The morning call., 1894-05-13

graduates who were good In department and
regular 10 attend nee. On the 10Th OF Decem-
Der, 1888. Mr.. Denman, who bad been con-
nected with the School Department since No
vember H. 1851 rendered his resignation. and
at thai time he presented the Board of Educa-
tion with $4,000 TO be invested as permanent
medal fund IN tho same manner as the Bridge
medal fund. the income from the fund TO be
used exclusively for the purpose OF procuring
medals for the most meriterious and deserving
giris graduating from the grammar schools.
The number of medals TO be awarded this year
has not yet been announced.
SURNAMEs-W. A. R., CITY, Surname is a
name or appellaton add d 10 or over and above
the baptismal, and which becomes the family
name. In early times the names given by
parents to their offspring were usually descrp-
tive Of some popularity already existing or
which 10 was hoped might become character
istic. This was the custom among all nations
of which there is any record. The names OF
Jews, GREEKS and Romans were invariably OF
this character. Eve means 1fe.giving; Jacob,
supplauter; David, well beloved. and Lazarus,
destitute OF help. In the Greek, Alexander
is helper; Hector, stout defender and
Charity means love beauty. In
Latin, Augustus is grand or venerable; Gle
meDt, mild tempered, and Felix, happy. SO
with English names, whether of Celtic. Anglo
Saxon, Danish or Norman origin. For instance.
Cadwallader means valiant; Griffith, great
faith; Llewelyn lion-like; Alfred, peace; Ber-
nard, BEARS heart; Edward. happy keeper
Gilbert. bright and Richard, powerful. These
names were all personal names, having nothing
in common with the names of others. AS
population increased IL became apparent that
something was required TO distinguish between
two or more persons named alike. Then arose
the practice of giving supplementary name or
adding something to the proper name. These
additions were called surnames
Russ GARDENS AND OTHER REsoRTs-M.
L., City. The Russ Gardens were located on a
little dry knoll that stood in the middle of
hon nhnA
by Harrison, Sixth or Simons, as il was then
called. Bryant and Seventh streets. II was the
first public resort OF that character opened la
this city and was the picnic place of the city. It
was ready for opening IN the early part of 1858.
and on the first OF May OF that year the first
| that OF the San Francisco Turner &c.
sang Verien (Gymnastic Musical UniOn)
and was its first outdoor enterf anmen. The
gardens were established by the senior MEM
1851, resided In large frame dwelling on the
| LOT forming the northwes. corner OF Harrison
and Slmons streets. The building Is still stand
ing. This resort was followed by the Pacifc
Gardens, corner of Harrison and Third streets.
The Willows, on Mission street, between
Eighteenth and Nineteenth, and running back
to Valencia, Hayes Park, on Laguna street,
between Hayes and Grove. and then by the
| City Gardens, corner of Thirteenth and Folsom
street and WoOdward's Gardens
BOARD AND CHAMBERS. H., City. In the
United States Board of Trade is an associa-
| tion of business men established in most OF the
! large cities for the furtherance of commercial
interests, the enactment of rules for the regula-
ton of trade and the consideration Of legsla-
tion affecting banking, Insurance, railroads,
customs and the like. A Chamber OF Com.
merce is voluntary association OF merchants
| and traders Of city or town having for Its OBJ
| jeet the protection OF interests, just the same
| as the Board OF Trade. A difference In name
! only. In Great Britain the Board OF Trade Is
composed Of committee of the Privy Council,
which has 10 a large extent the supervision OF
! British commerce. AT its head are the presi-
dent OF the Board Of Trade, who is usually a
| member OF the Cabinet, the Parliamentary secre-
secretaries at tile heads OF six departments,
namely: Commercial, harbor, finance, railway.
marine and fisheries. Attached 10 the Board OF
Trade are also the bankruptcy and emigration
| departments, and recently the patent DEPART
ment has been placed under its direction.
UNDERwEAR-W. R., City. Linen Is soft to
| the touch and is good conductor OF heat,
hence it is pleasant for summer wear, but.
being apt to chill the surface too rapidly. 1t
should not be worn next the skin. Cotton is a
poorer conductor Of heat and absorber of
moisture, and is therefore warmer than linen.
| Silk absorbs less moisture than cotton and its
! power of communicating warmth Is superior 10
! linen or cotton. Wool absorbs moisture slowly
| and contains much air In lis pores. Ii Is Door
| conductor OF heat and guards the wearer against
| changes In weather. Wool aud silk are about
equal in warmth, but II underwear made Of
| these materials is of equal weight IL Is claimed
| that silk is the warmer. Medical students are
! taught that as a preventive against catching
| woeleu goods absorb the moisture and keep the
1 body warm, and that silk goods, although not