List of Sources for the Livermore School District

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 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.

1875–1876

• • Livermore Enterprise, 2 Oct 1875, pg 3, col 1, under "School Report: Record of the Grammar Department of the Livermore Public School for the Month of September, 1875"
  • Item Number: n460
  • Local Copy: PDF
  • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
  • Notes: Mattie Mendenhall was the daugher of Absalom Mendenhall, and so the niece of William M. Mendenhall; Ada May became a teacher. S. M. Shearer was the Principal.
• • Livermore Enterprise, 13 Nov 1875, pg 2, col 3, with inline heading "New Principal"
  • Item Number: n468
  • Full Text: New Principal.—Mrs. Ella Brackett has been employed to take carge of the Livermore Grammar school, in place of S. M. Shearer, resigned. The appointment gives general satisfaction.
  • Local Copy: JPEG
  • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
  • Note: Mrs. Ella (Whitmore) Brackett was the daughter of local (as of 1869) merchant Charles Whitmore. She was an 1869 graduate of the State Normal School in San Francisco (before it moved to San Jose). She taught previously in San Leandro and then at the Inman School. She married Asa W. Brackett in 1873. He died in 1884 and she married William Gregory in 1885. In subsequent years she appears on the list of teachers in several Livermore Valley schools as Mrs. Ella L. Gregory.
• • Livermore Enterprise, 5 Feb 1876, pg 3, col 2, with inline heading "Roll of Honor"
  • Item Number: n461
  • Local Copy: PDF
  • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
• • Livermore Enterprise, 4 March 1876, multiple items
  • Item Number: n464
  • Summary: Roll of Honor for the Grammar and Intermediate Departments of the Livermore Public School
  • Notes: Ella L. Brackett, Principal
  • Related Items:
    • • Livermore Enterprise, 4 March 1876, pg 3, col 2, with inline heading "Roll of Honor"
      • Item Number: n463
      • Summary: Roll of honor in the Grammar Department of the Livermore Public School.
      • Local Copy: PDF
      • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
    • • Livermore Enterprise, 4 March 1876, pg 3, col 1, with inline heading "Roll of Honor"
      • Item Number: n462
      • Summary: Roll of Honor of the Intermediate Department, Miss Belle May, teacher.
      • Local Copy: PDF
      • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
• • Livermore Enterprise, 1 April 1876, pg 3, col 1, multiple "Roll of Honor" items
  • Item Number: n465
  • Related Items:
    • • Livermore Enterprise, 1 April 1876, pg 3, col 1, with inline heading "Roll of Honor"
      • Item Number: n466
      • Summary: Roll of Honor for the Grammar Department for the month ending March 24
      • Local Copy: PDF
      • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
    • • Livermore Enterpirse, 1 April 1876, pg 3, col 1, with inline heading "Roll of Honor"
      • Item Number: n467
      • Summary: Honor Roll for the Intermediate Department for the month ending March 18th, Miss Belle May, teacher.
      • Local Copy: PDF
      • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library

1876–1877

• • Enterprise, 14 Oct 1876, pg 3, col 3, item with inlne heading "The Teachers"
  • Item Number: n457
  • Full Text: The Teachers.—The Board of Trustees have selected the following ladies as teachers of our Public School for the ensuing term: Mrs. Ella Brackett as Principal, and Miss Bell May, Miss Jennie Hagan and Miss Emma C. Smith as assistants. The painters are putting on the finishing touches, and it is expected the keys will be turned over about the end of the coming week. School may open on the following Monday.
  • Local Copy: PDF
  • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
  • Note: October 14 was a Saturday, the "end of the coming week" was Saturday, October 21, so school was expected to open on Monday, October 23. According to the October 28 article, "A Noble Edifice", "the doors were flung open to the public ready for business" on Wednesday, October 25.
• • Livermore Enterprise, 28 October 1876, pg 3, col 1, under "A Noble Edifice"
  • Item Number: n455
  • Summary:
  • Local Copy: JPEG; Text
  • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
• • Livermore Enterprise, 11 Nov 1876, pg 3, col 2
  • Item Number: n469
  • Summary: Since trustees Pratt and Freeman have denied the charges of "sectarianism" in selecting teachers, the Enterprise promises to investigate the matter in the following week's issue, suggesting that it might lead to the removal of the trustees as allowed under the law.
  • Local Copy: PDF
  • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
  • Note: at the end of the October 28 article on the new school building (above) the editors expressed regret that Mrs. McIntosh had not been re-elected for the new school year, suggesting that it had nothing to do with her merit as a teacher. I don't know where the charge of "sectarianism" was made, but evidently it was alleged that she was let go because she was catholic.
  • Related Items:
    • • Livermore Enterprise, 18 Nov 1876, pg 2, col 1, under "Well Meaning But Incompetent"
      • Item Number: n456
      • Summary: With respect to Geo. E. Freeman, School Trustee.
      • Local Copy: PDF
      • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
    • • Livermore Enterprise, 25 Nov 1876, pg 2, col 3, under "As It Occurred: Mrs. McIntosh's Letter—Pratt and Freeman Unmasked"
      • Item Number: n458
      • Local Copy: JPEG
      • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
• • Livermore Enterprise, 2 Dec 1876, pg 3, col 2, with in-line heading "First Month"
  • Item Number: n459
  • Summary: School report for the first month, which ended Nov 17.
  • Excerpt: in the first primary [room?] —Miss May, teacher—Miss Rebecca Bailey was No. 1
  • Local Copy: PDF
  • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
  • Notes: "Miss Rebecca Bailey" was the daughter of Hiram Bailey and later became a teacher at the Livermore Grammar School.
• • Oakland Tribune, 17 Feb 1877, pg 3, col 3, under "Educational: The Livermore Public School ...
  • Item Number: n470
  • Summary: Alameda County Superintendant of Schools, W. F. B. Lynch visited the Livermore Public School. This is the only large school in the county which has a lady principal. Names Miss Jennie Hagan, Miss Emma Smith, and Miss Belle May as assistants.
  • Local Copy: JPEG
  • Source: CDNC
  • Alternate Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)

1877–1878

• • Oakland Daily Transcript, 20 Dec 1877, pg 3, cols 2-3, excerpt under "Livermore School District" from "School District Boundaries, As Defined by Superintendent Lynch", cols 2-3
  • Item Number: n636
  • Summary: An excerpt from the Superintendent's report, as published in the Oakland Daily Transcript, defining the boundaries of the Livermore School District.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
  • → The full artice is item n628 on the List of Sources for the Alameda County Schools

1879–1880 school year

• • Livermore Herald, 2 July 1879, pg 3, col 1, untitled item under "Local Brieflets"
  • Item Number: n375
  • Full Text: Miss S. Faries and Miss Lottie Wood will teach in the public school at this place the coming term.
  • Source: CDNC

