The morning call., 1891-12-10
SCHOOL FINANCES.
The Legacy of Debts Left by the
Old Board Paid.
IN Effort 10 Restore Deputy Superintendent
Fabceck's salary-Protests Against
Crofts' Appointment

At The meeting OF the Board of Education la st
night a report showing the condition OF School
DEPARTMENT finances no TO December 1st was
submitted by the Finance Committee. The re-
port says that by careful management the legacy
OF deDt lett by the preceding board has been
PAID TINS Indebtedness aggregated S64, 769 5S.
The condition Of lie different funds is as APP
PENDED:
overdratts- CfHce salaries, sl25 rents s2Sl 80;
buildings and grounds. S59l u: supplies, S27O II;
printing Sl.4 80: library books, $3.50 So; postage.
SO IS: lights. Sl276 Il; miscellaneous. 1855 10.
FUNDS with cash on hand-reachers' sal aries, So
2qS -; faniturS' salaries 5000 shop salaries 500
telegraph service. $50 as: for finishing Girls High
School 1891 50: Census Marshals 1885 So;
$50; insurance. $50 90: watyr for outside schools,
500 81: total overdrafts. $357l At; total credits,
drafts sl2.4s5 So The total appropriation for the
present fiscal wear judy IS: to November so. 1891,
amounted 10 si04,l9l "
OBJECT To ARBITRARY ACTION.
Director Woodward. who was one of the three
members OF the board who arrived TOO late TO
rarlicipaie ia the election of Francis E. Crofts OF
san Rafael as a teacher al the Boys High School,
submit. The following protest and moved that
IL be spread upon the minutes:
WHEREAS. We the undersigned are duly elected
members of the Board of Education and entitled TO
the same rights and privileges as the other mem
tiers OF the board; and whereas l. has been the
Of President OF the board 10 call its meet
lnCs 20 order At from S:l5 to S;45 IN the evening,
never than the aforementioned time; and
whereas, he. the said President, believing that
weAyouid be rusled by such custom, and with the
avowed intention OF holding the meeting in our
absence, spent special notices to the other mem
bers OF the board to be present at O'Clock sharp
at the last special meeting on November ZSth; ana
whereas, we hereby respectfully but earnestly pro
testagaInst such arbitrary. discourteous and I'M
ami statement OF facts be spread In full the
minutes, Respect uliy submitted,
THOMAS P. WOODWARD,
CHAnLEs w. DECKER,
JONI J. DUNN.
SPREAD UPON THE MINUTES.
rg,r hin pod IN vafa IA IN IN
the Judiciary Committee, but withdrew the
motion when Director Decker SAID that such ac-
ton would be diScuureous TO woodward, who Is
Chairman OF Tie committee. The protest was
Then ordered spread upon the minutes only the
20 dissenting voices being heard.
BIDS for the construction OF new school on
NcAllisteT street. near Baker, and for the renalr
Of old buildings were rec iYed aud referred TO
lie proper committees.
Superintendent SWEET moved that IN view OF
the recent decision of the City ana County AttOr-
ney, that the action Of the board taken Septem-
Der 3Olh. by which tie salary OF Deputy Super.
Iniendent BabcOck was reduced from $3.50 to
SO per month be .escinded aud that the salary
lie restored TO the original amount, 10 take
effect october st.
lie matter was referred to the Salaries Com
mlttee Without comment.
CLASSIFICATION.
The Classification Committee made several
recommendations, which were either adopted or
referred to committees. The report recon-
mended mat members OF the normal class Of
1856 and 1887 be granted the usual diplomas Of
amended 20 as 10 read. IAN schools having an
average attendance of 200 pupils or more in the
gIanlnaT grades, with such primary grades as
may he connect d with them, may be known as
grammar schools; that Mrs Alice L. Staples OF
The Day School substitute class be assigned 10
lie South End Primary; that Miss S a. Kobe,
assistant teacher in the Horace Mann Grammar,
now aching vice pfiGcipal be paid the salary for
that office during the absence of the Vice priuci-
pal; that room be rent for the aecommodd-
Uon Of a class In the James Lick School for the
reason that the class is occupying room en-
Irey too small.
-Four salaries were increased or fixed as fol-
lows: Principal OF Mission Primary, S135 to
$50; Principal OF James Lick, $40; salary OF
teacher Of stenOgraphy IN Commercial Evening,
500; JdnllTesS OF MOulder Primary, $50. These
salaries are TO date from November 1st.
CHANGE OF NAME.
special committee appointed TO change the
names OF certain schools made an unsatisfactory
report and the matter was referred back TO the
committee.
Director Woodward said that Crofts had been
illegally appointed, as he had not beeu granted a
Aigll-sCLool certificate uutl after his election.
Hyde ruled the remarks out OF order.
Then lie aClOn IN reference TO changing the
names OF schools was recOnsldered and names
were changed as follows: Lombard street Pri-
mary 10 Winfield Scott, Spring Valley PgAnary
10 She man, Ocean View Primary to Sheridan,
Hays Valley Primary to Harrison, South Co.'S
MopOIltan Primary TO Humboldt. South CosmO-
l0lIJau Evening to Humboldt Evening Mission
Primary 10 Marshall