Lis of Sources for Henry C. Petray

Newspaper Items

Listed by date, grouped by "school year", which usually means July 1 through June 30 (unless we happen to know the actual dates set by the relevant school district) with the following important exceptions: (1) items that pertain to the election of teachers for the next school year will be listed under that school year, even if the date of the item is before the actual start of that school year; (2) items about summer vacation activities will be listed under the school year just ended, even if the date of the item is in the next school year. Order of elements in citations: name of newspaper (from the masthead, not the digital archive), date of publication, page, column, any other information that might be helpful in finding the item on the page, such as titles, headlines, section headings, etc. Most of the items are untitled. Most titles and headlines are not useful for anything other than providing some help in finding the item on the page, and that is why I have relegated them to the end of the citation.

1881–1882 school year

• • The Pajaronian (Watsonville, Santa Cruz County), 5 Jan 1882, pg 4, col 2, under "Duly Qualified"
  • Item Number: n592
  • Summary: The Board of education held examinations for teachers and awarded a second grade certificate to (among others) H. C. Petray, Healdsburg.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • Oakland Tribune, 17 June 1882, pg 3, col 3, under "Livermore Items: from the Herald of June 15th"
  • Item Number: n593
  • Full Text: H. C. Petray, a member of the senior class of the State Normal School, will spend vacation with his cousin, D. M. Teeters, of this place.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)

1882–1883 school year

• • Sacramento Daily Record-Union, 1 June 1883, pg 2, col 3, under "State Normal School"
  • Item Number: n594
  • Summary: Contains a list of the graduates of the State Normal School with their county of residence, including "Henry C. Petray, Sonoma"
  • Notes: Also in The Sacramento Bee of the same date, pg 3, col 6; and in the San Francisco Examiner, 3 June, pg 3, col 2, which gives his residence as Healdsburg.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)

1883–1884 school year

• • Petaluma Weekly Argus, 8 Sept 1883, pg 3, col 7, under "Sonoma's Educators"
  • Item Number: n595
  • Summary: Article on the Teachers' Institute of Sonoma County, which contained a list of those present and the districts they represented. H. C. Petray was listed for Mark West school district.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
  • Notes: Mark West school district was near Santa Rosa. In 1895, it had one teacher and an enrollment of less than 100 students (San Francisco Chronicle, 19 August 1895, pg 9, col 7, in a 12 page article on "California's Public School System"); Mark West Union School District on Wikipedia.
• • Petaluma Weekly Argus, 29 Dec 1883, pg 3, col 4, untitled item under "Sonoma Siftings"
  • Item Number: n596
  • Excerpt: The following persons received certificates from ther County Board of Education last week on other papers and without an examination: ... H. C. Petray [and several others].
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)

1886–1887 school year

• • The Petaluma Courier, 15 Sept 1886, pg 2, col 4, item under "Board of Supervisors"
  • Item Number: n597
  • Summary: H. C. Petray was elected [by the Board of Supervisors] to fill a vacancy on the County Board of Education caused by a resignation.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • San Francisco Chronicle, 8 December 1886, pg 8, col 7, under "A Council of Teachers"
  • Item Number: n598
  • Excerpt: An Educational Council was formed in this city [Santa Rosa] Saturday, consisting of the principals of the public schools. The following officers were elected: ... H. C. Petray, Secretary ... The object of the council is to establish a uniform system of teaching in the schools of Sonoma county.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • Petaluma Weekly Argus, 11 June 1887, pg 2, col 5, under "Board of Supervisors"
  • Item Number: n599
  • Summary: elected by the Board of Supervisors to succeed himself as member of the Board of Education
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)

1887–1888 school year

• nothing

1888–1889 school year

• • The Petaluma Courier, 17 July 1889, pg 3, col 3, untitled item under "Peggy's Pencilings"
  • Item Number: n600
  • Summary: his wedding
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)

1889–1890 school year

• nothing

1890–1891 school year

• • The Petaluma Courier, Jan 14 1891, pg 5, col 1, untitled item under "Peggy's Pencilings"
  • Item Number: n601
  • Excerpt: H. C. Petray has been re-elected principal of the Santa Rosa high school for the ensuing term.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)