1880–1881 school year

• • Livermore Herald, 8 July 1880, pg 3, col 1, untitled item under "Local Brieflets"
  • Item Number: n376
  • Summary: Teachers engaged for the coming school year: P. F. Kent, of Santa Cruz, Principal; Misses Emma Smith, Lottie Wood, M. E. Buckelew, and one yet to be selected.
  • Local Copy: JPEG
  • Source: CDNC
• • Livermore Herald, 8 July 1880, pg 3, col 2, untitled item under "Local Brieflets"
  • Item Number: n377
  • Summary: C. W. Bradshaw is finishing an upper story room and hallway at the school building.
  • Local Copy: JPEG
  • Source: CDNC
  • Notes:
• • Livermore Herald, 28 April 1881, pg 3, col 2, under "Livermore Public School"
  • Item Number: n378
  • Summary: Honor Roll for the month ending April 22
  • Local Copy: JPEG
  • Source: CDNC
  • Notes: Teachers listed: J. T. McDonald, Principal; Miss Mary F. Buckelew, Miss Lottie E. Wood, Miss Minnie Buckelew, and Miss Emma C. Smith. Among the students on the honor roll: Henry H. Meyers, in Department I; A. Mabel Fuller, in Department III.
• • Livermore Herald, 26 May 1881, pg 3, col 2, under "Livermore Public School"
  • Item Number: n379
  • Summary: Honor Roll for the month ending May 20
  • Local Copy: JPEG
  • Source: CDNC
  • Notes: Same list of teachers as the previous month, but Miss Minnie Buckelew has middle initial "E".

1881–1882 school year

• • Oakland Tribune, 27 May 1882, pg 3, col 6, untitled item under "Livermore Items: From the Herald of May 25th [not in the CDNC]
  • Item Number: n380
  • Full Text: The examination of applicants for diplomas of graduation from the Livermore Public School, was held yesterday, by County Superintendent Fuller, and O. S. Ingham, President of the Alameda County Board of Education. Following is a list of graduates: Arthur K. Anthony, John E. Dougherty, Agnese R. Hayes, Augusta S. Jones, Mollie Mulligan, Agnes Mahoney, Katie McDonald, Henry Meyers, and Etta Stuart.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)

1882–1883 school year

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1883–1884 school year

• • Livermore Herald, 29 Nov 1883 pg 2, col 3, under "Livermore Public School"
  • Item Number: n381
  • Summary: Roll of honor for the month ending Nov 23. Teachers: J. T. McDonald, principal; Miss Mary F. Buckelew, Miss Minnie E. Buckelew, Mrs Nora H. Hornick, Miss Emma C. Smith, and Miss Ada L. Allen
  • Local Copy: JPEG
  • Source: CDNC
  • Note: Mrs. Nora H. Hornick had been a student at the Livermore College. For more on her life, see her obituary in the Oakland Tribune, 20 Dec 1928, on Newspapers.com or in the CDNC.
• • Livermore Herald, 10 Jan 1884, pg 3, col 1, under "Local Brieflets"
  • Item Number: n382
  • Summary: Principal E. L. Collins, who was briefly acting as principal of the school, resigned to take the principalship of the Pleasanton public school.
  • Local Copy: JPEG
  • Source: CDNC
• • Livermore Herald, 10 Jan 1884, pg 3, col 2, under "Livermore Public School", continued at the top of col 3
  • Item Number: n383
  • Summary: Roll of honor for the school month ending 21 Dec 1883
  • Local Copy: JPEG
  • Source: CDNC

1884–1885 school year

• • Oakland Tribune, 30 May 1885, pg 4, cols 2-4, under "Livermore School: Exhibition and Graduating Exercises: Of the Class of '85 of the Livermore Public School — Essays, Music and Orations"
  • Item Number: n384
  • Summary: Full description of the exercises, including essays/orations of each graduate. The graduates: George F. Bangs, Rebecca Bailey, William Clark, Elizabeth Dolan, Henry H. Meyers, Susan A. Jones, Joseph Vincent Hayes, Barrett L. Weymouth, and Gertrude I. Hayes.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required); not in the CDNC
  • Notes: 1. The author of the article notes that the people of Livermore were "maintaining a course of study in their public schools which enables themn to carry their pupils two years beyond the point reached by other grammar schools ..." Does this mean 8th grade or 10th grade? Henry Meyers was listed as a graduate in the Oalkland Tribune, 27 May 1882, pg 3, col 6. 2. Rebecca Bailey was the daughter of Hiram Bailey and became a teacher.

1885–1886 school year

• • Oakland Daily Times, 31 July 1885, pg 3, col 6, under "County Teachers: A Full List, Excluding Oakland"
  • Item Number: n385
  • Summary: List provided by the County Superintendent. I am assuming that it is for the coming school year, 1885-1886, which starts in July or August for most schools. The teachers listed for Livermore are the following: Chas. Van Valkenburg, Miss French, Miss Maggie McKee, Miss Emma C. Smith, Miss Mary E. Tuttle, Mrs. Nora Hornick
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required); not in the CDNC
  • Alternate Source:
    • • Oakland Tribune, 30 July 1885, pg 3, col 5, under "County Teachers: A Full List, Excluding Oakland"
      • Item Number: n386
      • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required); not in the CDNC

1887–1888 school year

• • Oakland Tribune, 9 July 1887, pg 5, col 5, under "Country Schools: Election of Teachers and Appointment of Trustees"
  • Item Number: n387
  • Summary: Election of teachers in the "country schools" (meaning, evidently, other than Oakland), as reported by the individual districts to the Alameda County Superintendant of Schools.
  • Excerpt: Livermore — William Cowdery, principal, and Esther Frank, Maggie McKee, Grace Campbell, Mary Tuttle, and Emma C. Smith, assistants; Miss Hunt was not re-elected.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required); not in the CDNC
• • Oakland Tribune, 28 March 1888, pg 1, cols 5-7, under "The Teachers: Session of the Institute of Alameda County"
  • Item Number: n388
  • Summary: Alameda County Teachers' Institute. Includes a list of Alameda County teachers by school district. For Livermore: William A Cowdey, Miss Esther Frank, Miss Maggie McKee, Miss Emma C. Smith, Miss Mary Tuttle, Miss Grace Campbell, Miss Kate Davis. Note that Kate Davis was not on the July 9 list. Later in the article, Miss Esther Frank of Livermore read an essay.
  • Local Copy: JPEG
  • Source: CDNC

1888–1889 school year

• We need a list of teachers for this year

1889–1890 school year

• • Livermore Herald, 1 Aug 1889, pg 3, col 3, under "Our Public School: An Exact Statement of the Attendance and other Interesting Facts"
  • Item Number: n389
  • Summary: Includes a teacher questionaire on attendance, and how many students can be accomodated in each classroom. The teachers returning the questionaire were: Emma C. Smith, Mary E. Tuttle, Kate M. Davis, Rebecca Bailey, Maggie M. McKee, Grace Campbell, Mabel Walcott, and C. H. Clement.
  • Local Copy: JPEG
  • Source: CDNC
• • Oakland Tribune, 22 Feb 1890, pg 7, col 4, under "A Flag at Livermore: The Stars and Stripes to Wave When School is in Session"
  • Item Number: n390
  • Summary: Commemorative exercises for Washington's birthday; possibly the inaugural of a new flag; Lillian Doty gave a recitation
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
  • Note: Lillian Doty was the sister of Jessie P. Doty, Livermore teacher.
• • Oakland Tribune, 14 June 1890, pg 3, col 3, untitled item in a column titled "County Schools"
  • Item Number: n391
  • Summary: Graduation exercises of Livermore school. Graduates are: Nina J. Wright, Mabel Palmer, Lillian Doty, and Emma Budworth.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)

