The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16
A MISSION JUBILAT|ON,
Family Gathering Celebrating
the High School Vic.
tory.
Resolutions Passed Thanking Those
Who Assisted in Making the
Residents q ppy.

| What might be termed family gather
ing of the residents of the Mission assem-
| bled at Defense Hall, on Guerrero and
| Twentieth streets, last night, to give vent
to their expression of joy on having re-
| ceived $500 900 from the Supervisors, with
which high school will be erected in the
sunbelt valley for the accommodation OF
| the school children of the district.
| The meeting was called to order by ]. F.
Crosette, who stated the object of their
coming together to be for congratulation
and to return thanks to those who so ably
assisted and responded to the necessity of
having high school in their immediate
home.
By unanimous vote ]. d. Phelan was
elected chairman of the meetin g, and he
in turn spoke of the benefls to the resi-
dents of the Mission in their having a
school where their children could finish
their educa ton without being compelled
to travel to the other side of the City.
He said that mills taxation on the dol
I ar was not too much for the people of
this City to give 10 the wants of the peo-
ple of the Mission district for educational
purposes.
So far as he was concerned he would
contrib ute literally his pro rata of taxes to
educational purposes, and he was sure
that all other taxpayers would be as gen.
erous when they knew that the money
thus given was put to laudable use:
John FL. Grady, president OF the Mis-
sion High School Club, followed, giving
a resume of the labors Of the club and the
results achieved thus far.
Judge E. w. Van Reynegom offered the
following prea N BILE and resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The Board of Education of the
City and County of San Francisco recon-
mended 10 the Board OF Supervisors the neces-
sity of establishing high school in the Mis-
sion district and asked the appropriation OF
$500 900 for the purpose OF acquiring site
aud erecting a building. And whereas, the
| finance committee OF the Board OF supervisors
| in lis report states that Gas many of our de-
partments and citizens have impressed the
committee with their views on many public
requirements it is but just TO state that, but
| for the conditions existing, these requirements
| would have been provided for" and they
"among the many, none appeal to
| your Committee more. strongly than the
| appropriation asked for high school
| at the M .ssion"; and. whereas. the citizens of
| the Mission district are unanimous in request
ing that such facilities be given their children;
| and, whereas, the Boys High School and the
| Girls High school, overcrowded and inade-
| ouate, are located in parts of the City remote
| from the Mission, where dwell almost one
| third of the clllQren VINO dlIeuu The puDllC
| schools and, whereas, the distance imposes an
| additional and unnecessary tax upon SAID
| children who desire the high school education
amounting in the carfare alone to the per
| capita allowance for each child under the
! school levy and, whereas, the people OF the Mis-
sion are not oblivious to the necessity OF keep
ing down taxation in a season OF hnanclal ana
business depression through which We are
passing, yet high school is permanent addl-
ton to the Citys property, yielding Tor the out
| lay educated men and women 10 grow up 10
4 irr,it tu IN, IL
/ Gated: and, whereas, the demand for such
| facilities is real and urgent as made by the
Board of Education having the matter IN
charge and petitloned for by the families
/ whose children suffer by reason OF the absence
of sucn facilities; and, whereas, 1t is only just
and proper that the Board OF Supervlsors
people immediately interested IN granting
| their reasonable request, and no taxpayer Will
begrudge the payment OF mus on tne
| dollar of valuation for such noble and neces-
sary purpose, especially when the district
affected has contributed by taxation in the
past and present vast sums 10 tne Cltys
| treasury without any adequate return Tor
| schools and none for parks; be 1t therefore
| Resolyed That the thanks of this meeting be
cordially extended to the Board OF Educatlon,
! and more particularly to the Board OF Super
yisors for having voted the necessary funds
| for providing the Mission with school faciii-
| ties for its children, ana thaI we especially
! thank our representative, j. K. c. Hobbs, for
responding so enthusiast tically to our call; and
! be it further
| ResOtUed, That we assure the clUZens Oh san
Francisco that with this Improvement tardy
| Justice will at last have been done to an his
| toric and thickly settled portion OF the City,
which has been forced to yield, by previous
| Boards of Supervisors, to the necessities
| of the new and growing western Ad-
dition, which is .,ls0 now .,S Wen ne eq tipped
| proved and the hour has come justice delayed
| is Justice denied"; that the growth and devel-
| opment of one part of the City is the benefit of
! all and that no money can be so we'll spent by
| the municipality as for the educational vel
ultimately to good government good citizen
| ship and good morals.
| School Director Henderson stated that
| the architect had been instructed to pre-
pare plans for the building. He thought
| a suitable site could be obtained for
$50. OOO leaving $4,000, with which an
| elegant building could be erected, and ii
everything went along smoothly the
| school would be finished in one year from
the present date.
| julius Kahn, who was present. was
called upon for few remarks. He said it
was better 10 give Sc for educational pur-
poses than 81 for the support of penal
/ institution.
Police Judge Low, who had recently
| taken up his residence in the favored belt,
| spoke of the loveiiness OF the climate and
| the hope that in the near future they
would have a public park where the ladies
| and the babies could spend the days and
the evenings free from fog and cold winds.
The meeting adjourned with three rous-
| ing cheers for the Mission High School
| Club and the committee that brought such
crowning success to the people.