The morning call., 1890-07-31
CLASSICS FOR GIRLS.
Improved Teaching of Dead
Languages Requested.
Tie Subject Is Called to the Attention Of thu
Board of Education, but Is Guilty.
Referred 10 a Committee.

The Board of Education met last even
ing, Frank Dalton presiding. Directors
Stone, James, Wilson, Ford, Wempe, Flint,
Woodward and Tams were present.
The following designations were accepted:
Miss Clara A. Adams, Greenwich-street Pri-
mary; Z. w. McDade. Lincoln Evening" Mrs
May C. Madden, MOulder Primary; Miss Kate
Hession, Garfield Primary Miss Jessie L.
howell, Emerson Primary; Mrs. Anna d. Nc
KinStry, Girls High; Mrs. Z. Boswell, Lincoln
Evening; Miss Mary a. Dunn, Cleveland FIl-
mary.
The applications of Agnes H. Bibb and
Mrs. Jerusha A. COzzens for life diplomas
and Bertha Dworzazek for State educa-
tional diploma were referred to the CLASH
1ication Committee.
CLASSIFICATION COMMITTEE.
The Classification Committees report
was rather longer than usual. this being the
first Of the new school year. TWAS adopted
as presented, and is given in full, as fol-
lows:
Two classes have been opened in the
Church-street Primary School. one in the
Pacific Heights Grammar School. two in the
Noe and Temple Streets Primary School,
two in the Hamilton Grammar School, one
in the Bernal Heights Grammar School, one
in the Potrero Primary School.
Teachers who we're on leave OF absence
have been assigned as follows: Miss Dora
Tiedeman to the Broadway Grammar
School, Miss 4. A Garland TO the Cleve-
land Primary. Miss Viola Bruce to the
North Cosmopolitan Grammar.
The following teachers have been assigned
from the substitute class: Miss Annie Harvey 10
The South End School, Miss X. j. Maguirr 10 the
South End, Miss Daisy NJ. Broadhe!d TO the
Cuurch-stIeet II lmary, Miss y. y. Shaw 10 the
Washington Grammar, Miss Ellen A Sle1tor TO
the Noe and Temple Streets Grammar Miss
GeOigana Pierce To the Bernal Heights fIl-
may, Miss Lily X Pettigrew TO tue Lincoln
Evening. Miss Josephine LesZyn>ky to the FIRE.
mont Primary, Miss Sarah l.. simpson 10 the
Churcn-street Primary, Miss Jeanette &. Flem-
Ing TO tie FoIrerO Primary.
Transfers OF teachers were made rs follows:
Miss A. O'hdne, flOm the HeImsn-Strret Phi
mary TO The Muuder Primary; Miss Martha
Stone, fiom Spring Valley Primary TO Clement
Grammar; Miss j. I. Hartman. from South Cos
mopolltan Primary TO Spring Valley Grammar;
Miss L. A or from Whittier TO Haight PrI-
mary; Miss ). Bunk, from Paramount to Whit
tier Primary; MISS b. Bates, from ChuTcn-street
10 Emerson Prmary Miss A }. Glacier from
Columbia Urinary TO Valencia Grammar; Miss
NJ j. BolaHd, from Starr KING TO Column
bIa Primary; Miss KATE Williams, from
North Cosmopolitan to starr hng IIi-
NARY Miss /. {. Emmons, from Columbia
10 Churcn-Street Primary; Miss X Abrams from
Washington Grammar 10 Columbia Primary;
Miss /. r. Cullen, from Lincoln Grammar IL Noe
and Temple Streets Primary; Miss l.. Trade,
from Helmann-street Primary 10 Lincoln Gram
mar Miss Z NJ. Goggin, from Halght TO Her
Grant 10 GreenWiCh-stTeet Primary; Miss NJ. L.
haplau, from Grant TO South Cosmopolitan PrI-
mdiy; Miss t. Chase, from Grant 10 TUX street
Primary; Miss Louise McDolleli, rom Grant
10 Hemanu-StTeeG Primary; Miss j. \. Murphy,
from Grant O Hayes Valley Primary; Miss Julia
Seares, from Grant to Clevrla Primary; L.
