Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-10-28
OYERWOREED PUPILS.
COMPLAINTS THAT TOO MUCH Is RE-
CURED OF THEM.
The City Board of Education Hold Its
Regular Meeting and Discusses
Various Matters.

The City Board of Education held it
regular monthly session last evening, al
the members being present.
Director Tufts, from the Committee OF
Supplies reported the purchase of various
articles for the uses of the various schools
| Director Davis, from the Committee OF
Buildings and Repairs, reported the max
ing of certain repairs.
Director Senate, from the Committee OF
Salaries, presented communication from
Mrs NJ L. Bassett and Miss Sarah Jones
requesting that their salaries be raised 5;
I each per month.
On motion of Director Sherburn, the
communication was laid on the table,
Superintendent Hart reported that be
| had divided the low eighth grade at Seven
| tenth and n streets and made new class,
which he had placed in charge of Miss
Crofton.
The Board decided to confirm the action
of the Superintendent, and Miss Crofton
| was permanently elected to the position.
The Superintendent called to the atten.
ton of the Board the matter of the bad
condition of the blackboards in several of
the schools.
street school was ordered placed in good
condition.
On motion of Director Hopley, the mat.
ter of laying walk il the yard at the SUIT
ter Grammar School was left to the judg.
ment of the Building and Repairs Com
mittee.
Director Davis reported that hoodlum
boys had been committing depredations on
school property-smashing gates, fences,
etc.
The Superintendent was instructed to
notify the police and to request that all
boys found trespassing in the school yards
after school hours be arrested. The Board
expressed determination to press the
matter and have all boys arrested and
punished who are caught defacing school
property.
On motion of Director Sherburn the
Superintendent was directed to call the at
tention of each teacher in the department
TO the necessity of exercising economy in
the use of school supplies.
At the request of parent, the Board
took up and discussed the subject of teach
ers refusing pupils requests to leave the
school-room, to the injury of the childrens
health. Ii was expressed as the sentiment
of the Board that teachers must not refuse
such requests from pupils except in cases
in which they know, absolutely, that the
pupil is not sincere in his demand-a rare
occurrence.
Director Erlewine said there was much
complaint because of the large amount of
work required of pupils in the Grammar
School. Nearly all the members expressed
themselves as decidedly opposed to such a
thing. Too much work was imposed on
pupils at times that should be devoted to
rest, recreation and home pleasures-all of
which rest the brain.
The subject was left to the Superintend
ent to inquire into and report to the Board.
The following bills were allowed II. s.
Crocker e. Co., S407 16; John Barry Sc;
Locke & Lavenson, SIS rs; Day & Joy, 81;
John Laracy, $50; S, w. Butler. So so; A.
Hart, So 65; Protestant Orphan Asylum,
s25; A. J. Johnston & Co., SIS; Friend &
Terry, SIS 50; II. Coates, S75 26; S. q.
Davis, $40 So; G. C. Holbrook. 81 so; L. L.
Lewis & Co.. S33 so; NJ. s.. Hammer, s11 rs;
c. ]. Noack, ST. so; Bancroft & Co., $40 20;
Capital Gas Company, SIG 10; labor (chop-
ping wood, $257 13; NJ. L. Hammer, S.; F.
W. Steinmeyer, s75 co. James McCaw
(WoOfil $40