1890–1891 school year

• • Oakland Tribune, 9 May 1891, pg 8, col 4, under "A Party at Livermore"
  • Item Number: n393
  • Summary: A soap-bubble party given by the Golden Rod Club and the Laurel Leaf Society of the Livermore Public School at Independent Hall.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
  • Notes: In the list of participants, the students are not distinguished from the teachers. Among those known to be students (with year of high school graduation added by me) and future teachers are: Mamie Dougherty ('94), Daisy Righter ('93), Jessie Doty ('94), Lena Lotz ('96), and Lillie Meyers ('94)
• • Livermore Echo, 4 June 1891, pg 3, col 2, under "School Notes"
  • Item Number: n394
  • Summary: For the month ending May 29th: enrollment in Livermore Public school, neither absent nor tardy in ninth and tenth grade, neither absent nor tardy in grades one through eight, with names of teachers. Named teachers are: E. H. Walker, Principal, Cora M. Boone, Grace Campbell, Maggie McKee, Rebecca Bailey, Kate M. Davis, Emma C. Smith, Mary Anway, Ella L. Gregory
  • Local Copy: JPEG
  • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library

1891–1892 school year

• • Oakland Tribune, 14 July 1891, pg 5, col 3, under "Livermore Grammar School"
  • Item Number: n395
  • Summary: Teachers for the coming year elected: E. H. Walker, Principal; Mrs. Gregory, 8th and 9th grades; Miss C. Boone, 7th grade; Miss Anway, 6th grade; Miss M. McKee, 5th grade; Miss B. Bailey, 4th grade; Miss K. Davis, 3rd grade; Miss E. Smith, 2nd grade, Miss R. Lellerbach [Zellerbach?], 1st grade. Another department will be added and another teacher elected.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • Oakland Tribune, 22 July 1891
  • Summary: New Livermore area teachers elected.
  • Excerpt: A new teacher has been chosen for the public school, Miss Mary Kane of Amadar county. She will have charge of the new department of the primary grades. Miss Cora Boone has resigned, but her successor has not been elected.
  • → See item n396 on the List of Sources for the Alameda County Schools.
• • Livermore Echo, 1 Oct, 1891, pg 3, col 3, under "School Notes"
  • Item Number: n397
  • Summary: For the month ending Sept 25th: enrollment, enrollment and students neither absent nor tardy in high school, neither absent nor tardy in grades one through nine, and names of teachers
  • Excerpt: [Named teachers:] E. H. Walker, Principal, E. L. Gregory, Jennie Espey, M. F. Anway, Margart M. McKee, Rebecca Bailey, Kate E. Riley, Emma C. Smith, I. Hammer, Rose Zellerbach
  • Local Copy: JPEG
  • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
  • Notes: Enrollment in the high school was 15. Ninth grade was not considered to be part of the high school. High school was 10th and 11th grade only. Grace Aylward was in sixth grade. This means that she could have graduated 11th grade in 1897, or 12th grade (if they had it by then) in 1898.
• • Oakland Tribune, 5 Oct 1891, pg 1, cols 1-3, under "Decide: Select a Favorite Teacher"
  • Item Number: n398
  • Summary: A contest to select the most popular Alameda county teacher. A list of all the public school teachers is included.
  • Excerpt: Livermore: E. H. Walker, principal; Mrs. E. S.[should be E. L.] Gregory, Miss Rose Zellerbach, Miss Kate E. Riley, Miss Emma C. Smith, Miss Jennie Espey, Miss Mary Anway, Miss M. M. McKee, Miss I. I. Hammer, Miss Rebecca Bailey, Mrs. Ada Feidler, substitute. Note also Miss Lizzie Waltenbough [should be Waltenbaugh] at Rosedale.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)

1892–1893 school year

• • Livermore Echo, 7 July 1892, pg 3, col 1
  • Item Number: n399
  • Summary: Teachers elected for the coming term
  • Excerpts: M. M. McKee, Rebecca Baily, Kate E. Riley, I. I. Hammer, Emma Smith, Rose Zellerbach, Lizzie Waltenbaugh, May Gregory, of Centerville, and Laura Carroll, formerly of Redding... a principal remains to be elected
  • Local Copy: PDF
  • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
  • Notes: From the Bunshah index: 3 Nov 1892, p3, c2, Miss Rebecca Bailey resigned, replaced by Miss Mae T. Bates.
• • Oakland Enquirer, 19 July 1892, pg 1, col 4, one of many items on the "outside schools" under "Pupil and Teacher: Some Points of Interest About the County Schools"
  • Item Number: n400
  • Full Text: Livermore school will open August 29th with Mrs. J. M. Patten as principal and Miss Laura Carrol and Miss Lizzie Waltenbaugh as new teachers.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
  • Notes: "Mrs. J. M. Patten" should be "Mr. J. M. Patton". From the Bunshah index to the Echo: 14 July 1892 p3 c3 J. Mercer Patton ... engaged as principal.
• • Livermore Echo, 29 June 1893, pg 3, col 3, under "The Close of the Term"
  • Item Number: n401
  • Summary: Closing exercisers and promotions, teachers not named. Graduates, of the eighth and nineth grades were not listed, except that Eva Weymouth and Ruby Hunter were named because they received gifts from their fathers. Students promoted from seventh grade down were listed.
  • Local Copy: JPEG
  • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
  • Notes: Among the students promoted: Gracie Aylward, promoted from seventh grade; Josie Dougherty, from sixth; Ada Bistorious, from fifth; Ada Jordan, from low fourth.

1893-1894 school year

• • Livermoren Echo, 6 July 1893, pg 3, col 1
  • Item Number: n402
  • Summary: Teachers for the upcoming term
  • Excerpt: J. M. Patton, Harriett Smith, May Gregory, Maggie McKee, Mae Bates, Kate Riley, Lizzie Waltenbaugh, I. I. Hammer, Lotta Cozad, Emma C. Smith, Rose Zellerbach
  • Local Copy: PDF
  • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
• • Livermore Echo, 27 July 1893, pg 3, col 2
  • Item Number: n403
  • Summary: Ella Weymouth elected to replace Zellerbach (according to the Bunshah index)
• • Oakland Times, 19 Sept 1893, pg 3, col 2
  • Item Number: n404
  • Full Text: Miss I. K. Hammer of the Livermore Grammar school has resigned. She intends to got to New York and study.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • Oakland Enquirer, 14 June 1894, pg 2, col 2, under "Red Letter day: With the Eighth Grade Pupils at Livermore"
  • Item Number: n405
  • Summary: Graduation exercises of the Livermore public school. The thirty-eight graduates were not listed.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
  • Notes: Miss Ada Jordan, ten, appeared costumed as the Goddess of Liberty. She was the daughter of Wendell Jordan, owner of the Livermore Brewery and civic leader. She graduated from Livermore High School in 1902, and from the University of California in 1906. You can read about her on wikipedia: Ada Jordan Pray

