The San Francisco call., 1896-08-04
BERKELEY SCHOOLS OPEN
Larger Attendance at the West
End, but Smaller at the
East End.
Changes in the University Daily.
Engineer Joseph Badly Sea ded.
Brief News Items.

BERKELEY, CAL, Aug 3-The fall
term OF the Berkeley public schools opened
to-day.
The enrolment of the East Berkeley
schools, including the High School, was as
follows: Rose-street 93, Whittier 3O6, Kel-
logg 223, LIE Conte 367, Lorin 253. Total,
1885,
The enrolment at the Kellogg School
was comparatively small, owing to the
transfer of the eighth grade to the Whit
tier School, and also to the fact that notice
had been given of the postponement of the
opening of the eighth and ninth grades
IN the High School until August 10. Over
200 high school pupils reported this morn
ing and were dismissed.
In the West Berkeley schools the enroll
m ment was larger than ordinary. At the
San Pablo school 219 children reported at
the Seventh-street seventy-seven and at
the Columbus 172, making a total of 46S
for the West End. The San Pablo School
house has been put into excellent condi-
tion. The walls have been newly tinted,
the desks Vanished and general repairs
have been made throughout the building.
Berkeleyan Changes.
BERKELEY, CAL, Aug. 3.-The Daily
Berkeleyan Publishing Company at the
Slate University has decided to make sew
paper during the coming term. tits to be
published five times weekly rather than
| four times, as during the past year. and
the work of the editorial staff will be
much more carefully systematized. Work
will be commenced tomorrow reftting
| the Office in North Hall. The editor for
next year will be George Whipple, editor
in chief w. E. Creed, managing editor;
| Charles Elston, Reno Hutchinson and
! Allyn Chickering, associate editors. ].
| NJ. Oliver has been elected business mana
! ger and will name his corps of assistants
| later.
scalded Severely.
BERKELEY, CAL, Aug. 3.-Engineer
| w. B. Joseph of the Berkeley Electric
| Lighting Company was severely scalded
on the right leg and foot last evening by
accidentally slipping into stream of boil
| ing water, which was escaping from de-
| fective boiler. Though his wounds are
quite serious, he will be able to continue
at his post and to direct the engineering
| work for his employers.
Berkeley Day Mass-Meeting.
BERKELEY, CAL, Aug. "A mass
meeting has been called by the Merchants
| Protective Association for tomorrow even
| ing at the town hall for the purpose of
making final arrangements for the OBJ
servance of Berkeley day at the Oakland
Exposition. Arrangements have already
| been made by the association whereby
children of Berkeley may be admitted
| free on that day.
Want More Shade Trees.
BERKELEY, CAL, Aug. 8. - E. w.
Hilgard professor of agriculture at the
| State University, will lecture at the sec
ond meeting of the Berkeley Floral Society
| to- m orrow evening on "Shade and Orna-
mental Trees in Berkeley" He will speak
| both with relation to climatic conditions
! and town ordinances, with the hope of
creating more decided interest in the
matter OF setting out ornamental trees in
systematic manner and on q more ex-
tensive scale.
News Items of Interest.
A general meeting of the Crescent Ath-
| letic Club has been called for tomorrow
evening, at which it is expected that the
question of disbanding will come up for
consideration.
The Board of Education held meeting
| to-day at which bids for repairing the
| plum bing in the Kellogg school were
| opened and considered.
| Lieutenant WiGn of the university ca
dets has decided TO do away with the
! saber conf pany q, and to merge 1t into the
regular battalion.
| The Alert Hose Com pany Of the Third
Ward has decided to support Kenney in
the fight for Fire Chief. R. Boudenes and
! Fred Williams have been appointed as
sistant fore men and A. Tobin hydrantman
! of the company.
| Preparations for reception to the fresh
men are being made by the Berkeley
Christian Epdeavor Union to be held on
| August 2S at the Congregational church.
| Dr.. Rockwell of Yale, who is to take
G. M. Richardson's place at the university
as associate professor In Latin, will arrive
| in Berkeley next Friday. Mr.. Richardson
| is in Europe on leave of absence.
Secretary Bonte of the board of regents
OF the university returned from his vaca-
| tion to-day.
The Rev. r. Bentley, pastor of Trinity
M. 4. Church, who has been in Europe
on leave of absence, is expected to return
next week.
The vacancy in the botanical depart
ment of the university, caused by the
resignation of Instructor Marshall Howe,
who has gone east. has been filled by the
appointment of w. ]. V. Osterhout of
Brown University to the position. He
| will reach Berkeley next Tuesday.
The Berkeley Republican Club held an
enthusiastic meeting this evening at their
clubrooms in the Odd Fellows building.
DEATH OF REV. JOHN CON WAY.