The San Francisco call., 1899-01-24
FOR THE NORMAL SCHOOL.
The Friends of the Institution Pub
licly Protest Against Its
Abolition.

A citizens meeting was held in Supe-
rior Court Department at the CITY
Hall last evening to protest against the
action of the Board of Education in aool-
ishing the San Francisco Normal School.
The room was crowded with the students
and friends Of the institution w. G. job
son was chosen chairman and w. II. Bod
fish secretary.
An organization called the San Fran
cisco League of Education was formed,
with the following executive committee
to take charge of the matters of the or
ganization between sessions: D. B. Nc
Neil. NJ Cooney, William Henderson, o.
x. Hahn, It. B. Evans, John Moffitt, Will
liam Oakley, John Dwyer, f. J. Sheehan.
w. G. Jobson and w. H Bodfish.
Judge Cooney offered the following res
olution, which was adopted:
Resolved-A. That the Board OF Education OF
San Francisco be and is hereby requested to
reconsider the vote by which it resolved to
abolish the Normal School of San Francisco.
b. That under no circumstances should the
school be abolished closed, # at ALL until
after the graduation Of the present class. and
we most respectfully and most earnestly de-
mand its restoration for that purpose at least
{. That State Normal School should be estab-
hshed in San Francisco without delay, and we
ask the present Board of Education and the
Superintendent of Schools TO cooperate with
us and use its best efforts toward securing such
a school for our city. d. That the thanks Of
this meeting be and are hereby rendered to that
part Of the press of San Francisco that has so
ably defended the Normal School and so elo-
quently and justly pleaded the rights of the
present normal class.
The following communication was read
disproving the assertion made by the
Board of Education in its reports rela-
tive to the refusal of Alameda County to
accept San Franciscos Normal School
diplomas:
office of the Superintendent OF Public Schools
of Alameda County, Cal.-Oakland, January
The County Board Of Education of Alameda
recognizes the San Francisco Normal grad
yates, and on their diplomas with Endorsements
by the city and county of San Francisco grants
grammar grade certificates.
T. o. CRAWFORD, County Superintendent.
Judge Henry Z. Highton addressed the
league, giving a somewhat humorous ac-
count of the action of the Board of Ed
ucation in its session on the evening so
fatal TO the Normal School.
The following petition of 1O4 girls Of the
school was read:
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan IS, 1899.
To the Honorable Board of Education Of San
Francisco Cal.-Gentemen: We, the under
signed students of the San Francisco Normal
School make the following statement: We en-
tered the school last August in good faith,
answering all the requirements, bought our
books. studied hard, have completed half the
course. passing our examinations in the same,
and did so for the sole purpose of receiving A
diploma at the end of the school year. Many
gave up positions to do this, while others have
come from neighboring counties because of the
reputation OF the school, and have undergone
expense that they could i'll afford.
The students object to taking teachers eX-
aminations the ground that a certificate
thus obtained does not possess the merit
throughout the State that diploma from this
school does.
The students petition for a establishment of
the San Francisco Normal School and to be
allowed to contribute such sum to the public
school fund as will be necessary for its support
and maintenance to the end of the fiscal year.
so that we may be properly graduated. Re
spectfully sumbtted.
ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR STUDENTS.
The meeting adjourned. after announc-
ing that the executive committee would
convene this evening in Judge Cooney's
office