The morning call., 1894-12-31

dress by hon. Horace Davis. president of
the board of trustees, giving history of
the trust and plans for the future. MIR.
Mastick of the Lick trustees will then for
mally transfer the trust from the estate
to the school and Horace Davis will reply
accepting the same. A. 5. Hallidie will
then deliver an address on the objects of
the trust and the value of industrial edu-
cation. The ceremonies will then conclude
with brief address. prayer and bepedic
ton by the Rev. Horatio Stebbins, DID,.
and the school declared open.
On Monday, she 18th INST, the school
will open and instruction begin. The
present indications are that the full capa-
city of the school will be required to ac-
commodate the number of applicants from
the outset. Ninety boys and sixty girls, a
total OF $50 scholars. can be received. and
July tina. mum Der have already applied.
Financially the school starts with an
available cash endowment of 1920, 0OO
| which it is estimated will yield an income
of 5000 and be ample for the require
ments of the school as at present carried on.
The buildings are substantial light ac-
cessible and we'll equipped. are located
upon block purchased 0y the trustees in
! 1891 and bounded by Utah, Nebraska, Eel
Dorado and Center streets. The Potrero-
avenue cars, connecting at Tenth and
Howard streets with the Market-street
| system of cable-cars. run within one block
of the school. while but few blocks away
| are electric lines which will connect the
| school with reads running to any part of
| the city.
The trustees desire TO have it under
| stood that the benefits of the school are
| not confined TO pupils from this cjtv alone
but include those from the whole State.
The faculty will comprise George A. Mer-
| rll, b. S., formerly of the Cogswell. as
principal; Miss Emma Hef1y, A. b., pro-
lessor OF English: George B. Miller, NJ
A., mathematics; l.. A. Buchanan, Nj. E.,
| Science; Mi SIS Eda Mcneil, freehand
drawing. designing aud carving; Oliver
| 5. Goodall. mechanical and architect
drawing; M SIS Ada +. Brown, sewing and
cooking; Edward Il. Hewitt, carpentry
and pattern making The professors for
history and government and machine
| shop practice have not yet been selected.
For the present the school will consist
| Of two buildings. One, the Academic, is
| 123x71 feet and three stories high and the
| shop building two,stories high and 107x40
feet in dimensions with one-story ex-
tension 50x60 feet. The buildings are we'll
| lighted and provided with ADEQUATE heat
and ventilation.
The Term which begins on Monday,
January z. will close at the end of May.
| The next term will begin on the second
Monday in July, and continue forty weeks
| with short interval after the first twenty
weeks, The scholastic year will begin at
the July term.
The conditions of admission are liberal,
and depend largely upon the good inten-
tions and intelligence of the applicant.
Substantially the requirements will be
those that entitle pupil to enter the last
Of the grammar grades of the public
| schools. Hours of attendance will be
| from A. NJ. to 80 p NJ, and the course of
instruction will be English. mathematics,
science and history in the Academic course
for boys and girls, and in the Industrial
course Tor boys. carpentry and turning, iron
fitting. freehand drawing and modelling and
for gills, sewing. freehand and mech anlcal
| drawing and carpentry.
The second and thIr years will include
an exempliflcatlon of these studies, with
additional courses, and at the end of the
| second term of the third year each student
must elect one of the following technical
studies. and devote at least one-halt the
term remaining of the third year and all oil
the fourth year exclusively TO it: Car
pentry, pattern-making, forging, molding,
machine-shop practice. architectural draw.
ing, technical designs. modelling, wood
carving, cookery, dreSsmaking, millinery
and preparatory work for the technica
college course. The trustees believe that
any dilgent pupil after his graduation will
be prepared on graduation to Immediately
command a position and living wages a.
any Of the trades that may be selected.
Students will be charged only will
books, drawing instruments, edge tool.
and the cost of material used There viii
be no charge for tuition.
1t is thought that $12 or SIS will cover
every necessary expense for the schoo
year.
The board of trustees for the Californi;
School OF Mechanic Arts includes Hon
Horace Davis. president: Andrew S. Hani
die, vice. president; John o. Earl. Rev
Horatio Stebbins and James Spiers. di
rectOrS; James S. BunDell secretary