The record-union., 1894-09-06
ELECTION OF TEACHERS COMPLETED.
Mrs. Tryon Elected Principal of the
Night School.
Ferdinand Fischer VIII Be Teacher of
Physical Cuiture-Miss Meyers
In the High school.

beck being present.
John Well addressed the board on the
subject of physical culture. being one of
committee from the Turner Society.
He said that last year the society fur
nished the board a teacher free for three
months. He then moved to San Fran
cisco and lady teacher was engaged.
ID uring her engagement several teachers
in the school departments came to the So
ciety and begged the member to find a
teacher OF the German method for the
schools. They procured Mr.. Fischer from
Oakland after considerable difficulty, and
he has given perfect satisfaction, so far as
the speaker knew. His character is of
the best. When the vacation commenced
Mr.. Well said he (WeiD was told by sev-
eral OF the directors that there was no
doubt that Mr.. Fischer would be re-
elected.
During the vacation, however, he was
informed that another teacher had been
engaged. lie could not find that any
fault had been found with Mr. