The morning call., 1894-07-13
THE LICK SCHOOL.
1t Will Probably Be
Opened in December.
THE PRINCIPAL is CHOSEN.
1t Is George Merrill of Ber-
kelley.
TWO BUILDINGS TO BE ERECTED
On the Block Bounded by Sixteenth
Utah, Nebraska and Ell Dorado
Streets in the Potrero.

; The progress made in the matter OF tht
Lick School of Mechanical Arts is so en-
couraging that the directors confidently
expressed their belief that by The LIST Of
December next all the buildings will he
finished and the machinery and apparatus
in place.
The site selected is square 4oox2Oo feet,
bounded by Sixteenth, Utah, Nebraska
and Ell Dorado streets, in district about
eQuidistant between the Potrero and the
Mission. The square slopes from the
corner of Sixteenth and Utah streets to
the northeast and affords excellent light
and opportunities for future Improvement.
At present Sixteenth and adjacent streets
are being graded. which renders the cree
ton of retaining walls necessary so that
the first floor of the academic building will
level with the lot itself.
Plans for the construction of the two
structures were adopted not long ago. No
extravaganza of ornament has been per-
mitted, and they will be substantial, plain
and we'll adapted for the purpose of their
erection. Both the academic and the
mechanical buildings will be of brick, the
first three stories in height ana the other
but two. The academic building will be
| 6SX123 feet in size and located on the
corner of Sixteenth and Utah streets.
The basement will contain storerooms,
molding-rooms. chemical laboratories and
cooking-rooms. besides apartments for the
janitor. The second story will have the
freehand drawng-roOms, physical labOra-
tory, library and recitation rooms, while
the top floor will have rooms for mechaIi-
cal drawing. sewing and millinery and
three recltation-rOoms
The machine-shop will be two stories in |
height, fronting ON Utah street, and LOG |
feet long, 40 feet wide, with an ell extend
ing from the rear, 50x65 feet. This build |
ing will contain the engines and machinery, |
and also the foundry, forging, lathe work.
general iron and wood work and mechani- |
cal departments.
Pupils will De admitted from the age of |
13 years and older, and all those who have |
graduated in the highest classes of the |
grammar school will be entitled TO the |
benefit of the Institution. These pupils |
will be required to furnish their own text |
books and tools and in some cases material, |
but the expense of tuition is nothing what |
ever, so the whole expense ought not to
exceed SIS or $40 per year for each.
The directors have not yet come to a
conclusion as to the number of years |
study that will be required In order 20
graduate. Three years will be the mini |
mum, while four years may be decided |
upon.
1t is a general impression and a mis-
taken one that the Lick School of Mechani-
cal Arts is for the benefit of the children
of San Francisco solely. On the contrary,
the school will be open to all children OF
the State of California. There will be
room at the opening of the school for at |
least 300 pupils. and the indications are |
that that number will be prepared to enter !
as soon al they can be received.
1t is hoped by the directors that when |
the school is opened and furnished with |
all the required parapharnala at least |
$500. 900 will remain of the original endow-
ment as permanent fund for the support
of the school. The amount available is
$4,000; $4,000 was appropriated for the
lot and the buildings are expected to cost
$4,000 more. while to supply engines boil
ers and machinery will require an addi-
tiOnal $4,000. making an expenditure of
$4,000 for the plant.
A principal has already been selected.
President Horace Davis speaks of him in
the most enthusiastic terms as being highly
qualified and especially interested in the
work. The selection of the directors is
George A. Merrill a graduate of the me-
chanical department of Berkeley and a
teacher of high qualifications. With Mr.
Merrill will be associated at least dozen
of expert teachers. both men and women.
who have been selected with particular care
The directors congratulate themselves
on having secured a location adapted in
every way for the best interest and pur-
poses Of the school 1t is accessible by
nearly all the lines of streetcars.
Mr.. Davis and the directors are highly
satisfied to be able to make the announce
ment of the opening of the school thus
early. The vexatious delays attending the
settlement of the trust have all been over
come, and they look forward to the con-
summation of their labors and the Begin
ming of a career OF usefulness for the in
stitution founded by Mr.. Lick that will be
an enduring one. Mr.. Davis says that in
his opinion no benefaction founded py
Lick will be as fruitful in intelligent and
benefcent results as this school.