knowlton, from the Girls High School 10 COgs-
well Mission High; Miss NJ I. Walsh, from
Grant to Hayes Valley Primary; Miss Rose
Tumpkins, from Grant to Bartlett Primary; Miss
a. Ephram, from Grant to Churcl-street Fri
mary; Miss Esther Cohen, from HIyes Valley
Primary 10 Hamilton Grammar Mrs NJ. Du-
RAND. from Cleveland PRIMARY 10 Hamilton
Grammar; Miss A. NJ. Foster, from South End
10 Garfield Prm Try: Miss Lucy COtfel, from
North COSMOPOLITAN to Pacific Heights Gram
mar; S-iss NJ. r. Hussey. from South End PIT
mary TO North Cosmopolitan Grammar; Mrs NJ.
Z. Kitchener, fiom Lincoln Grammar 10 Haght
Primary; Miss A. A. Hill, fom Hayes Valley
Primary 10 Lincoln Grammar.
one Of The classes in the South Cosmopolitan
Primary has been consolidated with others.
HIGH SCHOOL COURSE.
The following changes in the High
School course OF study were ordered:
That the Two hours assigned TO arithmetic In
the junior class be stricken Out, aud this subject
be taught 10 connection with algebra.
That analytical geometry be stricken from the
course.
That music be stricken from the course.
That history be gwen an additional hour
throughout Tie course, the order OF arrange
menl OF historical subjects being made: Gree
history, Roman history, general European his
tory and ciyli government.
IN The junior and senior years Of lie scientific
course; The additional time In senior year to be
devoted 10 astronomy.
1hat chemistry De eonllhueu throughout Tue
&C. ~ m r as,romnmy 6r boranv and physi.
ology three months
3hat the Girls High School be allowed 10 sub
suule b1Iany Tor book keeping III The junior
year o. te literary ana e'a7slca, courses Sc
IA , Ia ,f., HIN ssi 'Ns Oe
That Ti,s ihe IeGedn4 oi bogrs 10 be devoted n
the various branches IN The High school course
thus arranged be used simply as guide in max
ing the programme, aud may be varied as cir
cumstances III lie Judgment OF me PRINCIPALS,
nay dgIrmeI t,at t iJ % r i'ru uJ"i
r citations p,r weeK he mot increased bevoHd
ihsf laid down in lie schedule.
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an ~ % ~ ~ =
OF a aesG Oh /" teac6nt met1ods Of geosr
phy aud history.
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ogy; special reference to entomology dhree
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tS) ueUglapuy' dncIuuing tne pnyslC A. poincsi
sci,.nc's io the ieachinr Of niysicai geoaranny
"a Frequenr exereIsesIn critical Composition
ana DISCUSSION Of educational topics; word anal
ysls, with careful study OF synonyms SWEETS
Nnim M Word book" to be used. -,,
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given during the YEAR - --1'''''''D
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- tba citr TormaI GIass If MAJ 1SG9 are
eIecfed members of the Day-Sch0ol SnbSti-
mt Class.
In view Of the fact that the Cburch-street
Uri,,,.r,, S.bocI ie too,tad IL, tu,n eara-ata
rooms four blocks anart. the princiuaI of
maj school il evcnsed from teaching a class
Nj Cotierina y TViison 10 aiected ~,
MISS SdtHell me T. I LlSou ~ 1tSCteu an
assistant ttacnet III the DoSs ilSh ocnoOl,
ana she Is directed TO take charge UI Inc
Classical Department in the Girls High
School during the afternoon. This election
is to date from the 18th inst
w d. Kingsburv was eIected = nrohation-
arv teacher in he Caosy,eIi No. Hill
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ocnool' 'he eleetion u u''e IRON the 4+th
INST
Miss u ii. Larzelere was transferred
from the head to the foot Of the day school
substitute class.
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