The morning call., 1894-10-11
A FRENCH SCHOOL.
The Alliance Franchise to
Open One.
On the Lines of the Italian Schools
on Union Street and
Broadway.

San Francisco is soon 70 have an after
noon school, where white children of any
nationality can receive thorough course
of instruction iii the French language on
payment of nominal monthly fee.
1t is the Alliance Franchise" that has
decided to undertake the work. and it has
opened subscription list that, consider
ing the few days it has been in existence,
already makes very promising beginning.
The alliance is French organization, that
exists all over the world, for the propaga-
ton Of the French language abroad and
in the Gallo colonies. 1t is affiliated with
the home government of France. having
been authorized by the Minister of the H.
terror in 1884. The San Francisco branch
of the alliance was founded about four
years ago, and has hitherto confined itself
to sending funds to France. 1t has now
decided, however, 10 begin active work on
its own account
"1he school will be very much on the
lines of The Italian schools on Broadway
and Unlon street." sad the preside Dt of
tue alliance, Daniel Levy, yesterday.
The children OF Italian parentage have
great advantage over the French children
living In the same part of town. fine
school we Intend to open will be open to
any children whose parents wish them to
learn French. as it will be especially for
the propagation of the French language.
We believe that with US, as with the
Italian School, the Board of Education
will furnish a schoolroom gratuitously.
III the undertaking proves a success we
shall establish schools in different parts
of the city and eventually try to build.
The alliance will support the school. the
expenses being covered by subscriptions
Money is beginning to come ia and as
soon as we have enough TO justify 1t we
shall open the school. That will proba bly,
be very S0on."
The Italian schools to which President
Levy referred have been established about
twelve years, and have become quite a
feature OF San francisco. The girls sch DOL
on Broadway, which mum bers over a hun
dred pupils, has two teachers, and the de-
partment for boys, which is In the Garfield
Scn0ol, has about as many pupils as attend
the girls school and the same number of
professors as are there engaged. The
monthly expenses of these two schools
amount t. nearly $780, Hitherto the Ital-
Ian Government has contributed $1,000 an
nually, but the new president of the
schools. DR.. Perrone, is advertising that
the Italian colony supports Its own school,
and such beral subscriptions have already
come in from members of the colony in
response to this idea that in all prob
ability the receipt of Government ala by
the Italian schools will soon have become
thing of the past. Another of DR.. Per.
rone's aims is to build as s0on as funds
can be raised. The usual fee paid by the
parents whether they have one or moro
children in the Italian school is fifty cents
month. The alliance Franchise will
adopt the same fee.
The following gentlemen compose the
committee of the alliance: NJ. Daniel
Levy, Charles l.. p. Marais, NJ. /. de Chan
treau, III. Alphonse B0usQuet, M. Albert
Arnaud, M. Charles Rousseau, NJ. Charles
CRETE, M. Paul Dubois. NJ. l.. e. Berlin.
Nj. Adolpne L0iseau.
The headquarters of the organization are
Al 10 Hem ia snnora