Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-29
e of Course of Study in the High
SchooI-RilIs Audited.

School-Bills Audited.
The City Board of Education met las
evening for regular monthly meeting
Present-Directors Slater, Stevens, Cooke
Chadderdon, Davis, Johnston, Bruner ant
Avery.
The Committee on Furniture and Sup
plies reported having purchased tables
chairs and cupboards, as ordered at las
meeting.
The Building and Repairs Committee re-
| ported having made repairs as ordered al
last meeting
The Committee on Rules and Regula-
tons, to which was referred the matter
relative to the dropping of High School
pupils not able to keep up with their
respective grades, reported favorably there
on. The resolution authorizes the Princi-
pal TO keep such pupils i'll the school, but
without being entitled to promotion.
Adopted.
The Committee on Salaries reported as
follows:
To the Honorable Board Of Education: Your
| Committee on Salaries, to which was referred
| the annexed preamble and resolutions concern
ing the management of the High SCHOOL,, would
report that they have considered the same, and
recommend the adoption of the following
substitute
Resolred. That the salaries of teachers in the
High School be fixed at the following rates
Salary of Principal for school year, 500 per
month; salary of Vice Principal, $780, salary of
assistant teacher, 500. And that the same take
effect on and after the beginning of the new
school year.
The report was adopted.
The Committee on Course of Studies,
which had been directed to inquire into the
matter of the ACCESSIBILITY of creating a new
grade in the Grammar School, to be known
as the senior grade reported as follows
To the Honorable Board Of Education: Your
Committee on Course of Studies have considered
the matter referred to them, and report as fol
lows
Resolued, That the course of study for the High
School be changed as follows:
Junior class, first term-Algebra, higher arith-
metic, practical geometry, general history,
German. Second term-Algebra continued,
geometry plain), natural philosophy Com
menced), civil government. German.
Middle year, first term-Algebra (completed),
geometry solid and sphercal), natural philos-
ophy completed, civil government, Latin,
German. Second term = Chemistry (com-
menced), American literature Latin, German.
Senior year, first term-Rhetoric, English liter
allure, chemistry (completed) Latin, German
Second term-Moral philosophy. botany,
zoology, review of the English course, Latin,
German
Composition and defamation shall be taught
throughout the entire course.
We believe that the adoption of the above
substitute will meet all the requirements of the
original resolution, will save extra expense and
will simplify and make more practical our
High School course of study. (Signed) D. j.
Johnston, r. Davis, Elwood Bruner, Committee.
Superintendent Lame moved to include
French in the course He showed that,
while the average daily attendance of the
pupils in the German class in the High
School is s, that in the French class is 81
The motion was lost by the following vote:
Ayes-Slater, Stevens .. Noes-Davis.
Johnston, Bruner, Avery, Cooke, Chadder-
don-6
The report of the committee was then
adopted.
The Committee on Annual Examinations
reported in favor of promotions being made
on the recommendations of Principals and
teachers. Adopted.
The Committee on Insurance submitted
a report showing the several amounts of
insurance recently effected on certain school
buildings. They are; Union School-house,
Seventh and G streets, $1,000 Sacramento
Grammar School, $500 Lincoln School
house, Fourth and Q streets, $1,000.
The Superintendent submitted his
monthly reports on enrolment as follows
High School, 81; Sacramento Grammar
School, 1873; Capital Grammar School, 345
Primary Department, 1,794; school at
Twenty-fourth and n streets, 155; total
enrolment, 2,SS3 Average daily attend
ance in Primary Department, 1892 Pupils
enrolled in French class High SCHOOL,, %;
in German class High and Grammar
schools), POS. Average daily attendance,
in German class, 80 Placed on file.
Director Cooke offered a resolution to the
effect that roll be kept at the Superintend-
ent s office of all applicants to enter the High
School Adopted
Director Bruner offered this resolution:
ReS0lred That in the matter of the annual
promotion of pupils, the Board Will consider
favorsbly the proficiency of teachers by the
number of pupils who remain in the grades to
which they are promoted, and not by the mum
Der of pupils the teachers promote from their
respective classes.
Adopted
Miss Rosa E. Coates made application for
recommendation for an educational di-
ploma Granted
Mrs. Julia A. Hobbs and Joseph L. Crit
tenden applied for recommendation for life
diplomas. Granted.
Miss Carrie L. Bellmer made application
for position as teacher. Placed on file.
On motion, the ianitors of the several
schools were instructed to keep the school
houses properly cleansed during vacation.
On motion, the Library Committee was
instructed to inquire into the condition and
efficiency of the High School laboratory.
Ungraded School No. go street, between
Ninth and Tenth), was granted vacation
on May odd
These bills were audited: Gas Company,
81 30; &. A. Grant, Sc; H. Coates, SCI
Billingsley 4 Co., S11 so; c. S. Houghton,
ISL As; L. E. Potter, S45; Sun Insurance
Company, $40 Lewis & Johnston, 81 50; J.
A. Latferty, Sc; RECoRD-UNIoN, So so;
Daily Bee So; Firemen's Fund Insurance
Company. $50; II. S. Croker & Co, $15 !;
W. 2. Osborn, SIG So Ben. Cohen, SIS 80 );
p. S. Lawson, $40 -.
The Board adjourned till next Monday
evening, when they will consider the mat
ter of changes in the textbooks.
FIRE COMMISSIONERS. - The regular
monthly meeting of the Fire Commission
ers was held last evening, all the members
present. Minutes of the preceding meeting
were read and approved. The payroll of
tho danartnant fnr tho month for e1 5o5