The record-union., 1893-01-31
OVERWORKED TEACHERS.
Those in the High School Have No
Rest From Labor.
An Additional One to be Employed
Another Glass at the Capital
Primary school.

Davis, Er4eWlu6y NulpLldI' SAOOSA anu
Gardner were all present.
The Committee on Furniture and Sup
plies reported that various deficiencies
had been supplied in several OF the
schools, and that single desks had been
asked for in Miss Prices room, at Sew
enth and G streets, that being the only
room now having single desks, and some
chairs and tables needed at other places.
The matter was referred to the Chair
man Of the committee, Director Tufts,
with power to act.
Director Crouch of the Building and
Repair Committee stated that at Seventh
and G streets the walls needed painting;
at Fourth and q streets a carpet on the
platform was needed, and a bridge con
Meeting the rooms. At the Capital III
mary and Capital Grammar Schools the
walls needed papering or whitening. AT
Sixteenth and streets the wood work
needs shellacing.
The Chairman of the committee was
authorized to make the necessary repairs
at the proper time.
II. w. Longton addressed the board
with regard to the fire reporter" OF
the old Pavilion last week. He wished
the board to consider the proposition OF
placing them in the schools.
The consideration of the matter was re-
terred to the Building and Repairs Com
mittee.
Il. M. Hoen, a young man in Architect
Seadler's Office, spoke to the board on the
subject of opening drawing class in the
night school, as has been done in the
Lincoln School and others in San Fran
cisco, with the result of making many
practical draughtsmen.
The matter was referred to the Commit
tee on Course of Study.
Principal Pond of the High School ap-
peared before the board, by request, and
introduced what he considered a purely
business proposition. He said that no
school in the State had a more earnest,
faithful set OF teachers than the High
School now contains. He made a state
ment Of the work being done at present,
and explained the difference between the
work in that school and in the grammar
schools. The teacher, passing from one
room to another, had her mind continu-
ally concentrated on the subject which
she was teaching, and there was no time
allowed in which her mind and the con-
centration of her energies could have any
relaxation between the hours of 9 and 3
o'clock.
The continuous talking and teaching,
said Mr.. Pond, probably induced much
of the sickness from which the teachers
had suffered, and which was slowly but
surely wearing them out. Their con-
seriousness and sense of duty did not
allow them to slight their work, and
there were no specialists among the
other teachers VINO could take their
places and allow them the needed relaxa-
tion.
Not only this, but they often stayed
after school was dismissed to give needed
instruction to those who were unable
without this extra instruction, to keen
their work up. He showed the work
that they had to do after school, in look
ing over and correcting work running
from fifty to eighty pages day, one
teacher having sometimes one hundred
and seventy papers daily to correct out of
school, in addition to her daily work Of
teaching. The teachers themselves had
made no word of complaint.
In answer to question Mr.. Pond said
that poor ventilation OF the rooms might
have its effect. There are in the high
school building two rooms which are lit
tie used, and if the hundred pupils in the
Junior classes could be divided and
another teacher provided for the Junior
classes, he thought the addition would
give the teachers an intermssion twice
day, making one class less for them to
instruct daily. The regulations say that
each teacher must give time to the pre-
paration of each lesson, but it is abso-
lutely impossible for the teachers under
the present system to do SO.
On motion of Director ErleWine, the
board decided unanimously to employ
another teacher, possessing the necessary
qualifications, at 500 per month. and
who should be able to teach Greek, Latin
and mathematics.
superintendent Hart reported that the
high school diplomas were exhausted,
and was instructed to procure two hun
dred.
The Superintendent introduced the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolped, That from and after this date sal
aries Of teachers shall not be deducted for ab-
sence caused by sickness in the discharge of
their duties. A physicians certificate must
be presented TO the Superintendent stating
The cause of such illness and a record of the
same must be kept by him. In case of the
death ofan immediate relative of any teacher
Two days absence without deduction OF sal
AIRY shall be allowed. In all other cases the
superintendent is directed to deduct from
the salary OF such absent teacher one twenty
sixth of her monthly pay for each days alb
sence.
The resolution was laid over for a
month, according to the rules.
On motion of superintendent Hart it
was ordered that another class be formed
at the Capital Primary school from the
two first grade classes, and Miss Wilkins
was transferred from Fourth and q
SLTGelS 10 ldkt charge Oh LlG class.
Miss Fay was transferred from Twenty
fourth and n streets to Fourth and o
streets to take Miss Wilkins place.
on motion Of Director Chipman, Mrs
Clara Parsons was promoted to take
charge of Miss Fays class.
The Board proceeded to elect a substi-
tute IN Mrs. Parsons place, and Misses
Barton, Turner, klotZ. Ryan, Long and
Mrs. Phleger were nominated, and after
a number of ballots, Miss Turner was
elected.
The matter Of German teaching of gvm-
nastics was LETT 10 Director Harrison TO
consider and report on.
1t was ordered that the matter of plac-
ing telephone in each school be post
poned indefinitely.
The Secretary was instructed to pro-
ceed TO have the rules and regulations
printed.
a communication from the President
of the Museum Association with regard
70 teaching the pupils perspective, was
read and referred to the Committee on
Course of Study.
Miss Clara Chandler of Colorado.
Miss KlotZ and @. J. Smith of Washing
ton, d. c., made application for positions
as teachers.
The following bills We're allowed: Sal
aries, ,534 20; ". f. Purnell, So 60; w.
B. Miller, Sl1; Capital Furniture Com
pany, $40 80; Locke d Lavenson, s54;
Bancroft Bros. & Co., 1925; A. Hart, 81 75;
Protestant Orphan Asylum, S25: II. S.
Croeker u Co., Sl2I 50; Butler Il Haldon,
81; d. Wieman, 81 25; L. X. Hammer,
80 90; 5. J. jackson, 81 so; Capital Gas
Company, 50 10; J. a. NJ. Martin, 81 90;
j. a. Lat1erty, S2l; Friend & Terry,
~ VI; +. I. Lyman, SIS s.; L. p. Ander-
son, S46 30; c. E. Stubbs, So 80; James
McCsw, s. so; 7. Davis, Sll0 40; H. K.
Crouch q Co., s75 05; J. w. Guthrie,