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The real object of military discipline in the Academy 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, system- atic drill, under competent officers, in restoring to health and strength delicate, dyspeptic and debilitated youths would be alone sufficient to as- sure 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 occupies time usually given to recreation, which is often worse than wasted by students.
The Legislature of the State of California passed an Act February 20th, 1872, in which provision is made :
I. To commission the Commandant of this Academy as Major in the National Guard, of California ; and-
2. To furnish the cadets with arms and accoutrements.
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 extending from the seam of the collar to the end of the shoulder. 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 unac- companied by one of the Academic Staff, unless he has obtained 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 con- sidered 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 follow- ing particulars :
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I. 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 reference to military knowledge than deportment ; and did not, therefore, represent the most distinguished scholars and soldiers, as is the case with the present ap- pointments.
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 Academic 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 8th, 1871, the structure was completed, and ac- cepted from the contractor. From one of the circulars issued, we copy the following description :
" The building is an imposing structure, presenting a front of 218 feet, with a wing of 130 feet, and is two stories in height, surmounted by a Mansard 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 solidity, as well as an inviting and home-like look.
"The seminary is intended to accommodate about 175 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, sev- eral 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, &c., 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 remarkably 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, &c., are apart from the main building. The halls are very spacious, and stairways numerous and ample, special
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pains to secure safety in that particular, in case of fire, having been taken. Fire-extinguishers 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 ventila- tion, and sunshine. The entire building is lighted with gas made on the premises. Inside blinds have been provided for the windows."
An Art-room is now being added to the building. Rev. C. T. Mills is Principal, and Mrs. S. L. Mills, Associate Principal. They are aided by a corps of twenty-two teachers.
The attendance for the year ending May, 1872, in the several depart- ments, was as follows :
Senior class. 17
Senior middle class 17
Junior middle class 47
Junior
67
Preparatory 98
Whole number of students 246
In the annual catalogue for 1872, the proprietor says :
" Though the Mills' Seminary, for the present, is private property, 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 influence long after those who have aided in the enterprise have finished their work on earth."
The next term of the seminary will commence August 2d, 1872.
PACIFIC THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
The Pacific Theological Seminary was founded in 1869, in San Fran- cisco. 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 exercises of this seminary were commenced. The value of the property is $50,000. Last year there were seven students in the regular 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. Dwinelle, D. D., Dea. T. B. Bigelow,
Rev. J. A. Benton, D. D., Dea. E. P. Flint,
Rev. Eli Corwin, L. C. Gunn, M. D.,
Rev. W. C. Pond, J. M. Haven, Esq.,
Rev. C. H. Pope, Noah Brooks, Esq.
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REV. A. L. STONE, D. D., President of the Board.
REV. W. C. POND, Secretary of the Board. DEA. L. B. BENCHLEY, Treasurer of the Board.
There is a visiting committee, composed of the following persons :
Rev. Eli Corwin, Rev. T. H. Rouse,
Rev. J. C. Holbrooke, D. D., S. S. Smith,
Rev. D. C. Gray, . 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 be- longing to other churches. Rev. J. A. Benton, D. D., is Professor of Sacred Literature, and Rev. George Mooar, D. D., is Professor of The- ology.
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 Christian Church, a collegiate education, or such other literary and scientific at- tainments 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 cir- cular :
" There will be no charge for tuition, rent of rooms, or use of furni- ture. The Trustees will, so far as practicable, furnish text-books and ref- erence books free to those who are in need ; themselves being the judges of the necessity. Those who are so disposed can live very economically in Oakland or San Francisco. It is thought that one dollar a day will meet all the absolutely necessary expenses of an economical person ; fifty per cent. more 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 pupils 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 cur- rency) to each beneficiary."
OAKLAND SEMINARY.
The Oakland Seminary was founded by Mr. George M. Blake, in Oakland, November 8th, 1858. In October, 1863, the present building was occupied by the seminary classes. It is on Washington street, west side, between Eleventh and Twelfth streets, the premises comprising an entire block.
