The San Francisco call., 1904-02-02
BOTH FACTIONS.
NOW SATISFIED
School Directors Meet Residents:
Of Sunnyside District. end
Thoroughly Canvass Situation
NEW BUILDINGS PLANNED
Structure at Present Occupied
as SchOolhouse Is Found to Be
Overcrowded and Unsanitary

OIL was poured on the troubled wa
ters in the Sunnyside district yester-
day morning when the School Direc-
tors informed the residents or that
district that instead of the old school
being closed and the scholars COM
PEELED ostrayel to the extreme end or
tie districts practically three schools
will be maintained pending the erec-
ton OF the new building. The school
I.EobIem is difficult one to settle in
the Sunnyside district, as there APP
pears to be two factions. each ,desir@
ing that the school be located in it's
particular neighborhood.
The brBlding in use at present Is not
only oyercro~deds but is unfit for. use
as a school. 1t is a one-story and at.
tic structure and the children are
.rra ctically herdeds into it IKE sheep
into a. pen. On the upper floor are
two classrooms, which may be reach
ed only by crooked stairway. The
door at the foot of this stairway "Opens
OtItwardly into the lgwer hall, and IN
case OF panic would effectuallys block
all egresa. The clasSrooras are small,
poorly ventilated and overcrowded,
three pupils frequently. Occupying
seats intended but for two. '.8as 80
STORM OF PROTESTS.
oSchool Director Boyle noticed these
conditions at "a. recent visit. to the
premises and on hi9.recommendation
a building on Joost avenue, In the:ius
mediate neighbGrhood, was selected
as more. suitable. The owner of the
building agreed to make all necessary
changes to fit is for school purposes
and let itodt a .nomina1 figure BE
was instructed to. go ahead with his
work. btft the alterations had rot pro-
ceeded far before. the directors were
besiegea with a storm of protests :.
The people residing in the heighbor+
hood of the new bp1lding were wen.
pleased With it's selection, bat a great.
majority Of the Sunnyside residents
claimed they were being rob bbed:-of
their school. They also said the new.
building was too close to the railroad
and at tlfe extreme end OF the distYict.
In order that all might be given. antop-
portunity to. state their cases the di-:
.Iectors. decided to. .mest them: ot1- the
ground. In accordance with ,thts ade+
cision almost the eptire population .;of
Sunnyside met with the directors and
canvassed .the. situation thoroughly.
sThe directors got enough. hracncal
advice to last a lifetime and .inctdeflt-
ally some exercise in hf1l climbing and
ditch leaping. o.:: -.
COMPROMISE EFFECTED, - :.
Z. The upshot of the matter was that
at meeting called to order by. Mrs.
T. A. roHaIfson, representing the dis
trict, President .Roncovieri informed:
all presentothat not only WOULD. She old
school besscontirued after its:intefior
had been. improved, but portable:
schQolrooms would be placed. on "a lot
in stheGcenter of the. district. Ho. fir.
ther advised them. TO- apply, TO-. the
Supervisors for funds to erect the. niew
building, which has already been
planned. -. 80:
. The.present teachers. at the SanRy-
side SehOod SEEM to be very. papufar
and. in. answer to inquiries. President
Roncoviere assured his .audiepce that
9here would be Tfo change made In +he-
staff of teaehers before the close of
the term o -; -