The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-19
AFTER A HIGH SCHOOL,
Mission Defense Union Will
Make a Special Plea to
the Supervisors.
They Claim There Is a Sufficient Sur
plus on Hand to Erect a
Suitable Building.

The Mission Defense Union. at a meet
ing held last night, determined to make
vigorous fight for high school, to be es-
tablished at some central point in the
Mission. School Director Clinton was
present ana said that while he heartily
favored the scheme, the money was LACK
ing for its contamination.
1.-THE appropriation has been reduced
from 81 600. 600 to 81 ,000, 000," be said.
"The salary lists of teachers foot up
alb out $500, 600, so it is seen that only
$100, 900 is left to run the entire depart
m emit. If the Supervisors stick To this, it
may be necessary to close some of our
nigh schools. / would suggest, however,
that an effort be m ade to establish at least
three high school classes in the Horace
Mann building. They have three vacant
the expense of conducting classes in them
would be nominal"
President Grady read the following COM
munication:
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
BOARD OF EDUCATION,
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. July IL, 1860
Union-DEAR SIR: Owing to arr angements pre-
viously made TO visit friends at Mill Valley this
evening, l viii not be at the meeting How
ever, II the report of the Auditor ana the rec
ommenda ton OF the Grand Jury is anything
TO base an opinion on, it looks blue for Mis-
sion High School building.
! am entirely unable TO understand the true
motives OF some of our public men, when
we find them striving TO undermine
the existence of the institutions hat
gave birth TO this the most grand of
all countries the sun shines on. What would
the statistics OF crime have been in this coun-
try to-day had 1t not been fo- our public
schools? Compare the cost OF maintaining
schools with that of caring for the Grimm al
elements caused by lack of educating the
masses, especially in some of the older coun-
Ffn main dc
maintaining her criminal courts and jails, not
including her armies, as she does on educa-
ton; Russia nine times as much; the figures
for such maintenance in the United States /
have not at my command. But in the main
tenance of the armies compared with that of
education, we have the following figures:
Russia spends th:rty-three times as much on
her armies as she does on education, Spain
twenty-seven times as much, and the United
States twice as much on her schools as she
does on her army. Does not such figures as
these sustain the residents of the Mission in
their demands for what they were justly en-
titled 10 years ago without asking. II so,
would II not have been wiser move to build
us high school and two hrst-class grammar
school buildings, thatwe so much need, than to
have piled 100000 into municipal building
on kearny street that we do not need? Would
1T not also have been wise move to have
placed seyenty-iye able bodied, broad min ed
teachers in the schools than to have added
that number OF police TO the force? Which
will reduce the most crime. Yet whenever a
reduction of expenses is demanded, the School
Department is the first target 10 be singled out.
We want this money to build this building.
anc when the taxpayers of this City will
stand the unnecessary expense that was
heaped on them last year there is no
excuse why we should not be given $500, 900
for necessary expense. The Grand Jury
urges reduction in teachers salaries. This
may. be well, but the State that starves its
teachers dwarfs its children. They who rob
the teacher smite posterity. But right rests
on duty. To make the profession OF teaching
lucrative we must make it useful. The Board
0f M IN ~ 4.
and incompetency. The true social functions
OF a trades union are TO punish bad workmen
exclude the Incompetent and insist on SOUND
work The doctrine OF minimum wages must
rest on the guaranty OF honest goods. We can
not gather the plums until we grow the tree.
All we can do Is 10 perseyere and we will win.
Very respectfully yours, II. G. HENDERSON.
Secretary Van Duzer saio the Auditor
had suddenly discovered balance in the
treasury of $500. 600 This money coaId
| not be used to pay old bills because the
| Supreme Court had three times decided
| that such . proposition was illegal. If
! the proper fight was made ne thought the
$500, 900 could be secured for high school
building in the Mission. On motion of
Mr.. Van Duzer the following were ap-
! pointed to cooperate with the Mission
/ High School committee in accom- plihlng
the end desired: b. A. Huitz, f. II. Far
ley, George w. Kearhy, Captain BOYD,
D. w. Kelly and j. II. Spamer.
| Ane lOthI committee WiiI appear before
the Board of Education next Wednesday
and make an appeal for a temporary High
School in the Horace Mann building.
| They will then go before the Supervisors
and urge that the 5000, 900 surplus be ex-
pended in High School building to be
! erected in the Mission
On the evening of August the Mission
Defense Union will be addressed by Judge
! Thompson, DR.. John A. Miller and John
| Z. Heenan, on the gold and silver stan
dard.
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