The San Francisco call., 1898-07-30
A U. c. MAN IGNORED. Fred L. Burke of the Glass of '93 Elected City Superintendent of
 Schools at Santa Barbara.

BERKELEY, July 29.-Fred l.. Burke of the class of 'S3, University of Califor- mia, has been elected City Superintendent of Schools in Santa Barbara. The cleo tion was made at the recommendation of President Martin J, Kellogg, who had been requested to select candidate by the Santa Barbara Board of Education. MT. Burk received the degree of A. B. from Berkeley in 1883, and later took his PhD. at Clark University, Massachu- setts. He is considered quite an authority on pedagogical subjects, and has been a frequent contributor to Eastern maga- zines upon that special line Of study.
 Schools Open Monday.
 BERKELEY, July. 29..-The public schools of Berkeley will reopen next Mon day, August l. Superintendent F. E. Per- ham has issued a notice for all pupils to report at their respective schools on Sat signment to grades. Pupils who have conditions to remove will be examined at that time
 The principals of the various buildings have been assigned as follows:
 Kellogg (Eagh SchooD-S. D. Water man.
 Allston (ninth year)-A. c. Elston.
 Dwight (first to eighth grades inclusive)
 Le Conte Qirst to eighth grades inclu- sfve)-Jultet H. Lumbard.
 Whittier Qirst, second and fifth to eighth inclusive)-Alice F. Keefe
 Lorin (first to eighth grades inclusive) M J. Congdon.
 Columbus (first to fourth grades inclu- sive)-E. E. Nichols.
 San Pablo lthird to eighth grades in clusive)-J. W. Warnick
 Bancroft (first to fourth grades inclu- sive)-Miss M. E. Bergen:
 Seventh-street (first and second grades) l. J. Shaw, teacher in charge.
 Rose-street nrst, third and fourth grades)-Mrs. c. Germain Potwin, teacher in charge.
 The Y. M. c. A. Handbook. handbook issued Jointly by the Young associations of the University of Califor- nia as guide book to the incoming fresh men will appear within the. next few cloth with gold lettering. In scope it is more extensive than any published pre- viously. Besides being, general college songs composed by Berkeley men, the ye,is of the four classes and church di- rectory, together with a street map of editor and business manager for this were Sidney A. Elston '99 and Clinton R. Mill Ter %. f
 Professor Gayley to Return Soon.
 BERKELEY, July 29 = Professor Charles M. Gayley, head of the English mia, is expected in Berkeley early in Au- gust He has been In England on years leave of absence, editing a series of old English plays for the Macmillan Com friends Professor Gayley speaks of the uniform courtesy he has everywhere re- ceived at the hands of English scholars. particularly in the. exceptional privileges accorded him at the libraries of Oxford and Cambridge. He will resume his work as head of the English department as soon as the college year opens.
 Drug Companies Combine
 BERKELEY, July 29.-At a meeting of the druggists of Berkeley held in the of fee of the Hawley Drug Compahy, on which raises the price of all patent nledi- cines about % per cent The combine in- cludes the following druggists: H. U Squires, F. V. Baer, Brothers Bros, Haw- ley Drug Company, L. Wolf and E. c. Prindle.
 Berkeley News Notes.
 BERKELEY, July 29-Mme F. V. Paget, chairman of the literature com mittee of the Berkeley branch of the Red Cross Society, to-day forwarded three sacks and two boxes of magazines to the Red Cross headquarters in San Fran cisco. The two boxes were contributed by the Red Cross Society of West Berke-
 Anna M. Schlegel the nine months old child of Mrs Schlegel of Fourth street and Charming. way, died this morning.
 Professor William A. Merrill head of the LdI1n uepdTlHlcHl EOl llS university of California and chairman of the com mittee on credentials, returned to Berke- ley yesterday.
 Miss Mary Flank of the class of '9S, University of California, has been ap- pointed as teacher of mathematics pny- sics and zoology in the High School at Pacific Grove.
 Miss Estelle Barden. a Berkeley grad uate of last year. has been elected to the position of vice principal of the Fl Cajori Valley High School. Miss Barden Will teach physics, chemistry and mathe-