The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-30
SCHOOL BOARD.
Charges Preferred Against Ebe.
neZer Kn0WltOn.
Glasses Consolidated and Opened = Teachers
Transferred-No Reduction of Salaries.
Mr. Swett's Report.

Seldom Sturges, vice-prineipal of the Va
lencia Grammar School, was granted a
leave of absence from September, 1890, to
June lst of this year. During his absence
his place was filled, and when he reported
for duty he was informed that there was
no vacancy. To avoid friction with the de-
partment he offered by letter to accept the
position of head of the day substitute class
N $50 a month, provided he be given the
first vacancy of Yice-principal or OF like
grade at his former salary Of S125 month.
While it was admitted last evening at the
meeting of the Board of Education that Mr..
Sturges had just claim against the de-
partment for his full salary, it was thought
best to accept the offer, and such action was
taken.
At the previous meeting of the board
resolution was passed requiring principals
IN primary schools having not more than
twelve classes 10 teach class. This would
have displaced fourteen teachers.
At the opening of the meeting President
Sabin declared the proceedings void, be-
cause in violation of section 70 of the new
rules, which provides that in schools having
eight classes or more the principal shall not
be required to teach class.
Mr.. KNowLToN IN THE PuLoRY.
Brooks, Chairman of the Classification
Committee, preferred charges of incompe-
tency against Ebenezer Knowlton, a teacher
in the Boys High School, and they Will be
tried by the Board in Committee of the
Whole on Wednesday night. The charges
set forth, upon the report of Frank Morton,
principal, and f. II. Clark and G. o.
Mitchell, assistants, that Mr.. Knowlton has
proven himself incompetent to perform the
of h.; = f,;l
disciplinarian; has no faculty TO command
obedience, does not see and ferret out dis
order; that lie is failure as an instructor,
and that the patrons of the school have
complained OF these evils.
The following designations were ac-
cepted: Miss Anna NJ. StOvall, as special
kindergarten teacher; Mrs. S. B. Daniels,
assistant in the Denman Grammar; Mrs.
a. II, Bib, assistant in the John SWEET
Primary, and Mrs. NJ. Z. Chase, assistant
in the Lincoln Evening.
The Classification Committee reported the
following consolidated classes: One each in
the Cleveland Primary, Lincoln Grammar,
Stanford Primary, Paramount Primary,
Edison Primary, Bernal Heights Primary,
aud Spring Valley Primary schools; two
each in the Jefferson Primary, Redding
Primary and South Cosmopolitan Primary
schools. Total 49,
:. New classes opened-Two each in Mis-
sion Primary, Hearst and Hamilton Gram
mar; one each in the Bartlett and James
Lick Primary, Pacific Heights and Clement
Grammar, Douglass Primary and Haight
Evening, and three in the Croker Primary
Total 10.
TRANSFERS OF TEACHERS.
Transfers were ordered as follows: Frank
Fisher from the Washington Evening to the
Commercial Evening, W. w. Davidson from
the Lincoln TO the Commercial Evening, d.
I. Stone from the Lincoln 10 the CONNER
cIal Evening, /. c. Deane from the Lincoln
to the Commercial Evening, Miss H. F.
Wood from the Horace Mann Grammar to
the Bartlett Primary, Miss X. T. English
from the Edison Primary 10 the Horace
Mann Grammar, bliss Eva L. White from
Tie Lincoln Grammar TO the Edison Primary,
Miss b. l.. Hammond from the Redding Pri-
mary to the Hamilton Grammar, Miss Susie
Hart from the Redding to the James Lick
Primary, Miss Y. NJ. Raceet from the JET
ferSon u the LOmbard-Street Primary,
Miss VI. Saaiburg from the Lombard-street
Primary 10 the Hamilton Grammar. Miss
;. \. lobe from the south Cosmopolitan
Urinary to the Horace Mann Grammar
Miss NJ. I. kaplan from the South Cosmo-
politan Primary TO the Croker Primary,
q. I. Banks from the Spring Valley Primary
10 the Hearst Grammar, Mrs. L. NJ. Car
Isle from the Spring Valley to the Hearst
Grammar, Miss NJ. X Moran from the Long
fellow 10 tie Croker Primary, Miss Nellie
sullivan from the Stanford to the Long
fellow Primary, Miss A. EphraIm from the
taIrmouut to the Douglass Primary, and
Miss NJ. L. Casey from the South Cosmo-
pylltan 10 the Haight Evening.
Miss Mary a. Scherer was recommended
10 the State Board of Education for a life
diploma, and fthe election Of Miss Eva l..
White, probationary teacher in the Lincoln
Grammar, was confirmed.
OTHER CHANGES AGREED UPON
Two evening drawing classes in the JET
fersOn Primary were ordered transferred
IL the Lincoln Grammar building.
i new eighth grade class will be formed
IN he Lincoln Evening School.
Miss Louise a. Moran, assistant in the
South san Francisco School. having mar
II d, was dropped from tbs roll.
Miss i. Brown was ordered transferred
from tie Edison Primary to the North Cos
mop Titan Grammar, Miss Myra r. Hussey
iron tie North Cosmopolitan Grammar to
the Emerson Primary, Miss NJ. 3. Reynolds
from the Emerson Primary 10 the Clement
Grammar, Miss Emily Kalisher from the
James Lick Primary to the John SWEET
Grammar, and Miss Jennie Dwyer from the
Spring Valley Grammar to the Croker
Urinary, 10 take charge OF the sixth grade.
Hiss Maggie L. Doyle Of the evening
school substitute class was assigned to the
Lincoln Evening School.
The teaching of Spanish in the CONNER
clal School was discontinued and the teacher
discharged. Like action was taken in
regard 10 the Lincoln Evening School,
new class was ordered formed in the
PoTeru Primary School and the names OF
schools were ordered changed as follows:
Union Primary to Lafayette Primary, Shot
well-street Primary to Hawthorne Primary;
Sanchrz-street Primary TO Everett Primary
Clay-street Primary TO Madison Primary
ana FlYe-mile Primary 10 Monroe Primary
REDUCTION OF SALARIES.
Miss Carrie Haas was elected to the day.
school substitute classIand Mr.. Kate Leahcy
TO the evening-schoOl substitute class.
The salary Of the teacher of typewriting
in the Commercial School was fixed at 500 a
month also that Of the assistant in the
business department and teacher Of type
writing In the same school at $50.
The subject Of reducing teachers salaries,
as decided upon by closed meeting of the
board few nights ago, was discussed few
minutes, but for some unaccountable reason
every member had experienced change of
heart, and announced himself against re-
ductiOu.
While on this subject the President took
occasion to say that the board could sue
cesstully economic in other ways than by
reducing salaries, and limited that all in
crease should be stopped.
WILL NOT SIGN WARRANTS.
III you are careful you can keep within
tno HOhc4 dllOlteu, salu lie, ana hereby
give notice that l will decline to sign
monthly warrants for teachers salaries in
excess Of the income belonging TO the
teachers up to the date of the warrants"
DIR. Decker brought up the election of
Miss Susan kingsbury into the Cossweu
School about month ago, without any Ger
Jifcate, or having been examined as 10 quail
lhcauons. lie said she was illegally rail-
Toaded into the department without any
qualifications whatever, while old teachers
Nasa1 u=s.A
lutte Class to await vacancies. He de-
nounced the proceeding as Illegal, and
announced to the board that he would call
upon the City and County Attorney as to
whether or hot the board have any right to
so proceed
MR.. SWEETS REPORT
SUPERINTENDENT SWEETS monthly report
was read as follows, and the recomm enda-
tons II frrTed 10 the Classification Commit
tee:
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