The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-26

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were not present at the meeting of the
Board of Education, hence the business
proceeded with scant working majority.
The following report was read by Super
intendent SWEET:
Gentlemen: herewith submit as required by
law, my tenth monthly report.
SCHOOL VISITS.
/ have visited each class In the following
schools, giving from fifteen to thirty minutes to
class: Tue Douglass, Richmond, Lombard
street, Madison, Sutro, Monroe, West End, La.
guna Honda, Ocean House, Horace Mann,
Franklin. Dennan, South Cosmopolitan Gram
mar, Commercial Evening and the Chinese
school. l have visited part OF the classes in
the Lincoln Grammar and the Everett School. 1
have also visited for the second time during the
year every class In the Lincoln Evening School.
InlS school Is IN good working condition.. The
two classes In drawing deserve special commen-
dation. These classes need 10 be provided with
tion tnat such lights be Immediately furnished
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
The average daily attendance last month Is 70.
ported as $3.50, falling of from the preced-
than The attendance in August last
The High School attendance is 107I, a falling
on from The September attendance OF sixty-eight
pupils.
he evening school attendance Is 1853, fall
lug OF from the preceding month Of slxty-one.
SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
In my visits to the schools am painfully I'm
pressed with the dilapidated condition OF many
OF the school buildings. They need painting and
repalring. Some Of The schools need new seats
and desks, especially for the seventh and eighth
grades. The yards and waterclOsets need ex ten
sive repairs for sanitary reasons.
BACK PAY OF TEACHERS.
1t gives me great pleasure to report that the
hall hall months back pay for the month Of June,
1889, aud the tw0-thirds of a months salary for
june. 1891, have both been paid In full, aud the
city Is no longer debtor TO the teachers. From
the present outlook, IL Is probable that there Will
be no deficit III The Teachers Salary Fund this
year.
DUNN INDIGNANT.
When the communication was read from
the American Patriotic League, asking that
an American and Protestant be appointed
HiRh School, Dunn Indignantly demanded
that 1t be laid on the table, Temarking that
he considered it an insult to send such a
communication to the Board of Education.
1t was ordered placed on file.
A new receiving class was ordered organ
lied in the Stanford Primary School and
new class will be organized in the Moulder
Primary.
Miss Annie Harvey was transferred from
the South-end Primary to the Stanford
Fairmount TO the Stanford Primary; Mrs.
Jennie ID. Cooper from the Washington
Grammar to the SOuth-end Primary; Mrs.
Kate Turney from the Irving Primary TO
the Longfellow Primary.
The following assignments were made
from the day school substitute class Miss
A. l.. West to the Whittier Primary, Miss
Sarah Bukofsky to the Moulder Primary,
Miss Dora A. Fallon to the Fairmount Pri-
mary, Miss Lille Goodman to the Jefferson
Primary, Miss Lizzie A. johnson to the
Irving Primary and Professor knuwlton to
the Washington Grammar to take charge of
the Sixth grade class.
Miss Maud Roddin was elected as
special teacher of kindergarten music in
city normal class from November 1st.
MEASURE NOT CARRIED.
One of the recommendations oil the Class-
hcatiOn tCOmmittee was to appoint Mr.
Francis E. Crofts to the vacancy caused by
Professor knowfton's transfer from the
Boys High School,
Dunn seemed TO be under the impression
Mr.. Crofts was candidate proposed by the
American Patriotic League and in spite of
the assurance that such was not the case.
that the committee never heard of such an
organization, he declared he would vote
against it.
Decker opposed the appointment because
he thought Mrs. Mcpherson, who had been
classified out of the Girls High School
without any apparent cause, is entitled to
the place. She Is an old and tried teacher,
he argued, and 1t is not just to reduce her
from $40 to $50 month, then elect a
stranger over her head.
The recommendation was lost Dunn,
Decker and Sewell voting against it, thus
leaving five votes in its favor, and seven is
necessary to carry any measure.
NO INTERFERENCE CONTEMPLATED
George w. Baker, representing the pat
rons Of the Crocker School, presented
petition to the board, containing $50 sigma
lures of parents, or an equivalent of 600
pupils, protesting against the removal of
Miss Fl. NJ. Fairchld, principal of the
Crocker School Mr.. Baker explained that
the petition was the result of report that
theOoard intended to make such transfer,
and the general desire is to prevent it ii
possible.
The petition was filed, the board deeming
that no action is called for. since there has
been no proposition to interfere with Miss
Fairchild.
Miss Louise McElroy was nominated to
the Day substitute class