The record-union., 1897-05-27

Course of Study, to meet the Grand
Army Committee to-day, and If there
We're any persons on the list who were
Objectionable that the committee state
its objections
Crouch said the Committee on Course
Of Study had been waiting for three
weeks to meet the Grand Army Com
mittee, and he was tired Of waiting for
them
President Davis said he regretted the
state of affairs, but there was nothing
to show that the communication was
official, and it could not therefore be
considered.
Director Crouch moved as an amend
ment that after the conference the Com
mittee on Course of Study report to the
board for it's sanction. He would not
assume the responsibility of adopting
the list. The Grand Army Committee
could meet with the board tonight in
adjourned meeting
Director Perkins said that if he Wis
tied school as a citizen and addressed
the school, he should feel very much hu-
inflated if criticised for doing so by the
board. The citizens support the
schools, and he thought they had right
TO speak. If there is any objection to a
persons speaking it should be brought
before the board for official action.
1t was moved that the two commit
tees should confer to-day and that the
Committee on Course of Study should
report to the board tonight.
The point was raised by Director
Brown that every member must vote
unless hxrJ nj
The motion was carried, Sherburn,
Dolan, Whitbeck, Brown and Davis
voting aye and Crouch and Perkins
voting no.
The question of a drop in janitors'
salaries for the summer months came
up and was laid over
The engrossing of the diplomas of
graduation from the High and Gram
mar schools was awarded to Miss Hink-
son, except those of the Ninth Grade
Of the Harkness Grammar School,
which were awarded to Miss Conrad
superintendent Erlewine recommend
ed that the memorial exercises be held
at 10 a. m., tomorrow, instead of in
the afternoon, when it is so hot, and
the recommendation was adopted.
superintendent Erlewine reported the
number of days taught each year for
the past nine years. If the school
closes on July 10th, it will be 1876 days
this year, and there have not been over
100 taught heretofore. This year the
holidays have always fallen on such
days that no time has been lost, as
is usual.
Sherburn moved that the board re-
consider its action by which it fixed
the date On which the schools should
close at July 9th and fix it on the 10th,
which would make the term ten
months.
The motion was lost.
Crouch moved that the action of the
board in relation to the conference of
the Grand Army Committee with the
Committee on Course of Study earlier
in the evening be reconsidered The
motion was carried, and Director
Crouch moved that the following names
be selected as speakers at the various
schools:
Sacramento Grammar School, w H
Wiley; Harkness Grammar School.
Geo. w. Ficks; Sutter Grammar
School, E. L. Hawk; Seventh and G., j.
H. Johnson; Tenth and @, NJ D. Bron-
son; Thirteenth and G., j. S. Easter
brook; Sixteenth and n, A D. Hurd );
Twenty and j, c. V Kellogg
Twenty-fourth and n, j. S. Jones
Eighteenth and X, w NJ. jerks; Twen-
ty-sixth and V. d. ]. simmons
The motion was carried.
Director Perkins moved that the
name Of c. Z. Adams be added to the
list, to speak at Fourth and @ streets
Director Sherburn said that an OBJ
lection had been made to one of the
names, and he understood it was made
by newspaper. He proposed to be
flat footed in the matter, as the
discussion had been forced He had
known MIR. Adams for twenty years
and he had borne a good reputation
| and raised a family of children. Would
the board say that the Grand Army did
not know what it Was about when it
selected him. He did not think the
| board should act in this manner tow
ard the Grand Army. He had met no
person from that part of the city who
| objected to Mr.. Adams
| Director Crouch said he had met sew
eral persons who objected to him and
! also the Principal of the school and
/ he therefore asked tnat some one else
| be substituted for him, or that he be
| transferred to some other school. He
| did not have any feeling against Mr.
| Adams or the Grand Army
| Mr. Whitbeck said that he wished for
| a conference on account of these OBJ
| jections and he had hoped that Mr.
! Adams would be assigned to some other
| school
| The amendment of Director Perkins
was lost, Perkins and Sherburn voting
/ for it,
Crouch said that if the Grand Army
1 Committee had met his committee the
matter could have been satisfactorily
| adjusted without this discussion, which
had placed the board and the Grand
Army in an awkward position.
The motion of Director Crouch was
| carried. Moved that the Committee of
the Grand Army be requested to select
some other speaker to address the
| school at Fourth and @.
After some discussion il was decided
! to make no assignment for the Fourth
| and q school and the hoo ri oJio,,,yaJ