The record-union., 1899-10-22
EDUCATORS IN COUNCIL.
MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD
OF EDUCATION YESTERDAY.
President Wheeler and the new
Normal School Principals
Take Their Seats.

The State Board of Education held
a meeting yesterday morning at the
rooms of State superintendent OF
Public instruction Kirk, BenJa-
min Ide Wheeler, President Oh
the University of California; >.
T. Black, Principal of the San Diego
Normal School; ]. McNaughton, Prln-
cipal Of San Jose Normal School; Z. Z.
Van Liew. Principal of the Chico Nor
NAL School; E. II. Pierce, Principal OF
the Los Angeles Normal School, ana
Frederick Burk, Principal of the san
Francisco Normal School, being pres
ent.
Mr.. Black presided in the absence OF
the Governor, who attended later, and
Secretary Kirk was Secretary.
The following committees were ap-
. pointed:
observation-disclosures. Black Van LleW,
and McNaughton.
Grievances and Charges - MesSFs-
Pierce, Burk and Kirk
Accrediting Colleges-Dr Brown, Mr..
Van Liew and superintendent Kirk.
A new committee was created for the
purpose of accrediting Normal Schools
Of other States and members Of it were
appointed as follows: Professor Burk,
President Wheeler and Messrs Nc
NaughtOn and Kirk.
Applications from various colleges for
accrediting We're referred to the Com
mittee on Colleges.
The charges against A. c. Barbour of
immortality and unprofessional conduct
and the request for the reVOking of his
life diploma were referred to the Com
The application of z. F. Wharton for
a life diploma was acted on, the COM
mittee recommending that, as it was
not in accordance with the rule of the
board that applicants must be recon-
mended by the County Board Of Educa-
ton of the county where they have
been or are teaching. it be sent back to
him. So ordered.
superintendent Kirk read the reply of
Professor Keyes, author of the Revised
State History, in relation to criticisms
of experts on the manuscript of the
history, stating that he had rewritten
the history twice, in accordance with
suggestions and criticisms of the most
prominent New England teachers, and
had been exposed to the test of school
room work A telegram from him was
also read, stating that the history had
been revised and rewritten, in accord
ance with the request, and that it was
now, he believed. a first-class work.
Considerable discussion ensued as to
the best action to be taken, in view
of the continued delay by Professor
Keyes in turning over the manuscript
to the board, the contract with him to
write the history having been made in
1893.
superintendent Kirk moved a per-
emptOry demand that the manuscript
be forwarded to the board by NOvem-
Der 10th be sent to Professor Keyes.
Mr.. McNaughton moved that the re-
quest name November 1st and that
when the manuscript is received it be
referred to the Committee on Revision
to see if the revision has been properly
made. according to the criticisms made
by the experts.
Professor Brown, who had arrived,
said that the contract had been made
by a former board, and though distaste-
ful TO him, he saw no way of getting
out of it, and that the best that could
now be done was to get as good a book
as possible. He paid a high compli-
ment to Mr. Babcock and Mrs Winter
burn for the careful and painstaking
work in criticism Of the manuscript.
and was sorry to hear that their bills
had not been paid.
Mr.. McNaughton's motion was car
ried.
In the afternoon the various commit
tees examined into the matter apper-
tanning to them.
The Committee on Grievances and