The San Francisco call., 1906-05-30
G0UNTR WILL
HELP SCHOOLS
Contributions Are to Be
Taken Up for Their
Rebuilding.

1ne school RECONSTRUCTION cOnmltCee
recently organized at the Emerson
School building to promote the contri-
buttons of the school children for the
rebuilding of our school houses have
begun to issue circulars and TO write
to the educational people of the coun-
try. offering printed descriptive mat
ter. and information concerning San
Francisco's school situation.
A letter received yesterday morning
from Dr.. n. G.. 'Schaeffer, of Harris
burg, Pennsylvania, the president of
the National Educational Association,
tells of his interest in this movement.
He has printed for distribution a let
ter received<from superintendent. Rom
covieri of this city. stating the need of
our: school department and will cir
culate 1T widely among the prominent
educators of the United States.
The following is a copy of the letter
superintendent Roneovieri sent to the
head of the association
Department of: Public Instruction. Of
nee of the superintendent. Pine
= SAN FRANCISCo. May -, 1906.
DR.. Nathan G. sehaeffer. Harrisburg.
catastrophe that has overwhelmed our
city places us in a most dependent, pe-
sition.. When the great storm of 1900
overlook Galveston her schools were
rebuilt by =, the contributions of the
school children of: the; United States.
trust you VIII convey to the school
superintendents. and teachers of the
than thirty of our schools have been
destroyed and nearly all of those re-
naming have; been injured by the
earthquake to the extent of thousands
of dollars viii you not aid us in our
hour of need to rebuild our schools by
asking the school children of the United
States through their school superin-
tendents to make contributions for this
purpose? The future income yof our
school department will be reduced to
less than half what it has been under
to. rebuild our schools except by con
tributions of the; kind refer to above.
HAVE NOT LOST COURAGE.
We are indeed stricken and our need
is as great as when the conf1agration
was Consuming the city and will con-
tinue to be: SO. until our prostrate COM
imunity can exert it's energies for its
own support We haze not lost eour-
age We have determined that the
great area of blackened desolation- shall
soon be- the. scene of industrial and
commercial activity; that the debris
shall be quickly removed, the tents and
temporary structures rapidly disappear
before. the" rising buildings of steel.
Like Chicago, Boston. Galveston and
Baltimore we. will rise from our calafn-
ity.. but in the meantime we appeal for
help. -:
Donations and contributions from
the school children of the. United States
will he used exclusively for the recon-
structien of our school buildings and
for no other purpose whatsoever
Kindly. use. your good Offices with all
the school people: of the United States
TO start this movement for the rebuild
ing of our schools, Please instruct all
superintendents and school authorities
TO send all communications. and contri-
buttons to superintendent Alfred Ron
cevieri. specifying that they are to be
used exclusively for the reconstruction
of school buildings.
Thanking you in advance for your
kindness and regretting. that we shall
be unable to entertain the National
Educational Association Convention
ees year IER EsmaIn m yours most sin
Superintendent of Schools.
The following telegram has been re-
ceived by Superintendent Roncovieri
MOVEMENT ORGANIZED.
DORCHESTER. Mass, May 26.
Alfred Roncovieri, Superintendent of
Schools, Century Hall. San Francisco
Boston school committee started April
% movement identical with that mem
toned in your appeal A considerable
sum has been collected or pledged. Dr.
Schaeffer has sent copy of your letter
to superntendents requesting funds
sent direct to you. He believes in uni
fication. of efforts. Do you sanction
issue of circular by us to all superin-
tendents stating as in our former cir
cular that funds collected be held on
deposit and amount reported to o. W..
Dimick of Boston and on specified
date the. grand total be placed at your
disposal?
WILLIAM w. HOWE, Secretary.
The Superintendent's reply was as
follows:
SAN FRANCISCO. May IS.
William w. Howe. Secretary Boston
School Communicative heartily ap-
prove your plans; namely, to issue cir
cular to all superintendents to retain
contributions until fund reaches full
growth. to report amounts at such
times as you deem best to o. w. Dimick
of Boston and at some future date to
forward grand total to undersigned.
ALFRED RONCOVIERI.
superintendent Schools, Emerson School
Building.
Decoration Day Police Detail.