The herald., 1893-12-12
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
KINDERGARTEN TEACHER GER
TIFICATES QUESTIONED.
Mrs. Hughes Calls for the Reading of
Some Names and Goes for the Sup
ply Committee Ohristmss
Request Denied.

Inc board oil 0ducation met last nlghC
at the council chamber.
President Pepper and Messrs. Trask,
Stein, Platt, Patty. Ashman and Mrs.
Hughes were present.
A petition from A. B. Spate, who is
on lecturing tour. asked permission to
lecture before the pupils of the high
school upon India and other countries.
1t was read
Mr.. Trask moved that the application
be denied. Carried.
KINDERGARTEN cERTIFIcATEs.
A communication from Superintend-
ent Leroy Brown, calling attention to a
decision of the superior court of San
Francisco relative to the validity of the
kindergarten teachers, was read.
Mrs. Hughes said the board could
afford to wait until the supreme court
passed on the question. No question as
to the validity of the demands of these
teachers here had yet come up.
Mr.. Patty thought it should be re-
ferred to the city attorney.
President Pepper said he did not see
that it would do any harm to get a re-
port.
Mrs. Hughes said she did not see that
it would do any good.
MIR. Platt asked if the kindergarten
teachers have county certificates.
Mr.. Foshay said every kindergarten
teacher has kindergarten certificate,
similar to other county certificates.
The motion to ask for an opinion from
the city attorney prevailed.
PETITION FOR A BOND ELECTION.
A petition from j. Bell, reporting ad-
ditional names of persons, petitioners for
submitting the matter of bonds new
school buildings to the people, was read.
1t stated that with the names trans
mitted with the communication the
petitioners now number 565.
Mr.. Hughes called for the reading of
some OF the names, which was done by
the clerk.
On motion of Mr.. Patty. the commu-
nication and names were filed with the
previous petitioners.
A petition from James w. Henry,
asking for a recommendation to the
state board for high school diploma.
was read and granted.
Petitions from Marian A. Rouse, for
extension OF leave of absence to July,
1894; from Hattie Taylor, for an extern
sion to February l, 1894, and from Anna
O. Murphy, for an extension to May l,
1894, were ready and granted.
REQUEST BY ASSOCIATED CHARITIES.
A communication was read from the
directors of the associated charities,
Mrs. G. Ducommun. president, to have
the school children be required on par
tlculaf occasions to bring to school some
little things for charlty's sake, and ask
ing December 22d be set as day for
Tree will offering for the poor.
Mr.. Patty said if it was for special
occasion he did not object, but if it was
to establish a custom he did. He
moved, on that understanding, that the
request be granted.
Superintendent Brown said it could
not be made mandatory thing, and
doubted the propriety of it being done
through the schools,
Mr.. Stern did not think it should be
brought into the schools. There were
children more fitted to receive than
give, and yet their pride would be such
empty handed.
voluntary contributions might be given
after school hours.
Superintendent Brown read rule of
the board that teachers be not permit
ted to take contributions for any pur-
pose from the pupils.
A substitute offered by Mr.. Platt to
the effect prevailed, the secretary to no.
tify the associated charities that the
board is powerless to act.
Applications for the position as jani-
tress of the Casco street school were
read, and Mrs. Sawyer was appointed.
sUPT. Browns MONTHLY REPORT.
Supt. Brown made his monthly re-
port OF the condition OF the public
schools as follows:
Days present ...................... 7S8
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