The morning call., 1891-10-29

The business of the Board of Education
was disposed Of in little over an hour last
night.
The following report was submitted by
Superintendent SWEET:
In accordance with law l herewith submit my
nlnth monthly report: The average daily attend
o3,9oS, falling of from that OF the preceding
month OF S51. The attendance on the CONNER
clal Day School was 43S. a falling of OF %; on
Inc commercial Evening School, 1873, falling
on OF 62. The attendance on all the evening
schools was 1919 decrease OF 16o
SCHOOL VISITS.
During the month 1 have visited every class.
with two or three exceptions, in the following
schools; Lafayette, Grant, Potrero, South San
Francisco, South End, Spring Valley Grammar,
Spring Valley p imary. Washington Evening,
Buena Vista, Hamilton and Garfield. In this
school there are two small classes In hall rooms
on The upper floor. Before the setting In OF the
rainy season these hall rooms ought TO be va
Gated. In the winter they are cold and subject
10 heavy draughts from the open staircases A
large and well-Iigbted room can be fitted up in
the basement at an expense of not exceeding
S2OO exclusive of slight expense for exca-
waiting on one side of The room. With this large
room the Two hail classes can be consolidated
into Que, thereby saving the expense of one
teacher. | ask TO have the matter referred 10
The Committee on Buildings and Grounds In
one OF the f0urtbg grade classes in The hall the
average daily attendance for the month Is only
81. and under Section 159. Article III, 1t ought
10 be distributed among The other classes. In the
other class the attendance Is only 80. large
basement room Will enable these TWO classes 10
be Consolidated.
JAMES LICK SCHOOL.
The average daily attendance in the grammar
grades in This school for the past three months
has been 230. Section ~ OF the rules reads as
follows; "All schools having an average al
tendance OF two hundred pupils or more lG the
grammar grades, with such primary grades as
may he connected with them, snail De known as
grammar schools" The James Lick school
uPht In justice to be declared grammar
school" by action OF the board.
LINCOLN EVENING SCHOOL.
The average daily attendance in the Lincoln
Evening School Is 1886 Ii Is The largest school
IN ihe city Tie position OF principal OF this
school Is a very laborous and responsible one.
The present salary of 500 month Is incon-
mensurate with the work The salary ought to
be Increased TO Sl25 or $3.50 MONTH ask
that the matter of increasing the salary be re-
ferred 10 the Committee on Salaries.
BOARD OF EXAMINATION.
In every other county and city in this State
members OF the Board OF Examination are paid
Il reasonable compensation Tor heir services. 1t
would be only fair and just to repeal The present
rule OF the Board OF Education which prohibits
any compensation whatever, and TO allow
reasonable pay for work performed
The Superintendent of Schools Is eX-Officio
Chairman of this Board OF Examination. but is
prohibited by S ate law from receiving any com
pensation that may be allowed to other members
OF the board. JOHN SWEET,
Superintendent Common Schools.
TO TAX THE CHILDREN.
Miss II. NJ. Fairchild Of the Croker
School asked for permission 10 take up a
voluntary contribution of 10 cents month
from pupils to employ a teacher in physical
culture. Referred to Committee on Rules
Upon the recommendation of the Com
mittee on Qualification of Teachers the fol-
lowing nominees were declared eligible to
election to the day school substitute class:
Miss Elizabeth r. Gallagher, Miss Lima NJ.
Brooks, Miss Mary a: Doughty, Miss Mag
gle A. Beggy, Miss Mary X. McLay. Miss
Lizzie l.. Beckman. They were accordingly
elected.
The Committee on Rules reported against
the application of II. A. Schwichtenberg for
permission to use room In the South San
Francisco School building for instruction in
the German language.
Miss Lille May Kinney, Miss A delaide
Martin Smith. Miss Emma Frances Elliot
and Miss Martha Henrietta Pope were
reeo mmended 10 the State Board of Educa-
ton for State educational diplomas.
The election Of Miss NJ. X. Moran, proba-
tionary teacher in the Croker Primary
School was confirmed.
new class was ordered formed in the
Mission Primary School; also in the Croker
Primary.
TEACHERS TRANSFERRED.
Transfers of teachers were made as fol-
lows. Miss Lille Simpson. from Stanford
Primary to Franklin Grammar; Miss Josie
E. Niven, from; LoDgfell0w Primary to
Stanford Primary; Miss Lizzie +. Harvey,
from Fairmount Primary to Mission Pri-
mary; Miss Mary Lorigan, from North Cos
mopUlitan Grammar to the Whittier Pri-
mary.
The following teachers were assigned
from the day school substitute class: Miss
Helen A Singley. to Longfellow Primary;
Miss Nettie NJ Levy, to Fairm0unt Pri-
mary; Miss Kate Turney to Irving Pri-
mary: Miss Martha Calvert, to North Cos
mOpolitau Grammar; Miss Anna +. CROUCH
well, TO Croker Primary; Miss Elizabeth
l. FredeTicks, TO Lincoln Primary.
Permission was granted TO DR.. kaSpar
Pischl to make a scientific examination of
the eyes Of the children in the public schools,
under the direction of the Superintendent
and President of the board
The following nominations were made to
the day-school substitute class: Miss Marie
Irwin. Miss May Arnold Miss Mary ID.
1anforan. Miss Ernestine Falk and Miss
Nora Dwyer.
CHANGES.
The janitress OF the jefferson Primary
was turned out to make room for Mrs. Ora
ham. The janitress of the Chinese school
WAS served likewise and Mrs. NJ. ). Derrick
appointed to succeed her.
Wood ward demanded TO know the reason
for turning out the incumbents. He said
lie knew the last mentioned was pure spite
work. and if the other was the same he
would oppose the change.
Director Ames submitted the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resoivcd, That any buildings or rooms under
the control of the board are let TO The Chinese
for any purpose that tn letting OF tbs same
cease and be Cancelled from and after October
81, 1891.
Brooks seconded the resolution and made
a few remarks in favor of 1t.
Culver remarked that he was glad to note
Brooks change OF heart. He had offered a
similar resolution Mt the previous meeting.
when Brooks, button, Pennington. Sewell
and Hyde voted against it.
Sewell complained that the construction
OF the Girls High School was dragging
along unnecessarily slow and suggested that
the cause should be inquired into. Ee was
appointed special committee to do the in
yestigating aud report Mt the next meeting.
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