The morning call., 1891-10-01
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.

nv line has been chiefly occupied IN routine
once business and in making up my annual
report / have visited but few schools and those
on special business.
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
The average daily attendance for the month of
August is reported "a - SO4, an increase over
the month OF July Of 31+ The attendance OF the
Commercial Dav School was 461, the CONNER
rial Evening School 400 Tie attendance OF all
lie evening schools was 1879. The total attend
ance In the three high schools was 1879
During tie last three months OF the last school
year Profess or Godstein, teacher OF drawing In
Inc Girls High School, was detailed for three
days each week TO visit The various schools In
lie city ana assist lie teachers by SUGGESTIONS
During the present school year lie has been en-
gagged IN HE same work.
But during all this time, while his work has
been more Than double, his salary has remained
the same-S 40 a month. Professor Goldsten
is a refining man. who has not urged his claim on
lie board. lie ranks rs one OF the aOeSt teach
ers Of drawing in The United States. His salary
for doing similar work in Other cities OF he size
If san francisco would be $500 or $4,000 a
year
LINCOLN EVENING DRAWING CLASSES.
The yard OF the Lincoln Evening School has
been supplied with an electric light
The Two large classes in mechanical and arehl-
iecluTal drawing are crowded into The low base
menlruoms OF the Lincoln Building. These
rooms lighted by lnnumerable gas jets that
Leaf up Tie rooms and burn up the oxygen OF the
scauly supply OF air. twill cost but little TO put
Into those rooms the Edison electric lights aud
give The students light suitable for The fine
work which they are doing.
l ask that tie matter OF supplying these lights
lie Trierr. d 10 lie Committee on Buildings and
Grounds with rover 10 act.
l recommend that the salary OF Mr.. Franz
GOidStein be liked al Sl75 month, and ask that
lie recommendation be referred TO Tie Commit
tee Oh Salaries, Win Instructions 10 report at the
EeNt Iesular meeting OF Tie board.
HIGH PRESSURE IN SCHOOL.
During tie past eight months great many
complaints have been made to me about over
work IN school and Tie length OF lessons
sIgued fOI home study. l believe they are well
A majority Of these complaints have been
made by parents whose children attend the high
schools.
In the.e schools The department system pre-
walls and naturally enough The teachers in each
department p ess The work IN their own
branch 8. As the teachers IN one department
Know nothing about the lessons assigned by
those In other departments the total amount OF
work assigned Is much greater than any one
teacher would ever think Of giving ont. There
are some ambitious teachers, meTcileSs in diScl-
Y,iHe WHO seem 10 think thar the children were
made FOR Tie schools, 10 be placed under military
tIaIuIng aud driven 10 lie utmost limits OF hu-
man endurance.
There is no hardness of heart" says the Rev
Or. Mayo, The distinguished lecturer and writer
on education, like that Of teacher lniurlated
win ambition for the mental progress OF
Chld,'
There seems to be bnt one remedy for this sin
OF breaking down the health Of boys aud girls by
Textbook Cramming-that Is, for parents 10 lake
teelr children out CT school aad then enter com
uIess. Better no education at all lhan one pur-
chased al the expense OF ruined eyes and a
bioken-down nervous system.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY.
TIE Stanford Jr. University viii be dedicated
October ! 81. l Ieconm nd that principals, not
in charge Of class, who may desire to attend
Tie dedication exercises, be authorized TO attend
Wlhou, foneltug days saary.
john c. PeliOn, tile pioneer public school
Teacher ia this city, IS broken 10 health and for
tule- and needs helping hand. 4 committee Of
principals, with The Super HIendent. propose 10
secure lecture from Colonel Homer b. SpraEue
for SIR. Peiton's benefit, at some lime during the
month Of october. In behalf of the principals
aud Of myself ! ask that the Board of Education
authorize the teachers 10 give notice OF this lee
tuie % the schools and to dispose OF tickets 10
Iarents through the pupils Of public schools.
JOHN SWIFT, Superintendent.
CHANGE IN THE RoLL-CALL.
