The San Francisco call., 1897-11-14

metlc and commercial law.
As the school rapidly increased in num-
bers it finally moved to its present site on
the corner of Bush and Stockton streets,
where new building was added three
years ago. To-day the school contains
576 pupils, ana is accredited to the Col
| leges in Engineering at Berkeley Here
the educational side is particularly en-
phaslzed. On account of the exceedingly
cramped accommodations such plan of
study as followed in the Lick School can
not be carried out.
The subjects offered during the three
year course in the Polytechnic High
School are classified under two heads:
The commercial course for pupils desir-
, ing a strictly commercial training: sec
ond, the general course, intended for pu.
pills who may wish a commercial training
nut desire more latitude in the selec ction
OF study than the commercial course
offers; also for pupils pre- pairing them
selves for other schools, for tho different
trades or office work in Architecture or
engineering. In this course are the sub
jects embraced in manual training. as
shop work, drawing ETC., and the aca-
I
does not include the night school, whose
principal Is Mr.. kirkpatrick. There are
/ 700 pupils attending at night and taking
! commercial course. with incidental work
IN instrumental drawing. Small wonder
that when the Grand Jury visited the
scnool two weeks aeo they pronounced
the accomm odations out of all proportion
to the number of students attending.
In the elementary drawing class the
pupils were making pen-and-ink sketches
with refererce to Industrial work, such as
illustrating, enlarging pictures and in
terror designing. Each student In, the
manual training department here con-
ceives and draws the design of some pro-
ject that he will finally complete in his
senior year down in the carpenter and
machine shops. Along with this ele-
mentary drawing he takes course in the
wood working shops, where he learns the
construction of various kinds OF Joints.
After this he makes drawings OF various
patterns, which he turns out on the iathes.
Later still, he learns how 10 cast his de-
signs, for arrangements have just been
completed with the firm OF Garratt & Co.
whereby the boys of the school Will be
taken On one afternoon of each month 10
their casting works.
In the junior year the boys begin with
forging, and in the second year take work
in the machine-shop, together with lee
lures on the practical manufacture of
iron and steel, the strength of these. and
also study the eonstruc ion OF steam en-
gines, pumps, valves, etc.
The third year is chiefly devoted to the
study Of electricity and electrical construc-
tion. The instructor, Mr.. Carnig.ia,
! hopes in another year 10 start all ad-
vanced course in the construction OF elec-
trical dynamos, motors etc.
Already one OF the highest students in
the senior class, Sidney Phillips. has con-
structed by his own efforts switch board
and various meters gas engine and an
/ electric dynamo.
In the Misunderstanding course the girls
study free-hand drawing, pen-and-ink
sketches, wood carving and modelling.
The last two are taken by those intending
to make speciality of interior decoration
and study of ornamental design OF
historical nature. Besides these few
girls in the machine.shop were engaged IN
making fancy screens and frills OF delicate
Venetian iron work.
The work in the art department, which
is in charge os Miss Van VlecE, is espe-
cally interesting. OF last years class OF
rising young artists NJ. Igoe, Tom Dorgan
and Miss Elsie Hinrici are doing work for
| daily papers. OF this years pupils George