1894–1895 school year

• • Oakland Times, 26 June 1894, pg 5, col 3, under "Livermore: A New Principal Appointed for the Public School
  • Item Number: n406
  • Summary: J. D. Smith appointed principal
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • Livermore Echo, 12 July 1894, pg 3, col 1
  • Item Number: n38
  • Summary: Teachers for the coming term
  • Excerpt: Principal, J. D. Smith; W. M. Doyal, T. A. Spaulding, Misses May Gregory, Maggie McKee, Ella Weymouth, Lizzie Waltenbaugh, Nellie Boston, Lottie Cozad, Emma C. Smith and Lillie Meyers. O. S. Livermore was re-engaged as janitor.
  • Local Copy: JPEG
  • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public library
  • Related Items:
    • • Livermore Echo, 12 July 1894, pg 3, c1, untitled item
      • Item Number: n537
      • Full Text: The Livermore public school will re-open on Monday, July 30th
      • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
• • Livermore Echo, 2 Aug 1894, pg 3, col 4, under "Public School Report: Roll of Honor
  • Item Number: n540
  • List of teachers and the grades they taught, extracted from the article:
    • W. M. Doyal: Eighth Grade
    • F. [should be T.] A. Spaulding: Seventh Grade (note Ada Bistorious)
    • May Gregory: Sixth Grade
    • Margaret McKee: Fifth Grade (note Ada Jordan)
    • Ella L. Weymouth: Fifth Grade and Fourth Grade
    • Lizzie F. Waltenbaugh: Low Fourth Grade
    • L. M. Meyers: High Third Grade and Low Third Grade
    • N. I. Boston: Low Third Grade, High Second Grade, and High First Grade
    • Lotta Cozad: High Second Grade
    • Lotta Cozad: High Second Grade [since may of the student names are the same as in the previous list item, I don't know what to make of this.]
    • Emma C. Smith: Receiving Class
  • Local Copy: JPEG
  • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
• • Livermore Echo, 28 March 1895, pg 3, col 3, under "Public School Report" (with subheading "Roll of Honor")
  • Item Number: n541
  • List of teachers and the grades they taught, extracted from the article:
    • Wilbur M. Doyla: Eighth Grade
    • T. A. Spaulding: Seventh Grade
    • May E. Gregory: Sixth Grade
    • Ella L. Weymouth: Fifth Grade and Low Fourth Grade
    • Lizzie F. Waltenbaugh: High Fourth Grade
    • Lily M. Meyrs [Meyers]: High Third Grade and Low Third Grade
    • No Teacher Indicated: Low Third Grade
    • No Teacher Indicated: High Second Grade
    • Lotta Cozad: Low Second Grade
    • Nellie I. Boston: Low Second Grade
    • Emma C. Tmith [Smith]: Receiving Class
  • Local Copy: JPEG
  • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
• • San Francisco Call, 7 May 1895, pg 2, cols 1-3, under "Life in Livermore"
  • Item Number: n407
  • Summary: A general description of Livermore, noting its propsperity, resources, etc., with subheadline "Best of All is the Most Perfect Educational System in the State". Devotes two paragraphs to the Grammar school, with a focus on J. D. Smith and the music program of P. A. R. Dow.
  • Source: CDNC
  • Alternate Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • Oakland Tribune, 29 May 1895, pg 8, cols 1-6, under "Well Handled: Livermore District School is Going Ahead: Principal J. D. Smith Knows His Business Well: A Fine System of Instruction Faithfully Carried Out"
  • Item Number: n374
  • Summary: On Smith as principal and his reorganization of the school. Several paragraphs on the music program of Dow. Also a little biography of Smith, and a short list of some of his former students now teaching.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • Livermore Echo, 6 June 1895, pg 3, col 2, untitled editiorial
  • Item Number: n542
  • Summary: A harsh criticism of the management of the school, which resulted in the "most disastrous year in the history of the school". There were no graduates, and promotions were less than 40% of any previous year.
  • Local Copy: JPEG
  • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
  • Related Items:
    • • Livermore Echo, 6 June 1895, pg 3, col 2, under "A Communication"
      • Item Number: n543
      • Summary: A letter to the editor provoked in part by an article in the Herald "eulogizing the Trustees and Principal of the Public School". The writer was critical in particular of the use of special teachers (probably meaning P. A. R. Dow) because it is a waste of public money given that the regular teachers should be able to teach the children all that they are capable of learning. The writer also note that only three students (or 38%) passed the eighth grade examination, whereas 97% passed in the previous year [I believe the examination was administered by the County].
      • Local Copy: JPEG
      • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
    • • Livermore Echo, 6 June 1895, pg 3, col 3, under "An Aggrieved Parent: Has a Word to Say"
      • Item Number: n544
      • Summary: A letter to the editor, from the mother of three children at the school, who, like the author of the "Communication" (above), was provoked by the article in the Herald, which this writer said referred to an article on the Livermore Public School published in the Oakland Tribune (probably the May 29 article listed above). The writer specifically wants to rebut the claim in the article that "this closed the most successful year in the history of the public school". She judges it the most disastrous. Among problems cited, her oldest child is getting lower scores on work that seems as good as in previous years. She also points out that only three out of twenty-six graduated eighth grade and none were promoted from the ninth grade.
      • Local Copy: JPEG
      • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
• • San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Aug 1895, pg 2, col 4, excerpt from "California's Public School System: The Crowning Glory of the Golden State", pgs 1–12
  • Item Number: n44
  • Summary: This is an excerpt from page 2, col 4, of a multipage article on California schools, which starts on pg 1 under the headline "California's Public School System". The secion on Alameda County lists all the school districts of the county, the teachers employed in them, and their salaries. The teachers listed for Livermore are the ones that were teaching in the 1894-1895 school year, not the ones that were elected in July of 1895 for the 1895-1896 school year (Petray replaced Smith as principal for 1895-1896).
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)

