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. --------- Carolyn