The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-14

modern system. A fire drill was given
by the pupils and the building was
emptied in an orderly manner in the
short space of one minute.
Sacramento GrammarS The Sacra-
mento Grammar, which is regarded as
one Of the best school buildings in the
State, was next visited by the, commit
tee. This reputation, so far as the
building is concerned, is we'll deserved
The jury was impressed with the idea,
however, that the janitor should eXer-
else greater care in looking after the
condition of the closets A fire drill was
given by the pupils of this school, and
in two minutes the entire school was as
sembled in an orderly manner in classes
on the school grounds. These fire drills
are most essential to discipline and
should be practiced at intervals in all
the schools during the school term.
Washington Primary = Washington
Primary, at Thirte enth and G streets,
! is an old building, which should either
be torn down or such improvements
made in its sanitary conditions as would
make it a fit place to send children. The
! jury was unable to find any evidence
that the duties of janitor were consci-
entiously performed in or around the
| building.
Union Primary-The Union Primary,
at Seventh and G streets, was found to
be on a par with that of the Washing
| ton, only if anything, a little worse.
The floors We're dusty, the paper was
peeling in flakes from the walls, while
the closets We're positively filthy
/ Night School (Perry's Primary)-The
Perry Seminary building was also in
spected and the jury deem it to be
utterly unfit for school purposes. With
the annexation of contiguous prop
erty, we believe that the site would
prove most eligible for the proposed new
High School building. Otherwise the
property should be disposed of and the
proceeds therefrom covered into the
City Treasury.
Marshall Primary-The Marshall pri
mary school, on street, between
Twenty and Twenty eighth is
a well appointed building and the clean
and healthful appearance of the pupils
would indicate that the teachers left
nothing undone that would in any man
ner promote the comfort and we'll be-
ing of the school children.
Newton Booth (ungraded) New
ton Booth school, situated at Twenty
sixth and V streets, is provided with
two large we'll lighted and we'll ventil-
lated class rooms. The only improve
ment that the jury can suggest would
be the erection of a fence around the
school lot, which would add to the ap-
pearance and privacy of the school
The Kindergarten school is fit
ted up in the basement of the church
building on the southwest corner of
Sixteenth and L streets and has an av-
erage attendance of 80 children, in
age ranging from 4 to 6 years. The
class room is comfortable and is equip
ped with all.neeessary facilities for this
conmendable method of educating the
young mind before the pupil enters the
primary grade
Orphan Asylum-The Orphan Asylum
school has an attendance of no pupils.
! divided into five primary and one kin
dergarten class, for which there is pro-
vided four class rooms. These rooms
are clearly, lightsome and we'll ventil-
lated and the children give every evil
dence of careful training at the hands
/ of conscientious and competent teach
ers
rounding Home - This institution
| contains sixty inmates, and of these
|
nected with the home. The unfortunate
little ones are we'll cared for, and eve
department of the home showed signs
OF constant and judicious supervision
High SchoOl-This building is totally
inadequate for the needs of this school.
The rooms are overcrowded, and the
school authorities have been compelled
to rent an old building across the street
for class room. This is a condition
greatly to be regretted, and the jury
feels constrained to urge upon the
proper authorities and the people of this
community the advisability of erecting
a suitable building for this branch Of
the public school system 1t is to be
hoped, however, that if the construction
Of such building is decided upon that
the proper authorities Will prove worthy
of the trust reposed in them by the REQ
pie and that a school building will be
erected that will not only be an orna-
ment to our city, but an institution of
learning equipped with all of the mod
ern appliances of educational facilities
that should attach to a high school
DUTIES NEGLECTED.
The foregoing practically covers orr
Investigations of the schools of Sacra-
mento City. We cannot close the same
without censuring the Board of Fduca-
ton, the Sanitary Inspector and the
Plumbing Inspector for permitting such
a state of affairs to exist in some of orr,
public school buildings, most particular
~ in the sanitary conditions of the
closets. They are not only a menace