1895–1896 school year

• • Oakland Tribune, 8 June 1895, pg 5, col 4, under "School Elections"
  • Item Number: n408
  • Summary: H. H. Pitcher won the trustee election over J. F. Meyers. Some think that he and Weymouth will combine to bring Patton, now principal of the high school, back as principal of the grammar school, to replace J. D. Smith.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
  • Notes: According to the article in the Oakland Tribune, 29 May 1895, the third trustee is John Aylward. J. F. Meyers was the father of Lillie Meyers, and Albert Weymouth was the father of Ella Weymouth. Both Lillie and Ella were teachers at the school at this time. The article misspells H. H. Pitcher's name (it is not Pritcher).
• • Livermore Echo, 11 July 1895, pg 3, col 2
  • Item Number: n45
  • Excerpt: The Trustees of Livermore district met Monday evening and elected the following named as teachers: Principal, H. C. Petray; vice-principal, Alice Dougherty; teachers, Emily Tingman, May F. Gregory, M. M. McKee, Ella L. Weymouth, Lizzie F. Waltenbaugh, Lily L. Meyers, Lottie Cozad, Nellie I. Boston and Emma C. Smith.
  • Local Copy: JPEG
  • Source: microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
  • Alternate Source:
    • • Oakland Enquirer, 19 July 1895, pg 3, col 1, untitled item under "Livermore"
      • Item Number: n46
      • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • Oakland Enquirer, 13 Dec 1895, pg 3, col 3, under "Livermore"
  • Item Number: n409
  • Full Text: Miss Rose Ismert has been appointed to fill the vacancy of Miss May Gregory, a teacher in the public school. Miss Gregory sent in her resignation last week.
  • Note: The Oakland Enquirer, 12 July 1895, reported that Rose Ismert had been engaged to teach the Harris School at the begining of the school year.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • Livermore Herald, 25 Jan 1896, Special Midwinter Edition, pg 8, under "Our Public Schools"
  • Item Number: n410
  • Summary: A paragraph on the Principal, H. C. Petray; a list of teachers; description of some elements of the curriculum.
  • List of teachers: H. C. Petray, Principal; Alice Dougherty, eighth year; Belle Ismert [Rose S. Ismert], seventh year; Ella Weymouth, sixth year; Lizzie Waltenbaugh, fourth and sixth years; Maggie McKee, fifth year; Emily Tingman, fourth year; Lilly Meyer[s], third year; Lotta Cozad and Nellie Boston, second year; Jessie Doty, first year; Emma Smith, the Receiving Class, and Mr. Dow, special teacher of vocal music.
  • Local Copy: JPEG
  • Source: CDNC
  • Notes: Four of the teachers, besides Petray, are said to be graduates of the California State Normal School. They are Dougherty, Ismert, Weymouth, and Waltenbaugh.
• • Livermore Echo, 18 June 1896 pg 3, col 3
  • Item Number: n411
  • Summary: Promotions, with teachers named
  • Excerpt: [Teachers:] Rose S. Ismert, Ella L. Weymouth, Margaret M. McKee, Emily Tingman, Lizzie F. Waltenbaugh, Lilly M. Meyers, A. L. Fuller, Nellie I. Boston, Jessie P. Doty, Emma C. Smith
  • Local Copy: JPEG
  • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public library
  • Notes: Jessie P. Doty was added at some point after the July 1895 election. The eighth grade is not on the list (because they aren't promoted, they are graduated); possibly Miss Doughery was teaching the eighth grade. Among the promoted students: Ada Jordan, sixth grade; May Nissen, fifth grade.

1896–1897 school year

• • Oakland Enquirer, 6 June 1896, pg 5, col 4, item under "School Elections"
  • Item Number: n412
  • Excerpt: George Beck beat George E. Kennedy for school trustee in the Livermore district.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • Oakland Enquirer, 19 June 1896, pg 3, col 2, untitled item under "livermore"
  • Item Number: n413
  • Full Text: At the last meeting of the trustees of the public school it was decided to retain the present corps of teachers. Miss Nellie Clark was appointed to fill the position of Miss Lotta Cozad.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • Oakland Enquirer, 19 June 1896, pg 3, col 2, untitled item under "livermore"
  • Item Number: n414
  • Summary: Graduating exercises of the public school. The graduates are listed.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • Oakland Enquirer, 24 July 1896, pg 3, col 2, under "Livermore"
  • Item Number: n50
  • Summary: teachers elected for the coming year
  • Excerpt: Mr Petray, principal; Miss Alice Dougherty, vice principal; Miss Rose Ismert, Miss Ella Weymouth, Miss M. McKee, Miss Lizzie Waltenbaugh, Miss Lilly Meyers, Miss Nellie Boston, Miss Emily Tingman, Miss Jessie Doty, Miss Emma Smith and Miss Nellie Clark assistants.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • Livermore Herald, 26 June 1896, "High School Edition, pg 4, Picture
  • Item Number: n560
  • Summary: Picture of the faculty of the "Livermore District School"
  • Note: The surrounding text says nothing about the public school
  • Clipping: JPEG
  • Source: CDNC
• • San Francisco Call, 22 Dec 1896, pg 11, cols 3-4, under "Wants a Place on the Board"
  • Item Number: n415
  • Summary: Livermore citizens want representation on the County Board of Education, so they petition the Board of Supervisors to appoint Petray.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)

1897–1898 school year

• • Livermore Echo 1 July 1897, pg 3, col 2
  • Item Number: n416
  • Summary: Teachers for the new term.
  • Excerpt: Miss May [Mary in the 26 Oct Oakland Enquirer item below] Concannon and Mrs. Fuller to fill the vacancies caused by the resignations of Miss Lily Meyers and Miss Emily Tingman.
  • Local Copy: PDF
  • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public library
• • Oakland Enquirer, 30 July 1897, pg 3, col 2, untitled item under "Livermore"
  • Item Number: n516
  • Full Text: The Livermore public school will reopen Monday, August 9th.
  • Source: Newspapers.com
• • Oakland Tribune, 16 Aug 1897, pg 6, col 2, untitled item under "Livermore. (From the Livermore Herald)"
  • Item Number: n417
  • Summary: The Livermore Grammar school opened with 400 students. Ella Weymouth's 6th grade class has forty students.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • Oakland Enquirer, 26 Oct 1897, pg 6, col 2, excerpt from "The Teachers: Alameda County Institue Convened This Afternoon", pg 1, col 1, continued on pg 6, cols 1–3.
  • Item Number: n591
  • Summary: An article on the Alameda County Teachers' Institute, held Oct 26–29, which includes a list of the teachers of Alameda County by school district. The teachers in the Livermore district are: H. C. Petray, principal; Miss Alice Dougherty, Miss Rose S. Ismert, Miss Ella L. Weymouth, Miss Lizzie F. Waltenbaugh, Miss M. M. McKee, Miss Nellie I. Boston, Miss Nellie F. Clark, Miss Jessie P. Doty, Mrs. A. L. Fuller, Miss Mary Concannon, Miss Emma C. Smith, and Goddard Gale, drawing
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • Oakland Enquirer, 17 June 1898, pg 6, col 1, untitled item under "Livermore"
  • Item Number: n418
  • Summary: "Graduating exercies of the public school" held. List of Graduates.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
  • Notes: One of the graduates is Ada Jordan

1898–1899 school year

• We need a list of teachers for this school year
• • Livermore Echo, 22 June 1899, pg 3, col 3, under "Graduating Exercises of Livermore Grammar School"
  • Item Number: n753
  • Summary: Program and list of graduates
  • Local Copy: PDF
  • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
• • Oakland Tribune, 14 July 1899, pg 3, col 4, untitled item under "Livermore"
  • Item Number: n69
  • Summary: Where Livermore teachers are spending their vacation.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)

