The San Francisco call., 1905-08-18
OBTAINS ROOMS
FOR OVERFLO
Board of Education Assures
Mayor Everything Is Done
to Accommodate All Pupils
USES CURRENT FUNDS
Many Portable Schools Are
Being Erected to Care For
the Increased Attendance
USES CURRENT FUNDS

Mayor Schmitz yesterday held a con-
ference with the members of the Board
of Education relative to the steps be-
ing taken to provide for the overflow
ing attendance of pupils in most of the
public schools. 1t was stated at the
outset that the conditions are the same
as prevail at the opening of every
school term, but heightened somewhat
by the rigid enforcement of the COM
pulsory education law. The fact that
thirteen outside class rooms had to be
provided for the Crocker Grammar
School pupils pending the building of
six additional rooms to the school on
Page street has rather confused mat.
ters, although Principal Mark reported
that all pupils were being cared for
in the rented quarters.
The Board of Education submitted
list of portable schools that have been
erected and are In the course of COM
pletion since the opening of the school
term on August IA. The list follows:
Lafayette Primary 2, Monroe Pri-
mary /, Burnett Grammar 1, Park Pri-
mary 2, Sutro Primary 2. Laguna Hon
da Primary l. Bernal Grammar /, FIRE.
mont Grammar /, Fairmount Grammar
2, Spring Valley Grammer i, Rich
mond Grammar /, Lafayette Primary i.
Columbia Grammar /, Dudley Stone
ddTIl61u l.
The Board of Education has announced
that the following school rooms will soon
be ready for occupancy: Ocean Side Prt-
mary l. completed; Washington Gram
mar Is, in course of erection: Crocker
Grammar 49, completed; Chinese School
2, completed.
President Roncovieri of the board in
formed the Mayor that the money for
the additional portable schools is be-
I've t..1y Af fha
fund, as no separate appropriation had
been made by the Supervisors for fifty
portable school houses as requested by
the Board of Education. Roncovieri
stated that the current expenses would
be reduced to minimum in order to
afford facilities for pupils as the State
apportionment depends on the number
of pupils in average daily attendance.
The Mayor said he favored portable
school houses rather than rented rooms.
MORE ROOMS NEEDED.
Roncovieri further said that there
was need of four new school rooms
in the Visitacion Valley District for
the John ". Taylor School, and that
a site should be purchased for the
same. Four rooms are also needed in
the Noe Valley District adjacent to
the James Lick School. The board rec
ommended a new site for the new
school at Twenty-seventh and Church
streets, which would be convenient for
the smaller children to attend.
Roncovieri figured that the total re-
quirements to meet the overflow aggre
gate ffty-six new class rooms. OF
these forty-eight have already been
provided, but thirty of these will need
desks, blackboards and other school
equipment at an additional cost of $500
per room The sum of 900 will have
to he expended for that purpose and
the board assured the Mayor that
everything would be done to meet the
emergency, although the funds at com
mand are rather low. Roncovieri
agreed to submit a statement of the
financial condition of the school depart
ment. In the event that the emer-
gency expenditures cannot be met with
the current funds an appeal will be
made to the Board of Supervisors to
provide for the deficiency
The Mayor visited Spring Valley
School, where he found fffty-five pupils
being taught in the yard. In the
Paramount School there were 100 chill
dren in one class, eighty-five in an
other and ninety pupils were being
taught in the yard.
INCREASING ACCOMMODATIONS.
The board at the meeting yesterday
rooms in connection with the Column
bia Grammar School, one room in con-
nection with the Hearst Grammar school,
and to erect portable school houses to
be used for the accommodation of the
pupils attending the following named
schools: Lafayette Primary, 1: Spring
Valley Grammar, /; Fremont Grammar
1: Fairmount Grammar, 2; Washington
Grammar 1; Garfield Primary, /; Rich
mond Grammar, 1: Dudley Stone Pri-
mary, /; Sutro Primary, 2.
Teachers certificates were granted to
Misses Fannie Reed, Laura Perry, Kath-
arine NJ Hayes, Virginia Ryder. J. j.
Genevieve Nicholson, Tunil Aune. Jessie
Mary Calvin and Mary II. Mayberry.
The board assigned Misses Emily Grant,
Bonnie Wheeler and Margaret Strachan
from the substitute list to the Washing
ton, Dudley Stone and Columbia schools
respectively.
Mrs Thomas Brennan was appointed
janitress of the Crocker school vice Mrs
c. J. Lawton resigned, and Mrs. M. Nc
Cullough WAS made assistant 5anitress Of
the Everett school
Numerous residents Of Inglesde petit
toned that a schoolhouse be erected In
the district and the petition was taken
under advisement.
Bills for INDECENT books and portable
schoolhouses aggregating $1,000 were ap-
proved.
Leaves Of absence were granted to M.
z. Mower, c. A. Maxwell, L. A. Ramas,
teachers in the department