The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-11
VACANT PLACE TO BE FILLED.
Director Clinton Submits a ResOlu-
tion to Eradicate Cigarette Smok-
ing Among Small SChOolbOys.

School Director DeckeT's chair was va
cant again last night, although the Board
of Education then held its regular session
Indeed, the seat will remain empty until a
suitable rersOn can be found to succeed the
doctor, who used to stand out cOnspicu-
ously in opposition to almost every action
by the board
Decker failed to appear on the evening
when Mr.. Hyde was reelected to the
chair and which took place after the ex-
posure in the press. No more will the
bustling director manifest his deep con-
Germ for purity and honesty in the School
Department. BE has resigned.
When his letter of resignation. as fol-
lows. was read last night it caused no sur
prise. The chair remarked merely, PLACED
on file"
To the Hon John Swetf. Superintendent Of
Public Instruction, ana members Of the Board
Of EduCGtl0N Of san Francisco, California;
GENTLEMEN: / hereby tender this my resig-
nation a. member of the Board of Education
OF the city and county Of San Francisco, Cali
fornia, TO take effect Immediately.
CHARLES W. DECKER.
San Francisco, January 9, '94.
When the roll was called Directors
Hyde, AmeS, Burke. Clinton, Bowling,
Culver and Rosewald answered present
The minority, excepting DR.. Clinton, was
conspicuously absent, and for that matter.
Judging from the harmony now prevail
ing, the minority has vanished into thin
air.
DR.. Clinton offered the following resolu-
tOn upon what he termed mCnstrous
evil, and the board agreed with him that
some steps should be taken in the direc-
ton indicated:
Resolved. That a committee of three men,
n hoard he
dent TO investigate the EVIL OF cigar tte-smOk-
ing, which uuhapptly prevails TO so great an
extent among the boys attending our public
schools, and 10 report 10 the board some tedSl-
bic plan for Graduating the perniciOus habit,
so Injurious TO the morals, minds and bodies OF
our boys.
Directors Clinton, Culver and RosewaId
were appointed On the committee.
Recommendations as follows were made
by the Committee on Qualification of
Teachers: That Miss Lucy NJ. Wade and
Miss Dora FailOn be granted grammar
grade certificates; that Miss Rose Fay,
Miss A. N. Gallagher. Miss Rose Gold
smith, Miss L. b. Harrigan, Miss Florence
Maiers. Mrs. s. L. HOugh. Miss Louise
Renwick and Miss Ada Schendel be
granted irst-grade certificates; that Miss
Isabel Tobin be given primary-grade
certificate.
A request from Elisha Brooks. principal
of the Girls High School, for permission
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ture and Conversation by the pupils
studying French was referred to the CLASH
fcauon Committee.
The Committee on Rules recommended
that leaves Of absence be granted to teach
ers as follows: Miss Flora Schearer, JAN
uary to March 5; Miss Rosale Lichten-
berg, January s to February 8; Miss n. j.
Clarity. January 2 10 March 10; Miss AL
berthe Plummer, January to September
3; Miss NJ. c. Sutherland, January 2 to
February ii.
In his report Superintendent SWEET rec
commended that Everett and Columbia
schools be declared grammar schools, as
they have an average attendance Of over
275 daily. Adopted.
That classes and c of the Moulder
school be consolidated into two classes,
because the attendance has fallen of.
Adopted.
That the four classes in the Horace
Mann Evening School be consolidated into
three. Referred to the Classification Com
mlttee with power TO act.
That the Committee on Supplies be au-
tnOrlzPd to eXpend an amount not exceed
ing $500 in the purchase Of lifting seats
to replace stools in the seventh grade class
in the Denman school, and also that No.
l desks be furnished the seveuth-grade
class in the Humboldt school to suit large
boys. These two recommendations were
referred to the Committee on Supplies.