1899–1900 school year

• • Livermore Echo, 6 July 1899, pg 3, col 1
  • Item Number: n419
  • Summary: From the Bunshah index: At a meeting of the Board ...resignations of Misses Rose Ismert and Lizzie Waltenbaugh were accepted and all other were re-elected. Mrs. R. Segbers was also elected...
  • Local Copy: PDF
  • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore public Library
  • Related Items:
    • • Oakland Tribune, 3 July 1899, pg 5, col 5 (bottom, and continuing on the top of col 6)
      • Item Number: n420
      • Excerpt: The trustees of the Livermore grammar school held a meeting ... [Very difficult to read after this.] The matter of selecting teachers for the ensuing year was first taken up. As a preliminary to this the resignations of Miss Rose Ismert and Miss Lizzie Waltenbaugh were accepted. The selections for the various grades were then made as follows: H. C. Petray, principal; Miss Alice Dougherty, vice principal; Mrs. R. Segbers, Miss Ella Weymouth, Miss Maggie McKee, Miss May Concannnon, Mrs. A. L. Fuller, Miss Jessie P. Doty, Miss Nellie Clark, Miss Nellie Boston and Miss Emma C. Smith. It will be noted that the number of teachers is one less than heretofore. The consolidation of two grades is reponsible for the change.
      • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
  • Notes: 1. Lizzie Waltenbaug married Dr. Frank L. Savage in October 1899. He had already settled in Hollister and had a practice there. Rose Ismert took a position in Ventura county. 2. The Echo item appears to be the first time the name "Mrs. Segbers" is seen in the list of elected teachers. That is the married name of Rebecca Bailey, who graduated from the Livermore school in 1885, appears as a teacher for the first time in Aug 1889, and resigned in July 1892.
• • Oakland Tribune, 27 Nov 1899, pg 3, col 2, under "The Teachers", attributed to the Herald
  • Item Number: n421
  • Summary: A resolution by the faculty of the public school on the retirement of Mrs. A. L. Fuller. Signed by H. C. Petray, principal; A. H. Dougherty, R. B. Segbers, M. Concannon, E. C. Smith, Nellie Clark, Lena Lotz, Jessie P. Doty, Margaret McKee, Ella L. Weymouth, and Nellie I. Boston.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • Oakland Tribune, 22 Jan 1900, pg 3, col 3, item titled "Roll of Honor", in a column of Livermore items
  • Item Number: n626
  • Summary: Attendance statistics and honor roll for the "school in Livermore District" (according to the one of the column headings).
  • Source: Newspaper.com
• • Oakland Tribune, 19 Mar 1900, pg 6, col 6, under "Grammar School"
  • Item Number: n76
  • Summary: Grammar school honor roll. Teachers listed: H. C. Petray, Principal; Miss Emma Smith, Miss Mary Concannon, Miss Nellie Boston, Miss Lena Lotz, Miss Jessie Doty, Miss Nellie Clark, Miss Margaret McKee, Miss Ella L. Weymouth, Mrs R. B Segbers, Miss Alice Dougherty.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • Oakland Enquirer, 28 March 1900, pg 6, col 3, under "Hotel Arrivals: The Crellin"
  • Item Number: n77
  • Summary: List of arrivals at the Crellin, an Oakland hotel, includes almost the entire corps of teachers from the Livermore Grammar School, plus a few from other Livermore area school districts.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
  • Note: The Alameda County Teachers' Institute was in session March 26–28 in Oakland.

1900–1901 school year

• • Oakland Tribune, 28 July 1900, pg 7, col 5, untitled item under "Happenings at Livermore"
  • Item Number: n422
  • Full Text: The Trustees of the Livermore Public School have, it is understood, re-elected the old corps of teachers with the exception of Miss Ella Weymouth, who has asked for a year's leave of absence. Miss Lulu Alyward will have charge of the class formerly taught by Miss Weymouth.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • Oakland Tribune, 22 Nov 1900, pg 5, col 4, under "Teachers at the Institute"
  • Item Number: n423
  • Summary: List of teachers attending the Teachers' Institute
  • Excerpt: [List of teachers from Livermore:] H. C. Petray, principal; Miss Alice Dougherty, Mrs. R. B. Segbers, Miss Lulu Aylward, Miss M. M. McKee, Miss N. I. Boston, Miss N. F. Clark, Miss J. P. Doty, Miss Lena Lotz, Miss M. Concannon, Miss E. C. Smith.
  • Source: excerpt from Newspapers.com
• • Oakland Tribune, 11 Feb 1901, pg 6, col 5, under "Report Is Made on Livermore School
  • Item Number: n424
  • Monthly report and honor roll. Teachers named in the report: H. C. Petray, Principal; Miss E. C. Smith, Miss Mary Concannon, Miss Nellie I. Boston, Miss Lena Lotz, Miss Lulu Aylward, Miss Nellie Clark, Miss Margaret M McKee, Miss Jessie P. Doty, Mrs R. B. Segbers, and Miss Alice H. Dougherty.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)

1901–1902 school year

• • Oakland Enquirer, 29 June 1901, pg 7, col 4, under "Livermore Locals"
  • Item Number: n85
  • Full Text: The trustees of the Livermore grammar school have decided to retain the old corps of teachers. Miss Lulu Aylward will give way to Miss Weymouth whose class she temporarily had charge of.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • San Francisco Examiner, 7 Oct 1901, pg 9, col 5, under "Files Report with Trustees"
  • Item Number: n425
  • Summary: Monthly report of the principal to the trustees, containing what appears to be the honor roll for the preceding month
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
  • Notes: This is useful for verifying who was teaching that year, but a better version of it can probably be found in the Echo or Herald.
• • Livermore Echo, 12 June 1902, pg 3, col 4, under "Graduating Exercises of the Livermore Grammar School"
  • Item Number: n754
  • Summary: Program
  • Local Copy: JPEG
  • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library

