The morning call., 1893-04-11
THE STORM BREAKS
A Surprise for the Girls
High School.
THE INDIGNATION MEETING.
Drawing" Master GoTdste:n Tempora-
rily Reinstated-A Unique Petit
ton From Pupils.
THE INDIGNATION MEETING.

The battle of the High-school girls TO re-
store drawing to their curriculum of studies
bids fair to result in decisive victory. At
the last meeting of the Board OF Education
it was abolished. Every morning since this
action the special teacher of drawing, Franz
NJ. Goldstein, has regularly reported TO
Principal Brooks of the Girls High School.
In every instance he has been politely in
formed that there was no duty for him 10
perform. The drawing master In thus reg
ularly reporting was acting under the advice
of his attorney, j. b. Reinstein, who in
formed his client that the legal aspects Of the
situation we're in his favor, provided he did
not sleep on his rights.
Meanwhile the young ladies to The num-
Der of three hundred or more, who have
been taking the course in drawing, have
been unoccupied during the hours hitherto
devoted to drawing lessons. They have
made use of their leisure time to torment
President Hyde of the Board Of Education,
the author of all their misery and of the
resolution to abolish sketching umbrellas,
vases and bugs. Their special instrument
of torture was a petition, to which near
every girl in the school has appended her
name, and which will be presented to the
Board OF Education at the meeting to-mor-
row night.
The petition Of the H Oh school girls makes
fbiS opICN ICdtliHEt III view Oh tue neat anu
graceful manner in which they answer Mr..
Hyde's philippe against drawing. After
Teciting their status students of the Girls
High School, and the fact that the teaching
OF ireehand drawing has been abolished,
they add:
your honorable board was based advances SUBJ
Siantiilly four reasons Tor its adoption:
FltSI-Ihe fact that the teaching of drawing In
tile Boys High School has been abolished
Secund-lh e cost OF teaching drawing in the
Girls High School aud tile outlay OF additional
sums Tor apparatus.
THitd-The inyldiOus preference thus shown
10 The pupils IN the Girls High School after IN
StrucuOn IN that branch had been abolished In
III Boys High School.
fOuTth-Tha' The amount of instruction gtvfn
by one person 10 800 pupils is so small as TO he
OF no practical benefit 10 them.
III reply 10 iheSe objections your petitioners
respectfully submit that they should MOI be de-
MED The educational advantages hat may flow
from lnstl uciloni however small, IN every
branch uf learning merely because your wisdom
concluded 10 Withhold II from their brothers.
They would prefer that the students of the Bows
High School be given equal advantages with
themselves father than 10 see SO valuable Il
study abolished
Tie cost Of teaching drawing in the Girls High
School Is an objection the very nature OF which
Is such that II would be ungracious in your uetl-
ioners to discuss It IN view OF the fact that their
heaitS are already iull OF gratitude 10 their ua-
tive city for the very least That she can do for
them In educating them for the battle of life.
Your petitioners are all OF one mind with your
honorable board IN tile opinion that no prefer
ence should be shown to one school over anotner
Of the same grade class.
As 10 he question OF thOrOughueSs with which
drawing has been taught In the Girls High
School your petitioners are nee IS atIly not tie
judges OF What constitutes thor uughness In
Teaching ANY branch OF knowledge wher they
are only The learners. Bat they can state 10
your honorable board how tie instruction IN
fTeetaud GtaTluE has thus far affected them.
They, therefore, do cheenully testify that Mr.
Franz NJ. GOld>teln las been great help TO
them. He has awakened In them through the
medium OF bis drawing lessons D IL fer-
est IN all lher other studies. lie makes Ihem
Work hard, but his enthusiasm in his art Is in
tense llat While under lis teaching they are IN
SIied Win so active an interest Ia The study that
IL i positive pleasure rather than a task TO
master lie details and principles.
All OF your petitioners ieei that The removal OF
Mr.. Goldslen marks one OF The most dis
couraging Incidents of their school days. They,
therefore, most respectfully ASK that drawing be
restored 10 It's place In The curriculum OF The
GiTs High School ana that Mi. GoldsIein be
returned TO Ills position as drawing master
thereof
AND your petitioners viii ever humbly pray,
etc. = ~
The commotOn among the girls has spread
INTO thelT households, and their parents are
also rot IN the best Of humOrs over the sud
den interruption OF = course Of study in
which many of tnei- daughters have ac-
CURED much proficiency. Secretary Beam
stOn OF tie board is busy lud0rsing letters
Of yemonstrance sent in by fond fathers
ana C0tlug mothers. Many Of these letters
now on file and 10 be presented TO tie Board
OF Education are quite ncsVe in style
The parents on Saturday appointed q
committee to call a public meeting to pro-
test against the action of the board, which
viii be held In Pioneer Hall this evening
The committee called on Secretary Bean
ston at the Office Of tie Board of Education
yesterday afternoon, 10 ascertain whether
any action had been taken by the board
OF by any committee thereof to reinstate the
teacher o. drawing in the Girls High school
CT 10 restore drawing to tie regular course
They were Informed that no such action
had been taken and that the news of the
return If Mr. Goldstein to his classes yes
terday was a surprise to that Office
Further inquiry developed the fact that
President Hl de and School Director Ames
had put their heads together and had as
sumed the responsibility OF authorizing Mr.
GOldstein to resume the work from which he
had been so summarily bounced, The com
mlttee determined 10 GO ahead with their
arrangements for tO-night's meeting in Pho
neer Hall TO protest aEain,t that measure.
After the dismissal Of the Girls High
School yesterday, the students held a meet
ing at which they resolved to continue their
efforts to secure the permanent restoration
Of the course In drawing.
Among the protests on file at the secre-
tary's Office are series of resolutions
adopted by the San Francisco Camera Club.