Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-09-04


God it could be buried in oblivion. only
regret that I was not successful in having
| the matter fully investigated at the time
| became acquainted with the facts. Tha
disorder held high position in the schoo
cannot be denied, and that order coulc
! have been restored at any time by the in
! reference of the teacher who was receiving
| a salary of $3.50 per month rs Principal o.
| the school, and whose bOunden duty Is
| Principal it was to do 50, no one doubts
! In relation to the change in the course OF
study that the Board thought was neces-
sary, much has been said by certain citi-
ZenS who have taken a very active part III
| indorsing the past management. twas also
stated by the Principal Of the school that
! the course Of study followed in the school
could not be improved. Vet, with all due
respect to those who advocated the retcn-
ton of the course of study then in use, the
members Of the Board were unanimous
that j change was necessary.
Query.-Have the members of the Board
any proof to offer that sustainS their opin-
ions as correct that the pupils of the
High School were deficient i'll the studies
| of the English language? In reply TO this
query | will state that the authorities at
the State University have arranged
that on the application of any Principal
of any High School in this State, com
mittee from the University would visit
such school, examine the course of study
taught, the standard of scholarship of the
pupils desiring admission to the University,
and 10 ascertain if it would be proper to
admit them to the University without fur
ther examination thereafter, on the presen-
tation of certificate of graduation and
recommendation of the Principal of such
school.
The Principal of the Sacramento High
School made such application the past sea
son, and a committee from the University
ported, and OF the four High Schools that
had made application and were examined,
the Sacramento High School was the only
one rejected, as the pupils were utterly de-
ticient in the studies of the English lam
guage. Further comment is unnecessary,
excepting to state that this examination
was made some months after the Board
took action to change the course of study,
and that il was late in the school year
when the report was made by the Exam
lining Committee of the University
In connection with our High School |
am sorry to say that in this matter the
interference with the members of this
Board, who, endcavoring to do their duty
to the public and to raise our High School
to the standard it should occupy. is not
cOmmendable i'll an enlightened com
munity. For instance, threats were spread
broadcast that any Principal that would be
elected could only hold the position for one
year, as four Of the members of the pres
ent Board could not be reelected. and the
next Board would be SO constituted that
the past management would be reinstated
| ISta he, ri bor 10
to me, You are independent; you arenot
looking for any Office from the people; we
cannot reach you; but every time that
Bruner puts up his head we Will knock
him down. The query may be made
For what will you knock him down? The
only answer that can be given He cast his
vote to redress existing abuses in the HIGH
School.
individually will state, in reply to such
threat: The nomination for School Di-
rector was forced upon me in November
1882. l am not a candidate for reelection
However, if any such threats are attempted
10 be carried out, | will present myself to
the citizens Of the Second Ward. irrespec-
tive of party, on the issue that such threats
contemplate, namely: | will advocate
High School conducted for the benefit of
all children, and under the direction of the
Board of Education; againsta High School
conducted for the benefit Of favored Prin-
cipal and a privileged few If such an
issue is forced upon the people of Sacra-
mento, there cannot be any doubt Of the
result.
Now, sir, as an advocate Of giving our
children every advantage or benefit that
can be derived from high-school educa-
ton, for the good name Of our High School,
| would rather have had to acknowledge
an error Of judgment in the course pursued
by other members of this Board and nv
self, than TO have Our course sustained by
an authority from which none of our cit-
Zens viii dissent, Notifying though it be
am proud to say that from this list of
applicants now presented, and from the
kind assistance received from educators
the State, that teachers can be
selected, and 4 course Of study adopted,
that viii meet the wishes of all citizens.
thus making our High School popular, and
the peer of any other High School in the
State.
l did not think ii wise before the present
time to make any remarks upon this sub
iect, but better to remain in silence. and
endure the attacks which have been un-
sParingly showered, in criticism ofthdcourse
/ have pursued in reference to High school
matters by gentlemen for whom | enter
tain the greatest regard and who / believe
were ignorant at the time of the standing
of the school, as any attempt at discus
sion at the time might, through increased
and unwise partisan feelings, have caused
an injury TO the school, and also to the
pupils. whose final examination was about
to take place.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Cookies re-
marks a vote was taken on the nomination
Of Professor Anderson for PRINCIPAL, and
he was unanimously elected
After allowing bill of $l5G 1G in favor
of brennan & Stack, for painting, the Board
then adjourned.