1902–1903 school year

• • "The Petray-Dougherty Dispute", eight items, Livermore Echo and Herald, 15 May to 5 June 1902.
  • Item Number: n767
  • Grouped Items:
    • • Livermore Echo, 15 May 1902, pg 3, col 3, under "Facts in the School Controversy"
      • Item Number: n426
      • Summary: The Echo had, previous to this issue, refrained from commenting on the dispute between Principal Petray and Vice-Principal Dougherty out of concern for the effect it would have on the sudebnts. But it had become an issue in the up-coming election of trustees to the Livermore School District Board of Trustees, so the paper felt that it had a duty to report on it. The paper stated its intention to lay out the complete facts of the case in a subsequent issue. In this issue they would only comment on two issues. The first was George Beck's resignation from his position as trustee and his subsequent re-appointment to serve the remainder of his term. Beck explained in a letter published in the paper that he had initially resigned to avoid his son, who was about to graduate, having to suffer accusations that he enjoyed favoritism due to his father being a trustee. Some people had alledged that he resigned in order to avoid having to deal with the dispute between Petray and Dougherty. So he accepted the re-appointement. The paper does not say who re-appointed him. The second issue was the way that Petray handled the dispute in his role as President of the County Board of Education. He had brought charges of insubordination against Dougherty before the Board of Trustees. The local board had refered the matter to the County Board of Education, of which Petray was the President. Dougherty had traveled to Oakland to ge at the meeting of the Board in order to make her case. The paper alleges that Petray, rather than allowing the matter to be considered in the open meeting of the Board, voted with other members to go into Executive Session so that Dougherty could not present her case to the board. The paper also pointed out that Petray should not have acted as a judge in his own case.
      • Local Copy: JPEG
      • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
    • • Livermore Echo, 22 May 1902, pg 3, multiple columns, under "Facts in the School Controversy"
      • Item Number: n427
      • Summary: The paper lays out the details of the original dispute between Petray and Dougherty: in an examination taken by the eighth grade class that would determine either their ranking and or whether they would graduate (I am not sure which), Petray submitted questions which Dougherty thought were unfair to the studenst and she refused to include one of them in determining the results of the examination. Had she included them, the students would have failed and she would have been judged responsible for their failure. The paper then skipped to an issue concerning the minutes of the County Board of Education meeting in which the dispute was considered. The paper alleges that the minutes were written by Petray and approved by him and two of his "friends" on the board but were not an accurate account of the meeting, as compared with the minutes written by the Secretary of the Board. The paper says that the minutes of the Secretary show that Petray and two other members, Gamble and Ingler, voted to go into Executive Session, whereas the approved minutes omit to say which members voted in favor of that.
      • Local Copy: JPEG
      • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
    • • Livermore Herald, 24 May 1902, pg 1, cols 1-4, under "Principal Petray Offers More Records"
      • Item Number: n428
      • Summary: The article begins with a letter to the public by Petray, in which he asserts that the minutes of the County Board of Education were unanimously adopted by the Board as a true and correct account of the proceedigs. The minutes show that the Board went in to executive session by a unanimous vote and for a short time only. He also submitted the minutes of the Livermore School District Board of Trustees, which show that the board agreed to ask the County Board whether the questions submitted by Petray for the exam were appropriate. He also sumbitted a short statement by Mrs Segbers, who taught the subject matter on which questions are based to the current eighth grade class.
      • Local Copy: JPEG
      • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
    • • Livermore Echo, 29 May 1902, pg 2, starting in col 1, under "Facts in the School Controversy"
      • Item Number: n429
      • Summary:
      • Local Copy: JPEG
      • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
    • • Livermore Echo, 29 May 1902, pg 3, col 4, under "The Facts of the Case"
      • Item Number: n430
      • Summary: A statement from George Beck and Thomas Scott, members of the Livermore School District Board of Trustees, against the claim made by Petray that the Board had authorized its clerk to tell the County Board of Education that the Livermore Board did not want the County Board to go into the merits of the case. Beck and Scott had asked Vice Principal Dougherty to attend the meeting of the County Board and take with her whatever materials she needed to present her side of the case. She was given a leave of absence in order to be able to do this.
      • Local Copy: PDF
      • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
    • • Livermore Herald, 31 May 1902, pg 1, multiple columns, under "Principal Petray Rests his Case"
      • Item Number: n431
      • Summary:
      • Local Copy: JPEG
      • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
    • • Livermore Echo, 5 June 1902, pg 2, cols 1-3, under "Asked Questions in Arithmetic of the Class in Geometry"
      • Item Number: n432
      • Summary:
      • Local Copy: JPEG
      • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
      • Notes: Against Petray's argument that if a large percentage of the class [meaning Dougherty's Geography Class?] failed to graduate the Principal would be held responsible, the editor suggest that he would not be: "If in doubt, just recall the case of Miss Ismert. if every class in the school should fail, then the Principal would be held responsible--when a single class fails, the teacher is discharged." [I don't know what "the case of Miss Ismert" was.]
    • • Livermore Echo, 5 June 1902, pg 3, cols 2-4, under "Miss Dougherty Makes a Statement in Self-Defense"
      • Item Number: n433
      • Summary:
      • Local Copy: JPEG
      • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
• • Oakland Tribune, 7 June 1902, pg 7, col 6, under "Many Districts Elect Trustees: Miss Dougherty Wins from Petray at the Polls"
  • Item Number: n434
  • Summary: George Beck and Thomas Scott won [they had been members of the previous Board]; C. H. Wente and W. P. Thorn lost.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • Oakland Enquirer, 7 June 1902, pg 7, col 4, under "Held School Elections: Fierce Contest at Livermore won by Miss Dougherty's Friends"
  • Item Number: n435
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • The Sacramento Bee, 9 June 1902, pg 7, col 4, under "It was an Unjust Examination"
  • Item Number: n436
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • Oakland Enquirer, 10 June 1902, pg 5, col 5, under "Educators have blows"
  • Item Number: n437
  • Summary: about the dispute between Petray and Dougherty, the trustees election, etc
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • Livermore Echo, 12 June 1902, pg 3, col 2, untitled item
  • Item: n756
  • Full Text: At a meeting of the School Trustees on Wednesday it was informally decided to employ the following class teachers during the coming school year: Vice-Principal, Alice H. Dougherty; 7th grade, R. B. Segbers; 6th grade, Ella Weymouth; 5th grade, M. M. McKee; 4th and 6th grades, Lulu M. Aylward; 4th grade, Daisy Righter; 3rd grade, L. Lotz; 2nd and 3rd grades, Grace Wells; 2d grade, Nellie I. Boston; 1st grade, May Concannon; Receiving Class, Emma C. Smith. The selection of a Principal was laid over. There are several applicants for the position.
  • Local Copy: PDF
  • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
• • San Francisco Examiner, Alameda County Edition, 12 June 1902, pg 1, col 7, under "Trustees Remove the Instructors: Principal Petray and Assistants Deposed by New Board"
  • Item Number: n438
  • Excerpt: At a meeting of the new Board of School Trustees to-day Principal H. E. Petray and two assistant teachers, Miss J. Doty and Miss N. Clark, were deposed. Miss Daisy Righter and Miss Lulu Aylward were selected for teachers, but the trustees postponed action on the principalship until a future date.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
  • Related Items:
    • • Oakland Enquirer, 12 June 1902, pg 5, col 2, under "Petray Must Go"
      • Item Number: n439
      • Summary: The Board of Trustees "deposed" teachers Jessie Doty and Nellie Clark. Daisy Righter and Lulu Aylward were selected as teachers. Essentially the same as the S. F. Examiner article.
      • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
      • Notes: Daisy Righter was an 1893 graduate of Livermore High School, and Lulu Aylward was an 1894 graduate of Livermore High School.
    • • Oakland Tribune, 16 June 1902, pg 4, col 5, under "Livermore Still Talking School: Miss Doty's Friends Want Her Re-Instated"
      • Item Number: n440
      • Summary: The author characterizes Jessie Doty as a "political victim" of the Trustees' election, alleging that she lost her position because her father had circulated a petition against one of the victorious trustees during the election, and that she was replaced with a teacher whose family supported the victorious trustees (so either of the Righter or Aylward families). [I have not seen the allegation made in either the Herald or the Echo]
      • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • Livermore Herald, 14 June 1902, pg 1, col 4, under "New Teachers"
  • Item Number: n88
  • Summary: The newly elected Board of Trustees "held an informal caucus on Wednesday" [June 11] and "practically decided upon" the election of the following teachers for the upcoming year: Miss Alice Dougherty, 8th grade; Mrs. Rebecca Segbers, 7th grade; Miss Ella Weymouth, 6th grade; Miss Margaret McKee, 5th grade, Miss Lulu M. Aylward, 4th and 5th grade [the Echo says 4th and 6th grade]; Miss Daisy Righter, 4th grade; Miss Lena Lotz, 3rd grade; Miss Grace Wells, 2nd and 3rd grade, Miss Nellie Boston, 2nd grade; Miss May Concannon, 1st grade; Miss Emma Smith, receiving class; Principal to be decided later. Missing from this list are two teachers from the previous year: Jessie Doty and Nellie Clark.
  • Local Copy: JPEG
  • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
• • 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 Enquirer, 20 June 1902, pg 4, col 4
  • Item Number: n442
  • Summary: D. E. Martin appointed principal to fill vacancy caused by discharge of Petray
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
• • Livermore Echo, 31 July 1902, pg 3, col 1
  • Item Number: n534
  • Full Text: The Livermore Grammar School will reopen next Monday, Aug. 4th, and the High school on Aug. 18th.
  • Source: Microfilm at the Public Library
• • Livermore Echo, 2 Oct 1902, pg 3, col 4, under "Livermore Grammar School: Principal's Monthly Report"
  • Item: n757
  • Summary: For the month ending 26 Sept 1902.
  • Note: Nellie Boston is not on the list.
  • Local Copy: PDF
  • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
• • Livermore Herald, 18 Oct 1902, pg 2, col 3, untitled item
  • Item Number: n90
  • Full Text: During the present week three teachers in the Livermore Grammar school have tendered their resignations to the trustees — Miss Ella Weymouth, to accept a position in the Berkeley school department; Miss Nellie Boston, to take a newly created position in the Haywards Grammar School, and Miss Lulu Aylward, who has made no announcement of her plans. All three of these ladies are teachers of the highest merit and ability, and Principal Martin and the patrons of the school regret to see them leave. The trustees met Friday and elected Miss Evelyn Gallagher, Miss Stella Waggoner and Miss Shirley Hayes to fill the vacancies.
  • Local Copy: JPEG
  • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
  • Note: the "newly created position" in the Haywards Grammar School was to relieve overcrowding. See the 25 October Oakland Tribune item below. Petray was the new principal at Haywards Grammar School.
  • Related Items:
    • • Oakland Tribune, 20 Oct 1902, pg 6, col 7, under "Teachers Leave in Livermore"
      • Item Number: n91
      • Summary: The article reports the resignations, and adds that "no little excitement has been caused as a consequence among the patrons of the school". The article follows the Herald article closely, but adds the rumor that Lulu Aylward is getting married.
      • Source: 1. Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
      • Notes: Since school opened Aug 4, and their resignations were tendered in October, it appears that these teachers taught at least the beginning of the 1902-1903 school year in the Livermore Grammar School. None of the newspaper items are clear about when the resignations became effective.
      • Note: Lulu Aylward did get married. See Oakland Tribune, 29 Oct 1902, below.
    • • Oakland Tribune, 25 Oct 1902
      • Excerpt: The Haywards Public School has been greatly overcrowded this term and the condition was not relieved until recently, when a number of pupils from each room were placed in another room, and an extra teacher employed. The new class has been installed in the laboratory, with Miss N. Boston of Livermore, as teacher.
      • → See item n475 on the List of Sources for the Hayward School District
    • • Oakland Tribune, 29 Oct 1902, pg 5, col 5, under "Quiet Wedding at Livermore: Miss Lulu Aylward becomes the bride of John H. Collier"
      • Item Number: n478
      • Summary: They were "quietly" married at the Catholic church in Pleasanton on Sunday, which would be Oct 26. She was a teacher up to a week before her marriage.
      • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required); not in the CDNC
    • • Berkeley Daily Gazette, 27 Oct 1902
      • Full Text: Miss Ella Weymouth has accepted a position in this city, after resigning from her grammar school department at Livermore.
      • → See item n479 on the List of Sources for Ella Weymouth.
• • Livermore Echo, 27 Nov 1902, pg 3, col 2
  • Item Number:n443
  • Summary: Miss Grace Aylward has been elected teacher of the 7th grade, vice Mrs Segbers, and began her duties this week. (acc. to the Bunshah index, in the section for the grammar school)
  • Source: Bunshah index

