The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
Twenty-four Girls and Bows
Will Graduate Next
Thursday.
THE ALAMEDA STREET GRADE,
Hospitality of MIR. Dickie Enjoyed
by Union Iron Works
Foremen.

new Potrero Grammar School by the end of
the month. 1t has received its first coat
of paint and begins to look quite attractive.
Professor Barth, instructor of physical
culture for the City, and Principal Richard
D. Faulkner are greatly interested in hay
ing a portion of the boys yard fitted up
for gymnastic exercises with climbing
poles, horizontal bars and other athletic
developers.
Director Henry T. Scott will preside over
the closing exercises of the school in the
opera house next Thursday evening. A
feature of the exercises will be an exhibit
ton of what can be accomplished in the
school in the way of color work construc-
ton of models paper-fashioning, knife
work and sewing; The graduating Chassis
of the same number as last years, with the
girls predominating. The names of the
successful ones are:
Agnes Cairns, Alice J. DAILY, Mary DOYLE Mary
Fitzpatrick, Josie P. Keefe, Margaret Jackson
Eta Mcdonald, Lexie Mcdonald, Rose N. New,
bauer, Mary oDonnell, Emma Rasmussen,
Hannah Toohig, David Dickey Ferdinand r.
Grosbauer, Fred Hildebrand, Benjamin He'd
strom, Roscoe G. Horn, Edward J. Keene, Gus
NJ. Lnehan, Fred Riccomi and Walter Scharetg.
Their teacher is Miss Anna T, CROUCH
well.
There are thirteen classes in this school
with 642 pupils. A great deal of interest
has been awakened by Mr.. Scott's offer of
an apprenticeship in the Union Iron
Works draughting department as prize
to the boy showing the most aptitude for
that line of work. Principal Faulkner
will spend part of his vacation at Auburn.
The movement among large number of
Petrero residents for, a change of grade
along Alameda street promises to be sue
cessful. City Surveyor Tilton reported in
its favor yesterday, recommending that
the grade be lowered as follows:
At the easterly line of Hampshire street. to
be lowered feet and the grade to be estab-
lished at 35 feet; at the westerly line, to be
lowered 5 feet and the grade established at So
feet; at the easterly line of York street, to be
lowered feet and the grade established at 81
feet; at the westerly line of York street TO be
lowered feet and the grade established at 90
feet.
The district which will be affected com
prises all property fronting on Alameda
street, between Bryant street and Potrero
avenue, and on York and Hampshire
streets, between Fifteenth and Division.
Edward II. Clark, as agent for Mrs.
Phoebe A. Hearst and the Potrero Land
Company, and as president of his own real
estate company, petltioned the Board of
Supervisors yesterday to establish the
width of all sidewalks or streets of the
South Beach waterloo Survey, and also
OF. that part OF the new Potrero survey
lying east OF Potrero avenue, except Ken
lucky street, as follows: On streets Sc feet
wide or more, but less than 80 feet, side
walks to be II feet; on streets wider than
so feet, sidewalks to be 15 feet.
James B. Hughill, as secretary of the
Real Estate and Development Company
protested to the Board of Supervisors YES
terday against, the filling in by the Mar
ket-street Halfway Company OF its tracks