The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-22
SCHOOLS TO OPEN TO-DAY,
There Are Over Sixty-Eight
Thousand Children of
School Age.
SUGGESTIONS ON READERS"
Commissioner Harris Anxious to
Have Photographic Exhibits
at Atlanta.
SUGGESTIONS ON READERS"

Over $1,000 children will resume their
studies in the seventy public schools of
this City to-day, fully refreshed from their
vacation.
There are some slight changes, or,
rather, make-shifts, in the textbooks to be
used; that is, Superintendent Moulder has
advised all principals, in forming their new
fourth and fifth grade classes, to have the
pupils use the Revised Third Reader when
they are not supplied with the old series
of State readers, and, likewise, in the
formation of sixth grade classes, the Re-
vised Fourth Reader is to be used.
According toe the report of the State
Superintendent of Public instruction the
school census of San Francisco shows
$500 children of school age, and the City
is therefore entitled to an apportionment
of 1929, LOG 30 from the State funds, which
will allow all the teachers to be paid in
full. It is not known just yet what will
be the amount of the appropriation made
by the Board of Supervisors.
A circular was sent out by Superinten-
dent Moulder, Satur day, calling the atten.
ton of the principals to the desire of Hon.
William T. Harris, United States Commits
sioner of Education, for good photo
graphic exhibit for the Atlanta Exposi-
ton. He wants views of as many school
houses as possible, and photographs of
classes and teachers, the object being to
get together a complete and characteristic
school exhibit.
Mr.. Harris has made similar appeal to
the Superintendent of all the principle
cities in the country. The Commissioner
states that one purpose Of his request is to
enable visitors to make correct compare
son OF the personal appearance OF the chill
dren of the various cities, as evidenced by
their bright and intelligent faces and their
neat and genteel apparel.
"If we can only get UP fairly good ex-
hibit," observes Mr.. Moulder, 81 am sure
our school children will not suffer by the
comparison, and unless / can obtain such
an exhibit it were better to make none
at all"
With this end in view he asks that
copies of all photographs obtainable of
schools and of both present and former
pupils and classes be sent. at as early
date as possible, to Secretary George
Beanston of the Board of Education.
1t has been customary for some years
past to have Photographic groups of many
of the classes taken. 1t is believed that
there will be no difficulty in arranging a
fine Photographic exhibit, as the children
Will PROBABLY respond with great zeal OF
enthusiasm to Mr.. Harris request. The
natural spirit of emulation, it is expected,
will produce the desired result.
Principal Silas A. White of the Spring
Valley Grammar School remarked yester-
day afternoon that teachers would feel
very much more encouraged in their work
if parents would show more interest in
the schools. The monthly exhibitions by
the scholars are given for the purpose of
enabling parents to acquire correct
estimate of the tuitive methods in vogue
as well as to test the efficiency Of the
pupils. M
The system of promotion is based upon
continuous recording, day by day and
month by month, of the attendance and
intelligence of the pupils. which gives
infinitely more satisfaction than the
antique annual examination method.
IF scholars intelligence is good"
said Mr.. White, "we promote him, al
though his department may not be good.
Intelligence is the primary consideration
with us"
In many of the schools Glands of mercy"
have been organized to inculcate lessons
of kindness to animals. There are twelve
of such Glands of mercy" in Mr.. White
school of 700 Dupils