The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-09
NO ACTION TAKEN.
The School Certificate
Question.
A Recommendation by the Exami-
ners That No More Second-Grade
Ones Be Renewed.

The Board of Education held its
weekly meeting. last evening. there being
present Directors Ames. Burke, Carew,
Dunn, Culver, Symmes, Rose valid. BOWL
Ing, President Hyde and Superintendent
SWEET.
The rollcall was suspended and Superin-
tendent SWEET introduced the new member
OF the board, Frank j. Symmes, who was
enthusiastically welcomed on behalf of the
board by President Hyde.
Director Symmes thanked the board and
said he proposed being as In conspicuous as
possible until he became acquainted with
the routine of meetings, etc. He realized
the responsibilities and would eDdeavor to
duly perform the duties of his Office.
President Hyde made the following
changes in the standing committees, which
were confirmed by the board: Finance
Symmes, Culver; Rules-Ames, Culver,
Symmes; assifcation-Rosenwald .Ames,
Symmes.
action in the threatened suit of FaiTchild
VS.. the board, preliminary writ having
been served upon him.
A. Lezinsky, the late principal of the
Commercial Evening School, sent COM
munication which was placed on file. He
demanded reinstatement in the Business
Evening School, formerly the Commercial
Evening School.
A communication from Miss Soule ask
/ ing reconsideration of a resolution dis
missing her from the department was
| placed on file.
A recommendation by the Board of Ex-
aminers that no more secODd-grade certifi-
Gates be renewed was read and on motion
of Director Burke referred TO a committee
of the whole.
The Committee on Classification made
! the following recommendations, which
I . 81. H.,
in the Hearst Grammar, the Pacifc-avenue
Primary and Webster Primary schools;
that Miss Rosa Murdoch be temporarily
appointed teacher of Kindergarten music
in the Normal department of the Girls
/ High School at salary of S25 per month;
that the principal of the Business Evening
School must be the holder of at least
grammar grade certificate; that pupils in
! the Business Evening School will be grad
uated semi-annually.
| Some question was raised by Director
| Dunn as to the recommendation that the
! principal of the Business Evening School
| should hold at least grammar-grade
| certificate, Mr.. Dunn claiming that it was
! aimed at Mr.. LeZInsky, the late principal.
Leave OF absence was granted as fol-
| lows: Miss Annie OKane. Moulder Pri-
mary, October 80 to December A.; Mrs. j.
| n. Sykes, Everett Primary. October 90 to
November ID; Miss Susie Hart, depart
ment, Novemb Der Is to January.2; Miss A.
NJ. Smith, Potrero Primary. January 10 to
] July 10.
HMss M. E. Morgan, a probationary
! teacher in the Whittier Primary School,
| having successfully served the required
! term of probation. was finally elected
regular teacher in the department
A motion by Director Carew requesting
the Board of Examiners to renew all
primary or secOnd-grade certificates which
| might expire between now and March /.
| 1894, was ruled out of order. as the Board
/ of Examiners had not the power of renew
! ing certificates. Director Carew said his
motion was made on behalf of the teach
ers who were so worried about the matter
that they were unable TO teach properly.
Superintendent SWEET explained that
there was no cause for uneasiness and
Carew withdrew his motion.
President Hyde gave notice that at the
next meeting ne would move an amend
ment to section 80 of the rules forbidding
PRINCIPALS and teachers giving instruction
for pay or other compensations in school
buildings. The change would give per-
mission 'for good cause and by permission
OF the Committee on Rules"
Director Dunn made an appeal on hehalf
of the crowding of the James Lick Gram
mar School and the consequent discomfort
i of The pupils and asked the Directors TO
| inspect the same.
The board then adjourned.