* 5. HISTORICAL LIST OF PRINCIPALS, SAN FRANCISCO. * Taken, mainly, from the Annual Report of Superintendent Denman, '75. Evening Schools.-An evening school was opened, Aug. 1856, Ahira Holmes, principal. James Denman, John Swett, and John Hammill volunteered their services as assistants until the school was established. This school continued with from 100 to 200 pupils until 1869, when John Swett was elected Principal. The school was then regularly graded, was opened in the Lincoln building, was made free to adults, and in three months the attendance swelled to 900. A commercial class and an industrial drawing class were soon organized. In 1871, Mr. Swett resigned and was succeeded by William A. Robertson, the present Principal. 6. HISTORICAL STATISTICAL TABLE OF THE SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOLS, 1852-76. 7. SPECIAL SCHOOL STATISTICS, SAN FRANCISCO. Estimated population, 1875.... Number of census children, 5 to 17. Number of pupils enrolled in public schools. Number attending private and church schools. 234,000 .37,583 .31,128 . 21,014 ..6,094 .702 Number of classes in the High Schools.... Total number of classes. Total number of Principals of different schools.. .$264,000,000 . $3,367,000 High Schools, 2; Grammar Schools, 12; Mixed Schools, 9; Primary Schools, 24. 17 108 304 20 449 47 Number of Principals of schools not required to teach a class.. 25 |