The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-16
PUBLIC SCHOOL MATTERS.
Hrs. n. II. Craven Enters the Race
for the High School.
Gossip About the Number of Votes the Candi-
dates Have-Mrs. McPherson's Back
Salary Profitable Property.

There is now another candidate I'm the
race for the principalship of the new Girls
High School. That candidate is no other
than Mrs. Nettie X. Craven, at present prin-
cipal OF the Mission Grammar. and it is
understood that before she retires defeated,
If at all. she will make Ii uncomfortably
warm for the other aspirants.
The foremost candidates now are Walter
n. Bush, principal of the Commercial;
Elisha Brooks, principal of Cogswell Mis-
sion High, and Mrs. Nettie II. Craven.
James G. Kennedy, principal of the Frank
lin Grammar has about reached the cOnclu-
sion that the place he holds is good enough,
and he therefore does not figure conspicu-
ously in the race.
Mrs. Craven will summon to her support
two directors, three directors will rally to
the support of Principal Bush. and four, it
is said, will battle for Brooks. Three of
the directors have not yet committed them
selves.
BUSH MAY WITHDRAW
The arrangement now is thatif Bush does
not make a good showing in the preliminary
ballots he VIII drop out OF the race. 1t Is
thought dark horse will enter at a very
rapid pace after the voting has commenced.
but who. cannot be named at present.
Superintendent SWEET is not at all pleased
at the proposition 10 change Principal Bush.
tie holds that he Is pTe-eminently the man
for tile place he now occupies, at the head
of the Commercial School, without doubt
the most important educational department
in San Francisco. 1t will be a difficult
matter to Gil his vacancy, and why he
should be so ambitious to make the change
is not apparent to the superintendent, in
view of the fact that it will not be in any
sense promotion or a lettering OF his con-
dition. That the fight for the new school is
going to be hard one is already plain and
deadlock Is inevitable at first.
On Thursday County Attorney Dust ex-
pressed the opinion to Director Woodward
that the removal by the classification COM
mttee of Mrs. 5. w. Mcpherson from the
high school to a subordinate position and re-
ducing her salary from S140 10 $50 a month
was illegal. and that she was entitled to her
full pay at $40 month from the date CT
her reduction, November 4. to March 81.
when she was given a position at the head
of the normal class at her former salary.
BASED ON PRESUMPTION.
This opinion, however, Is based upon the
presumption that Mrs. Mcpherson has
herself complied with all the requirements
OF law. ADy remissness on her part, even
though caused by the Illegal acts of the
committee, would invalidate her claim.
In the first place II was necessary for her
to assert her claim TO the position she was
removed from in order to give IL legal
status. If one upon whom an Illegal act Is
imposed scquiesces lie becomes a party to
the act and has no legal remedy. Mrs. Me-
Pnerson should have presented herself re-
peatedly at the place she was deprived Of,
made demand for IL and shown herself
ready to take il. Then she should have
made demand upon the city every mon tn
for her full salary IN order TO keep within
the following requirement of the consoli-
dalton act:
THE LAW
Sec. 90. the salaries OF all officers and EN-.
pioyes, and all teachers IN common schools enl-
pIoyed at liked wages shall be payable monthly
and any demand Whatsoever upon The treasury
shah not be paid, but shall be forever barred By
Limitation OF time, unless the same be presented
Tor payment, properly audited, within one month
after such demand became due and payable.
Ii she gets anything now 1t will be simply
because the directors recognize the justice
OF her claim.
The bids received on Wednesday night
for the leases of the Post street and Fourth
street properties exceeded tho highest ex-
pectations Of all. and will net the depart
ment handsomely. Following are the esti-
mates based on the bids for the FIVE and ten
year terms proposed:
POST STpEVT ppnDEprx