1891–1892 school year

• nothing

1892–1893 school year

• nothing

1893–1894 school year

• nothing

1894–1895 school year

• • The Evening Mail (Stockton), 2 July 1894, pg 1, col 3, excerpt from "City School Board: It Makes the Radical Changes Foretold Last Saturday", pg 1, cols 3–4
  • Item Number: n602
  • Summary: Salaries were changed, some cut, some raised. A net decrease of gross salaries was achieved, but it is not clear whether the motivation was savings or to adjust the salaries based on experience and qualifications. The Committee on Teachers and Schools recommended a set of principles to guide the board in the selection of new teachers and retention of teachers, suggesting that the motivation for the salary changes may have been adjustment rather than savings. The teachers of the district were listed with their new salaries. H. C. Petray is listed as principal, with five teachers under him, and teacher of sixth and seventh grades, at the Jefferson Grammar school, with a salary of $1,100.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • Petaluma Courier, 18 July 1894, pg 3, col 5, untitled item
  • Item Number: n603
  • Excerpt: Prof. H. C. Petray, formerly principal of the public schools in Santa Rosa, has secured the position of principal of the Jefferson street school in Stockton.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)

1895–1896 school year

• • The Evening Mail (Stockton), 28 June 1895, pg 1, col 5, under "Dashes Here and There"
  • Item Number: n604
  • Excerpt: H. C. Petray, Principal of the Jefferson school, has resigned to accept the Principalship of the Livermore schools at a more remunerative salary.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • Daily Record (Stockton), 28 June 1895, pg 1, col 4, under "The Best of Reasons"
  • Item Number: n605
  • Full Text: Principal Petray of the Jefferson school, whose resignation comes up before the Board of Education tonight, hands that resignation in to accept a $1500 position as head of the Livermore public school.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
  • Notes: Based on the Evening Mail article of 2 July 1894, his new salary would be greater by $400.
• • Oakland Enquirer, 9 Aug 1895, pg 3, col 4, untitled item in column of "Livermore" items continued from col 3
  • Item Number: n606
  • Full Text: Mr. Petray, the new principal of the public school, has moved into the Beazell residence on Fourth street.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • Livermore Herald, 25 Jan 1896, Special Midwinter Edition, pg 8
  • Item Number: n607
  • Summary: A paragraph on the Principal, H. C. Petray, a list of teachers, and a description of some progressive elements of the curriculum.
  • Local Copy: JPEG
  • Source: CDNC

1896–1897 school year

• • The San Francisco Call, 22 Dec 1896, pg 11, col 3
  • Item Number: n608
  • Summary: Citizens in the eastern portion of Alameda county petition the Alameda county Board of Supervisors to appoint H. C. Petray to the County Board of Education. They want representation on the Board; they also stress his qualifications.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • Oakland Enquirer, 3 May 1897, pg 5, col 3, under "County Patronage"
  • Item Number: n609
  • Summary: H. C. Petray appointed to the Alameda County Board of Education
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
  • Notes: Also Oakland Tribune, same date, pg 2, col 1

1897–1898 school year

• nothing

1898–1899 school year

• nothing

1899–1900 school year

• • Oakland Enquirer, 17 June 1899, pg 10, col 1, under "County News: Livermore"
  • Item Number: n610
  • Summary: H. C. Petray reappointed to County Board of Education
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
  • Notes: For the record of the actual voting, see the Oakland Tribune, 10 June 1899, pg 12, col 1

1900–1901 school year

• • Oakland Enquirer, 18 Aug 1900, pg 1, col 2, under "County School Board: H. C. Petray of Livermore is Elected President"
  • Item Number: n611
  • Summary: the headline says it all
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)

1901–1902 school year

• • Oakland Tribune, 3 June 1901, pg 5, col 4, item under subheading "Board of Education" in "Contest Over Altamont Road", cols 3–4
  • Item Number: n612
  • Summary: An item in an article on matters considered in a meeting of the Board of Supervisors. Petray was appointed to another term on the Board of Education.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
  • Notes: For details, see Oakland Tribune 8 June 1901, pg 12, col 2
• • Oakland Tribune, 27 July 1901, pg 8, col 6, under "The Educators Hold a Meeting"
  • Item Number: n613
  • Summary: Petray re-elected to the presidency of the Board of Education
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)