The seminary was under the control of the Rev. E. B. Walsworth during the past year, but Mrs. Blake has again assumed charge, assisted by Mrs. M. A. Knox and Miss Emma Janes, and with a corps of effic- ient and experienced teachers, the seminary will continue to enjoy its former prestige.
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GOLDEN GATE ACADEMY.
This academy is a school for boys, and is located at the Pacific The- ological Seminary. Darius P. Sackett is Principal. 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 equiv- alent for the well-regulated Christian fireside. In this endeavor, they re- ceive 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 exertions of Rev. Father King, of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, (formerly St. Mary's Catholic Church.) The curriculum of studies resembles that of other schools for the education of young ladies.
ST. JOSEPH'S ACADEMY.
This academy is located on the corner of Jackson and Fifth streets, and is conducted by the " Christian Brothers," Brother Gustavus acting as Principal. It was opened July 5th, 1870, and is a prosperous and well managed school for the education of boys.
PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
THE LINDEN LANE BOARDING SCHOOL, for the education of boys, is located on the lane after which it is named, near Telegraph Avenue, and is owned by D. C. Stone, A. M., who is Principal.
J. C. HYDE has a day and boarding school on the southwest corner of Harrison and Sixth streets, for boys.
MADAME BOUILLET has a boarding school for girls at the northwest corner of Franklin and Fifth streets.
THERE are several other small schools, taught in private parlors, in various parts of the city.
THE PRESS OF OAKLAND.
There are published in Oakland two daily newspapers, the News and the Transcript. The News, now owned by Gagan & Fairchild, was started in November, 1863, and for five years was the only paper pub- lished in the city. It is prosperous and growing, Republican in politics, and has kept pace with the growth and improvement of Oakland. The Transcript was started in April, 1868, and has changed ownership several times, the present proprietors being A. W. Bishop & Co., who
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have succeeded John Scott, under whose management it had been con- ducted for several years. It is Republican in politics. The University Echo is a monthly paper published under the auspices of the Durant Rhetorical Society, an organization composed of students of the State University. The proprietors of the Transcript are also owners of the Masonic Mirror, a journal issued monthly in San Francisco. During the history of the city very many unsuccessful attempts have been made to found other periodicals, entailing the loss of a large amount of capital.
CITY FINANCES. BONDED DEBT - JULY IST, 1872.
Date of Law.
When Issued
Amount.
When Payable.
Rate Inter- est.
For what Purpose.
April 26, 1858 ...
1858
$18,400
1878
7
Old Claims.
March 13, 1868.
1868
50,000
1878
IO
School Fund.
March 19, 1868.
1868
50,000
1883
IO
Building City Hall.
March 28, 1868 ..
1868
16,000
1883
IO
Carpentier Judgment.
March 24, 1870 ..
1870
50,000
1880
IO
School Fund.
March 24, 1870 ..
1870
70,000
1890
IO
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
Of the issue of School Bonds of 1872, $ 18,000 have been sold to supply deficiencies in the general fund; the balance, ($32,000) is reserved for the payment of indebtedness already incurred for the purchase of real estate, permanent improvements, &c.
Of the issue of Bonds for municipal purposes, 1872, the entire amount has been sold, and the proceeds derived therefrom will be nearly ex- hausted when the expenditures, city wharf, steam fire engine, etc., authorized prior to June 30th, 1872, shall have been paid.
Total Funded Debt, authorized July Ist, 1872, $384,000. Annual interest thereon, $35,288. Average rate, 9.19 per cent. Outstanding, (exclusive of $32,000 School Bonds not issued) $352,000 .*
The amount of cash in the Treasury is about $30,000, belonging to different special funds, Interest on Funded Debt, Street Improvements, Wharf, etc., which cannot be used for the ordinary expenses of the Government.
