The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-12
ABOUT A TEACHER.
School Directors Nearly
Do Battle.
Lively Debate Provoked by the Re"
port of the Classification
Committee.

The Board of Education went danger
ouslY near to the verge of real live quar-
rel last evening. Otherwise their frst-of-
the-school-term meeting had been very
perfunctory affair.
All the directors were present at the
meeting save Carew, Symmes, Dutton
and Rosewald. President Hyde was in
the chair. Su perinteDdent SWEET started
the ball of business rolling by reading his
report. 1t contained state ment that the
actual amount OF money which would be
available for the schools this year would
prove 10 be $50, 4I3 short of the previous
estimates, but that the surplus would
cover this.
The fun commenced when the Classifi-
cation Committees report was being read.
The announcements OF Six transfers had
not been read before some members OF the
board began 10 manifest personal prefer
ences. Director Dupn seemed to be we'll
informed on the history and merits OF
every teacher mentioned, but the informa-
tion he volunteered for the boards edlfica-
ton fell on their hearing ike so many shot
on so much single.
DR.. Clinton, however. insisted on being
heard. The committees report provided
for the transfer of Miss Sallie +. Ryder
from the Nsrth Cosmopolitan School 10
the day substitute class. Clinton, in OBJ
! ieeting, read a letter from Miss Mckenzie,
the principal of the school, saying that Miss
! Ryder ibid not get the love of the children,
awaken their latent talents, or get good
! work out of the other teachers" Then
he proceeded TO relate a story of a certain
teacher having b cen discharged many
years ago on principals certificate of in
| competency, who, being reinstated, had
! since proved one OF the most efficient and
capable principals In the city.
| Director Burke was instantly upon his
n, In hi, l.
| the reason of said teachers reinstatement
was her relationship to the then dominant
political boss, who aveTred that unless
! that action were taken the usual appro-
priation in the Legislature would be
reduced. The retort nonplused Clinton
for moment, but presently, when the
| intent OF it had been allowed to sink in
deep enough. it stirred him up to consider
| able vehepence.
1t was at that point a quarrel might
have been preciptated. but that the board
stepped in and decided to defer the VIII ole
| consideration till It's next meeting.
With this clause and one more e!imi-
mated tue report as adopted stood as
follows:
The name of the Commercial High
! School is to be changed to the Polytechnic
High School; the name uf the Boys High
| School to the Lowell High School.
| Technical grammar is TO be taught
| uCiOdluct Ouly III IU6 SeNGulu anu GlRDI0
| grade grammar classes of day schools and
not at all In evening schools.
| Inc action OF the board on January 81
in making the Laguna Honda School a
part OF the Croker Grammar School is re-
| scinded.
There will be established in the old
| Commercial High School building on Pow
ell street school for the training OF teach
ers. to be known as the San Francisco
| Normal School.
Principals will hereafter refuse admit
lance to the receiving classes to children
who appear to be too young to keep up
with Inc classes. no matter what may be
| represented as their age.
! zChanges and transfers in teachers will
be as follows: Miss Susan c. Farwell.
| from Hawthorne Primary to Denman
Grammar School; Susan McGorey, reas-
signed to Whittier Primary; Margaret G.
Kelley, from North Cosmopolitan 10 Edi-
| son Primary; Eliza u. Keith. from Irving
Urinary 10 Washington Grammar; Nellie
h. Ewing, reassgned to Hawthorne Pri-
airy; Josephine |. Kean, to North Cosmo-
politan; Vlctorine NJ. Raclet of Winfield
Scott Primary and Jessie |. King OF Edi-
son Primary, assigned to day substitute
class, Lillian Goodman. to Irving Pri-
mary.
designations were read and accepted
from q. Ii. Bryant, Miss Ida Nj Hester.
| Miss L. nj. Stowell, Mrs. A. l.. Trask and
Miss Louise p. Watson.
Then the special committee, of which
Director Murdoch was the chairman, read
a long list of recommendations as to the
best methods for increasing the thorough
ness and efficiency of the teaching Of
hygiene in the public schools. Special
stress was laid upon the objections now
generally recognized in pedagogic circles
to teaching much of physiology or anatomy
10 young children.
Before the meeting closed set OF Iesou.