The San Francisco call., 1895-11-17
The Room Over the GrogShop on
Steiner Street Only Tenn
porary.
DECLARED TO BE ORDERLY.
The Children Will Be Removed by the
First of December to the
Hearst School.

The article which appeared in THE Call
Yesterday, describing the incongruity of a
schoolroom and a saloon fourishing in the
same old rattletrap of a building, where
the little tots in the midst of their A, Is,
C's must stop until the ribald song of
drunken teamster has ceased, was not by
any means overdrawn. The saloon IS no
worse than others of its class-beer and
whisky are served day after day there to
the usual rough-clad, loud-voiced class OF
men that frequent such places. But the
schoolroom is out of place. The mere
proximity is bad enough, even though 1t
were impossible for the little ones to hear
or see anything that occurs there, Just on
the other side of the thin board floor.
A large number of families were visited
yesterday and every mother said: mo,
| have made no complaint, but | would
rather my little girl could spend the day
in better place"
Mrs. Wood, principal of the Hearst
Grammar School, of which the class IN the
building on the corner of Steiner and Her
man streets is a branch, said: 81 would
be very glad myself ii better place could
be found for the little ones, but there
seems to be no vacant or suitable room IN
the vicinity. l have in the Hearst School
over 75O scholars and can hardly accommo-
date that number.
According to the School Board, it is
necessary to enroll pupils enough to I'LL a
class, and when the class is complete, then
a new class is formed. When the con-
sol.dation was made it became necessary
to find outside room for the receiving class,
as my building was already filled. [ then
began search for room, and found this
building, already mentioned, on Steiner
and Herman. 1t was originally hall,
and afterward was used as school, both
I'D stairs and down. Now the upper story
=. has been fitted UP and makes OF itself a
very good room. 1t is sunny all day !Gng,
and the light and ventilation are excellent.
"The yard and outhouses are entirely
separated from the saloon, and it would be
almost impossible for man coming from
the saloon to enter there. There has never
been any trouble from the men in this
way.
II have heard of only one parent who
have made any complaint, and had that
person come 10 me l would have willingly
granted his little girl transfer and have
taken her in the Hearst School proper"
~ guess everything that has been stated
about this room is true said Superintend-
ent Babcock.
The district of the Hearst School has
grown. verv rapidly of late, and 1t was nee
essary to find some temporary place for
the excess of children until arrangements
could be made to increase the accommoda-
tions of the Hearst School. The board
considered this thing at the last meeting,
and it expects to take. the receiving class
from the building where the saloon is by
the first of next month.
1.-THE new Douglass Schools nearly COM
pleted, and when it is pupils will be moved
there from the Everett School and from
the Hearst to the Everett. This, you see,
will relieve the Hearst.
IF the parents will cooperate with the
board in the changing of children the
offensive room will surely be done away
with.
'The board did not want to hire any
room at all, but it is a difficult matter to
get suitable accommodations for a large
class OF children, and this room seemed
the only place in the neighborhood where
accommodations could be had.
1.-THE room is large and sunny, and the
children are really separated entirely
from the saloon. 1t is as though a school
were next door to the saloon. But, as
said before, if the parents will acquiesce in
the change, / am sure the matter will be
satisfactorily adjusted by December L.
81 do not know of any complaint made
to the board, but il only one parent should
complain the matter would be adjudged OF
sufficient seriousness to be gravely consid-
cred.
1.-The saloon itself is a very orderly place
and the main business is done at night
the teachers are with the children from
$50 until $3.50 in the afternoon. During
fthe day the saloon is very quiet"