The herald., 1896-06-18
condition of the apparatus under their
charge.
Adjourned to Wednesday next at 10

street building yesterday afternoon
Superintendent Foshay presided, and
the final arrangements for the closing or
the schools, which will be on Friday,
June 26th we're taken. Aside from this
no business of Importance was trans
acted.
Following are the rules rlpromotlon,
etc, which have been adopted:
Questions have been prepared on nfth
year arithmetic, sixth year arithmetic,
grammar and geography, seventh year
arithmetic, gramar and geography, ana
eighth year geometry, grammar and MIS-
tory.
All questions in grammar should be
given out at p. m. Tuesday, June 18th;
all arithmetic and geometry at 8 o'clock,
Friday, June 18th, and all geography and
history at l p. M, Friday, June 18th.
Teachers and janitors are expected to
make on blanks furnished for the pur-
pose complete inventory of the school
property under their care. ana princi-
pals are expected to combine all the in
ventories for his school in one report
and file the same with the secretary or
the board of education not later than
June 20, 1896. Great care should be taken
to include under the head ''miscellane-
Gus articles and books" everything not
previously mentioned and also to note
all property which has; been lost, re-
moved or injured.
The annual reports of teachers and
principals must all be received at the
office not later than Saturday, June II,
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it Is desired that they be received on
Friday afternoon.
Each teacher will make but one copy
of the annual report, and each principal
who teaches q class, one teachers s re-
port and one principals report. Teach
ers' demands for the last month Will be
withheld until the reports are filed with
the superintendent.
Janitors cannot receive their demands
for the last three weeks until the build
ingS and property are received by the
superintendent of buildings or his as
sistant, one of whom will call at the
building on Saturday, June q.
Report cards should be given to all
pupils from B to A grades, inclusive,
and the name of the school will be
stamped or written on the left part of
the top margin of each card before they
are sent to the superintendent's office
to be signed.
All report cards must be given to the
pupils on Friday, June 26, and in order
to do this 1t will be necessary for the su-
perintendent to sign them earlier in the
week. The number of days present and
absent, and the number of times tardy
should be marked on the cards on Friday
morning just before giving them to the
children.
Pupils who have no mark lower than
Fair" should be promoted those who
have any mark lower than Fair" may
be recommended If the teacher and
principal think 1t advisable to recon-
mend. Pupils recommended must have
the word "Recommended' written on
the back, across the end of their cards.
underneath which must be signed the
names of the teacher, the principal and
the superintendent
Pupils having Very Poor" marked on
their cards the second period should IN
no case be recommended if the VERY
Poor" represents the standing in any of
the essential branches.
Pupils having Poor" in one or two
subjects may be recommended if the
teacher and principal are satisfied that
good work will be done by them in the
next class. 1t is not advisable, however,
to recommend pupils who are Poor in
two or more of the essential branches,
as reading. spelling. arithmetic, Ian
guage. geography, history, etc.
Pupils who are marked Poor the first
period, but have no mark lower than
Excellent" the second period, may be
promoted without recommendation.
WANT ASSISTANCE
The California Children's Home soci-
ETY.. by Alfred S. Clark, vice-president,
and John Waldo Ellis. state superinten-
to the city council asking for monthly
allowance of 500 for one year, as given
the Ransom home. the Florence home
ana the rescue circle of the Kings
daughters. The communication sets
forth that the society maintains a tenn
porary home to hold the children only
while they are awaiting transportation
or while they are seeking homes for them
in we'll to do families. The association
finds 1t difficult to obtain a sufficient
amount of money to properly carry on
the work, and invites the fullest investi-
cation. The communication states that
the association is free from all sectarian
political. race or social bias and is
formed for the purpose of protecting So
ciety by guaranteeing proper home
training and education to the unfortu-
nate little ones against the greatest en-
emies. ignorance and vice, and thereby
to improve American citizenship. The
| matter will probably come up at the next
meeting of the council.
BAD STATE OF AFFAIRS
Ralph Leon has filed a communication
to the city council calling attention to
the filthy condition of Wilmington street,
especially between Jackson and Reuue-
ma streets. The writer says that the
present condition of the street is dis
grace to the city, and asks that steps be
taken to clean the same.
AOoI1IN1 Of If1E CUTTERS
Street Superintendent Howard is de-
termined to carry out the orders Of the
council in regard to the flushing Of the
cutters, not that he thinks that it will
do any good, but he wishes to carry out
the orders of the city fathers. AS mat
ter of fact, the only way to clean the gut
ters properly is with good stiff brooms
In the hands Of able-bodied street sweep
ers. The only question is who shall
pay the bills. When the last street.
sweeping contract was let at a consid-
cradle advance over the figures of the
previous year, this matter came up for
special consideration, and it was stated
that in view of the increased price the
city would be released from the expense
of men and carts for this work. On this
understanding Councilman Snyder op-
posed the motion for the city to furnish
men and teams for the work, as it was
already being paid for During this
week Mr.. Howard will try the expert
ment of flushing as ordered by the coun-
Gil. and will report the result to the coun-
Gil at the next meeting, when some de-
cisive measure will be taken. In the
meantime the nuisance continues and
the taxpayers and property owners