The San Francisco call., 1909-02-24
FRATERNITIES GET
VOTE OF ASSEMBLY
Reconsideration Proposed for
Bill Against Greek Letter
Societies in Schools
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

Especial Dispatch TO The Call
CALL HEADQUARTERS, CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING, SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 23.-The oathbound socie-
ties of the high schools are un-Ameri-
years ago a girl in a San Francisco
high school. because her chum was in
vited to join sorority and she was
left out, became morose and committed
suicide. These societies defy the law.
There is a system of anarchy growing
up in the schools as a result of these
frats-Assemblyman George l. Sackett.
Fraternities should have no place in
American public schools. Their snob-
bish and undemocratic tendency under
mines the best interests of the school
and divides pupils into social classes.
They interfere with school work, hence
they have a depressing influence on
scholarship.-Alfr Roncovieri. super
intendent of schools, San Francisco.
PEOPLE UNITED, SAYS HYATT
I know of nothing upon which the
school people of this nation are so thor-
oughly united as in the conviction that
secret societies are an unmitigated evil
Edward Hyatt state superintendent
of public instruction.
The influence of frats is pernicious.
They should be abolished.-George b.
Albee, Eureka
Such organizations foster a spirit OF
clannishness and separate the pupils
into, groups, arraying the rich against
the poor and tempting children to eN-
penditures beyond the financial ca
pacity of their parents.-Mark keppel,
Los Angeles.
Secret fraternities have a bad infiu-
ence on high Schools. w. Nicely
monds. Oakland.
DEMoRALIZING, SAYS BUNKER
DemoraIizing influence and recent
troubles in Berkeley high school are
traceable in a considerable measure to
the influence of secret organization
Frank F. Bunker.
The influence of frats is undemo-
cratic, unwholesome and subversive Of
discipline in the high school-A- c.
Olney. Fresno.
Fraternities exercise a bad influence
on high schools and are un-American.
e. Morris Cox, San Rafael.
These are the statements made by
Assemblyman George L. Sackett and
the messages from prominent educators
of the state which he read on the floor
of the lower house today in presenting
his bill to rid the high schools of the
Greek letter fraternities.
Personal PIQUE IN VOTING
Several members who were piqued
because Sackett had opposed some Of
their measures voted against the bill
today just to rebuke Sackett, but when
the measure comes up for reconsider
alton tomorrow it is expected the bill
Will be passed on to the senate.
A. NJ. Drew of Fresno opposed the
bill, saying that when he was a school
teacher he had had no trouble with the
secret fraternities.
The bill was amended a few days
ago so as not to interfere with high
school pupils joining the Native Sons,
Native Daughters or kindred organiza-
tions. II is aimed solely at the frats.
Sackett explained that it did not affect
university frats, although they were
not in all instances beneficial.
The rollcall today showed:
Against the frats-30.
For the frats-37.
Rech, who had changed his vote from
aye to nc, gave notice of a motion to
reconsider, although McManus ex-
planned that he had voted no for the
same purpose
Salary Measure Opposed
CALL HEADQUARTERS CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING, SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. PA constitutional
amendment, already passed in the as
sembly, was defeated in the upper
house today 1t proposes that no state,
city. county or other public official shall
have his salary raised during his term
or of1ce. Stetson of Alameda will try
again TO have ii passed.
The senate passed Prices bill ap-
propriating 100000 to buy Armstrong
wood in Sonoma county. It also passed
Walkers bill providing $4,000 to com
plete and furnish the normal school at
San Jose.
Martinellis bill allowing the prison
directors TO parole second termers was
passed.
Birdsall's measure putting the deer
season back l5 days went through.
Wright's bill: specifying morals and
public schools. went through.
The senate passed Assemblyman
Jahnston's bill making it a misde-
NJ nseanor for a child to neglect a parent
IL bad circums tanees. 1t also passed
Grove Johnson's bill providing that
dealers in firearms must keep q record
OF every weapon sold.
Labor Bills Passed
CALL HEADQUARTERS, CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING, SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. %. = Assemblyman
Charles A. Nelson of San Francisco to-
day secured the passage in the lower
house of three important labor bills
that had already been passed by the
senate.
The first measure was Senator
Welch's bill making ii a misdemeanor
not to provide Z temporary floors in
buildings more than three stories high
in course of construction. The next
measure makes it misdemeanor to
furnish or erect unsafe scaffoldings.
sings. hangers, blocks, pulleys, stays
or other mechanical contrivances. The
third bill was by Senator Wolfe and
gives the labor commissioner and his
deputies the authority of sheriffs to
make arrests when employment agents
do not give the bureau free access to
their records. The senate passed Finn's
bill providing that employees of state
hospitals of the state printing office
and of the various state commissions
shall receive at least 10 days vacation
on pay each year.
Banking Bills. Pass
CALL HEADQUARTERS, CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING, SACRA-
MENTO Feb 23.-The senate today
passed several bills introduced by SEN