The San Francisco call., 1905-05-19
BARS STATES
AND PENCILS
Board of Education Proposes
to Stop Spread of Disease
Germs Among the Pupils
PLUMBING DANGEROUS
High School Teachers Make
Futile Appeal for an In
crease in Their Salaries

The Board of Education yesterday
adopted q. resolution prohibiting >the
use of states and pencils in the public
schools. The resolution says:
The use Of states and pencils in the public
schools is recognized by the medical proies-
son as injurious 70 the personal hygiene OF
the Individual pupil, especially when SAID states
and pencils come in contact with the llps,
tongue aud oral cavity Of the pupils; ana an
Interchange OF slstes and pencils among the
different pupils is constantly taking place by
reason of which the germs Of communicable
diseases frequently transferred from pupil
70 pupil.
The board adopted the resolution ask
ing the Police Department 10 cooper
ate in the enforcement Of the child Ia
Dor law in order 10 increase the school
revenue and the average daily attend
ance Of pupils. The resolution follows:
whereas Through the rigid enforcement Of
sorry education the average daily attendance
benefit OF this city and county in the CORE
spending amount OF moneys 10 be received from
the Stale as its share Of State school moneys
TO INCREASE ATTENDANCE.
Resolved, That this department not unmind-
ful Of the cooperation OF the Police Depart
nent in the past earnestly invites ane re-
quests that the Honorable the Board OF Po-
hce Commissioners cause instructions TO be
issued through the proper channels, to each
and every officer. TO the effect that every child,
between the ages OF eight and fourteen in
elusive. who is unable TO give satisfactory
taken TO the school situated nearest to the
place of residence Of the child and then and
there enrolled as a pupil Of said school and
name and address Of the child, name Of school
and time Of enrolment TO the end that the OBJ
iects OF the law may be attained and the best
Interests Of this city and county subserVed-
The Health Board filed a report TO
the effect that an inspection of the
plumbing and sanitary condition of
seventy-three public schools reveals
the fact that forty-eight are in an un
sanitary condition. The majority Of
the outhouses are improperly connected
with the sewer. insuficiently ventilated
and improperly flushed. The condi-
tions create a menace to the life and
health not only Of school children but
10 persons living in the vicinity. The
Health Board recommends that all
vault closets, sheet-iron urinals and
wooden sinks be removed and that new
plumbing be installed.
APPEAL To SUPERVISORS.
The Board Of Education ordered. the
report sent to the Supervisors to i'm
press upon them the need of an appro-
priatiOn TO make the schools sanitary.
Director Altman submitted a new
form of diploma of graduation for the
high schools, which is smaller than
those now in use and Will have the
A delegation of high school teachers.
who are heads of departments, ap-
pealed TO the board to increase their
salaries from $50 to $3.50 per month.
President Roncovieri stated that it
would be Impossible TO grant the in
crease. which would amount to $1,000
yearly, owing TO the insdequacy OF the
available funds. He said that he would
not favor an increase unless it would
benefit all the teachers in the depart
ment. The petitioners argued that they
are entitled to more than $40 a month
above the salary received by their as
sistants, who are paid $40 per month.
ROncovieri said il would be unsound
from a business standpoint to raise
salaries before the amount to be re-
ceived from the Supervisors is known.
The other members of the board ap-
proved the stand taken by Roncovierf
and ii is not likely that the requested
increase will be granted,
To DISPLAY THE FLAG.
The principals of the schools were
notified TO instruct their janitors to dis
play the flag from the schoolhouses on
Wednesday, June IA, the one hundred
and twenty-eighth anniversary of the
adoption of the Stars and Stripes as
the national emblem of the American
States.
A leave of absence was granted to
Hiss Margaret J. Mahoney, an assistant
teacher in the Washington Evening
School, from May % to November 20.
1906. for the purpose of travel
The demand drawn on the treasury in
favor of Colonel R. P. Hooe and Charles
A Berliner in the sum of 500 for extra
services in the compilation of this
years bids was not approved. Rom
covieri fnterposed a strenuous protest.
saying he had not been consulted
about it
Seventy-six applications to take the
civil service examination for teachers
on June II were filed.