Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-09-04
THE HIGH SCHOOL.
MEETING OF TIE CITY BOARD OF
EDUCATION.
Professor w. w. Anderson Elected
Principal-POinted Remarks Of
Mr.. -Contracts-Etc.

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l which President Slater presided, and all the
members were present except Mr.. Steven.
and Superintendent Lame, who are not in
the city.
The Committee on Furniture and Sup
plies reported that it had made contract
with c. S Houghton to furnish Stafford
ink at s. per dozen quarts; also with John
SHELTON for twenty cords of first-class pine
wood at s. 50 per cord, and 200 cords, more
or less, of best second-srowth white oak
wood at s. per cord.
The action of the committee was, upon
motion, approved.
The same committee reported in favor of
accepting the bid Of the Capital Furniture
Company for furnishing the New Fashion
school desk at 50 90, 81, 81 10 and 81 Is
each, according to size, and to be delivered
and properly set in place at this price.
The Recommendation of the committee
was approved and contract so awarded.
The subject Of selecting q Principal for
the High School was then taken up, and
upon considering the compensation asked
in the applications made the salary was
/ per
month, ten months comprising the school
year.
The Board then proceeded to the election
Of Principal, and Mr.. Johnson placed in
nomination Professor ". w. Anderson, at
present Principal of the Berkeley High
School, and which position he has most
successfully occupied during the past three
| wears. The nomination was seconded, and,
pending remarks, Mr. Cooke spoke as fol-
| lows:
Nh President and fcllow-members Of the
/ Board of Education of the city of Sacra-
/ mento: Before electng a Principal and a
| First Assistant of the High School, wish
! to say few words in relation to the quail
! fications that such teachers should possess.
! | have no hesitation in saying that at pres
! ent our High School does not rank as high
as others in the State, Notwithstanding the
/ many assertions made of late to the con-
/ trary | must admit that to me it is hui
/ initiating to make such a statement, but
unfortunately such is the fact, and there
| fore the great necessity of selecting teach
! ers who possess the qualifications to place
| our High School on as high standard as
any in the State. do not know of any
! other city or town that gives the Principal
! of its High School more privileges than the
! Principal of our High School enjoys. to
! by the Board in 1881 the duties of the
/ Principals of the Grammar Schools and
! Supervising Principal of the primaries
are clearly defined, but there is not one
word regarding the duties of the Principal
of the High School except the following:
Rule -. Principals and teachers in the High
Grammar and fifth sixth and seventh grades
must also keep q record showing the daily
standing of each pupil, in punctuality and de
Z n Gel a1
ship, etc.
The teachers you select at this time
should possess the following qualifications
Physical, mental and moral capacity;
I thorough acquaintance with the profess
| slunaIs acQmSitiOnS required to impart in
formation to the pupils; teachers who
believe that education is the right
Of every child, and that under our
present school system it should have
every opportunity to learn to the fullest
extent of its capabilities. Teachers who
will consider the school an extension Of the
. home, and that in relation to the Drutec-
ton of those placed under their charge the
teacher stands next to the parent, and also
/ that the school is rs much citadel for their
defense rs their home; teachers who have
kept pace with the requirement of the aye
iii educational matters teachers Of culture
and refinement, who are capable of
developing the faculties of the pu-
pills without The Use of force or
uubecoming language teachers of high
moral character who recognize the Divine
and Eternal, sothat the pupil may learn
something OF the heavenly mansions, by
being taught t. faithfully perform his
duties upon earth; teachers who believe
that when the General, State and Nuni-
cipal Governments furnishes the education,
it is their imperative duty to impart such
instruction To their pupils as may enable
them to become good and useful citizens
The teacher elected to the position of
PRINCIPAL must take a supervision of every
class IN the school the assignment Of the
work to the assistant teachers, and hold
himself responsible for the general good
order of the school BY clccting teachers
possessing these qualifications, We may
rest assured that the cloud which has dark
cned the High School of late Will be dis
PEELED and in the near future It's graduates
will enjoy the same privileges in the higher
institutions of learning as do the more
favored High Schools in other portions of
the State.
Now, sir, in connection with mat
tiers pertaining to this school
have very disaerceablc duty to
perform, but which I consider ne
cessary in scll-detense, 50 that the people Of
Sacrament may understand the issue that
has been the cause Of SO much discussion
have NOT noticed the personal abuse Law
ished upon me by the friends of the cause
of disorder in the High School, who claim
10 possess the advantages afforded by edu-
cation and its associate accomplishments |
culture and refinement; attaiumcnts which
above all others should tend to the eleya-
walton of human character. ! have pre-
terred to treat their written and oral pro