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The Legislature, at the session of 1871-2, passed Acts ap- propriating $6,000 per month for the pay of professors and tutors, and $300,000 for the building fund. The original endowments of the University were valued at $420,000-without including 150,000 acres of land, but a small part of which has been located. An abundant supply of water has been introduced throughout the buildings and grounds of the University. When all the im- provements projected are completed, the University site will be- come one of the most attractive spots in the State.
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The number of students, as given by the Secretary in his re- port to the Legislature, in December, 1873, was 199.
The number of volumes in the library, 10,000; cost of build- ings and improvements at Berkeley, $350,000.
INSTITUTION FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB AND THE BLIND.
This institution, situated at the base of the foot-hills, four and a half miles north of Oakland, and in immediate proximity to the State University, was originally located in San Francisco. It was started-and for some time sustained-through the exertions of the benevolent women of that city. The school was opened April 30, 1860, with three pupils. As the institution grew in numbers, State aid was obtained, and 1865, it had increased to such a degree as to justify its entire organization under State auspices.
A law was passed March 3, 1866, " providing for a removal of the school from the limited and inconvenient quarters in San Francisco "-for enlarging the scope of its beneficence-for vest- ing in the State the title to all property held by the institution, and providing for a Board of Directors, under the Code ap- pointed by the Governor. Suitable appropriations were made to carry out the purpose of the Act.
After long and patient examinations, the Commissioners de- cided upon the present location. Plans-drawn by Messrs. Wright & Sanders, of San Francisco-were adopted, and the buildings now occupied were erected.
The ground was broken June 29, 1867, and the corner-stone was laid September 26, of the same year, and the new building was occupied for school purposes October 20, 1869.
The institution is built of stone-is three stories in height- having a total frontage of 264 feet, a depth of 140 feet, and the height to the top of the spire is 160 feet. It is admirably planned for the purpose of such an establishment.
The whole cost of building, grounds, shops, heating apparatus, laundry, and the furniture, has been about $180,000. The in- stitution has a present capacity for about 150. During the year 1872-3, 112 persons received instruction.
The benefits of the institution are free to all resident deaf and dumb, or blind, persons, between the ages of six and twenty-five, who are of sound mind, free from contagious or offensive dis- eases, and of correct moral habits.
It is not an asylum, in any sense of the term, as its inmates are received only for purposes of education.
The names of the Board of Directors are:
J. MORA Moss, President. JOHN C. HAYS, Vice-President.
T. L. BARKER, Auditor.
ERWIN J. CRANE.
H. A. PALMER, Secretary and Treasurer.
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The Principal, to whom all letters of inquiry should be ad- dressed, is Warring Wilkinson, M.A., assisted by the following corps of teachers:
Geo. B. Goodall. C. T. Wilkinson. Miss Annie Comly.
F. P. Fowler.
Henry Frank.
The institution is open to visitors on all days except Saturday and Sunday.
PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
CALIFORNIA MILITARY ACADEMY.
This military institution, opened January 9, 1865, is the first of the kind that has been established on this coast. Rev. D. McClure is the proprietor and principal. The academic staff is composed of nine experienced teachers.
In the academic department, well - defined and extensive courses of study are pursued in the English branches, ancient and modern languages, natural science, mathematics, and com- mercial knowledge-such as will prepare students for college or business. The institution is also organized as a military post, and it is obligatory upon every student to attend the daily mili- tary drill, and perform the duties of a cadet-which do not in- terfere with the hours of study. There were 176 students in at- tendance during the last year.
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LOCATION .- The location, on Telegraph Avenue, near Pros- pect Avenue, is one that affords the cadets a scene of rare beauty. From the rise of the ground upon which the buildings are situ- ated, an extensive view is had of Oakland and the surrounding valleys, of the Bay and City of San Francisco, and of the Ocean through the Golden Gate. The Academy may be reached by the Telegraph Avenue cars.
