The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-30
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
A Discussion Regarding Princi.
pal DWyer.
Transfers Of Teachsrs-sub. Contractors Claims
Against the Girls High School The
POst-street Property.

The Board Of Education met last evening,
President Hyde in the chair. All the men,
bers were present except Director Stone.
The Committee on Classification recon-
mended the following transfers: Miss NJ.
w. Daniel from the Starr King School to
the Spring Valley, Miss +. Nj. Shearer from
the Spring Valley Grammar to the Starr
King Primary, Miss Susie Jacobs from the
Grant Primary to the Humboldt Primary,
Mrs Z. NJ. Donelli from the Grant Primary
to the Humboldt Primary, Miss L. D..
Keith from the HUMBOLDT Primary to the
Grant Primary, Miss G. Eidenmuler from
the Jefferson Primary to the Edison Pri-
mary, Miss E. n. Lindberg from the North
Cosmopolitan School to the Everett Pri-
mary.
The committee also reported In favor of
Miss j. S. Klink being assigned to the
Grant Primary School and Miss K r.
O'Leary being assigned 10 the POtrero Pri-
mary School; also that Miss 4. Livingston
be appointed probationary teacher in the
Jefferson School, and that Miss II. McAfee
be appointed probationary teacher in the
Horace Mann Evening School.
LEASING THE PosT-sTREET LOT.
a number of bids were received for the
lease OF the school lot and building thereon
1
Stockton street. The best bid was from
Max Pepper, whereby he agreed to pay
monthly rental OF S755 for a term of 10
years. After some discussion as TO whether
Mr. Pepper should be granted the lease for
five years instead Of 10. it was decided to
award him the lease for 10 years on the
terms mentioned providing that he filed q
bond in the sum OF 5000.
Director Decker made a motion to recon-
slider the vote by which an industrial course
was added TO the studies Of the commercial
school 1t would, he said, be an extra ex-
consider was lost, Directors Woodward and
Decker voting in the affirmative.
Several sub-cOnract0TS who were engaged
on the Girls High School filed claims
against the board aggTegating $3.50 70 and
requested that they be paid before the final
settlement was made with Contractor Nc
COrmack.
One of the contractors. f. A. Gsier, who
has sued Contractor Mccormack. had a
summons served on the members OF the
board in his suit whereby he seeks TO re-
strain the board from paying over 10 Nc
Cormack the sum of S1S08 %, which he
claims is due him personally. The whole
matter was referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
PRINCIPAL DIVERS TRANSFER.
TIE acceptance of the salary schedule for
the next fiscal year. beginning to-day, was
laid over until the next meeting
Upon motion of Director Dunn, the new
Girls High School building was accepted.
discussion ensued over the proposed
transfer of James Dwyer from the position
of principal Of the Hamilton Evening
School to that of assistant in tie Washing
tOn-street Evening School Director Decker
thought that the transfer was illegal and
that the board had no right to degrade a
principal unless he was properly tried for
incOm DptencY He moved that the former
action of the board regarding the transfer
be rescinded. The motion was lost and
then Director Decker stated that he would
give notice that he would ask for the
opinion of the City and County Attorney as
10 the rights of the board in the matter.
The board adjourned until next Wednes-
day night.