The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-11

| Thomas E. Kennedy member of the Board OF
Examination, is implicated IN the matter. Inc
| sworn testimony in the preliminary examination
| is in the hands OF the Superintendent and Will be
| turned over 10 the committee on request
AGAINST KENNEDY.
A complaint, which is sworn TO before
! George BeanstOn, Secretary of the Board OF
Education, Sumter T. Anderson, .prin-
cipal Of Anderson's Normal School and
! University, sets forth that for sew
| eral years past Thomas E. Kennedy had
| been 'head. inspecting teacher" and "head
| Inspector" of the public schools, and was
| member of the City Board of Examination.
! He then alleges that on the 9th OF
last March, while the board was in
| session examining applicants for teachers
/ first grade certificates, one Of the applicants,
! one Miss Clara IOlman, was as part OF the
examination required to make written
! answers to certain questions on bOok-keep-
! ing, that Miss 1Olmau was unable to answer
| the questions, and ''that the said Thomas L.
1 Kennedy cOrTuptly, dishonesty and fraud
! uently induced the said Miss Clara TOlman
! to leave the room in which said eXamina-
| tion was publicly held and 60 with him
apart to another place and thereupOn I'M
/ properly, cOTruptly, dishonesty and fraud
| ulently furnished to her the answerStO one or
| more of said questions with the corrupt
/ and dishonest purpose TO cause IL TO
! falsely appear that the said Miss
Aldld lOliudu WAS QAdAiAcu loA aAO
! entitled to said certificate, when in fact
! she was not qualified for and entitled to the
| same" The complainant further alleges
| that Miss Clara TOlman subsequently re-
turned to the room. wrote out the answers
! 10 the questions as her own answers, ana
| that Kennedy supported her demand for a
| certificate and voted in favor Of granting 1t
| to her.
THE MATTER DISCUSSED.
Hyde said the board had been a little
| hasty in the past in acting upon the Super
| intend entS recommendations, and 1t might
| be necessary TO rescind some Of them. He
| thought they should be referred to the
proper committees.
President Sabin thought likewise. He did
| not like TO be called upon TO act in mo-
| ment on matters he had given no thought to-
| DeckeT's motion to consider the recon-
mendatiOns at once was carried.
| Hyde's motion TO table for two weeks the
| recommendation to change the names Of
| certain schools was lOSt-5 ayes and noes
| The motion to adopt was also lost by the
same vote.
A motion to refer was made, but the Pres
| ident saw that the deadlock in the board
/ would prevent its being carried, so he
seized both horns of the dilemma by order
! ing the recommendation TO the Classification
| Committee
! The board seemed equally divided, five for
| and five against the Superintendent on all
/ 10 maximum course of study was left sus-
! pended, as it were. that is nothing was done
/ with 1t, both ~ tlOnS TO refer aud adopt hay-
| ing failed 10 carry.
That portion Of the report in relation to
! Head Inspector and the recommendation
| that the charges against Thomas T. Ken
| nedy he investigated by the board was OBJ
| jected to by Sewel. He thought it out Of
! place and a waste of time to harp on some
| thing no longer in existence. His motion
! 10 strike out that portion Of the Superin-
| tendent'S report was lost, DuttOn, HYDE,
| SeWell and Sabin only voting for it.
No other motion was made in relation to
| it and the whole matter, as III the case be-
! fore it, was left hanging without action.
| The Committee on Rules and Regulations
| reported the following:
! In The matter OF the proposition to adopt Dhysi-
| cal culture in the Public School Department,
your committee beg leave 10 report iavorably
! on the same, and recommend the adoption Of
! the following resolution:
/ Resolusd, That This board respectfully asks
the honorable Board OF Supervisors 10 add 10 the
| school appropriations already asked for a
/ special appropriation OF $4,000 for the Dur-
| pose Of introducing system OF physical culture
! into the public schools OF the city and county Of
| San Francisco.
! The resolution was adopted.
! The election Of Miss n. A. Fennell. pro-
! stationary teacher in the Washington Gram
mar, and Miss NJ. I. kDOWltOn in South End
! Primary, was confirmed. upon the recon-
/ mendatiOn Of the Classification Committee.
Upon the recommendation of the School
! house Committee il was decided to advertise
| for proposals for the erection of 4 twelve
| classroom building on Bartlett street, be-
| tween Tweuty-frst and Twenty-Sec0nd.
! and that SIX rooms De added 10 the Sanchez
! street School.
| On motion Of Brooks, Thomas T. Ken
nedy, late head inspecting teacher, was
/ elected 70 the pTinclpalShiD of the South
| Cosmopolitan Evening School at a salary
! OF 500 month, and Miss X. +. English,
/ who was assistant inspecting teacher, was
! elected an assistant teacher in the depart
ment at a salary Of $50 a moIth.
In view OF the establishment Of the new
/ commercial school, 1t was decided TO ap-
! point three assistant teachers, as follows:
| PenmanshiD. Christopher Newman; type
! writing, Miss Dora Warshauer; sten0g-
| Taphy, Miss Dora hozminsky.
| a resolution offered by Woodward was
| adopted instructing he Finance Committee
! TO ascertain how much if any of the 5000 a
| year had been paid the Trustees of the
! C0gsweli School toward its equipment. as
| agreed in the lease executed 10 the School
| Department
At the next meeting Of the board the
| rules and regulations as revised will be
| finally adopted
A long reply in writing was made by
! HYDE TO the Superintendent inquiry in his
preceding report by what law he Hyde
summoned the principals before him TO in
| quirr into the standing and conduct Of their
| schools.
The Director maintained that he was only
! attempting to assist the work of the CLASH
ficatiOu Committee, and learn, if pOss bic,
! who the incompetent teachers were, that
! undOubte ally should be removed.
Brooks essayed to defend Hyde's proceed
| ing, but Dunn denounced It unsparingly
and declared not only that no Director had
such a right but no gentleman would do
such a thing.
Sabin seemed very anxious to avoid dis
| cuSsiOn of that portion of the Superin-
tendenps report referring 10 the irregular
manner in which a ceTtincaJe was granted
10 a certain teacher, but the Superintendent
DrOclaimS 1t an Infamous piece Of work. aud
demands that il shall be investigated. 1t
| viii cause more confusion and CONSERVATION
| in the department than anything shat mas
occurred for years. An attempt will be
made 10 Squelch the whole thing in commit
| tee, bat the Superintendent says ne will not
| allow it TO be done.
The apparent intention 10 ignore the
| charges against Kennedy displayed itself in
| the fact that he was appointed TO position
| in the department in the face of so serious
| a charge
John T. Gray notified the board that
/ company was about to start a box factory
| In an old building In close proximity TO the
| school, and erect an engine there. A per-
| nit for the privilege of putting in an engine
/ in this same building has been three times
! refused, and as a matter of protection to the
| school children the board is asked 10 refuse
| IL again.