Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-04-08
ANOTHER CRANK COMES TO THE SUR
FACE.

The great family of cranks is prolific one.
New phases of character are constantly de-
veloping in the tribe. One OF the latest
manifestations of the frenzy of the crank
amy is found in letter received by +. M.
Campbell, State Superintendent of Public
Instruction. 1t comes from William Ker-
mode, and is dated at "Queen street, Castle
town. Isle of Man." The letter-writer ad-
yances the strangest claim that was probably
ever preferred. he says he was once
chool-teacher on this coast, and by some
ocess of reasoning that Is as clear as the
dickens Of the American river, he works out
that there is due to him for school teaching
S. 64S rs. He says: you will observe
thss the calculation for my yearly salary,
$500, amounting in thirteen years to $40, 400.
j. as small as l can make it; indeed much
30 aller than it ought TO be calculated, thus
Having an unpaid balance dus me OF 80,
GAS rs. To this balance l have not ADDED
the value of my baggage, which was stolen
from me in San Francisco during the
disturbances in 1873, just after my arrival
from Victoria, B. @. Tnis alone, including
my papers, books, clothing and other Valu-
able articles never recovered, Woulo amount
to at least So 600: and to this L have not
6lutu NY btdfCltEs tliiSSss
be aware, would not be a small item. My
right TO hold place in defiance OF the Irus'
tees, who claim the power to eject me from
my school without cause, who repeatedly
have exercised tbs same contrary to all law
and usage, has been conceded by the action
of the Trustees of P6effeT District, Monterey
county. who compelled me to stay contrary
to my wish and finish my term, when was
anxious and requested to leave. am AFRAID
MIR. Shearer. County Superintendent OF Mon
terey county, or one OF the lawyers OF Salnas
City, will not attend to TINS Tor me euflng
nv absence, although 10 per cent OF the
amount collected was promised to the COLLECTOR.
II you can act for me. you can have the
10 per cent. OF the amount collected. There
is a sum of money still due me from Phetfer
and Fulton district, Monterey county, which
| am anxious to receive. L think 1t Will De
necessary for me to return egain to Amerlcs,
as my California certificates are not recog-
nized by the British Government at present.
1t seems to me you have the same, indeed
more power to collect this money, as you had
to write cut the recommendation for my
diploma"
From this it is possible to get glinmering
of Williams claim, which appears TO be
based on the idea that as the State of Cali
fornis issued to him educational certificates,
it thereby guaranteed to him for the term of
those documents, a decent livelihood and a
good fat salary; that as he received less than
what he deems his services worth, the school
districts are liable for the balance, i. e., what
he should have received in his own estima-
ton. Ii this is not what this cranky peda.
gogue means, it will answer for prize puz-
zle for some one to fathom the depths of the
claim. The account" which, it will be OBJ
served, drags poor British Columbia into this
international difficulty, is "model, and as
such is given to illustrate the beauties of IN
limited cheek:
Public schools taught and time spent in each
since 1868:
lS6S-Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz county E. C. school
ls69-Plnole, Contra Costa county, Il
months, $50. Observation-Disclosures. $50 90
1869 Evening schools, San Francisco 3
months, s50............. -. $50 90
1S7o-Tassajara, Contra Costa county u
months, Sos. ..................:.... 81 90
1S70-Alviso, month Mowry's Landing,
l month"; Alameda county. s7o......... 14O 90
lS7l-Laguna, Santa Clara county,
moHhs, s6j............-........ $50 co
1s72-MIchigan Bluffs, Placer county, l.!
months, $50. .....................,.. 11O 90
1872 Volcano, !; Fiddletown, Il, Ama-
dor county, $50 and $50 ........... l7S IS
months, $40. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l4O 90
1873-Gwin Mine, Calaveras county,
months SO ........................ 80 90
months, $40. ................. 2lo co
ty, months, 5 s5......,...........,... 1876 90
1S74-Jenny Lind, Calayeras county,
months, $40. ................. 2lo 90
1876 Washington Ranch, Caayeras coun-
ty, mouths, S65. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1876 90
s months, $40. ....i'.................. $50 90
British Columbia Observation-Disclosures. 1910 90
months, SIS. .'...-.... .......-...'.. 800 90
1870 COlma, San Aateo county, month G5 90
months, So. '.,..'.,. t ,' 100 90
months, SIS. ,.,.. .' 100 co
1881 Pfeiffsr's, Monterey county,
months, $40. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. rs 90
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ..l eD'' 800 90
1881 IS
Thirteen years since October. 1SGs, at an
average Of $500 per year.......-...... $1,000 90
Balance unpaid as teacher. ......-..,..S 5,6is rs
TRAVELLING expenses, loss Of trunk and baggage,
1873, additional
OPEN AIR CoNoERTs.-The free open air
concerts on the Plaza, that gave such general