The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-26
NO CONSOLIDATION.
Another Assault ON the School
Department Fund.
Salaries Are Increased Instead Of Reduced
With the Number of Teachers Still
Growing Larger.

The following report of the Classification
Committee was read at last nights meeting
of the Board of Education and finally
adopted:
Your Committee on Classification having fnlIv
considered the recommendation of the Superin-
tendeut regarding consultations 10 the several
schools mentioned In his last report find:
That it would not be advisable SO near the end
of the fiscal year TO effect such consoIldations
they would cause manifest injury TO the pupils
of such classes. FNf''
That by a transfer OF pupils attending other
schools near by. but Justly belonging to the Ell.
without materially reducing those schools,
hat the order Of the board relieving the
Junior teacher IN the department engaged in the
school where consolidation will be made In
most cases disturbs the classification and works
an Injustice TO the school.
The sul erlntendent. under those ercum.
stances, having Withdrawn his recommendation
your committee unanimously agreed not 10 con-
soldate, but concluded 10 make the necessary
transfers.
RECOMMENDATIONS MADE.
Your committee recommends as follows:
mat inc loH0Wlng-named teachers be recon-
Tiedemann, Miss Helen NJ. Hitchcock and Mis-,
Fannie NJ. Franklin. a life diploma; To Miss
Hattie V. Martin and Miss Kate L. Meeghan.
State educational diplomas.
That The appointment OF W. d. Klpgsbnry
probationary teacher in the CogsweIl Mission
High School, and Mrs. Josephine Lezynsky, pro-
confirmed and that they be Geclar ed regular
teachers in the department.
That Miss A. Brown be transferred from the
Powell-street Primary School 10 the Edison
Primary School,
That Miss Matte Watson be transferred from
the Edison Primary School to the Emerson Pri-
mary School.
That Miss X. R. O'Leary be transferred from
the South Cosmopolitan Grammar School to the
Point LoDos Primary School.
That Miss Rose Cohen be transferred from the
FONT Looos Primary School 10 the South Cosmo-
polltan Grammar School.
That Miss q. Newhall, returned from leave of
absence, be assigned to the Powell-stre PIT
mary School
rs THIS INFRINGEMENT?
We'll, Mr.. President" remarked Wood
ward; after listening to these recommends
| lions OF the report, rs this retrenchment?
l understood that Superintendent SWEET in
| his report last week recommended several
| consultations. l can't very easily recon-
Gle these two reports, and | would like to
hear Mr.. SWEET explain his very sudden
change of heart
Superintendent SWEET was about to rise
| and explain when he was interrupted by
| Brooks, but what he said was almost repe-
tition OF the language OF the report.
Mr.. SWEET then added that some of his
recommendations were made upon repre-
| sentatIouS OF the inspectors. But since the
committee had investigated for Itself and
found that consolidation would be unwlse,
he was willing TO change his mind.
Woodward still insisted that consolida-
ton could and should be made. The prin-
| cipals in several instances had told HIM per-
| sonally that their schools would better off
if reduced class or two. This sort of re-
trenchmeut seemed to him queer policy
| in view of the departments straitened
financial condition.
TWO SALARIES INCREASED.
Upon the recommendation of the Com
mittee on Salaries the salary CT the janitress
| oF ba Aonl6ar primary GcbOnI IN
| creased from $50 to S54 80 a month, because
of a new class established. The salary OF
| the janitress OF the Page-street Primary
was increased from $40 to $50 month, be-
cause of two new classes opened.
The committee declined to fix any salary
| for ID. c. Stone, substitute teacher in the
normal class of the Girls High School, be-
| cause the Superintendent recommended and
| the board approved that tea her be con-
solidated ont Of the Girls High School. If
| the consultations were made one of the
| teachers could be assigned to the normal
| class TO the position ROW filled by Stone.
This report was the signal for another
wrangle. Brooks moved that the report be
amended by inserting That Stone be given a
regular salary of $40 month.
| Sewell and Woodward fought the PROPOSE
ton. Sewell thought it was establishing a
| dangerous precedent to put a substitute
teacher on regular salary above what he
| or she would receive as substitute. y
Woodward was positive there shon ~
one or two consultations in tie Girfss +
School. The teachers are SO mug aro o5sr
there that they actually tresdiE z ps,..s
| another's heels. Stone could easily be Ic-
| placed by one OF the other regular teachers.
SWEET DECLARED OTHERWISE.
! Superintendent SWEET declared other,
wise. Stones place is difficult to fill. Nc
| one in the regular substitute class could fill
| it, nor is there any teacher in the High
| School, in charge of class that might be
affected by consolidation, that could take
his place.
Wood ward lamented that there was such
| a poor CORDS OF teachers in that school
This remark prompted the Superintend-
ent to reply, with emphasis, that he would
not allow his meaning to be SO miscon-
strued. He meant no such thing. The
! High School teachers are all good in their
| Particular places, but not fitted for any and
all places.
Brooks motion was carried.
Leaves of absence were granted as fol
lows To Miss a. Plummer, from March
I'd to March 18th; Miss Ii. Phillips, flom
February 2lst to March TIN; Miss L. Cul-
len. from February 10th to February 18th
Miss NJ. FrOntin, from February 14ih to
March 18th; Mr.. f. S. S. Buchanan, from
February 14th to March ID; Mrs. A. NJ
kortiek, from February 10th to March 18th
Miss r. T. Lewis, from February 10th to
April 1St; Mr.. d. e. Stone, frOm February
from March LIST to September LIST; Miss A
NJ. Wiebalk, substitute class from Feb
ruary 18th 10 tie beginning of the nexi
school year, and Miss A. n. Shaw likewise
from March I'd until the beginning of the
next school year.
JANITRESSES REMOVED
| The position of ianitress of the Mission