1903–1904 school year

1904–1905 school year

1905–1906 school year

• • Oakland Enquirer, 14 july 1905, pg 9, col 2, under "Livermore Trustees Elect School Teachers"
  • Item Number: n444
  • Summary: D. E. Martin, principal; Misses Alice Dougherty, Lena Lotz, Grace Aylward, May Concannon, Margaret McKee, Grace Wells, Evelyn Gallagher, Stella Waggoner, Daisy Righter, Imma C. Smith, Frances Martin.
  • Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required)
  • Notes: Frances Martin is the daughter of John C. Martin (according to the article); the principal is D. E. Martin.
• • Oakland Tribune, 17 June 1906, pg 19, cols 3-4, under "Graduate in High Standing: Examinations for County Schools Gratifying in Result"
  • Item Number: n445
  • Summary: Eighth graders who passed the county's final graduation examination, listed by school district, with name of teacher.
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1906–1907 school year

• • Oakland Tribune, 27 Jan 1907, pg 20, col 2, untitled item in a column of Livermore items under "Slide Nearly Causes Death"
  • Item Number: n446
  • Full Text: Miss Clara Doolan began her duties this week as teacher of the seventh grade of the Livermore grammar school, succeeding Miss Grace Aylward, who is now a teacher in the Garfield school in Oakland.
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  • Note: Grace Alyward started with the Oakland district at the beginning of the 1906-1907 school year, but was granted a leave of absence in September due her father's illness. He died in October of 1906.
  • Another item in the same column:
    • • Full Text: Miss Josie Dougherty went to Fruitvale the first of the week to begin her duties as substitute teacher in the Dewey school of that place. Miss Nellie Carroll left to accept a similar position in the Harrison school in Oakland.
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1907–1908 school year

• • Oakland Tribune, 29 June 1907, pg 7, col 4, under "Breezy - News - From - Livermore"
  • Item Number: n448
  • Summary: Trustees re-elect teachers
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1909–1910 school year

• • Livermore Herald, 24 July 1909, pg 1, col 4, under "Local Teachers Re-elected"
  • Item Number: n449
  • Excerpt: D. E. Martin (principal), Miss Clara Doolan, Miss Frances Martin, Miss Alerta Ives, Miss Evelyn Gallagher, Miss Margaret McKee, Miss Julia Kottinger, Miss Daisy Righter, Miss Stella Waggoner, Mrs. Ada Feidler and Miss Emma Smith. Miss Alice Dougherty, who has been absent a year on leave, will also be in the department.
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  • Source: Microfilm at the Livermore Public Library
• • Oakland Tribune, 9 Feb 1910, pg 11, col 1, under "School Teacher Files Suit for Unpaid Salary
  • Item Number: n450
  • Summary: Alice Dougherty alleged that the Trustees had elected her to teach in the Livermore Grammar School but then "refused to allow her to assume her duties".
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• • Livermore Herald, 12 Feb 1910, pg 1, col 2, under "Teacher Brings Suit Against School Board"
  • Item Number: n451
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• • Alameda Daily Argus ["Alameda Times Star"], 28 April 1910, pg 4, col 5, under "Teacher Did a Few Politics and Triumphed"
  • Item Number: n452
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• • Alameda Daily Argus ["Alameda Times Star"], 29 April 1910, pg 4, col 2, under "Hynes Refuses to Accept Remark 'Forget It'"
  • Item Number: n453
  • Summary: Mainly about sniping between attorneys in the suit, but the the article contains a little bit of new information at the end of the article: Dougherty alleges that trustee Taylor caused the problem "in attempting to place a young woman friend in the school".
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• • Oakland Tribune, 30 Aug 1910, pg 4, col 6, under "Teacher Loses Fight in Court"
  • Item Number: n454
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