Transactions Of The Commonwealth Club Of California Vol 12

Excerpt from Transactions of the Commonwealth Club of California, Vol. 12: January, 1918; Catalogue of Club Library The Governors, with the President and vice-president, constitute the Board of Governors. All communications to the Secretary should be addressed to Room 402, 153 Kearny Street, San Francisco. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Transactions of the Commonwealth Club of California, Vol. 15: March 1920 Scarcity of labor is not responsible for high prices. It may be assumed that there is and always will be an abundance of labor to produce and to distribute the things that man demands in order to live in comfort. High prices are themselves an adequate stimulant to the production in quantity of all varieties of things which are in demand. But the occasional periods during which there is a rapid advance Of what is commonly called the cost of living have the gradual but none the less certain effect of reducing the amount, despite their possible abundance, of the desirable things which the family can afford. The standard of living at such times gradually comes down when considered by averages for an entire nation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Transactions of the Commonwealth Club of California, Vol. 11: January 1916 to January 1917 The investigations of the Section on Public Health, outlined in the Transactions, Volume X, No. 9, page 303, have been continued, and the committee handling the Malaria Problem in California was as signed for a report at the club meeting of March 8, 1916. The pro gramme of the meeting was arranged as follows. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Transactions of the Commonwealth Club of California, Vol. 16: March 1921 to February 1922 The question of State vs. Local Control of San Francisco Harbor has been before the Club on several occasions from 1904 to date and the results may be found in the printed transactions, The Port of San Francisco, Vol. II, No. 1, January 1906; Control of San Francisco Harbor, Vol. VII, No. 1, March, 1912 and State vs. Local Control of Harbors, Vol. VII, No. 6, December, 1912. A Section on Harbor Control has investigated the material on hand from time to time since the last report, and has been considering espe cially the problem of a harbor district that should include management of commerce on the entire bay of San Francisco. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Transactions of the Commonwealth Club of California, Vol. 9: February 1914 to January 1915 No. 4 - Taxation Amendments of 1914 Syllabus of Reports Meeting of April 8, 1914 Remarks by vice-president Wilson Exemption of Colleges (senate Constitutional Amendment No. W. C. Fankhauser Taxing Public Properties, H. A. Mason Limiting the Vote on Bond Issues, George A. Clough Report for Exemption of Shipping, J. Harry Scott. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ...At the conclusion of the recess that followed the business meeting of May 8, 1912, Vice-President Hodghead called the members to order and briefly stated the purposes of the educational amendment proposed to the people by the Legislature and that approved by the California Teachers' Association and intended for submission to the voters by initiative petition. The Vice-President then asked whether it was the desire of the meeting to take a vote upon the various questions raised by the amendments, and after a brief discussion in which it was explained that such votes merely expressed the opinion of the members present and in no way committed the Club to any line of action until all the members of the Club had been given an opportunity to vote on it, a motion to take such votes at the conclusion of the discussion was carried, 28 to 21. V1ce-pres1dent Hodghead: We will begin the discussion by listening to the report of the Chairman of the Section, Dr. David P. Barrows, on one feature of the proposed amendment, that is, the reorganization of the State Board of Education, as to whether it shall be constitutional or legislative, and also with reference to the method by which the State Superintendent should be selected. Reorganization of the State School Administration Mr. Barrows: The common school system in America began in extreme decentralization. The "district school" was the type, and under this system in the early decades of the nineteenth century each district was entirely self-governed and independent, imposed its own taxes, appointed its teacher, fixed its course of studies and conducted its public school without reference to adjacent localities and entirely without superintendence or supervision. This scheme of local independence and...