The San Francisco call., 1905-05-26
SCHOOLS NEED
MORE PUPILS
Board of Education Urges
Teachers to Assist in
Increasing the Attendance
WOULD ENFORCE LAWS
Parents Will Be Notified
That Compulsory Statutes
Should Be Respected


The Board of Education yesterday is
sued circular to principals and teach
ers. requesting their CO. operation with
the board in its efforts to increase the
average daily attendance of pupils so
that the school income from the State
may be correspondingly increased. The
circular continues:
Turn away no prospective pupil Resort to
heroic measures Of accommodation. If abso-
lutely impossible to enroll pupils keep
waiting list with addresses Of those seek
Ing admission and when the numbers justify
IL the board will cause portable schooIlfouse
to be erected. If necessary send prospective
pupils to nearest ares school. se a.,,.. .<s.
beat in your vicinity to enforce compulsory
education and loan them your active support
and cooperation. Every principal is author
ized TO visit in the neighborhood when
OF the opinion that this method will in
crease the attendance. The daily average at
We depend in a great measure you: prin-
cipals and teachers are directed to familiarize
themselves with the. compulsory education
and child labor laws.
The spring term terminates Friday June
60 1905 and The fall term will win begin GIN Mon, On
usual summer vacation
UNFAMILIAR WITH RULES.
We regret to inform you that we deplcre
the unfamliarity with the rules displayed
by many teachers tand some principals) call
As provided in the State school law relative
to hygiene you are requested to discuss. the
communicable ailments liab.e to result from
the dangerous and pernicious habit of fndis-
criminate exQectoratfon.
You are directed to devote the afternoon
ton day by the rendition Of appropriate ex-
ercises commemorative of the objects for
which this day has been e1,a set apart & oy ,, our
thcrized 10 request those pupils having gardens
at their homes to bring flowers to their
sehg1s qa pnps as not to be
a week before the end of the school session.
The use of states and pencils VIII not pe
permitted in schools after the completion OF
the spring term.
The Board of Public Works was re-
quested to prepare plans, specifications
and estimates OF cost for the construc-
ton of necessary alterations and re-
pairs to the present Richmond Gram
mar School. consisting of three new
classrooms, reshingling the roof. re-
pairs to fences. general playground
handball alleys.
EXTENDS INVITATION.
The board extended an invitation to
the National Educational Association to
hold it's session in this city next year.
The petition OF the California Club
that some person versed in psychology,
appointed to enforce the compulsory
education law was taken under advise
ment
The Commercial Evening High School
was granted permission to hold grad
uating exercises in Native Sons Hall
on June 29.
The board took under advisement the
offer of two lots for addition to the
Clement SCHOOL, the owner Of the lot
selected in the bond issue having de-
clined to accept the appraised value
thereof.
The board ordered the printing of
1000 pamphlets containing information
relative to the course of study in the
various high schools for distribution
among the grammar school pupils.
A delegation of night school teachers
in the grammar grades petitioned for
an increase in salaries, to be graduated
according to experience and grades.
The petitioners asked that the mini
mum salary for the lower grades be
fixed at $50 and an increase of 81 per
month for every year of experience
until a maximum of $50 is reached and
that Of the higher grades at s55, with
a yearly increase up to S65. The petit
ton was taken under advisement.