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 26th, 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
* The value of the Real Estate and the improvements thereon owned by the city is esti- mated (see page 15) at over four hundred thousand dollars .- [COMPILER.
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any unredeemed bonds issued under the Act of April 30th, 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.
SCHOOL BONDS, 1868 .- Amount $50,000. Authorized by Act March 13th, 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 authorized, and for the redemp- tion of the principal, an additional tax not to exceed ten cents on each one hundred dollars of the assessable 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 appropriated 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.
CITY HALL BONDS, 1868. - Amount, $50,000. Authorized by Act March 19th, 1868. Redeemable at any time within fifteen years, and bear ten per cent. interest, payable annually in January. For the payment of the interest and principal, the same provisions are made as are contained in the School Bond Act of March 13th, 1868, except the time for levying the tax for the final redemption, which is fixed in the year 1880 and 1882 respectively.
JUDGMENT BONDS, 1868 .- Amount, $16,000. Authorized by Act of March 28th, 1868. Issued to E. R. Carpentier, in satisfaction of a judg- ment against the city. The same provisions and guarantees that are con- tained in the City Hall Bond Act of March 19th, 1868, regulate the issue and payment of the principal and interest of these bonds.
SCHOOL BONDS, 1870 .- Amount, $50,000. Authorized by Act March 24th, 1870. Redeemable at any time within ten years, and bearing ten per cent. interest, payable quarterly in January, April, July and October. For the payment of the interest and principal, the same provisions apply as are contained in the School Bond Act of 1868, except the tax levied for the final redemption of the bonds, which shall be made in the years 1877 and 1879 respectively.
BONDS, 1870 .- (To pay certain claims.) Amount, $70,000. Author- ized by Act of March 24th, 1870. Redeemable in twenty years, and bearing ten per cent. interest per annum, payable in January and July. For the payment of the interest, a property tax is authorized, and for the liquidation of the principal, a sinking fund is provided for from the pro- ceeds of an annual tax, (to commence in 1880) of ten cents on each one hundred dollars of the assessable property of the city. Whenever this
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fund, after the payment of the annual interest, shall amount to two thou- sand dollars, it shall be appropriated to the liquidation of these bonds at the lowest rates (not more than par value) offered by the holders thereof. In the event of this fund not being exhausted, after a stated time, the bal- ance shall be appropriated to the payment, at par, of the bonds in the order of their issue, which, if not presented after due notice, the funds for the payment of the same shall remain in the Treasury, and the interest thereon cease from that date.
SCHOOL BONDS, 1872 .- Authorized by Act March 18th, 1872. Amount, $50,000. Redeemable in twenty years, and bearing eight per cent. interest, payable in January, April, July and October. For the pay- ment of the interest a property tax is authorized, and for the liquidation of the principal, a ten per cent. tax is provided for, to commence ten years from the issuance of the bonds, the amount from which shall constitute a Redemption Fund. When this fund amounts to one thousand dollars or more, it shall be appropriated to the liquidation of the bonds at the lowest rates offered, (not above par). Should there not be a sufficient amount of bonds offered to exhaust this fund, the Council may again ad- vertise as before. All moneys remaining in this fund, together with a property tax to be levied in 1891, sufficient to pay the balance of the prin- cipal unpaid, shall constitute the final Redemption Fund.
BONDS, 1872 .- (For municipal purposes). Authorized by Act March 27th, 1872, (amount, $80,000) redeemable in thirty years, and bearing eight per cent. interest, payable in January, April, July and October, commen- cing with October, 1872. For the payment of the interest, an annual property tax is authorized, and for the payment of the principal, an addi- tional property tax, to commence in 1893, is provided for, of ten per cent. on each one hundred dollars, to create a fund for the redemption thereof. On the first of February, 1893, and annually thereafter, when there are more than two thousand dollars over the amount sufficient to pay the in- terest due on the following April and July, it shall be appropriated to the liquidation of the bonds at the lowest rates offered, (not above par). If the amount be not exhausted after a stated time, the balance shall be appropriated to the payment, at par, of the bonds in the order of their issue, which if not presented after due notice, interest thereon shall cease.
