The morning call., 1891-12-31
SCHOOL AFFAIRS.
Interesting Monthly Report by
the superintendent.
Mrs. Kincaid, Principal of the Girls High
School, Resigns-Deputy Babcock's Original
Salary Restored-MOre Teachers.

At he meeting OF the Board of Educ alton
last night the resignation of Mrs. Mary w.
Klncald. principal of the Girls High
School. was received and accepted. After
an honorable service of quarter of GEN.
tury in the School Department, Mrs. Kin
caid desires to retire to private life and
secure a much-needed rest. For four
teen years she instructed the pupils in
the normal class, and in 1889 was elected
principal Of the Girls High School, to sue
coed John SWEET She is widely known as
an efficient educator, and her resignation
was received with regret.
On motion Of Superintendent SWEET the
board adopted a resolution, expressing high
appreciation of her long and successful
service in the department. and extending
her n sincere wish for her success and
happiness in any new field of labor.
Superintendent SWEET read an interesting
monthly report as follows:
To tie Honorable the board If EducatiOn-
GENTLEMEN; l hereby submit, as required by
luw, my eleventh monthly report, which is my
final report for the first year Of my OF office.
The total average daily attendance OF all the
schools for the school month ending December
Ali va, reported as 32.363, falling on from The
Do preceding mouth OF 1907 and reduction from
lie attendance curing the first month OF the
' school yeas, July IAN TO August 18th, OF 2245 or
- - ver,, W ny S'', s''Uuu DC GtU"E T
should lie so rapidly Trimmed OUT is fact not easy
10 o0 nc " - % ; 800
-IaSt show similar falling Oh IL Is perhaps
g; partly owing tofhe prevalence of dphtheria aud
measles among childien rs the long dry season
- ~ - s' U ,tT I,,s5v T5niIS dTon ont
= because they are unable 10 keep up in the new
grades to which they are promoted.
Following Is the monthly average daily at
tendance;
g. ltst lnull4 OF StOo' HeAI' '"'s Inn 70 o,,
oI aS q, soi r er,i, SaI, 'i0O'
tssnbsr 4fh - "A 4et
,rhtr.iI,Snth Of school year ending October
az 81 gOl
Sc Fourth Intir6 Of school year ending 40.
- vcnbsr 6th .....,.... $3.50
= Ftth month Of school year. ending Decem-
Der 4th-.- 1888
- TIL two weeks ending DecembeI 18TH If re-
L. ip 3D. "uu,o SNOW a sun G'e"!er LeG.1tl1h'
? lnr attendance 10 tLe lHIee HlEll ochools was
: g45--a l1liag III from M lfeceaInR mohth OF
-: IIoiM Juy 81 d, OF u, az iel cth';
e =. -Ihe evening >ch9ol aitenddnce was loo2-a
-LaIins 81! % 100. Tue aIteudance Al me Com
neiclal EfenIus School was ~ ana al the
o. ! ghiiNelcldl Day fu"-
e: HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
Average aIieudauce-Ilr>t month 1892. see
%. oud month 1893 tuild mouth ITO fourth
54"nti IG7o. if h month l0I5.
Since my report ior November l have visited
the follow .ug schools: Tie Phil Sheridan DOR
gtTiy ocean NleW) Edison, James Lick Mar
.-slsaI ,fuIllefly Mission Primary HajghI Even
.'-ilg Coam-rciai Day and Polrero Evening. |
lave also devoted an entire week 10 WISHING the
o. tliee High Scholastic Boys, GiIIs' and Cogs-
well Mission.
. DUNG lie year past l have visited each of the
SCI y-four schools in the city at least once,
r. and each at he 10 classes, with The exception
%: vi elEut Q, zen ieer,E,g cases formed Ia some
sCLO1's altgI NY Cllclai YIsits g3!g 10 t"e year
ny ~, III. &c % I,l' cI1sIS ~ ie ii's,I oeiio"'S'
Inc t-'hr nave gwen 10 eaGh ctas~ mas Deeh
IHll nltten 10 tlIty minutes, Duiln2 tnAt tilS
nave usually Deth 1Ole l. give some snort ufui
Ait>e' III ar unletlc ioI 49, us dcC"l hcS luu
4AlcAuesS' 10 INQUIRE au1u. "Il'ug oi uI"Mlngi
.r III ma enG 5 gaaues; 10 fues',on Pupi.s
"huAtt 'Lio h4Hu ol uv'h' tAc9 lib 4eAulHE ~
AS Lone Rave have Visited and s&amlned "a 600
school chiidIen. Next wear PURPOSE 10 CONTINUE
e 5iy Fis'Is anu tdhe up duotHei Hne VI oo9eIf%'
it1n. 49,. $500, -,-,. ,- $780,. ,
IN ll!5Se seHoot VISITS L nave iouhu nueh 10
Lle . sur OF ny ODseifauous NAY Oe oIleHy
sunni al '%eu Is iol.'" W. ---..
