The record-union., 1895-09-05
The CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
A School Asked for at the FoundIings'
Home.
Proposed Night Class In Industrial
Drawing-MiSs Herrick as High
School Substitute.

The City Board of Education held an
adjourned meeting last night. Directors
Davis, Whitbeck, Sherburn. Dillman.
Crouch, Huntington, Driver, Dolan and
Buchanan being present.
Mrs. Clayton asked if the board could
establish a school at the Foundlings'
Home at Ninth an X, there being enough
children there to form class, and tie dis
tance to the existing schools being too
great for them to walk. The room would
be furnished If the board would furnish
teacher. The home labors under many
difficulties, she said, and she hoped the
board would see its way clear. There are
about twenty-seven that are old enough
TO go to school, and there are about
dozen who live about there who would
probably be glad to go.
The children were subjected to taunts
and unkind remarks from other children
when they attended the other schools.
Buchanan said that if that was the case,
the board should certainly take care of
the education of these children.
Superintendent Erlewine was opposed
to having outside children attend the
school Tor various reasons. An ungraded
school is not as ueslraDle as graded
one.
The matter was referred to the Com
mittee on Course of Study and the Su-
perintendent, to be reported on at the
next meeting.
An invitation from the Native Sons to
the board TO turn out in the parade on
Admission Day was read and accepted
The superintendent reported that it
would cost about $3.50 TO tit up a room for
| inc
tor carpenter work, furniture and light
ing.
DR.. Huntington, tor the Committee on
Course of Study, reported favorably on
fitting up room for a night drawing
class IN the building and the establishing
of a class. provided there is money 10
spare.
superintendent Erlewine said there
was an empty room in the schoolhouse at
Tenth and q streets that could be used
for the class by putting in appliances for
lighting.
The matter went over till the next
meeting.
The Committee on Course of Study
recommended Miss Herrick as a substi-
tute for Miss De Laguna during her
leave of absence. and she was appointed
by the board.
1t was decided to put down cement
walk around the Twenty-fourth and n
streets school.
a committee from the Native Sons
asked the use of some of the rooms in the
Perry Seminary as headquarters during
the Carnival, and the request was granted.
Colonel Guthrie also asked permission
to use the grounds around the Sacra-
mento Grammar School for the tents of
the visiting militia companies, and the
request was granted.
&. III. krebs 81 Co. declined 10 sign the
contract for painting the schoolhouses
unless they were given sixty days in
which to do it, as good work could not be
done well in less than that time. They
could do two of them within thirty days.
Crouch moved that they be allowed to
paint two OF the houses and the next
| lowest bidder the other two. He with
drew his motion. however, and the sixty
days time, from September 10th, was
granted.
The estimates for patent closets at the
Sixteenth and J-street school were pre-
sented. calling for an expenditure of
| 81, 7S3 II, and quite discussion ensued
| on the expense, and motion to adopt
them was lost
On motion of DR.. Huntington, the ar
| chitect was allowed $40 for the plans and
| specifications.
| Bids for paints for the schoolhouses to
| be repainted were received from the
| Sullivan-kelly Company and w. z. Full
| ler Company, and the bid of the former
for pure white lead and boiled oil was
accepted.
The carpenter was instructed to report
at the next meeting an estimate OF the
| expense OF connecting the closets at Six
/ teenth and j streets with the sewer and
putting lattice work around and painting
theri.