OAKLAND BAR BONDS .- By an Act approved March 28th, 1868, an issue of bonds of $15,000 is authorized, the proceeds to be applied toward removing obstructions at the mouth of the San Antonio creek, so as to render the same navigable. The Council are, in addition, author- ized to raise annually, by taxation, a sum not to exceed five thousand dollars, to be applied to the same purpose. No definite action has as yet been taken by the Council to avail itself of these privileges, and no legis- lation having this end in view has been commenced.
TAXABLE PROPERTY .- The assessment roll of the City of Oakland for the year 1872-73 is about $6,000,000, upon which a municipal tax of one dollar and a quarter on each one hundred dollars is levied, amount- ing to $75,000. In this connection, attention is directed to the article on the Progress of the City, page 15.
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Receipts and Expenditures, Estimated, 1872-73.
RECEIPTS -- Amount from Taxes
$75,000
Licenses
10,000
State School Fund.
20,000
Police Court
2,500
Miscellaneous sources. 2,000
Total Receipts
$109,500
EXPENDITURES-Salaries, City Officers
14,060
66 Police Department ..
16,600
Repairs, etc., Fire Department
1,000
Feeding Prisoners.
2,000
Gas lights
15,000
Incidental expenses
10,000
School Department, (exclusive of
Building Fund, otherwise pro- vided for).
45.162
Interest on Funded Debt.
35,288
Total Expenditures
139,110
Deficiency for the year
$29,610
SAVINGS BANKS.
OAKLAND BANK OF SAVINGS. - Incorporated August 13th, 1867. Capital, $1,000,000. December 31st, 1871, number of depositors, 1070 ; amount of deposits, $292,234 ; outstanding loans, $514,730 ; gross earn- ings, (July Ist to December 31st, 1871) $33,601 ; dividends for the same period, $26,623.
Officers-P. S. Wilcox, President ; T. B. Bigelow, Vice-President; F. W. Gill, Cashier.
UNION SAVINGS' BANK .- Incorporated May 26tlı, 1869. Capital, $1,500,000. December 31st, 1871, number of depositors, 1,023; amount of deposits, $333,294 ; outstanding loans, $670,058 ; gross earnings, (July 3Ist to December 31st, 1871) $42,096 ; dividends for the same period, $32,393.
Officers-A. C. Henry, President ; J. West Martin, Vice-President ; H. A. Palmer, Cashier.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THE first attempt to establish a Fire Department in the City of Oakland was made in the early part of 1853, which resulted in the organization of two engine companies, the Empire and Washington, and the Oakland Hook and Ladder Company, and the election of John Scott as Chief Engineer. Three large cisterns, which still remain in use, were soon after constructed on Broadway between First and Fourth streets, to supply the engines with water, and the necessary apparatus was obtained to give efficiency to the operations of the department.
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The apparatus then used by the Empire Company, a small New York side-stroke engine, purchased originally at a cost of $2,000, is now in the Santa Clara Fire Department, in good condition. This organization had but a short-lived existence. It was within a year disbanded, the property delivered over to the Council, and up to 1869, Oakland had little or no means of resisting the fiery element.
The present Department was organized March 13th, 1869, under the provisions of an ordinance approved February 4th, 1869, by the election of John C. Halley as Chief Engineer, and Thomas McGuire and George Taylor, Assistants, who succeeded John Scott, Chief, and John C. Halley and W. W. Moore, Assistants, acting under authority of a previous or- ganization. The apparatus of the Department comprised a third class Amoskeag fire engine, purchased by the city, and a hose carriage pro- cured by funds temporarily advanced by Col. John Scott. The succeed- ing officers elected in 1870, were : Miles Doody, Chief Engineer ; George Taylor and G. W. Scribner, Assistants ; who continued in office until the present incumbents were elected, January 16th, 1872.
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