1902–1903 school year

• • Livermore Echo, 15 May 1902, editorial on the "Facts in the School Controversy"
  • → See item n426 on the List of Sources for the Livermore School District, and the items listed after it, for more information on the dispute between Petray and Dougherty.
• • Oakland Enquirer, 16 June 1902
  • Summary: Petray is elected principal of Haywards Grammar School
  • → See item n441 on the List of Sources for the Hayward School District
• • Oakland Tribune, 11 May 1903, pg 7, col 6, under subheading "Petray Resigns", under "Funds for Road Districts"
  • Item Number: n615
  • Summary: An item in a article on a meeting of the Board of Supervisors. Petray resigned from the County Board of Education
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)

1903–1904 school year

• nothing

1904–1905 school year

• nothing

1905–1906 school year

• • Oakland Tribune, 5 May 1906, pg 6, col 2, item titled "Petray's Visit", under the two-column section heading "Late News from Livermore Valley"
  • Item Number: n503
  • Full Text: H. C. Petray has been spending a week with his uncle, Dan Teeters, during which time the Haywards school has been closed on account of the earthquake.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)

1906–1907 school year

• • Oakland Tribune, 12 June 1906, pg 9, cols 5, excerpt under "Petray is Chosen", from article titled "Two Principals Deposed by Board of Education", pg 9, cols 5–7
  • Item Number: n504
  • Summary: Petray was elected Principal by the Oakland Board of Education to replace one of two that were deposed.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • Oakland Tribune, 27 June 1906, pg 16, col 6, under "Principals Are Assigned"
  • Item Number: n618
  • Summary: Petray, who was previously elected principal, was assigned to the Grant School
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • Oakland Enquirer, 30 June 1906, pg 16, col 5, under "Petray Resigns from Haywards School"
  • Item Number: n619
  • Summary: Petray resigned to accept the position of principal of the Grant School of Oakland
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)

1907–1908 school year

• • Oakland Enquirer, 4 June 1907, pg 8, cols 1-2, under "Assignment of Principals and Teachers Elected
  • Item Number: n620
  • Summary: Petray was re-elected principal and re-assigned to Grant school
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)

1908–1909 school year

• • Oakland Tribune, 3 June 1908, pg 14, col 1, under "Assignment of Principals
  • Item Number: n621
  • Summary: Petrary re-assigned to Grant school
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)

1933

• • Oakland Tribune, 1 Aug 1933, pg 35, col 3, under "H. C. Petray, 74, Educator, Dies"
  • Item Number: n622
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • Oakland Tribune, 1 Aug 1933, pg 39, col 6, under "Vital Statistics: Deaths"
  • Item Number: n623
  • Summary: Notice of death in the Vital Statistics section of the newspaper
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • Post Enquirer (Oakland, CA), 1 Aug 1933, pg 18, col 4, under "Funeral Tomorrow for Calvin Petray"
  • Item Number: n624
  • Source: Newspapers.org
• • The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa), 1 Aug, 1933, pg 18, col 4, under "Death Claims Calvin Petray"
  • Item Number: n625
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)

Secondary Sources

• • Henry Calvin Petray, KDSM-TJY, FamilySearch, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Details Page
  • Item Number: fs2
  • Note: From the About FamilySearch page: "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provides FamilySearch free of charge to everyone, regardless of tradition, culture, or religious affiliation". It is free to view and use, but requires registration. The information is contributed by multiple users and must be evaluated skeptically. I have found the site to be useful for my historical research. I have contributed to the site and I have tried to revise and correct the information available there based on my research. But you may still encounter erroneous information and dubious conclusions there.
• • "Twenty-Fourth Class—May, 1883", pgs 217–225, Historical Sketch of the State Normal School at San Jose, California. Sacramento, 1889: Internet Archive
  • Item Number: p31
• • Picture of Hayward Grammar School building
  • → See item pic3 on the List of Sources for the Hayward School District
• • Picture of Hayward Grammar School building
  • → See item pic2 on the List of Sources for the Hayward School District