The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-16
THE SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
The Fifth Monthly Report Of
Superintendent SWEET.
Important Changes of Location Of Schools and
Transfer of Teachers-A School Estab-
lished at Hunters Point.

The first meeting of the Board of Educa-
ton in the new assembly chamber was
held last night. The room is perfect in its
appointments, not alone for the officers and
members of the board, the secretaries and
the press. but the spectators as well.
In addition to desks for each member.
rapged in the shape of three sides of hol-
low square facing the chairman and secre-
tary's desks. there are comfortable seats
for more than hundred outsiders on the
main floor and in the gallery. The whole
room is brilliantly lighted with incandes-
cent lamps, there being thirty lamps, in
Guiding those in the main chandelier.
President Hyde occupied the chair and all
the members of the board answered the roll
call.
Director Decker arose and objected to the
meeting of the board as not being regular,
and demanded a ruling Of the chair upon
whether or not the regular busin ess Of the
board should or should not be transacted at
the meeting. The chair ruled against him
and on an appeal the decision OF the chair
was sustained.
Bids for the building of an addition to the
MouIder school were then opened.
A report of the receipts of the Missio
Grammar School entertainment at the Grand
Opera-house WAS read as follows: Total
receipts. S66l rs; expenses, $685. So; balance,
S24 90. No disposition was made Of the
cash on hand.
THE SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
The fifth annual report of Superintendent
SWEET was read as follows:
AS required by law, | herewith submit my
fifth monthly report.
The School Gensus-The population Of San
Francisco according to the United States census
of $50 is 29S, 977 The number OF children
between ana II years Of age for the school
year ending June 80, 1892, Is reported by the
census marshal as CD, 933. an increase over 1891
Of 1477. The census under the efficient man
agement Of Marshal Bausman WAS thoroughly
taken ana can be relied upon as correct. The
number OF najiveb born Mongoian children IS
S72, falling on from 1891 OF 81 children. The
total number OF children under IL years OF age
Is S7,774, an increase over 1891 OF 1921. The
CHILDREN under II years Of age constitute 20 per
cent OF The whole reputation. Inc number OF
children that attended public schools during the
year IS reported as 4O,3l6, an Increase over
1891 Of 2l61.
Apporllonment OF school supplies-I desire to
call your attention to the mat er OF Approaching
school supplies such as paper, pens, slate peh-
ellis. ele., and more particularly, OF charts, maps
and other Incidental appliances.
in my visits 10 the schools 1 find soma well
supplied with appliances and others almost des-
titute OF them.
Now the school library fund OF $4,000 a year Is
apportioned pro rata according to the number OF
pupils. Could not the same plan be extended to
the standing supplies and to school apparatus,
such as maps, charts. etc? IL seems TO me that
the board by resolution should instruct the Com.
mttee on Supplies TO make a pro rata appor-
tionment OF money TO each school for
maps. charts and incidental school APP
paratus, and that this apportonment
should be strictly adhered to. Again. in supply
ing standing supplies required by State law, such
as pens, paper ana slate pencils fair pro rata
estimate should be made for each class for the
year aud adhered 10. / think this plan would
result IN some saving 10 The department. Al any
rate it would secure the just and equitable
amount due TO each school or class. | feel GER
tain that the Committee on Supplies would not
nhipFf WOIn TnitpVH
that committee from considerable impor unity.
Names OF seh0Ols-I recommend that the Lin
coin Primary School, situated 10 the tear OF the
Lincoln Grammar School, be named The Webster
School, in order TO prevent the confusion that
now arises IN the names OF the Lincoln primary
ana grammar schools.
JOHN SWEET, Superintendent.
The Committee Oh Finance reported a
resolution, which was carried, that the sala-
rleS Of the teachers and employees Of the
School Department for June. 1892 and the
various Census Marshals' demands be paid
as audited.
FINANCIAL REPORT
From the special report of committee
funds and back salaries for four months Of
the fiscal year ending on the goth inst, Il
appears that the appropriation for tile year
was Sl,000.000 and special appropTia tion
for back salaries &c., 4l. The total revenue
for II months was $751; 987 81 and the ex-
penditures 1919, 2S5 81, leaving balance Of
1861 TO-
NUMBER OF CHANGES.
The Committee on Classification reported
IN favor of the following changes: The
Commercial School TO be transferred from
Powell street near Clay to the Humboldt
School building on Bush street near Stock
ton.
That the principals and teachers of the
humboldt School, excepting the four lowest
grade classes, be transferred TO the Girls
High School ON Golden Gate avenue: that
the Humboldt School retain its name.
That the principal of the Grant Primary
School be transferred TO the school on the
corner OF Bush and Stockton streets and
made principal of a four-class primary
school to be called the Grant Primary.
That the Girls High School be trans
ferred to the new high school building
That new school be organized on Me-
Allister street, to be named the Fremont
School.
That class be established in the South
San Francisco school at Hunters Point.
The report OF the committee In favor of
moving the Chinese school to the Com
mercial School building on Powell street
was defeated.
A leave of absence was granted Miss K.
Vaudeville OF the Clement Grammar School
until October IL, 1892.
Various reports for supplies for the COM
ing year were adopted.
The Committee on Buildings was ordered
to add another room to The Five-mile School
house.
The following probationary teachers were
elected regular teachers Francis Z.
Crafts. Miss Josephine Downey, Miss d. A.
FallOn.
The board then adjourned.
To prevent fevers keep the liver active and
bowels regular with simmons Liver Regulator,
The Fish Commission will put 100000
young trout In the Truckee this season.