The record-union., 1892-11-29
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
Director Sherburn Calls For a Report
From the Superintendent.
An Overcrowded Primary Class-Ap-
plications For Positions-The school
superintendents' Convention.

Little outside of routine business was
transacted at the regular monthly meet
ing of the City Board Of Education last
evening.
All OF the members were present, and
Chairman TUFTS presided. After the
Chairmen of the various standing COM
mittees had made their reports, Director
Sherburn asked for a report of the
monthly attendance at the schools. Su-
perintendent Hart read the following
figures Tor the month Of October: Aver
age attendance at the High School, l84;
Sacramento Grammar School, 547: Capt.
tai Grammar School, 366; Sutter Gram
mar School, 1S4; primaries, 2,257; night
schools, II; German schools, 2S5.
The reports show that there was an
overflow of pupils in Miss Andriott's
class in the Jefferson Primary School,
and quite lengthy discussion ensued be-
tween Messrs. Erlewine and Hart as to
the best method of remedying the trou-
bic. AIr. ErleWine finally moved that
the first and second grades be dispensed
with At the Twenty-tirst and L streets
school, and that new second grade be
created ut the Sixteenth and y streets
school, and third grade at Twenty-hrst
and l. streets.
Mr.. Hart accepted the motion. but
sun doubted its practcability. He was
afraid parents would object to having
their children walk 100 far to school The
motion was finally adopted, however, it
having been agreed TO feed the new
| classes with the Surplus, aud pupils
from the schools at Twenty-seventh and
} streets and Tweuty-tourth and \
streets. 1t was also agreed to advance
Miss Winnie q. Deyine's salary slO a
month, she being placed IN charge OF tie
new third grade class, created by MT.
ErieWlne's motion.
Janitor James Patterson Of the school
at Tenth and = streets put in a request
to the board to have Il crane placed on
the second story OF the school building so
that he would not have to carry luel up
| the stairs. The request was granted
Applications for positions as teachers
IN the department were received from
Mrs. Maggie Long and Mrs. Clara Fouu-
tain.
1t was decided to close the schools for
the holidays on Friday, December sd,
and TO reopen them on the Sd of Janu-
ary.
Mr.. Hart said that convention of
County and City Superintenden,s OF
Schools had been called to take place at
san Francisco on December OH. and lie
F'tt'4tINt IL bAtAtC4 SLOBti tAltb Lilt- A-W pro-
ylded that his expenses should he paid
for by the city.
The directors had considerable sport
with the superintendent by pretending to
figure down his expenses TO the starya-
ton point, bat finally agreed to give him
So on account.
Bills incurred during the past month
We're audited as follows: B. Labs.
o551 50; James Seadler. $40; b. Wilson 4
Co.. 81: SchaW Ingram AZ Hatcher -,-,. w
X. Wallace d Co.. Il; Valley Press Print
ing Company, S.; Stanton. Thomson 81
Co., 81 35; James Touhey, Sl66 90; W. f..
Purneu, $l6 10; II. S. Crocber Il Co,
SIG -; John Hughes, SO; a. Hart, Sl23:
A. Hart, $; }. \. taIerty, So; Orphan
Asylum, 80; Whittier, Fuller 81 Co..
\. ). Hopkins Company. Sl} 10; Capital
Gas Company, Sl1 Us; Friend & Terry.
s. s.; J. Alexander Hunter, 934 70; w.
II. SherDurn, Sl6 50; L. Lesser, $40 50; J .
O. Boyd, SIS. The monthly salaries
amounted TO s., ,55I 20.