The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-21
MUSICAL
GOLDEN JUBILEE
Board of Education to Cele-
brate Fiftieth Anniver-
sary of Public Schools
WILL GIVE BIG FESTIVAL
Affair VIII Take Place in
Mechanics Pavilion From
April 80 to May Z, Next

The Board of Education yesterday
took preliminary steps to celebrate the
fiftieth anniversary of the founding OF
the public school system in 1855 by
grand May musical festival in the Me-
chanics' Pavilion from April 80 to May
next The resolutions on the subject
which were unanimously adopted by
the board follow:
Whereas The year 1905 marks the hftleth
anniversary of the founding Of the public
school system of the city and county OF san
Francisco, and the completion of half cen
fury of work and endeavor therein the re-
suits Of which are shown in the present very
high educational standing of this city; and
Whereas 1t has been deemed by the puohc
school teachers of this city and county proper
and every way desirable to celebrate IN De
hitting manner this golden jubilee OF an
occasion fraught with great Importance 10
our entire community and commonwealth; ana
Whereas. For this occasion it has been de-
terInined to hold a grand May musical festl-
val from April 30 to May I, 1903. inclusive
which the good people OF this city ana state
and even remote pats Of the adjoining PaeiHe
Coast States Will be invited 10 attend anu
enjoy this being the week recommended 10
the superintendent Tor the teachers institute
provided by law and
whereas All the necessary preliminary steps
for festival Of such magnitude nave ALREADY
been taken, subject TO approval by THIS noaru
by engaging the famous musical organization
O; New York known lines Band, consist
ing of eighty eminent musicians and number
q
OF Mechanics Pavilion, and by aIrang ,,l
for an adult chorus of loco voices ana emil
dren's chorus of 5000 voices. now, therefore,
be IL
Resolved That a certain agreement or con-
tract made and entered into on the 10Th day
of October 1904 by and between the May
Festival executive committee of the Teachers
Annuity and Retirement Fund extension com
mittee of San Francisco, party OF the first
mart and the Innes Band and Amusement Com
pany, a corporation of New York, represented
by F. N. Innes, party Of the second part pc.
and the same is hereby approved by TINS
Resolved further, That the said executive
COMMITTEES and the teachers of the public
schools of this city and county be, and they
are hereby authorized 10 perform all and. any
such acts and services as are required OF them
BIZ and under the terms Of said agreement or
contract
Leaves of absence were granted to
teachers in the department as follows:
Miss Lucy F. Adams, Miss NJ. Sleeper,
Miss Mathilda B. Conway, Miss Elean-
or A. Tierney, Ralph B. Matthews, Miss
Ellen T. Ramage, Miss Terese Hess,
Miss Frances c. Cook and Miss Carol
H. Newman.
TO TEACH FRENCH.
The request of the Alliance Fran
caise to use the Everett Grammar
School building after school hours for
the purpose of imparting gratuitous
instruction in the French language to
any D6ESOIl VIII may WISH ~ dfcNAA AAAAAA
self of this privilege was granted.
Miss L. Rosenberg was transferred
from the Munroe School to the Henry
Durant School.
A communication from Superinten-
dent Langdon who is now engaged in
a tour of inspection of the Chicago
schools. has been received by Acting
Superintendent Macurda, in which he
states that the San Francisco educa-
tional exhibit at st. Louis has received
two gold medals, one for the display of
work from the elementary schools, the
other for the exhibit of the high
schools. Much favorable comment for
the San Francisco exhibit has been
elected from educators.
Teachers certificates of various kinds
were granted to Misses H. M. Hitch
cock, Nellie Kengla, Kate Gompertz
Ruby Gracier, Eva Keane. Agnes
Bowling, Margaret Conroy, Lola Nc
Feely, Alfred Roberts and Joseph
Baloun.
Philip Prior, principal Of the James
Lick School, requested that the name
of the school be changed to the Bur-
nett Grammar School and the name of
the present Burnett School to Bay View
School if any change is made at all.