ACCOMMODATIONS.
Most of the clasg-rooms are comfortable, but
there ar al least twenty rooms That are small
uatk ana utterly unfit for school purposes. L
have found the rooms generally well ventilated
= by means Of open windows. There is not a school
building In the cry that Is provided win yentila-
tors that serve any useful purpose Ven ilatiOn
bv open windows Is sometimes carried to eX-
tremrS by subjecing pupils 10 strong currents of
cold air. The rooms are generally heated by
stoves.
e. t-.e.e 'iie d le" scnoo4S supIleu win not
- water tipes ana furnace, out ms apptf IS
puisS ioI ornament. ne MOI wafer IS always
80 gu q yolu uaS' anu nos oi tae t9ins IN
l-eae O"l,ulHEs az i'lheu " stoves Inc not-
an ,qfnIeef III me Lneo 10 Scnooi are an un
'Heailulu ldlIuie ana me furnaces IN me Cogs-
wen h!Gh ocHool are niue DETER ,.., -,
o. "HNe seluuHl Iouhu ioHlu u'tiHeateu, Dut
d have found graf many colo enough 10 chili the
miIIo" VI dn EsqulhauA cidu III seaiskihs'
ORDER.
Tie order In the schools Is, with very few ex-
ceptiGns. good. Tie yards are under st.ict SUI
perySlon. Pnpils Il e into and ont OF the build
iug win military precision, to the beat of
20 drum. Tie yard drill in Il ee gymnastics is gem
orally good, and. In many cases, excellent.
:. Tie caIfstheuic dfill in the class-Iooms il
faithfully carried out. There are few schools
in which The disciullpe il seems TO me is carried
g. 10 extremes.
II is possible TO have discipline that represses
ACTIVITY and cDeeifulpess A class in which a
smile never dawps on The face of either teacher
or purtl is over-discipllned. TIE hum OF a bee
hive in omen sunlight is preferabIe TO the onnres-
d sive darkness aud silence Of a sepulcnepip lie
o. best government prevails where the pleasant
cUun,rnance of a cheerful teacher rises on the
e. children at 8 O'Clock in the morning and beams
upon them all day long
3 Gatllnggun discharge oil department checks
o. by Tue teaeher an DAY long, continuous nag
glhg OF dhli puplls, Il multiplication OF petty
Tlles untl boy cannot Wink ms eye without
iepL iinaho. everlasting iault- nndlnR, reverend
ing seoiaihg aeptesslng thretts OF iainre 10 be
o. promo ed-ihese are not the best aids TO cheer
IL! ooeu!eLce OF 10 mental or moral development
SCHOOL STUDIES.
Writing is well taught in the primary grades
ana tie penmanShip in the grammar grades is
good. Ia arithmetic most OF the pupils are
accurate and 0ulck al figures In fact there is a
tendency 10 carry arithmetic TO extremes by ex-
acting TOO much home work or long and dinicuIt
examples. The new supplementary reading
boo : bought with the three Thousand dollars
reserved by law Tor library books have added
STs@lly to the interest In reading. In drawing
the teachers aud pupils in some schools are
making a fair beginning: hui IL will fake lime TO
c1unIeract the effects OF tile barDarous methods
pursued for several wears preyious 10 This
Tie evening schaoIs are dfinG rood work In
the Lincoln and Washington the classes are
.- well graded and WnniIs are MAKING ennd
,rorress In ihe CAMPUS FvaHin EoOH
organized lasr July there are ahout 200 nnniIs
Instruction is given in book kee1ipg arithmetic
type writing and stenography.
The smaller evening schools al the Potrero
the Mission and on Bush street IRE well taught
ahu ltliIy hied., Inc TWO large classes In me-
chdbied ana aichlteclufat drawing IN the Lin
com Dulu4us are attended by a me class oil
= Young mechdnics, ana tnelE work deserves
stecdl commentator.
Inc three laI gest schools for girls exclusively,
Tue Denmani Broadway aud the RincOn, made
Lpe eAhiDit OF ailisiic handlwoIk IN sewing at
Tue Close Oi hetefn before the holidays.
OYERWORK.
The matter of oyerwoik I'm the hIgb ecboots