The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
PROPOSED CHANGE
IN TRADE SCHOOL
Labor Council Will Advocate
Different Plan of Imparting
Manual Instruction
looks Union on Record as Op.
posed to the Free Lunch
Counter

-lIs~ ~ An outcome OF
t-saeg Ss2sl ss22ss lcouEc61 the address OF A.
SsLEEzsSss Roncovieri. super
intendent OF public
schools, before the labor council last
Friday night viii be the drafting OF
an amendment 70 the city and county
charter. This Will have for lis pur-
pose the placing OF polytechnic schools.
As are like European schools, under
the control Of a board composed OF rec
ognlzed labor leaders and prominent
merchants. who shall direct the course
~ studies and select the instructors
who shall be first class citizens, each in
his particular line, TO the end that the
pupils may receive practical knowledge
IN any chosen trade. The idea is that
each pupil shall acquire an Intelligent
knowledge OF everything that pertains
20 the particular trade, this 10 be for
the purpose Of eliminating the present
system OF teaching and operating only
one part OF a trade.
During the meeting OF the building
trades council Thursday night /. RoSsi
and j.. Modics We're seated as delegates
from carpenters union No. 80, J. W
Watts and 5. NJ Tergens from union
No. z6S. and E Fluckiger and L. T.
Lscomb OF No. 1882 Of the same trade,
were also seated.
F. A Hamilton was accredited as
the business agent Of the varnishers
aud polishers' union and OF furniture
handlers union No. 1.
The council indorsed the proposed
ordinance for the abolishEent of free
lunch counters in saloons, as prepared
by the Asiatic exclusion league.
Business Agent Nelson gave de-
tailed account of the action that was
"a ken by the legislature on the various
labor measures that were presented.
He declared that each one passed both
houses and only q few were vetoed BY
the governor.
Edward Barry Of Kansas City. gen
eral president of the international al
Jiance of sheet metal workers. ad-
dressed the council and expressed him.
self as most agreeably surprised at
the rapidity with which the city had been
rebuilt He also said that there was
time when New York city was looked
upon as the model labor organization
city, but that now all eyes were turned
on san Francisco.
During the session OF housesmiths
and architectural union No. IS Wednes-
day the chairman Of the committee
Inal Is arranging a ladies' night foI
April - reported that on that occa-
sion there viii be an exhibition Of
slack wire walking by c. Ruston and
y
Professor Mcmahon. The union viii
hold special meeting Wednesday
night
The walters union al its meeting
last Wednesday night heard & report
1rom its business agent 10 the effect
that large number of the craft are
passing through this city on their way
- 70 the Ala ka-YulIOn fair. having heard
that there is a. large demand for wait
ers. lie stated that they want to be
= on hand 10 catch the first Jobs.
The iron trades council has APP
pointed a committee TO wait on the
p officers Of the Young Mems Christian
3. association 10 ask them TO patronize
home manufacture in the matter of
constructing their new building at
Jones street and Golden Gate ave
. nue.. Also 10 inquire into report
that the officers had placed an order
with an eastern firm for boilers
Since the bakers union OF this city
has accepted the helpers as an auxil-
lary resolution has been adopted
. 10 the effect that any member of the
union who works with nonunion
helper viii be fined
The milk wagon drivers have in
'cOrsed the request Of the uphOlsterers
That the members do not patrOnize
unfair mattress houses. An assess
ment was levied to defray the expenses
OF the funeral Of q recently deceased
member.
The cooks union at its last meeting
defeated the proposition TO admit the
cooks helpers into the union The
union indorsed the proposition 20 do
away with free lunch counters in sa-
looms and appointed :. 2. Drake. O. 2.
Henley and q. r. FIeishm6n a COM
mittee 10 wait on the supervisors and
urge the passage Of an ordinance on
this subject. stephen p. Drake, busi-
ness agent OF the union and president
of the Joint executive board Of hotel
and restaurant employees, was elected
3nterna riOnal convention that is to meet
May IS in Minneapolis.
Mrs- L. c. Walden has been elected
nittee Of the San Francisco labor
council vice A. L. Post. This is the
frst time IN many years that a woman
has been elected to the committee
Musicians union local No. at its
meeting next Thursday viii consider
B. the reports OF the officers OF the union
and that Of the board Of directors. the
proposition 10 allow the sergeant at
arms TO vote under certain conditions.
q and to vote on the proposed constitu-
rional amendment relating to the duties
The board Of directors at the last
meeting reinstated TO good standing J.
.. Goicovich V Anderson, 3. r. Smith.
w II. Bruso and NJ Ciociols, who had
been suspended for nonpayment Of dues
All who may be delinquent by the date
OF the next meeting Of the board viii
be posted in headquarters and the
names printed in the official organ.
p s Park and W. f. McCUrdy~ have
resigned from the union, and T. W
Weeks took q Withdrawal card.
TIE building trades council and the
federat ted trades council. acting in Joint
session through a committee on Labor
1T.-I- LA oil l..-~~
- officers OF the general committee:
III C. Frey. president; A. l.. Wulff. vice
president: n r. ConnOrs. secretary. and
ID. w. Milne. treasurer The proposition
TO have 2 parade on Labor day carried.
It is probable that the cornerstone OF
The new labor temple in that city will