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From: Carolyn Feroben <>
Subject: [CASANFRA] UNION GRAMMAR SCHOOL- HISTORICAL SKETCH-1879-80
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 21:11:55 -0800


Historical Sketch- Union Grammar School- SF Muni Report 1879-80

This school occupies a beautiful and commanding position on Telegraph
Hill. 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 has 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 the 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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