The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-07
CHINESE SCHOOLS.
Another Scandal in the Board
of Education.

Another beautiful little scandal, which
may yet prove a very nasty one. has bobbed
up in the Board of Education.
1t appears that Directors Brooks Chair
man Of the Classification Committed and
Hyde (recently elected by his own vote
Pre- ,ident of the board have been sub
letting the Chinese school at 916 Clay street
TO a Chinaman for private use after school
hours and on holidays, at monthly consid-
Grafton of SIS.
The school, under the public system, is
presided over by Miss Rose Thayer. prin-
cipal, and Miss Jane L. Greer, assistant
and the department pays $50 month rent
These young ladies, public servants, cease
instruction and leave the school, it is
Learned. at o'clock in the afternoon, when
the Chinese instructor, in his own private
interests, takes possession and continues
instruction in the Chinese language.
MI Lin Choy makes no secret whatever
OF his enterprise and readily informed a re-
porter that Brooks and Hyde hal given him
permission to use the building. he has
been in possession since Jnly 3lst and re-
ceives tuition fee from the several Chinese
merchants in this city. who desire the
main tenance of a Chinese school.
VOLUNTEERED INFORMATION.
When the heretofore unknown enter
prise leaked out and became public gossip
Brooks volunteered the information, as q
palliative, that the SIS month paid by the
Chinaman is turned over to the Secretary of
the board and credited to the School Fund.
1t appears upon Investigation, however
that this is only another instance OF the
elasticity of Mr.. Brooks Imagination.
Secretary BeanstOn emphatically denies
that there has ever been n word said to him
or in the board relative to snb-letting the
Chinese school, and he denies with equal
emphasis that a single cent has ever been
paid to him by Brooks or Hyde or any one
else as rental from that school The whole
matter was, indeed a complete surprise TO
him when he was asked in relation to it
yesterday.
Pushing the inquiry still further, it APP
pears that Brooks and Hyde have been
assuming control of department affairs
Without even consulting their fellow-mem-
bers Of the board. When the matter in
question was brought to the attention of
Directors Decker, Culver, Woodward and
Dunn yesterday, their surprise and indigna-
ton were great. They were at first in
doubt; they could not understand how two
members of the board would dare do such
a thing without consulting the others. To
make sure that there could he no mistake
they went together to the school and veri-
fed the facts as represented.
PROMISE OF AN INVESTIGATION.
Decker's indignation and denunciation
WAS actually violent and he declared that
the matter called for investigation by the
Grand Jury, asserting, moreover, that this
is not the only case that needed investiga-
ton badly, and he had fully made up lis
mind to start in. II necessary, he would
ask for assistance from higher power.
One thing that infismed the indignant
Director more than all else was the idea of
two School Directors using the public edu-
cational Institutions to encourage and pro-
mote the growth of Chinese Institutions in
this community. The matter will be thor
oughly aired at the next meeting of tn e
Board Of Education.