The San Francisco call., 1910-07-25
CHILDREN help
DEDICATE SCHOOL
$50 Pupils Dressed in Red,
White and Blue Form Liy=
ing American Flag
Superintendent RoncOvieri Tells
of San Francisco's Educa=
tional Advantages

The new frank McCoppin public
street was dedicated yesterday after
noon with patriotic exercises. A crowd
of several thousand persons witnessed
the ceremonies and listened attentively
to the speeches. The affair was under
the auspices of the Park Richmond i'm
provement club.
One of the pretty features of the
dedication was d large living American
flag made by $50 children of the school.
Opposite the audience were numerous
rows of benches, on which the children
sat dressed in their red, white and
blue gowns. Boys dressed in blue,
with a large star pinned on each, rep
resented the stars OF the flag. The
white stripes of old glory were rep
resented by the little girls dressed in
white, and boys in red represented the
red stripes
The children, under the supervision
of Miss d. McGlade, sang patriotic
songs When the American flag and
pennant, which was presented to the
school by the Park Richmond club, was
raised on the mast and unfurled to
the breeze the children saluted with
unfurled by Miss Bella Sliscovich, a
pupil of the school.
Edward A. Cohan, chairman of the
dedication committee, made few in
troductory remarks, after which he in
troduced Thomas r. Bannerman, pres
ident of the board of education. In
part Bannerman spoke as follows:
THE board Of education is now en-
deavoring to acquire property near the
schools for Fairgrounds for the chill
dren. In all the large eastern cities
they are endeavoring to repair the
| mistakes of the past and are now pro-
| viding grounds the children may
| have recrea ton"
| George W. Morse president of the
| Improvement club, spoke. He praised
| the residents for their cooperation and
| spoke in the highest terms of the ac-
/ tions of the board of education. He
was followed by Alfred Roncovieri who
| spoke in part as follows:
| San Francisco is doing something
| worth while in this great work of
| public education. 1t is providing
| school buildings of the finest con-
| struction, of the most modern IDEAS
| in architecture and most convenient
| in arrangement. Every provision
/ is made for the safeguarding of the
| interests of the individual child.
| We are selecting the best teachers
| TO be found anywhere by civil
| service plan of examination, which
eliminates every consideration but
| that of merit ON the part of the
! teacher.
| Within a short time there will be
| two magnificent high school build
ings within easy sa;E,n reach da of this
pect to have one of the finest poly
technic high school buildings to be
found anywhere in the country. 1t
| is to be, located just across the
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every part of the Richmond dis
! trict. What privilege will be
that school of passing through
Golden Gate park and coming in
contact with the beauties of nature
! in the flowers and trees and hear
| ing the song of wild birds daily.
Few cities anywhere can offer to
/ their children such an attraction.
| The children then sang Georgia,
Dixie" and Aloha" after which Thorn
as E. Hayden said:
"One of the first things that we
should always remember is that the
child of today makes the citizen of to-
morrow. They tell us in the politica
campaigns of today of conservation
They tell us we are wasting our fue
and our resources; but can we waste
more than the education of our chill
dren? Where can you put your money
| where the returns will be as great a:
that in educating our children?"
/ Judge Frank j. Murasky and Samue
M. Shortridge. who had been invited Il
speak, were unable to attend. Home
Sweet Home by the children and {:
short address by Miss S. B. Jenkins
principal of the school, concluded tn,
program.
The school is named after forme
reayor Frank McCoppin. 1t was partl.
through his efforts that the city ac
quired Golden Gate park.