The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-05-04

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They are all ready and tonight the
start VIII be made in the campaign to
better the physical training of the A.
ooo pupils in the public schools of San
Francisco
Al Mission high school gymnasium
AT o'clock this evening Joseph Hickey,
secretary of the Fairgrounds commits
sion. viii rap for order and open the
first general athletic conference ever
held in this city by students and in
suuctors athletes and officials 1t is
expected that there viii he more than
$500 persons i'm the gathering. which
is To- Pee merely the forerUnner Of many
-uprc The preliminary step was taken
yesterday FOR the organization of a
permanent students athletic super
vision committee composed Of the presi-
dents of the student bodies of each of
the city high schools
MEETINGS At HIGH SCHOOLS
At Lick Wilmerding and Polytech-
mae high schools special meetings Will
fc held today To advocate the reforms
1bat viii be proposed a the mass meet
iuE iu the evening Hickey's invitation
VIII he presented To the student bodies
hy the presidents of the school organ
iEariou~
Special invitations have been for
wdrded - the principals of the high
schools. members OF the Fairgrounds
commission the board Of education and
officials of the local athletic leagues.
Arrangements have been made for ad-
dresses hy President Thomas r. Ban
herman Of the board Of education, Sec
rotary Joseph Hickey of the play
grounds commission. and Frank Boak.
the physical director of the Oakland
high school. The student body presi-
dents. officials OF the athletic organ
izations Of the city, and city officials
viii also be in attendance.
Every organization interested in re-
form IN The conditions surrounding the
school children's recreation has been
asked To assist the movement. The
slogan of the mass meeting viii be
more Fairgrounds"
SCHLTTTER TO REPORT
a report viii be made by George
Schlitter, director Of Fairgrounds un-
der the Fairgrounds commission, who
returned Monday night from Los An
geles, where he had been investigat-
ing the system Of athletics and public
recreation. and his observations will
have much weight in planning the
scheme Of action by the commission
here.
Hickey viii outline a plan by which
every high school in the city can have
an athletic field and recreation ground
large enough for all purposes. Within
tie week he has seen the architects
now working on the new plans for the
Lowell and girls high schools and the
result viii be the provision in the plans
Tor recreation fields and gymnasiums.
I'm the case OF Mission high school,
IL IS intended 10 ask the park COM
missiOners TO allow the playground
commission 10 put a track and field
In Mission park, just opposite the school
building. At Sixteenth and Bryant an
attempt viii be made to have the play
grounds commission improve a lot and
build track for the Lick and Wilmer
ding students and public school chill
dren Of that neighbOrhOod. If the new
Lowell Ugh school is built at Masonic
and Hayes, as is expected, a track can
Doe put in to accommodate the school.
OTHER FIELDS IN VIEW
A track and field I'm Garfield SQUARE
To be used by the Cogsweu students
viii be urged on the park commission
ers. IT the expense Of the playground
commission For the Commercial high
school 4 lot has been offered to be
leased 10 the department at a very low
fClre and il is the intention of those
interested to urge this lease immedi-
ately
IIs lieu Of four physical directors at
tho schools. plan has been unof1-
ciaIIv sanctioned by the board of edu-
cation. whereby an instructor now in
each school viii take care of the train
ing and receive an increase in salary
for this work.
COST WOULD BE LITTLE
The entire plans of the Fairgrounds
commission. by which every high school
viii have its own stadium. calls for an
outlay Of less than $4,000.
Estimates have been secured on the
improvements of vacant lots and the
building Of tracks in the city parks near
schools. An attempt will be made to
present the matter TO the park COM
mission and secure the co-opers ton of
the commissioner and park superintend-
ent. John McLaren.
PERMANENT BODY FORMED
According to present indications. the
permanent campaign will be placed in
the hands of the students through a
committee composed Of one representa-
tive from each school-the student body
president As each successive election
Is held in A school, the new president
viii be an ex oflcio member of the
committee. which viii be a perpetual
organiza ton and which will elect it's
own president This committee met
Yesterday at Lowell high school and
organized. with Milton Marks as presi-
dent. The other members are c. W.
Pitchford, Melvil Howe, Robert Gill.
o. \. Jones. H A lucky, c. ]. Stafford
and Edmond Herrsher.
The interests of the girls of the
schools viii be represented at the mass
meeting of Mrs. Lowell White of the
Fairgrounds commission, who has
taken an active interest in the plans to
give more recreation to the cfty's chill
dren.