The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-09-13
NIGHT STUDENTS.
Visitors for the Board of
Education.
THEY WILL ALL BE THERE
A Petition With rs, 900 Names Ask
ing for the Reopening of the
Evening Classes.

All the scholars in the evening classes of
the Commercial High School will assem-
bic at the Larkln-street entrance to the
new City Hall this evening. and march
upon the Board of Education. A petition
several hundred yards long. bearing the
names of $500 residents of this city. will
be presented, requesting that the school
shall be reopened and continued as for
merly constituted.
The scholars will be marshsled by b.
Fehnemann. who has been foremost In the
agitation in favor of the school. AT his
suggestion each pupil has ritten letter
TO the board. making personal request
tor the continuance of evening classes.
Outside sympathiZers with the students
have also addressed communications to
President Hyde and his colleagues, so that
the board will be deluged with mIssiVes at
its meeting tonight.
A committee of scholars, two from each
class, with an advisory committee. will
present resolution adopted at last nights
mass-meeting. The three advisors are B.
FehnemanD. Thomas Sargent and Martin
McGlynns and the class committee will
comprise: Thomas Mcleod, Max Levy,
Miss Eyeline Flood. Miss Matte jacobson,
Miss Mamie Tunstead, j. l.. Mclaughlin,
Charles +. Creighton, j. II. Nichols,
Frank j. Martin, Edward A. McCanD, j.
B. Harris ana Daniel Ring
Union-square Hall was crowded last
night with the pupils and sympathizing
friends. The greatest enthusiasm was
manifested. A quiet but firm determine
tion was expressed to show the Board of
Education the extent and influence OF the
movement in favor of evening classes. No
threats were expressed, but all present
rn0tiilU eEafn6 Ihafr intention IN nv 10
the agitation until their object was accom-
plished.
Alfred Thurman. himself a pupil and
chairman OF the commercial scholars or
ganlZatGn, opened the meeting by re-
ferrIg TO the disorderly conduct i'm puted
to some members of the school who al
tended a meeting in Saratoga Hall last
week. he denied that the pupils had
been guilty OF any noisy conduct and said
that lest outsiders might attempt To create
disorder he warned all present that such
plan would be promptly nipped in the
bud aud the disturbers elected headlong
with lightning rapidity."
The following resolutions were unani-
mOuSly adopted:
WHEREAS, The Board of Education has
officially promised TO reopen the classes of the
Commercial Evening School, but on d more
economic basis, intimaIng that the former six
branches OF study taught at The aforesaid
institution, viz: bookkeeping mathematics
penmauship, commercial law, stenography and
Iyp6-WTltlng. would be reduced TO three
branches only, VIZ: book keeping, stenography
and lype-writlng; and whereas, tie impre ssion
Is Furthermore prevailing among the scholars
ana the public at large that d new corps OF
teachers VIII be appointed by the said Board of
Education 10 execute these changes; and
whereas, The pupils OF the said institution have
Tor tile past TWO months made rapid and
satisfactory progress under The old system and
very efficient teachers heretofore employed,
wherefore the contemplated consolidation Of
dnta.
If carried Into effect, would obviously compel
many hundreds OF scholars either 10 begin
lheir studies anew or prevent them from COM
petiug those already begun, aud thereby de-
pTlye all OF the benefit received from their for
mer Instructions; now, therefore. be IL
Resolved, That we, The said pupils and their
parents and friends. in general mass meeting
assembled, consider the intended consolidation
of studies and change OF teachers as an act i'm
posing great and unnecessary hardship upon
The scholars.
Resolued That for the reasons above emu
merated we respectfully but urgently request
of tile said Board of Education TO reopen The
school upon the same basis as formerly fol-
lowed and with the same teachers as were here
IofOre employed.
Resolved, That a COMMITTEES OF two scholars
OF each class aud three appointed by the chair
man at large walt upon The said Board of Edu-
cation at Its next meeting. and i'll laying this
matter before them acquaint Tie board with all
the facts which the Importance OF the subject
requires.
Council. was introduced as the man who
had commenced the agitation for the re-
opening of the evening classes of the Com
mercial High School. He said the presen t
situation presented choice of on:inuing
the school, with its educating, refining and
uplifting influences, or, in few years.
doubling the appropriations for the main
tenance OF the Police Department. Re-
ferring to the plea of economy which he
said had been made by the Board of Edu-
cation, Mr. McGlynh considered the saw
ing of $1,000 a Door excuse for closing the
school. He dilated upon the advantages
OF an evening school and its necessity in
this and other large labor centers, where
boys and girls commenced TO work for
their living at an early age.
3. Fennemann, who was received with
cheers, outlined the plan of campaign for
this evening, as already explained. He
spoke few encouraging words to tile
pupils. and was followed in a similar
strain by Joseph Z. Hayes, John McAdoo
and &. Whelan. The last named stated
that he as hungry-not for bread but for