Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-04
THE HIGH SCHOOL.
Proposed New Course-SOme Misrepre
sensations Corrected-New Teacher.

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University of California, to take charge OF
/ the Sacramento High School on Monday
morning next, and TO continue during the
balance of the term. This is fortunate
arrangement for the pupils of the High
School desiring to continue their studies into
the University. as Professor Deamer stands
as one the leading Latin instructors IN the
| United States, and is OF the faculty, under
whose examination all applicants for
entry into the University must pass. This
action upon the part of the Board in Sc
curing him will preventinjury to the pros
Dects of pupils for graduation this month,
which might have resulted from the sudden
resignation of the Principal of the school
| lust before the close of the term for which
| he had been employed, and which act,
| loyalty to the interests of his scholars, if
no other consideration, would have pre-
vented.
AS the result of the partisan feelings
which have been INDUCED in concerning
the late Principal of the High School, and
the designations growing out of these, some
what upwards of thirty pupils in
that school yesterday forenoon left their
desks and went home, many of
them taking their books with them.
Superintendent Lame advised them while
in front of the school building to return to
their school work, and stated that a full
corps of able teachers would be maintained
for the High School whether there was
but one scholar or more A police officer
was on duty in the vicinity for a time, but
his services were not required.
Some of the scholars who went away
in the morning returned in the after
,NrpI,oII,r ,,t,Io, 10 hattar iI1Cr-
ment and discretion of their parents,
and resumed attentively their studies, and
observed respectful department. 1t will
be wisest for all the remaining ones who
took their departure, to return on Monday
morning and complete their studies for the
term 1t will occur to thoughtful parents,
who may feel inclined to support the pu-
pills on their withdrawing, that the only
persons who can take harm in the matter
will be the pupils themselves, since their
withdrawal cannot possibly punish any
BODY else, nor can it effect any purpose
that may be entertained by anyone. 1t
will also occur to thoughtful citizens
that the Board of Education of
this city is the constituted authority,
erected by the people themselves
and that the most ordinary presumption
should be in favor of maintaining that dis
ciphne in the School Department which
the Board has determined TO be wise This
must be clear to all intelligences, irrespec-
tive of any issues concerning the wisdom
or propriety of the acts of the Board,
teachers or scholars 1t is to be presumed.
and common justice sustains the presump-
ton, that the Board Of Education will
maintain its authority, and continue
to be, rs it should, the complete super
visorv power over all the public schools
of the CITY. and that the Directors will be
able to fully justify their course to their
constituency. Certainly all will agree that
nothing can be more ill-advised nor detri-
mental to the interests of the schools than
the detailed discussion in the public press
of the disturbances and friction in
one portion of the school department
This was proven in the unfortunate
debate into which the press was
dragged some years ago. The RECORD
UNION is disinclined to be a party to what
might be famed into a similar conhagra-
ton, and therefore has studiously avoided
publishing recent details, the publicity of
which would have seriously injured the
schools, 1t proposes to adhere to this
policy.
1t has been stated in these columns that
there would be submitted to the City Board
of Education, by prominent educators, a
plan for four-years course in the High
School. The impression has gone out, to
some extent, that the intention was there
by to require of pupils before gradu-
alton an additional year of study
in that school. This is an impress
sion which Is, in part, erroneous and
necs correction. The draft of a course of
study nnder the four-year plan, which has
been handed to the committee of the Board
for consideration, has been received from
the committee with request that the same
be published. The Commute upon Course
of Study consists of Messrs David John
ston, Elwood Bruner and Richmond Da-
Wis, who wish. in connection with the pub
LEGATION of the course given below, to invite
any persons to appear before them or any
members of the committee for considers
tion or discussion of the course of study
or to otherwise exercise the fullest
criticism as to its merits or demerits to the
end that any changes for its improvement
may be made.
As we understand the matter, and the
purpose of the committee, the object of
tour-years' course is to enable pupils to be
graduated at two distinct periods. First
at the end of two years, in Il practical or
business course; second, at the end of four
wears, fitted for entry to either the scientific
or classical courses Of the State University.
the pupil electing at the end of the second
year which course he will pursue. But
either course in the High School will com
plete the pupils education in the city de-
partment, and entitle him'to a diploma.
1t has been popularity supposed and re-
peatedly stated that the present High
School conforms to the University require
ments as to fit pupils for entry to either
the scientific or classical courses at Ber-
kelley, but an examination of the curricu-
lum of the University shows that this is
error, since the study of Greek is pre-
requisite to entry in the classical course of
the University, and Greek has not been for
some time and is not now taught in the
University.
The course of study submitted to the
committee, and upon which criticism is
invited, is as follows:
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