The San Francisco call., 1906-06-22
BRINGS $4,000
FOR TEACHERS
President of New York
Association Arrives
With Relief.
City to Get Part of Coin
Produced by Five
Percent Bill.

Magnus Gross. president of the New
York City Teachers Association. called
upon Superintendent Roncovieri yes
terday morning. bringing with him "a
draft for $40 0eO for the relief of San
Francisco teachers in distress. He will
confer with the Board OF Education and
various committees of school teachers
as 10 the best method of distributing
this fund.
Superintendent Roncovieri YESTERDAY Y
received telegram from Representa-
i've Julius Kahn in Washington stat
- Ing that the House of Representatfves
had Just passed the per cent bill. and
that II now goes to the President for
MS signature. This will give TO the
california State school fund within the
next few months nearly a million and
q half dollars from the national treas
ury. Superintendent Roncovieri ex-
poets 70 be able 10 apply the San Fran
cisco portion OF this fund for rebuilding
purposes
Superintendent Roncovieri. who is
managing the school reconstruction
committee campaign, has learned of
the practical character Of the work be-
ing carried on by Superintendent Alder
man Of MeAinnVille, Or. who has been
circularizing the teachers OF his de-
partment asking them TO aid toward
rebuilding the San Francisco schools.
Mr.. Alderman sets forth the following
plan 70 his teachers:
Let US have Yamhil County repre-
sented In this worthy cause by permit
Ting each pupil in the grades to give 8
cents, each high school pupil TO give 10
cehts' eaeh teacher 70 give 70 cents.
County Superintendent to give 81 and
others as much more as they see At TO
give
Ask your School Clerk to receive the
money and on July ? 20 send IL to H.
z Foster, County Treasurer, who will
send IL on July to San Francisco as
an Independence day Offering
Boys, buy one bunch less of fire.
crackers and show your patriotic zeal
by helping the boys and girls of the
stricken city.
Superintendent James A. Barr of
Stockton, president OF the California
state Teachers Association, who has
been one OF the heartiest supporters of
this movement since its inception.
strongly favors the holding of a San
Francisco day. on which donations may
be made throughout the country. He
says that the schools Of California
should attempt TO raise a sum sufii-
cient to put up a distinctive school
building TO be known as the California
School. What with the public schools,
the private schools. the universities
and normal schools there is ne reason
mortal building should not be raised"
The veterans OF the G. A r., and par
ticularly Of Lincoln Post Of this city,
who had already collected $4,000 for the
erection Of a Lincoln monument in
Golden Gate Park, are now considering
the advisabiiity Of giving over that
money for the erection OF such a monu-
ment in front Of the new Lincoln School.
In a. communication which they pre-
pared they write as follows;
It has been suggested that as fur
Their collections for this fund must be
Indefinitely delayed, the sum collected
be utilized for the purpose or erecting
4 statue Of Lincoln In front Of the new
Lincoln School and that veterans all
over the country be specially invited
10 contribute toward rebuilding Lin
coin School itself.
The trustees Of the fund are: Ex-
Mayor Phelan, Hon. Horace Davis, Hon.
F. b. Pond: Colonel c. Mason kinne,
secretary Of the London and Liverpool
and Globe Insurance Company; and W.
v Stone, principal OF the Clement
G. A r. are specially Interested in this.
as Lincoln school has been regarded
6. Gita 4. R1r'ia'''' R, OS A'"'0i" FoS' q '"s
Superintendent Rencovieri reports
that he has received the additional sums
OF SO from Keith Parlor No. 1873, N D.
G. ", the originator OF the plan of in
teresting the wemen's clubs Of the
country in this movement $S-fl from
the schools OF Sioux Falls, Ia, through
Superintendent r. c. Mcclellan, and
s16 SIS from the sehoOlchildren of SUM-
nit n J., through Miss n. E. Howard.
treasurer. The finance committee yes
terday sent a check 10 Superintendent
Roncovieri for the contribution Of Ridge
Lawn. Mont. $3.50. and Canyon and
Santa Fe school districts. San Luis
Obfspo County, $3.50. Cranston, r. l.,
donated 1880 and the graduating
class Of the Sacramento High School
$50 to see the schools Of San Fran
cisco rebuilt.
Miss Mary Very, corresponding secre-
tary OF the South Park settlement
Mothers Club, has sent So TO Mr. Ron
oovferi. as the Settlements school re-
construction contribution.