When HYDE stepped up to the presiding
officers chair, and just before calling the
board to order, he leaned over and instructed
Secretary Bea1Ston 10 change the order of
Ihl-call so as to call Ames' name last. This
would give Brooks the first vote on all mat
tiers decided by roll-cal.
DuIing controversy over the payment of
bills Woodward discovered the change and
demanded OF the Chairman what it meant
1t all came SO sudden that Hyde was
taken completely by surprise. lie SIAM
lueTed and flushed, and finally explained
that the change was made on his direction.
W nat lOI QGlIdLutu W ODh W al us
The Chair does not feel called upon to
state Why" replied Hyde.
u insist upon kn0wingW exclaimed
Woodward.
YES. and so do II shouted Decker.
"There's a job here somewhere"
Hyde refused to explain.
Il insist upon knowing what that change
is for" continued Decker.
you Will not find out" replied Hyde;
''the Chair does not feel obliged to give any
reGsou."
again exclaimed Woodward. There's 60
ing to be no dictator in this board, if l can
help it."
HYDE leaned again over his desk and told
the Secretary to call the roll as before an
nouncing his act to the board.
Ihe aVp.Ieut object of the change de-
vel0ped later in the proceedings, as on all
delicate questions requiring a rol!-cal Ames
excused himself from voting until he per-
ceved how the others voted, then did ike
wise. Brooks had to take the lead.
A RECKLESS EXPENDITURE.
On consideration of bills Decker suggested
that Thomas r Kn0X's bill of $40 for re-
porting the Knowlton investigation is a
reckless and unwarraated expenditure Of
the peoples money and should be borne by
the Classification Committee who brought
it on. He was Overwhelmingly ruled out.
Brooks announced that there are nine va
Caacies in the substitute class, and nomi-
mated Miss Birdie Schwartz and Miss Lena
Brooks to the day-school class, and Edward
Brunell to the eyening-schoOl class.
On motion Of Woodward the widow of
Colonel Harvey was given the right to name
two candidates for teachers, that right law
ing been d. him before his death.
The Coiseilt-e on Credentials did not re-
port fayOrably on Decker'S last candidate,
Mrs Baker, and he demanded a reason for
it. He said he saw the credential on the
Seeretary's desk with 80 X marked on It;
afterward it was removed and the 20 K'
scratched off This looked like another job
and he wanted it explained.
Ames declared that he knew nothing about
the 80 K' business. Mrs. Bakers name,
lie said, is still under Amusement
Mrs Baker was in the department some
years ago, but was helped out by c. b.
Stone.
LEADING Up TO PADDOCK.
Miss Mary E. Dougberty was nominated
to the day-schoOl substitute class as the
boards candidate.
Mrs. Anna K. Kalliwoda was recon-
mended to the State Board of Education
for a life diploma, and Miss Mary L. Brown,
Miss Mary 5. Denis and Miss Alice L. Cush-
con for State educational diplomas.
Miss Ella Chase was ordered transferred
from the LOngfellow Primary School to the
lie COnte Primary, and Miss NJ. A. Hill
from the Washington Grammar to the Ham
JlLOn
The following teachers were assigned from
the day-sehoOl substitute class: Miss Mary
Peltret to Hawthorne Primary, Mrs. j. E.
Neven to Longfellow Primary, Miss f. r,
Beanston TO Washington Grammar.
DuttOn offered a resolution fixing the SAL
airy Of the Department Superintendent at
S25 month.
Decker jumped to his feet and demanded
buttons reasons tor making such resolu-
ton, but Dutton remained silent,
Decker then announced that he had heard
several times during the day that scheme
of this kind was foot, but he hardly
thought any one in the board could be guilty
Of it. He denounced the proceeding as a
low. dirty, backbiting job that any decent
member Of the board should be ashamed of.
Mr.. Babcock, be maintained, was a compe-
tent educator, and had filled the position
acceptably for several years.
81 MALICIOUS SCHEME"
This is a malicious scheme to get rid of
him." continued Decker, land a cowardly
one, too II you have got anything against
him why don't you prefer charges like
man, not sneak behind and strike him in