BUILDINGS .- In location, style, and general adaptation to the purposes of education, they are unsurpassed by any similar in- stitution in the State. Every care has been taken to secure the best arrangements for the comfort, health, and refinement of the cadets. Two large three-story buildings, and three small ones, have been erected in the place of those destroyed by fire on the evening of September 20, 1873, at a cost of $22,000, which afford ample room for school purposes, and for in-door recreation and drill during stormy weather.
DESIGN OF THE INSTITUTION .- It is the fixed purpose of the principal, and those associated with him, to render. the institution an efficient instrument for the symmetrical development and dis-
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cipline of the mind, and the formation of a good physical con- stitution. Ease and grace of manners, kindness and courtesy in social intercourse, are matters of constant oversight. That edu- cation is more anxiously sought for the pupils, which has special reference to the best practical preparations for the duties of this life, and also to that moral and religious culture which will fit them for the life to come.
MILITARY .- The military system of drilling and discipline has been adapted to secure physical culture, promptness, decision of movement, erect carriage, submission to constituted authority, presence of mind, ability to govern, and the repression of the tendency to rudeness, natural to an assembly of boys. This de- partment is thoroughly organized, affording an opportunity for obtaining a complete knowledge of the duties of the soldier and the officer. The full routine of a Military Post is constantly ob- served, with its Headquarters, Quartermaster, Commissary, and the other Departments. It is obligatory upon every cadet to at- tend the daily military exercises as a regular part of the Academic Course. Physical deformity and sickness are the only grounds of excuse.
The Academy is furnished with muskets and equipments suit- able for the use of cadets, and a large armory for in-door and bayonet exercises.
The Company, Battalion, and Skirmish Drills are conducted according to Upton's Tactics.
The real object of military discipline is not to make soldiers only of the students, but to give them strength of body, vigor of constitution, and manliness of bearing; to fit them not merely for the field of battle, but for all employments and departments of life which demand vigor, energy, and endurance. The effects of the regular, daily, systematic drill under competent officers, in restoring to health and strength delicate, dyspeptic, and debil- itated youths would be alone sufficient to assure us of its high utility. The promptness, accuracy, and general habits of order and precision to which cadets are trained, together with the steady cultivation of fidelity, honesty, and courtesy, as essential to military excellence, have also been found of incalculable value in fitting them for all professional and business pursuits.
The military drill does not encroach upon study hours, but occu- pies time usually given to recreation, which is often worse than wasted by students.
The Legislatare of the State of California passed an Act, Feb- ruary 20, 1872, in which provision is made:
1. To commission the Commandant of this Academy as Major in the National Guard of California, and-
2. To furnish the cadets with arms and accouterments.
UNIFORM .- The " fatigue" coat is a close-fitting gray cloth jacket, with black trimmings. The " dress " suit is a gray cloth frock coat, with black cloth cuffs, collar, and shoulder-piece ex- tending from the seam of the collar to the end of the shoulder.
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Cadets are required to wear the uniform during the term time, except when visiting their homes-then it is optional.
PASSES .- No cadet is permitted to leave the Academy grounds unaccompanied by one of the Academic Staff, unless he has ob- tained a pass, stating the place to which he is going, the hour of departure, and the time he is required to return. A violation of this pass, in any respect, is considered a breach of confidence, and deprives the cadet of a pass for a length of time depending upon the circumstances of the case.
CADET OFFICERS .- The appointment of every cadet officer of the corps is made by the Superintendent, and is based upon his qualifications as a student and a soldier. He must have a high standing in the following particulars :
1. Deportment and Academic scholarship.
2. Theoretical and practical military knowledge.
3. Natural ability to command.
This basis of appointment has been in operation during the present year. Previous appointments were made more with ref- erence to military knowledge than deportment, and did not, therefore, represent the most distinguished scholars and soldiers, as is the case with the present appointments.
In the choice of officers, preference is given to members of the first and second classes in the Academic Department.
GRADUATION .- Cadets who have honorably completed the Aca- demic Course of Study will receive a certificate of graduation at the close of the academic year.
MILLS' SEMINARY.
