The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-26
NORMAL TRAINING.
The High School Class to
Cease.
The Board Declines to Accept the
Hochstadter Medal Trust for.
Colored Children.

The Board of Education last night re-
solved to abolish the normal department
of the Girls High School.
A simple resolution TO this effect was
adopted without discussion on recon-
mendation of the Classification Commit
tee.
On subsequent inquiry Superintendent
SWEET stated that this action did not mean
the total adjustment of the Norma
School, but that the idea was to increase
its efficiency by transferring the school to
the Commercial Hall. At present the
Normal School at the high school has
only one teacher. The object of the
Board of Education In recon structing the
Normal School by transferring il to Com
mercal Hall Is to have two teachers. Miss
Fowler. who has had charge Of the normal
class is to be made assistant teacher, while
the Board of Education will endeavor to
secure one of the ablest opponents OF the
methods of normal school teaching in the
East 10 take the principaship.
A recommendation of the Committee on
Rules that the high schools OF the depart
ment be closed at IL o'clock on Friday,
May IL. in order that the teachers might
be present at the session OF the Educa-
tional Congress, drew forth caustlc
speech from Director Burke, who stated
he did n OF believe in too frequent con Ter
ences between high school teachers ana
university professors on educational mat
tiers.
"The fact is" he said. I'VE are getting a
little too university mad In the matter OF
high schools"
DR.. Clinton Endorsed Director Burke's
| remarks. but the recommendation was
| adopted
A request was read from the executive
committee of he California Midwinter
Exposition. asking for the closing OF the
| public schools on Mayday.
| DR.. Clinton moved that the request De
granted. as 1t had always been the custom
| to close the schools on Mayday.
| Director Ames strenuously opposed the
motion, saying that the children had hol-
| days enough.
President Hyde was of the same opin.
ion. but as they were the only two who
were against giving the public school chill.
dren their customary Mayday vacation
| their opposition was useless, and the chill.
| dren may take their usual outing.
| A resolution was presented by Director
| Ames providing that the board decline the
trust made by the late Elias Hochstadter,
who bequeathed $1079 81 to De expended
in prizes or medals for the colored chill.
dren attending the schools. The resoiu-
tion was ado opted. the reason given being
that such trust Is race distinction and
Their efore undesirable, and that the board
| declines to act Hereunder.
A resolution was adopted resembling the
action OF the board taken February IA last,
ordering the transfer of the Chinese schoo
TO the Commercial Hall building, the con-
solidation of classes in the school, and the
reduction Of the principals salary.
The following recommendation OF the
City Board of Examiners were made
State educat ional diploma. Miss Ella
Castelhun; French certificate. Miss Alice
Lalande. renewed; German grade certi.
ficate. Mrs. Clara E. Partridge; special
certificate to teach manual training
George Il. Bryant; grammar grade cert
ficate. Mrs. Jessie c. Hail. grammar grade
certificates as renewals of expired first
grade certificates, Mrs. b. G.. BaDnan
Mrs. r. 7. Carter, Miss Ella Castalhun
primary certificates renewed, Miss hi. T.