The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-05
NEW SCHOOL OFFICER,
The Berkeley Board of Education Gre
ates the Office OF City School
Superintendent.

The Berkeley Board of Education Gre
ates the Office OF City School
Superintendent.
BERKELEY, CAL, May The office
of City Superintendent of Schools was Gre
ated last night by the Board of Education,
and F. E. Perham was appointed to the
position, with salary of $500 year.
Mr.. Perham is a graduate of Bowdoin
College and of the Maine State Normal
School. He is SO years of age and has
been teacher for the greater part OF the
time since his graduation.
The new Superintendent has been for
years at the head of the Santa Ana schools.
1t is expected that he will arrive in Berke-
ley with his family next month.
The board also elected principal for
the new primary school to be erected on
Bancroft way. w. II. de Bell received
the appointment.
The new standing committees Of the
board to serve for the coming term of
office were named as follows:
CHARACTERIZATION Niehaus, Engebretsen.
Schoolhouses and sites-Niehaus, Crew, lis
dale.
upples-Enge bretsen, Wickson, Crew.
Course of study-Boone, Robertson, Tisdale.
Rules-Crew, Tisdale, Niehaus
Standardization, Engebretsen, Crew
Observation-Disclosures. Robertson, Engebret-
sen.
High school-Wickson, Nlehaus, Boone.
But Few "Exes."
BERKELEY, CAL, May A strong
tendency to work the complete or almost
complete abolition of examinations at the
State University has manifested itself
during the period Of "exes" now at it's
height. More students in proportion to
the size of the classes have been excused
from the 'exes" TINS term than at any
other period in the history of the nstitu-
ton. BY resolution of the Acade mic Sem
ate, recently passed, all professors and in.
structors were empowered to excuse from
examinations whatever students they saw
fit. AS consequences the bulletin boards
of the various departments have been
crowded with lists of student excuses, all
rho have maintained high record dur.
ing the term being allowed to pass with
out being suffered to undergo the final
test. Those who have been required TO
take the "exes." on the other hand, find
them unusually difficult.
For Higher Degrees.
BERKELEY, CAL, May 4-The gradu-
atm ass at the State University will
mum Der in the neighborhooo Of $50, which
will be the largest class eyer turned out
from the U. Z.
There are also forty candidates for
higher degrees, as follows:
Master OF ATtb-J y. Ailcu, II. benson,
Miss NJ Bunker. E. F. Burrill. S. A. Chambers,
Miss E. Chambers, Miss E. Chapman, Miss
M. M. Delaney, +. Dunn, Miss K. F. Gleason,
Miss A. Head. J. Hunter. Miss S. P. Linscott,
C. Michener, J. H Pond. Miss NJ. B. Reynolds,
Mrs H. P. Shute, E. NJ. Wilder, Miss e. E. Will
son, II. A. YeaZell.
Master of science-H. W. Wright Miss G.
Webster. W. Q: Smith. A. V; saph, Miss E. P.
Rhine. N. L. Perry, E. A. Owen, Miss NJ. E.
Longley, F. 5. Israel, F. G. Cottrell.
Master Of Letters-A. F. Argard, E. H Barker,
Miss II. A. eastman, Miss E. K. Farnham,
Miss c. A. knight, Miss J. f. Lee. Miss G. F.
Swearingen.
IT. expected that these degrees will be
con ierred on commencement day.
The candidates for the doctors degree
at present in the university are as follows:
w. C. Blasdale, Miss NJ. B. Clayes, P. M. Con
dit F. E. Croft, Miss X. C. FELTON,, Rev. Philip
Graf, W. L. Jepson, F. r. King, G. D. Louder
back, G. p Mott. A B. Pierce F. A. Reynolds,
Miss NJ. W. Shinn, w. S. ]. Smith, IL. B. Torrey,
F. L. Wharf, Miss r. v. Winterburn, w. j. V.
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