The Young Ladies' Seminary of Benicia was founded in 1857, and after various vicissitudes of fortune, became the private property of Rev. C. T. Mills, in 1865. Under his control, the school became exceedingly prosperous, and the old and inferior buildings were no longer serviceable. It was decided to remove the seminary to a tract of land near Fruit Vale, in Brooklyn Township, and in June, 1870, work was commenced upon the new building. On April 8, 1871, the structure was completed, and accepted from the contractor. From one of the circulars issued, we copy the following description:
" The building is an imposing structure, presenting a front of two hundred and eighteen feet, with a wing of one hundred and thirty feet, and is two stories in height, surmounted by a Man- sard roof. The outline is well broken; the center and end wings project well forward; the main building, somewhat higher than the wings, is surmounted by a cupola, from which there is a splendid view of the surrounding country. The great size of the structure, its fine proportions and details, give it an air of solid- ity, as well as an inviting and home-like look.
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" The seminary is intended to accommodate about one hun- dred and ninety-five pupils. On the main floor are parlors, reading-room, library, and recitation-rooms. In the east wing are two very large school rooms, besides a parlor, several rooms for recitations, music, and the various purposes of the seminary. In the west wing are the apartments of the principals; adjoining them is a suite of rooms intended for use in case of sickness. The upper stories are devoted to sleeping apartments. Each room-arranged for two pupils-has a toilet apartment off from it, with stationary wash-bowl, and each room is lighted with gas. The bath-rooms, etc., are ample and complete. Every room is frescoed neatly and handsomely; those of the first story, the parlors, reception, and school-rooms, dining-hall, and music- rooms being very elaborately decorated, making them remark- ably attractive and cheerful. The dining-hall, a fine room thirty- six by seventy feet, and the kitchen, are connected with the main building by a corridor, and the laundry, servants' room, etc., are apart from the main building. The halls are very spacious, and stairways numerous and ample, special pains to secure safety in that particular, in case of fire, having been taken. Fire-extin- guishers of the most approved kind have been procured, and placed in proper position in the building. Under the building is a fine, large cellar. Every effort has been made to secure light, proper ventilation, and sunshine. The entire building is warmed by steam and lighted with gas made on the premises. Inside blinds have been provided for the windows."
An Art-room has been recently added to the building. Rev. C. T. Mills is Principal, and Mrs. S. L. Mills, Associate Princi- pal. They are aided by a corps of twenty-three teachers.
The attendance for the year ending May, 1873, in the several departments, was as follows:
Senior class. 19
Senior middle class 20
Junior middle class 35
Junior 63
Preparatory 131
Whole number of students 268
In the annual catalogue for 1873, the proprietor says:
" Though the Mills' Seminary, for the present, is private prop- erty, the hope and purpose is to make it a permanent institution. It is the desire of the proprietor, as well as those who have so generously aided him in the work, that it shall be so arranged- and eventually so endowed-that, like Mt. Holyoke, or Vassar, it shall be self-perpetuating. The hope is, that, adding to its resources and appliances until it shall become, in every respect, all that can be desired, and depending upon no individual life, it shall continue to be a fountain of knowledge and a blessed in- fluence long after those who have aided in the enterprise have finished their work on earth."
The next term of the seminary will commence January 7, 1874.
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PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
PACIFIC THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
The Pacific Theological Seminary was founded in 1869, in San Francisco. The buildings erected by the Female College of the Pacific, on Academy Hill, were purchased by the Seminary, and possession taken in June, 1871, at which time the regular exer- cises of this seminary were commenced. The value of the prop- erty is $70,000. Last year there were seven students in the reg- ular classes. Three young men graduated in May, 1872.
The Trustees of the seminary are as follows:
Rev. A. L. Stone, D.D.
Dea. L. B. Benchley.
Rev. I. E. Dwinell, D.D.
Dea. T. B. Bigelow.
Rev. J. A. Benton, D.D.
Dea. E. P. Flint.
Rev. J. K. McLean.
