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From: Carolyn Feroben <>
Subject: [CASANFRA] UNION GRAMMAR SCHOOL-Historical Sketch-1879-80
Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2001 09:39:36 -0700


UNION GRAMMAR SCHOOL- Historical Sketch- SF Muni Report, 1879-80

This school occupies a beautiful and commanding position on Telegraph
Hill, Union street, near Montgomery street. This is a fine ten-class
brick building, and at present accommodates four hundred and
seventy-five boys. This school was first instituted on the 17th day of
June, 1852, in a rough wooden building on the corner of Montgomery and
Broadway, and was then called the "Clark's Point School".

It was removed in 1853 to a rented building at the corner of Dupont and
Broadway streets, where it remained till 1854, when it was transferred
to its present location on Union street.

This school was first organized as a mixed school for boys and girls,
but in June, 1868, the sexes were separated, and the girls were
transferred to the Broadway school.

This school was been under the charge of the following Principals:

A. HOLMES, elected June, 1852
Wm. HAMMILL, elected November 25, 1852
Ahira HOLMES, re-elected January 7, 1858
Thomas S. MYRICK, elected January 3, 1860
Philip PRIOR, elected June 18, 1869
Charles F. TRUE, elected December 29, 1874

In February, 1877, girls were again admitted to this school. During the

year 1879, on account of the smallness of the classes in the four
grammar schools situated in the northern part of the city, the grammar
grades, except the fourth grade, were transferred from this school to
other grammar schools, thus reducing this school from a grammar to a
primary school. In May, 1880, the grammar grades were ordered
transferred back to the school, thus restoring it to the rank of a
grammar school.
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Carolyn

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