The morning call., 1891-05-14

desired, because the teachers, after running over
the half dozen pages OF baby work REQUIRED by
the Board of Education. have | their pupils go
TO work on real drawing In a most delightful aud
useful way. The drawing in The Broadway
Grammar School is al illustration OF what might
be possible in every school, If the Board of
Education would only allow II.
recommend that The special teacher OF draw
ing for the Girls High School. who has been
acting during tile past three months as super
visor OF drawing In the grammar schools gener-
ally, be requested TO outline reasonable prae-
ticabe and simple course in drawing, aud that
he be continued during the coming year TO
superintend the drawing in all the schools OF the
city. No system OF drawing books" whatever
need be adopted
/ recommend that at the beginning of the
school year in July the three book keeping
classes 10 The Lincoln Evening School and sew
eral other scattered classes be consolidated into
separate school In the Commercial School
building on Powell street, Some of these classes
have been skeletons" for the past i've months.
Ii they should ali be thrown together and
properly graded the school could be made effec-
tive without additional expense. The two even
ing classes on the corner OF Bush aud Stockton
streets ought TO be distributed between the LIN
coin ana Washington. They have served no
purpose whatever for the past five months ex.
cept 10 provide place for two teachers.
NAMES FOR SCHOOLS.
There are several schools now designated only
by the names OF streets They are old enough to
be named. For reasons which l shall presently
give L suggest the following: Hermann street.
the Hearst Grammar School; Page street, the
Croker School; Eighth street Primary, the
stanford Primary School; Greenwich street, the
Cooper Primary School; Noe and Temple lhe
James Lick school. suggest the names Hearst
aud Croker. not because George Hearst and
Charles Croeker were mllOnaires, but because
they were representative business men OF our
city and State. and for the additional reason that
members OF their families have taken for MANY
years and are now taking an active interest in
the free kindergarten schools OF this city. Most
OF the children la The Eighth-Strect Primary
School were trained Tor one and two years Ia the
Stanford Kindergarten Oh Brannan street
This LIST WOlQ inPnmtlRfa viii h0r
more name IN honor OF the philanthropic woman
whose Influence has been the life and soul OF this
great movement for the regeneration OF the chill
dren OF poverty and sun ring Mrs. Sarah B.
Cooper. Her name is household word IN this
city, aud men, women aud little children will all
unite ID the request TO name the Greenwich
street Primary "the Cooper Primary School,"
The Tree Alnde garten schools are now training
1900 children They cons itute the subsIruct-
ufe OF the public schools. Let us honor he men
ana women who have given their money and
their worK and their priceless self-devolion TO
this great work by giving their names TO four of
our public schools. / further suggest that the
Noe aud Temple streets school be named THE
james Lick School," for reasons that are SELF
evident
Al Tie close OF the year the Kindergarten In.
spector, Miss Anna n. Stovall, VIII resign to be-
come the training teacher Of the Golden Gale
kindergarten Association. She has done her
work so thoroughly that hereafter the teachers
OF the receiving classes can do their work alone.
l recommend, therefore, that when Miss StoYall
resigns the Office OF kindergarten Inspector be
abolished. In view OF the financial outlook, it is
tile part OF wisdom for The board to lake Ia sail
In regard 10 supernumerary inspectors ana
teachers.
In This connection / further recommend that
in The CogSwel Mission High School, French,
Spanish aud German be stricken from Tie course
Of study for the coming year. Otherwise these
languages Ought to be introduced in the other
high schools.
A PUBLIC EXAMINATION DAY.
1t seems 10 me that it Is desirable near the
close OF the year that the schools should all be
thrown open for one day to public inspection.
Many years ago, prior to The advent of written
examinations public oral examinations to when
parents aud The public generally were invited
were oil common occurrence.
do not kDOw whether or not the law author.
ICES the superintendent 10 order such an oral
examination day, and IN view OF tbeldoubt ask
tie Board OF Education 10 authorize me TO set
apart Thursday, May 2lst, as a public oral ex-
animation day for all the schools-Primary
Grammar, High, Evening and CONNER cial.
In the grammar ana primary grades l desire
that The examination, not exhibition, shall be
limited 10 reading writing arithmetic, grammar,
geography ana singing. L further sdeslre That,
under the general Instructions OF the Superin.
tendent, class teachers be authorized 10 arrange
auu conduct Their own class exercises In their
own way. his will be largely "mOtheTs' day."
There are about 500 classes IN the city schools,
anC II The classes average only two visitors, the
schools will be visited by 1900 persons. / am
satisfied that II parents and critics can be in
duced 10 see the schools in everyday working
trim, they viii fiHd much TO commend.
ACTION ON RECOMMEND ATOMS.
The Superintendent recommendations
that the position of special teacher Of sew
ing in the COgswell Miss on High School be
abolished; that sewing be stricken out of
the high school and grammar grades, and
made optional IN the primary grades, and
that the two classes in the South CosmOpoli-
tan Evening School be discontinued, and the
pupils and teachers sent to the Lincoln or
Washington evening school, were referred
to the Classification Committee.
The other eight recommendations were
adopted unanimously, and with but little
discussion.
Upon the recommendation of the Classi-
fication Committee. Miss O. E. Hucks, as
sistant teacher in the John SWEET Grammar
School, was transferred TO the Spring Val
ley Grammar School TO the charge Of the
Sixth Grade.
Miss E. A. Heating of the day school sub
stitute class was assigned TO the John SWEET
Grammar School.
Miss Adelaide &. Smith and Miss Lulu r.
Cullen were granted life diplomas; Miss
Nora Bowling and Miss Florence X. Paul,
Safe educational diplomas.
PROBATIONARY TEACHERS CONFIRMED.
The following named probationary teach
erS were confirmed: Miss 5. III. Howe, Ed
ison, Primary; Miss T. NJ. Fredsricks. Edi-
son. Primary; Miss r. B, Valleau, Jeffer-
son Primary; Miss G. l.. L. EidenmuIer,
jefferson Primary; Miss +. OnyOn. Lincoln
Evening; Miss Nellie Kershaw, Valencia
Primary, and Mrs. Z. Schmidt, Pacific
Heights Grammar.
The matter of adopting the eclectic series
of German readers" as textbooks in the
cosmopolitan schools was postponed until
the next meeting.
Leave of absence was granted to Miss A.
E. Sutherland from May 9th to May 3D.
G. l.. Shilling and w. G. Arnold were
given permission TO photograph the pupils
in the school department.
Mrs. Alice l.. Staples was elected to the
day school substitute class. and Miss May
j.. Day to the evening school substitute
class, upon the recommendation Of the Com
mittee on Credentials and Qualifications.
OVERDRAFTs REPORTED.
The Finance Committee reported the fol-
lowing oyerdrafts: Salaries, $15,676 %;
schOnl-houses, 1915 IL; furniture and sup
plies SIC, $50 &C. Total, S26, 5S2 81.
Superintendent SWEET announced the death
Of Miss Ellen n. Thorn pson of the Spring
Valley Grammar School, who had been for
seventeen years faithful and efficient
teacher in the school department.
Having completed all routine work. the
board resolved itself into Comm tee of the
Whole, and finished the revision of rules,
which has been dragging along for months.
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Taken for Poundman.
Neil McCatferty was arrested yesterday
for xpit