S. S. Smith, M.D.
Rev. W. C. Pond.
J, M. Haven, Esq.
Rev. C. H. Pope. W. N. Hawley, Esq.
Rev. A. L. STONE, D.D. President of the Board.
Rev. J. K. McLEAN
Secretary of the Board.
Dea. L. B. BENCHLEY Treasurer of the Board.
There is a visiting committee, composed of the following per- sons:
Rev. Eli Corwin. Rev. T. H. Rouse.
S. S. Smith. Wm. K. Rowell.
The regular course of study extends over three years, but there are courses adapted to two years, or to one year. The seminary is under the auspices of the Congregational Church, but the course of study is not biased in favor of that denomination, some of the students belonging to other churches. Rev. J. A. Benton, D.D., is Professor of Sacred Literature, and Rev. George Mooar, D.D., is Professor of Theology.
The year consists of but one term. It begins with the third Thursday in August, and ends with the fourth Thursday in May. There will be a recess from the 20th of December to the 3d of January.
Credible evidence of piety, membership in some Evangelical Christain Church, a collegiate education, or such other literary and scientific attainments as promise a fair degree of usefulness, will entitle all young men to the advantages of this seminary.
Relative to expenses, the Trustees have the following in their circular:
" There will be no charge for tuition, rent of rooms, or use of furniture. The Trustees will, so far as practicable, furnish text- books and reference books free to those who are in need; them- selves being the judges of the necessity. Those who are so dis- posed can live very economically in Oakland or San Francisco. It is thought that one dollar a day will meet all the absolutely nec- essary expenses of an economical person; fifty per cent. more
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could be used to advantage; a hundred per cent. more would not be deemed very extravagant.
" The American Education Society will render aid to the pu- pils of this seminary who are especially needy, and who take the full course of three years. The amount bestowed will be $80 or $100 a year (in currency) to each beneficiary."
GOLDEN GATE ACADEMY.
This academy is a school for boys, and is located at the Pacific Theological Seminary. G. J. Gamwell is Principal. Number of pupils, 64. All pupils must board at the school, and the circular announces that:
" It is the aim of the Faculty to furnish, as near as may be, an equivalent for the well-regulated Christian fireside. In this endeavor, they receive most valued aid from Professor Mooar and family, who live in the building."
CONVENT OF OUR LADY OF THE SACRED HEART.
This institution is for the education of girls, and is located on Webster Street near the head of Lake Merritt. It was dedicated in 1868. The teachers are " Sisters of the Holy Name of Jesus and Mary," who came from Canada for the purpose of acting as instructors in this school. The funds for purchasing the grounds and erecting the buildings were raised through the personal ex- ertions of Rev. Father King, of the Church of the Immaculate Conception (formerly St. Mary's Catholic Church). The curricu- lum of studies resembles that of other schools for the education of young ladies. The new building recently erected will afford all the accommodations necessary to meet the growing wants of this flourishing institution.
ST. JOSEPH'S ACADEMY.
This academy is located on the corner of Jackson and Fifth streets, and is conducted by the " Christian Brothers," Brother Pirmian acting as Principal. It was opened July 5, 1870, and is a prosperous and well managed school for the education of boys. Number of pupils, 80.
PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
Mrs. E. C. Poston's Seminary for Young Ladies, is located on Oak Street near Eleventh. This institution was removed from Marysville in February, 1873. The location of the seminary is
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retired, the grounds are spacious and pleasantly shaded, thus securing every opportunity for healthful exercises as well as the quiet and seclusion so necessary for the successful prosecution of study. The number of pupils is limited, and the arrange- ments of the household are such that every pupil is under the direct control and influence of the Principal. They form no ac- quaintance except with her approbation, and mingle in society only under her supervision. Number of pupils receiving instruc- tion at the present time, 53.
Madames Braun and Harrison have established a seminary for young ladies at No. 264 Eleventh Street. The number of pupils is limited to 30.
The Oakland College, Professor C. C. Blohm, Principal, is lo- cated on the south-west corner of Harrison and Sixth streets. This is a day and boarding school for boys.
