regard to the announcement
Of authorship on the title page, which has
| been somewhat discussed at former meet
| ings, and he recommends that the author
ship OF all books hereafter issued by the
| board be so announced.
He speaks OF the importance of making
such a disposition of the Language Book
and the elementary and large History as
will permit work to be commenced on
| them with the least possible delay. Only
about 5000 copies of the History remain,
and more ought not to be printed in it's
present incomplete state
The report OF the Editor-in- Chief being
before the board, Superintendent Ander-
son moved that the name of the author or
compiler or reviewer Of the several State
| books be placed upon the title page of
each book, in about the following form:
prepared, compiled or revised (as the
case may be- by -, under the direc-
ton and supervision of the State Board of
| Educatlon.'
The motion prevailed
The board decided to revise the present
History and have an Elementary History
prepared, $4,000 being appropriated for
That purpose, and Professor G. Ii. keyes,
President OF Throop University, was re-
ouested to prepare a scheme for the ac-
complishment of it, with view to his
employment on the work. He is allowed
| 5000 on the acceptance of his scheme for
the preparation of the Elementary His
tory and revision of the present one, and
payments on the work thereafter until
the 1900 shall have been paid.
The revision of the Arithmetic was as
signed to Professor Pennell, to be done
without expense to the board. The re :
vision OF the Grammar was referred to
the parties who are at present employed
on the readers.
Eli f. Brown. Mrs. NJ. Fl. Swift, B. w.
Kaufman, Frank Z. Davidson and Win
field S. Hall were granted high grade life
diplomas.
Grammar school life diplomas were
granted to Mary Batten, Lille b. Brooks,
Mile Cook Burton, l.. w. Cotton, Alice
c. Corcoran, w. Il. Cushman, Rose A.
Davis, Nellie +. Emery, Helen B. Fair
weather, Carrie L. Fowler, A. w. Fred
ericks, Maria Fuller, j. j. Gill, Clara NJ
Grubs. Kate M. Hare, Alfred Harrell,
Emma 5. Hathaway, Sara Newton,
! Blanche e. Laviele, Florence b. Lemon,
c. 5. Little, Margaret E. Lowery, Harriet
A. Luddington, Wilmas E. Metzger, Mrs.
Mclean, Cecilia Newhall, Sarah w.
Reeves. Julia Sherwood, Dannis E..
Smith. Mary NJ. Smith, Nellie L. With
erell, Mrs. Matte III. White, Ida e.
Shaw, Edith Helen Crowley. Kate Mande-
vile, Jennie Cullen, Minna Jennie
Houston, Lucy j. Hinkson. Mrs. Julia
+. Marian nee Doyle, Dora b. Wash
burn.
Charles E. Locke and Clara Mcmillan
will be granted life diplomas when their
certificates are received.
The following, who have surrendered
their grammar grade life diplomas, were
granted life diplomas of the new issue !:
| Robert S. Calhoun, Il. Is. Cronkite, Mag
| Galloway, Josephine +. Jones, Maggie
b. Little, Mrs. Ella Longbridge, Sallie c.
Miller, Mrs. Jennie NJ. Van Vicar and
j. l.. Wright.
The following high grade educational