Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-08
SACRAMENTO SCHOOLS.
The Old Board Goes Out and the N
nra C.ux..

The Old Board Goes Out and the Ney
One Comes In-Resolut!ons.
The City Board of Education met at th
office of the City Superintendent last even
ing. Present Directors Todd. Chapman
Hopkins and Petrie; President Conklin il
the chair.
The minutes of the last meeting wer
read and approved.
President Conklin said this was the las
meeting of the Board of 1883, and the,
should only consider unfinished business.
Director Hopkins moved that the FRS
Reader of the State series be used in tn,
low eighth grade. Carried.
THE SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
City Superintendent of Schools, NJ. r
Beard, made the following report, which
was adopted and ordered spread upon tn,
minutes:
SACRAMENTO, Cal, December 81, 1888.
To the City Board OF Educatioa Sacramento
CdlfOrnid-G Conforming to the pro
visions of the regulations of the City Board o
Education, herewith submit my report for the
year ending December 81, 1855.
The total number of schools under control o.
the Board is iourteen-one high school, two
grammar schools, seven graded and three I'M
graded primary schools and one night school
The school census taken last May shows the
total number OF children between the ages
of 5 and IL to be 619S. OF these, 3,l0s
are boys and 3,0S5 are girls. During the veal
2,l96 did not attend any school. The total
December 81, 1887, was S,269 The enrolment
in the different kinds of schools is High school
las; grammar schools, 1.oS2; primary schools
&c pupils. The number studying German is 262
The number of teachers employed is 90-in
the high school 5, grammar schools %, pri-
mary schools 81, night school ?, one special
teacher of German, who is also Principal of the
night school.
The average number of pupils to each teacher
is High school 26, grammar schools 45, primary
schools 81, night school S.:
The average daily attendance for the year
was : High school 10, grammar schools 900,
primary schools ], sos.
We have received during the year from tax
alton S9l 043 Al: from nonresident tuition, S329
other sources, s3S. Total, s91, 40 Al.
The expenditures were for teachers salarles,
Sos, 945 IS; jantors, S5,949 so; fuel, sl,S14 Oh;
books and stationery. s2,1sS o.; insurance,
81, 1S7 25; furniture 1868 %; repairs 81 ,391 g.
miscellaneous, 1852 Os; total, SSl, 4O1 a.
The cost per pupil by reason of teachers
salaries was, on the average daily attendance,
s6S for the high school. sl5 II for grammar
schools, SIS 80 for primary schools, and Sc AZ
for night school.
The cost per pupil for all the schools, :for both
tuition ana incidentals, was s2S 81.
Language is best acquired by the youthful
mind, and the gradual extension of The study OF
German TO the primary grades would be desir
able.
l therefore recommend that beginning be
made in this direction by joining the fifth
of that instruction.
The obvious Importance of vocal music in the
schools has received its due recognition by ma K.
ing it an obligatory branch of school discipline
al 10 no n int fol Ad nf &c
contamination by reason of want of teachers
The necessity of a special teacher in that pleas
ing, grateful and humanizlng discipline of vocal
music l herewith most strongly urge upon YOU
early attention.
The foundation for good or for bad penman
ship is lastingly laid in the primary grades
and the employment of teacher of penman-
ship in those grades consider of grave i'm.
portance.
Your attention is called to the necessity O.
Immediately providing more school loom in the
eastern part of the city.
Under the provisions of the law as it now
stands, the Board of Education is authorized t
furnish free, to the pupils attending the public
schools, stationery only. The American idea o
equality, it appears to me, is sadly infringed BY
our present method of furnishing textbook,
free to the children of INDECENT parents, ant
the list of stationery should be so amplified a
to include text books and copy-books as well
An Official communication therefore, on thu
part of your City Board of Education to tn,
proper committee of the Legislature, now il
session, advocating the advisability Of the en-
actment OF a law authorizing Boards of Educa
ton generally to furnish all school supplies
textbooks included, free to all the pupils at
tending the public schools-would be step il
the proper direction With such law on on
statutes, on, public school would then becom
as 1t should be, truly free school for all tn
people, and the invidious discrimination @
rich and poor will be eliminated. at least, from
the happy age of childhood. Very respectfully
NJ. r. BEARD
The following bills were allowed: W
G. Graf, $50 II; S. Sturmer, 81 10: S.
Jackson, 500; c. S. Houghton, Sl64 Al
total, $3.50 g.
The minutes Of the meeting were thel
read and approved.
RESOLUTIONS
Director Todd, when a motion to adjourn
sine die was made, arose and said that
looked rather too formal for the old Boar,
to step down and out without any cere
mony, without any vote of recognition 70
the valuable services OF the retiring mem
| bers. He had served with the re,irin
members, Messrs. Hopkins. Conklin an
Petrie, for some years. He had ever foun
them congenial spirits. laboring CONSTANT
and conscientiously for the schools. H
had drawn up a set of resolutions which b
| desired adopted and he read them as fol
lows:
WHEREAS, The retirement of some of tn
| members OF the Board-Messrs Conklin, Petri
| and Hopkins-presents a suitable opportunit
| of expressing the esteem in which we hol
| them as faithful officers, therefore be it
| Resolsed, That the thanks of this Board an
| this community are due these gentlemen for tn
| able and impartial manner in which they hav
| uniformly discharged their duties
d! Resoired, That the retirement of our Presiden
| il subject of sincere regret, and that he cal
vi. with him log wing tho nnSiti0O which n
| has so ably and satisfactorily filled, the tt
| CARDS and earnest good wishes not only of thi
| Board but all who have had occasion to trans
| act official business with him.
Resolved, That the remaining associates @
| these gentlemen on the Board regard their II
| tirement with regret and that we will ever re
member the interest they have taken in on
WORK, and whatever pursuits they may be Ell
gagged in, we heartily wish them success.
The Superintendent put the motion, an,
| the resolutions were adopted.
Director Hopkins made lengthy fare
well address, in which he asked his sue
cessor to visit the schools often. He said
member of the Board of Education VIII
did his whole duty did more than Super
visor who received SO per month, while
member of the Board Of Education onl
performed labor of love-
Mr.. Pe,rie also made short addres:
| saying that he retired from the Board con
scious of the fact that he had at ali time
| performed his duty honestly, correctly, an
| to the best of his ability. In retiring, b
| desired TO return thanks TO the Superin
| tendent and members of the Board, for tn
| uniform courtesy that had been show
him at all times.
President Conklin, in retiring, said b
| thanked the Board for the resolution
| passed. and for the uniform courtesy b
| had received at all times from the Superin
| tendent and his associate Directors. II
was proud of the schools of Sacramento
| proud OF the efficient corps of teachers
| proud of the reputation that the Sscra
mento educational institutions had abroad
| He was satisfied that the retiring Boar
had done its whole duty, at any rate the
had done the best they knew how. H
! did not think he would ever live to see tn
| day that he would regret having served O
| the Board of Education. 1t had given hir
| better idea of his city and Its surround
| ings.
On motion Of Director Hopkins, the RI
firing President was rendered vote {
| thanks.
THE NEW BOARD.
The new Board was called to order b
! Superintendent Beard, who stated that tn
| first thing in order would be the election c
a President for the ensuing year.
| Director Chapman placed in nominatio
| J. w. Todd Seconded by Director Senat
On roll-cal. Mr.. Todd received all th
| votes but one he casting his balIcf IL