The morning call., 1894-03-01
CHINESE PUPILS.
Their Proposed Removal
Is Opposed.
School Directors Adopt a Plan to
Eradicate the Cigarette Evil
From Public Schools.

A protest from property-owners in the
neighborhood of Commercial Hall. on
Powell street, against using part of the
building as a public school for Chinese
children was presented to the Board of
Education last night.
The protestants claimed that the re-
moval of Chinese to the school on Powell
street would tend to enlarge the Chinese
quarter, which in turn would depreciate
property values on Powell street and
around there. Apart from that, the school
house would be obnoxious to white chill
dren forever afterward.
f. j. Shattuck, one of the protesting
property-owners, was permitted to ad-
dress the board. Regarding the present
school, he said it is half block down
from Powell str eet, and Chinese are not
seen from the corner. II the Chinese are
moved TO Commercial Hall they could not
be kept off Powell street.
should the school be moved" said he,
property in that vicinity would 60 down
% per cent. The neighborhood has been
extensively improved. SO we consider we
are living on Mob Hill With the Chinese
school in our midst the district would sooE
become part of, Chin atown."
Director Bowling offered motion that
no proposed improvements or changes in
Commercial Hall to fit it for Chinese
pupils be made for week, which was &C
cepted and adopted as compromise in
behalf of the Taxpayers who protested.
Mrs. Cleveland resigned her position as
member of the City Board Of Examiners.
Her resignation was accepted, and Miss
NJ. L. Callaghan was elected to fill the
vacancy.
Miss Helen Wright, relieved from duty
in the Wsbster-street school on account of
consolidation of classes, was reassigned to
the same school.
The committee on classification recon-
mended that the regular day substitute
class of the department be further sus-
pended until the beginning of the next
school year. July 9. 1894.
The special cigarette committee pre-
sented the following resolutions. which
were adopted:
That list OF the bad effects OF smoking
cigarettes De printed and copy thereof be
given TO every pupil, and that a rule be passed
requiring every teacher TO read this document
TO her class once month.
That anti-cigarette lea CUES be established in
every school, and that the Board of Education
issue to each member certificate of mem Der
ship, embodying the following pledge:
The Board of Education of the city and county
of San Francisco issue this certificate of member
ship in the antfcigarette league to 800. in recog-
pledge:
II hereby solemnly promise that VIII refrain
from the use of cigarettes for one year.
The document to be read by teachers is a
concise statement of bad effects from ex-
cessive use Of the cigarette. 1t has been
published in THE CALL, which inaugu-
rated the anti-cigarette crusade in the pub
lie schools.
Resolutions providing for patriotic exer-
cises on the last Friday afternoon of eyery
month, and also for the distribution of
copies of the words of the ''Star-spangled
Banner" among school children were
adopted.
A motion that the action of the board on
Meyers historical text book in the nigh
scnooi taken at the last meeting be re-
scinded and the matter be referred to spe-
cial committee of five was carried. The
chair Will appoint this committee to-day.