San Diego State University - Del Sudoeste Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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WHITE AND GOLD 2r No advertising matter of a general nature leaves San Diego that does not contain a picture of the State Normal School building, and no tourist is shown the sights about the city without especial attention being called to this building. But not only is the school a great financial and advertising asset, but it also stands out prominently as a social factor. Teachers, graduates and students are actively associated with the life of the community. All the clubs, churches, philanthropic societies and civic organizations, etc., have one or more members who have been or are connected with the Normal School. The City and County schools are supplied largely by our graduates. As an educational center, the Normal School is growing in iniiuence in the community. Members of the faculty cordially respond to frequent calls for addresses of an educational character at home and abroad. Bulletins ai'e issued that are of real value to large numbers of teachers. Noted lec- turers are brought from the outside. Student performances, such as the May Day pageant, add much to the pleasure and enjoyment of the community. Thus, briefly, we hope that we have shown that the Normal is an insti- tution that stands for the growth, development and betterment of the com- munity, and should, therefore, be accorded a warm spot in the hearts of the residents, since it merits their earnest support and constant co-operation. New State Laws AEecting Schools Several radical changes in the school laws of California have been - made possible by the signature of Governor J ohnson. Some of those affect- ing the teachers are: Assembly Bill 1086-Trustees are empowered to elect teachers for the next ensuing year on and after June 1st. In case the trustees fail to elect a new teacher tor fail to notify an old teacheri between June 1st and June 10th, the old teacheris contract automatically goes into effect for the next year. tThis law does not go into effect until July 1st of this yearJ Assembly Bill 108-County superintendents of schools may call a trusteest institute. The expense of this institute is to be borne by the un- appropriated county school fund. Senate Bill 290-300-C0unty superintendents may call local institutes in various parts of the county and abandon the annual teachersi institute. Assembly Bills 307-368-The school census is abolished and the school funds are to be distributed on the basis of the number of teachers employed and the average daily attendance. Assembly Bill 24wThe age of compulsory school attendance is raised from 14 to 15 years. Senate Bill 655-Vaccination of school children is made optional with the parents. However, during epidemics, children not vaccinated cannot attend school. Assembly Bill 1080-Sch001 shall continue in session on all holidays except New Yearis, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving and Christ- mas. However, the board of trustees are empowered to declare special holidays. Assembly Bill 1034eSchool districts must pay six UWH per cent on school warrants from date of collection until actually paid. Bills which were of great interest, but failed to receive the signature. of Governor Johnson, were the teacherst pension bill and industrial educa- tion bill for the public schools.

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20 WHITE AND GOLD The StateNormal School as a City and County Asset Much has been rightly said about the value of the City and County to the State Normal School, but few probably have thought of the variety of ways in Which the Normal is constantly aiding this locality. In the com- munity life of the city the Normal School is every year becoming a more important factor. Considering it as a. business asset, some very interesting facts are discovered. The expenditures during the last two years are as follows: Appropriations for Sixty-fltst and Sixty-second Fiscal Years Salary Fund ............................................................................................ $33,750.00 $33,750.00 Support Fund ................................................................................. 3,500.00 3,500.00 Library Museum and Scientific Apparatus Fund ......... 1,000.00 1,000.00 Care and Improvement of Grounds Fund ........................ 1,500.00 1,500.00 $39,750.00 $39,750.00 March, 1909-Specia1 Fund for Additional Equipment ........................ $5,000.00 July, 1910-Contingent Fund, balance on hand ........................ 16.10 September, 1910-Proposed Deficiency Appropriation ........................ 3,000.00 Total of special funds ............................................................... $8,016.10 TOTAL AMOUNT FOR THE TWO YEARS ...... $ 79,500.00 TOTAL AMOUNT SPECIAL FUNDS ........................ 8,016.10 TRAINING SCHOOL ..................................................................... 50,000.00 GRAND TOTAL ..................................................................... , .......... $ 137,516.10 There are seventy 001 students Who either board or maintain light housekeeping rooms. These Will expend on the average about $5.00 per week. For the school year of forty weeks, this will mean an additional $14,000.00 coming into San Diego through the channels of business. Graduate students of our universities, who are to become high school teachers, now spend six months of their post-graduate work in our school. This means at least $300.00 per student saved to the community, and also gives additional prominence to our school. We now have from eight to ten of these students every year. Of the twenty-fwe people on the regular payroll, we find that eight own homes, While twelve own property in San Diego. The training school building furnishes accommodations for three hundred and twenty city children, and the academic department of the Normal School for one hundred high school students at a very slight expense to the city. Thus we assist materially in relieving the crowded condition of the city schools. Moreover, about 20 per cent. of the students in the profes- sional work have been accompanied here by relatives, many of whom have bought property and have become permanent residents because of the school. The school has become the center of one of the best resident districts in the city, and the values in its locality are due largely to its presence. In addition to the regular contributions of the school, we must add the work of the summer session. At least 150 students, together With many of their relatives, come to San Diego for the summer. For six weeks, the various resorts and the city receive a large amount of advertising, together with an additional income of some $4,500.00, during the slack season.

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23 WHITE AND GOLD Public Schools San Diego High SchOol BY ARTHUR GOULD. PRNCIPAL One has only to look back to the general condition of the schools of the City of San Diego in 1905 to realize that in the years that have elapsed since that time the system has been practically made over. The great expansion has been shown in the increase in the teaching corps, the additional enrollment of students, the expansion of the course of study and the new buildings with their modern equipment. Nowhere is the cityis remarkable growth more clearly reflected than in the High School. The annual report of 1905-6 shows an enrollment for the year of 468 pupils with a teaching force of 17 and a graduating class of 47. The report for this year will show an enrollment of 1056 with 36 teach- ers and 92 graduates. These figures mean an increase of 125 per cent. in the number of students, 112 per cent. in the teaching force and 96 per cent. in the graduates. More significant than these statistics are the new building in Which the school is housed, the ample equipment of it, the new courses oEered and the plans already under way for polytechnic buildings. In 1906 the school was existing in an out-of-date structure, built in 1882 to accommodate half of the number of pupils enrolled in the former year. Two bond issues aggregating $225,000 made possible the present magnificent structure, costing $180,000 and in its equipment costing about $45,000. New courses in drawing, leather and metal work, science and other lines have been made feasible with these added accommodations. An additional bond issue of $200,000 was voted in December, 1910. This money will be used at once to make the San Diego High School a really cosmopolitan institution. To supplement the academic courses, which are now so carefully worked out, training in all polytechnic lines will be offered with accommodations for 2,000 pupils. Domestic science, wood-working and metal-working will be correlated with the study of English and mathe- matics. It is hoped that a few more years will see work of the first two college years a part of our school curriculum. The high school will thus be in reality the peoplets college. The Elementary Schools of San Diego BY WILL ANGIER. PRINCIPAL LINCOLN SCHOOL Says, Mr. Dooley: To my mind, Hinnissy, we,re wastin, too much time in tachini our young, ani thryini to larn thim in school what they oughtn,t to know whin theylve growed up. Since the honored American educator wrote this celebrated argument some five or six years ago for training our youths for the iistrangle hold, and for a finer control of the Tspit ball and other things which he considered that they needed more in life than a knowledge of Greek tor Englishi grammar, San Diego has been making great strides in modern education. During these six years a systematic endeavor has been made to inaugurate training along several lines of manual and household arts, and this effort has produced results which are quite abreast with those of the progressive cities of the West and which are helping to build up a school system for our fair city to which our people can point With just pride. Well equipped rooms for the very latest training in woodwork and in domestic science and household arts have been placed in each of the five