The record-union., 1894-08-09
CONCERNING THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Their Condition, as Reported to the
Board of Health.
What is Necessary to be Done to I'm.
prove Their sanitation-Bund-
ings and Surroundings.


scholhouses and grounds:
10 the Honorable Board of Health Of
the City of nleatO-G ENTLEMEN In
accordance with Section 176 of the charter
l have 20 report upon the condition OF the
public school buildings of the city as fol-
lows: My Investigations were directed
more particularly as to the lighting, ventl-
lation and sanitary conditions OF the
buildings inspected. Accompanied Dy
Sanitary and Building Inspector Herr, L
personally visited and inspected every
school building, and endeayored to ascer-
tain whether there was any oVer-croWd-
ing in any of the departments. and with
the exception noted in my report failed
TO find any indications OF oyer-croWdlng
Ia any OF the rooms.
Unquestionably some of the depart
partments have moro pupils than one
teacher can attend to and do her duties in
a satisfactory manner, and am in
formed that the Board of Education
intend to divide up some Of the larger
classes and relieve the congested
condition now existing. Sacramento can
well be proud of her school buildings, as
all of them without an exception are
large, well lighted and well ventilated,
and occupy generally from one-quarter
to a block of ground, and of pleasing
style of architecture. The report on each
school, in detail. is as follows:
SACRAMENTO HIGH SCHOOL,
Ninth and NJ. The High School occupies
a ground space of 90 by 1904 feet, is two
stories in hight, and contains six class
rooms, three being on the first floor and
three on the second floor. Total enroll
ment OF pupils. 227; average attendance,
1921. Principal, James ii. Pond, with
seven subordinate teachers. In the mid
die classroom upstairs there are too
many pupils, often as many as siXty-hve,
and is the only evidence of over-crowd-
ing that came under my observation. To
relieve this it has been suggested to
move the outer wall Of the wing fronting
on Nj street out sufficient distance to
make two large class-rooms, one above
and one below. | think the sug
gestion good one, and would
recommend that it be done as
mend that the girls closet be moved over
to the northeast corner of the school
building. and that runnel be constructed
IN the boys closet, and the walls Of the
closet be lined with galvanized iron,
for the reason that the woodwork
becomes saturated and in warm weather
the smell is very offensive. The system
OF flushing the closets once day is
good one. and is all that could be desired.
The water basins are in good condition
and properly tapped.
LINCOLN PRIMARY,
Fourth and @. The main building and
annex contains nine rooms, and accom-
modateS twelve classes. Total enroll
ment is about 3S7 and the average attend
ance about $50. The ages of the pupils
run from years TO 13 years. The gem
eral health of the pupils has been good.
n evidence OF OVorcrOWding. The clos
cts are in bad condition and need over
hauling. There is no pipe connection be-
tween the girls closet and the cesspool,
as there should be. By extending a
pipe to the cesspooI now in use
this state of affairs could be easily reme-
died. open vaults are nuisance any
where, and are much more of nuisance
when connected with school buildings.
The boys closet should be lined with
galvanized Sheetiron, as recommended in
the High School. The work should be
done during the present vacation.
CAPITAL GRAMMAR,
P, Ninth and Tenth, Professor Joseph
w. Johnson and ten teachers. This
building and grounds occupy one-half a
block and contains ten class-rooms, all
large and airy and splendidly ventilated
by two large Railways extending the full
length OF the building. The general
health of the pupils is good. There have
been about stwelve cases of diphtheria
and four cases of scarlet fever during the
present school year. The closets are in
good condition, and 1 have no recon-
mendations to offer in any particular.
CAAIrAL PRIMARY,
Q, between Ninth and Tenth, Miss Har-
riet Mccormick, Principal, and twelve
teachers. This school contains ten class
rooms-five on each floor. Total enroll
ment, 395; average attendance 36S. There
havea been six cases of diphtheria and
eight cases of scarlet fever from October.
1888, to July, 1894. Two of the diphtheria
cases were fatal and one fatal case of scar
let fever. No recommendations.
SACRAMENTO GRAMMAR,
and j, Fifteenth and Sixteenth. Mrs.
Mary Watson, Principal, and fourtee n
teachers. This building occupies a full
block, is three stories in hight and con-
tainS fourteen class rooms, six class
rooms being on the first floor, six on the
second floor and two on the third floor
Is the handsonlest school building in the
city. Total enrolment, 466: average at
tendance, 4l9. No evidence of over
crowding in any of the rooms could be
observed. l would recommend that the
woodwork IN the boys closet be lined
with galvanized sheetron for distance
of four feet in hight and to extend all the
way round. The constant saturation of
the woodwork with urine is not con-
duciye to good sanitary condition, and
IN warm weather IS sure to be very Of
fensiye. Would also recommend that
the cesspool be examined with view of
cleaning out the same, as the janitor in
formed me that he had no knowledge of
its ever having been cleaned out.
WASHINGTON PRIMARY,
Thirteenth and G. This building occupies
one-quarter of block and contains eight
classrooms, four on each floor. The total
enrolment is S69. Average attendance,
3lY. Miss Mary Woods, Principal. and
ten teachers. There has been consider
able complaint from the teachers and
pupils on account of bad odors arising
from the vent to the cesspool, which is
not of sufficient hight to clear the open
windows. This can be remedied by add
ing at least fifteen or twenty feet to the
vent, and should be done Immediately,
The boys closet should be lined with gall
vanized sheetiron in the manner already
described.
UNION PRIMARY,
Seventh and g. Miss Julia Smith. Princi-
pal, and ten teachers. Also occupies a
quarter of q block, and contains eight
classrooms. Total enrolment. 3I5. Av-
erage attendance. 2e6. Everything about
the building proper was all that could be
desired; but the closets are the worst that
mad been inspected. The pipe leading
from the cesspool is not of sufficient
calloer to carry off the accumulation, and
the result is constant blocking up and
Is a source OF great annoyance. a larger
pipe should be put in, the cesspool
cleaned cut and enlarged, if necessary.
The smell of sewer gas is very bad and
prompt attention is imperative in this
case. The boys closet should be lined
with galvanized iron. as elsewhere rec
commended.
JEFFERSON PRIMARY,
Sixteenth and n, Miss Jennie Goyan.
Principal, and seven teachers, contains
six classrooms. The only fault that can