Mrs. H. N. Field's Oakland Home School for Young Ladies, is located on Hobart Street near Telegraph Avenue. All the dif- ferent branches of a first-class English education, together with the modern languages, are taught by a corps of competent teachers.
There are several other seminaries and smaller schools taught in parlors, located in various parts of the city, which are worthy of special mention, did space permit.
CITY FINANCES.
BONDED DEBT-DECEMBER 1, 1873.
Date of Law.
When Issued
Amount.
When Payable.
Rate Int'st
For what Purpose.
April 26, 1858
1858
$18,400
1878
7
Old Claims.
March 13, 1868
1868
50,000
1878
10
School Fund.
March 19, 1868.
1868
50,000
1883
10
Building City Hall.
March 28, 1868.
1868
16,000
1883
10
Carpentier Judgment.
March 24, 1870.
1870
50,000
1880
10
School Fund.
March 24, 1870
1870
70,000
1890
10
Old Claims.
March 18, 1872.
1872
50,000
1892
8
School Fund.
March 27, 1872
1872
80,000
1903
8
Municipal Purposes.
Total
$384,400
Total indebtedness, funded, $384,400 (annual interest, $35,- 288; average rate, 9-19 per cent.). Deficiency (including float- ing debt, $62,583 and loans, $10,000; less amount to be derived from taxes), $55,095. Total, $439,495 .*
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Receipts and Expenditures, Estimated-1873-4.
RECEIPTS.
Amount from Taxes. .$129,698
Licenses
12,000
66 State School Fund. . . 30,000
City Wharf
4,000
66
Police Court, etc 4,000
Total Receipts 1873-4 $179,698
EXPENDITURES.
City Officers and Police Court, sala- ries .
$19,769
Police Department 16,772
Fire Department.
5,295
Repairs.
1,500
Feeding Prisoners.
2,274
Gas.
20,000
School Department, expenses 66
80,000
building fund. . 20,000
Public Pound. 1,249
Interest Funded Debt.
35,288
Temporary Loan, interest.
10,000
Miscellaneous.
11,000
Total Expenditures 223,147
Deficiency for the year 1873-4 $ 43,449
TAXABLE PROPERTY .- The assessment roll of the City of Oak- land for the year 1872-3 is about $6,000,000, upon which a mu- nicipal tax of one dollar and a quarter on each one hundred dol- lars is levied, amounting to $75,000.
City Bonds.
WHEN ISSUED AND THE AUTHORITY THEREFOR.
BONDS OF 1858 .- Amount outstanding, $18,400. This issue was authorized by Act of the Legislature, approved April 26, 1858, which provides for the funding of the legal indebtedness outstanding on the first day of May, 1858, not previously funded, and for the exchange of any unredeemed bonds issued under the Act of April 30, 1855. These bonds have twenty years to run, and bear interest at seven per cent. per annum, payable semi- annually, January and July. Provision is made for the interest by an annual tax on the assessable property of the city; and for the payment of the principal an additional tax, equal to one half of the amount then outstanding, is authorized to be levied in each of the years 1876 and 1877.
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SCHOOL BONDS, 1868 (Amount, $50,000) .- Authorized by Act March 13, 1868. These bonds are redeemable at any time within ten years, and bear interest at ten per cent., payable annually in January. For the payment of the interest an annual tax is author- ized, and for the redemption of the principal, an additional tax, not to exceed ten cents on each one hundred dollars of the assess- able property of the city, may be levied, and the amount derived therefrom shall constitute a Redemption Fund. Whenever the Fund amounts to one thousand dollars or more, it shall 'be ap- propriated to the liquidation of the bonds at the lowest rates (not more than par value) offered by the holders thereof. Should a balance remain, it shall be appropriated to the liquidation of bonds in the order of their issue, which, if not presented after due notice, the interest thereon shall cease. In each of the years 1875 and 1877, a tax is authorized, sufficient to pay one half of the amount then outstanding.
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