The morning call., 1894-11-15
USUAL CLEANUP.
Very Hot Times With the
School Directors.
Superintendent SWEET Protests and
the Matter Is Referred Back
for Another Date.

At the close of most extraordinary
session of the Board of Education last
evening, when President Hyde had lifted
his gavel 10 put motion to adjourn, Di-
rector Jere T. Burke introduced an extra
ordinary resolution switching the princi-
pals of schools about in this fashion:
W. P Edwards from the principalsnip OF the
| Crocker Grammar School 10 the DrlnciDalship
of the Washington Grammar School; |. B..
! White from the priDcipalshlp OF the Washing
| ton to the Hearst Grammar School; Mrs j. a.
| Wood from the Hearst 10 the Crocker Gram
mar School; Mrs. A. Z. Slavan from the princt-
palship of ine Cleveland TO that of The Lafay-
ette Primary School; Miss A. b. Chalmers from
the DfiDclpalShlp OF the Lafayette 10 tnat OF the
| Cleveland school.
The night had been taken up with de-
capitations of teachers, and the mOurnful
| procession had been accompanied all the
way with protestaticns and lamen tations,
| but this was too much.
Superintendent SWEET, who had sat
through it all without saying a word. now
rose and said that if this thing was done
it would be met with such an outcry as the
School Department had not heard for
many years.
These principals, he said. were all doing
their work well. They had become part
Of their several schools; knew the pupils
and the parents of their districts To
change them about would bring about
| great disorganiZation ana friction. and
could only result in great evil. He (the
| Superintendent of Schools) had not heard
of the proposed change until that afEern oon.
This resolution had been reported from
the committee of the whole, which met
| during the afternoon, at which i've MEM
| bsrs. less than majority, were present.
Dunn had made protest on the ground
that not only this bet great deal of the
h,c fnn NH gah nod haf ho
| board had been reported from commit
| tee of the whole which was not legally
| such com mittee. after a strong contest
| on the part Of two or three mem bers,
Burke withdrew his motion to adopt, and
| allowed the resolution to be referred back
TO the committee of the whole.
The Qualifications Committee fathered
| the mortuarY report.
Mrs Susan c. Baker and Mrs. Kate Tur-
| neg were recommended for dismissal bv
the Qualifications Committee, because dur
! ing .ueir probationary term they had not
! proven themselves successful teachers.
| These recommendations were accepted
without debate.
| The same committee recommended the
dropping from the roll of Miss Jessie }.
! King, recently serving as assistant in the
! Edison Primary School and tran sferred TO
the day substitute class. A long report of
| d trial had in her case was made, at which
! she was not present nor represented, a
note having been received from her physi-
| elan st ,ting that she was suffering from
heart trouble. The report quoted COP i'd
eTable testimony going to snow that the
lady was physically unable to hold her.
| own with the pupils, etc, and Mr.. Muir
dock, who said he knew her and her family
and respected them, declared that from his
| knowledge he would have TO vote 10 sustain
| the report.
Directors Clinton and Carew in the face
| af hnN tiuh
report, declaring that the lady had not
| had IA fair trial; that Rosewald, chairm an
! OF the committee. was but mouthpiece
| for the clique that was carrying things
with high hand in the board. They
! always to ok the reports OF these commit
tees with large grains of allow ance, etc.
/ Rpsewald, chairman OF the committee
| Interrupted Clinton several times with
points OF order. saying that be would not
| sit there and be lnsuited, until finally Clin-
ton apologiZed.
Carew talked in much the same vein. de-
claring that "this thing had gone far
! enough" and that this is the annual
clean-up-a getting even for small Sights
and the satisfaction of petty jeaIousies."
Rosewald threw Caiew's slurs back at
him, and there was such time generally
as might be expected at a Democratic
/ primary.
Symmes said it was cleanup, the result
| OF months of Investigation, and was much
| to be desired. There had been careful
trials in The several cases despite declar-
atoms TO the contrary, and he was
! quite as conscientious in the observance Of
! his duty as were these severe critics.
The gallery, which was filled with teach
ers, interested listeners to all OF this, ap-
plauded the caustic critics. and that
seemed to spur them on to new declara-
| tions.
| Rosewald moved that the galleries be
cleared, and President Hyde sad be
would order it done if there was any more
| outbreak of the kind.
A report as to A. j. Itsell. vice. e-principaI
! OF the John SWEET Grammar School. whom
the committee reported as incompetent to
| manage the boys In the yard and recon-
| mended that he be given a place as a
| teacher instead, brought out the unkin dest
| speeches OF the evening, but all the re COM
| mendatI0nS we're approved, Clinton giving
notice IN each case that he would move to
! recon slider at the next meeting.
Miss l.. L. RYDER, formerly of the North
Cosmopolitan Grammar School, and Miss
| V. NJ. Roclet Of Winfield Scott Primary
| School were dropped from the rolls in the
same manner aud for similar cause and
accompanied by like discussion.
Miss Julia a. Nickelson was assigned
as assistant teacher TO the John Sw EFT
Grammar School, Jeanette Anderson to
| The Broadway School, Leah Heinperg to
the Lincoln School, Kate A. Kollmeyer to
the Cleveland Primary. Mrs. l.. Z. Coop per
to the Harrison School.
;. Hyde's resolution amending the salary
Isl 10 provide for graduated pay for ex-
| perlence was passed.
Misses Clara b. Bailey, Florence Coggs-
Well, Nirglnia V. Deal, Kate Hodgkinson.
| Eva l.. w bile aud j. &. Evans were granted
| short leaves of absence.
|