The San Francisco call., 1897-08-13
NO FAMINE IMMINENT.
The Annual Story About Water Fam
Inc in Berkeley Given but
title Support.

BERKELEY, CAL, Aug. 2.-The an
nual story of water famine in Berkeley
has again been put in circulation. About
this time each year for the last four au
tumnal seasons the water-famine yarn
has been spread abroad.
1t is fact that the supply of water in
Berkeley is not so good as it might be, and
continual protests against The service are
made TO the various companies during the
dry season. But as for famine, that
seems to be an error.
The lack of an abundant supply in West
Berkeley seems to be due to the people
themselves The prevalence OF wells and
windmills in that section has served to
prevent the local companies from extend
ing their mains. The Alameda company
has renounced its claim to the territory
| Tor putting in MAINS and so the West
End is free to be used by the Contrl
Costa company.
Doing Much Work.
BERKELEY, CAL, Aug. II. Extensive
| preparations are bong made by tue MEM
bers Of the university Y. NJ. G. A. and
I. W. c. A. for their receptions TO the
incoming students next week. On Tues
day the Y. NJ. g. A. will tender a recep-
tion, On "Wednesday afternoon the Y w.
Z. A. will give reception, and on Friday
evening a joint entertainment will be
| given al Stiles Hall.
Both the associations havs branched
out on broader lines this year than ever
before. From the 7. NJ. O. A. there has
been committee of thirty which has
mace 1t Its business to ceive the incom-
ing students meeting them at the trains
and assisting them to find suitable board
Ing places. To-day 1t was decided TO elect
permanent secretary, who will keep reg
ular Office hours every day at Stiles Hall
to conduct the business of the association.
Reno hutchinson '99 was elected to the
position. Earl Swan, '99, was also chosen
president Tor the coming year, and George
Mays, SO. secretary.
Schools Overlooking.
! BERhELEY, CAL, Aug. 12-The en-
rollment III the Berkeley public schools
mas increased By nearly 400 pupils during
me last yeSr. At bonding date in
1880 there were between 100 and 1900 stu
dents altogether. Now there are 2159, ac-
cordlng 10 the report of Superin endent
Perham, made public to-day. AS result
OF the increase 1t has been a very difficult
matter TO ad just the attendance, notwith-
standing the fact that several new build
lngs nave bean brought into use within
the year. A corps of fifty-eight teachers
are now at work, distributed in the vaii-
GUS schools as follows:
Dwight way g. Kellogg l, Le Conte g. Lorin
.! Columbus D, Seventh-street 2, san Pablo g.
Mhltner 3, Rose-street g Bancroft way 2
Ihere are twelve teachers n the High school
ana iorty-six in the grades
The enrolment by schools is as follows:
High School 301, Dwight way 373. Kellogg
lninth gradel 40, lie Conte 234, Lorin 29I,
Solum oGs 2O3, san Pablo 1872 seyenth-street
~, whittier 242, Rose-street 70. Bancroft wa
l36, making total of 2159.
VIII Make Big Money.
BERKELEY, CAL, Aug. II. - Miss
Theresa and Miss Elizabeth Jacouemin,
sisters, who are both we'll known in
Berkeley, will leave next Saturday Tor the
Klondike. They expect to meet their
brother at ST. Michael and then nroeeed
up the Yukon to Dawson City. Each of
the two young ladies has business propo-
sition from which they expect to pan out
small fortune. Miss Theresa. who is a
stenograF her, and who for some time was
a telegraph operator in Berkeley. will as
sumo, as she says, a position as stenop-
rapner at $lO0 a week, while her sister
will conduct clearinghouse ct a salary
even larger. The brother will prospect
for the yellow metal alons Ell Dorado
Greek.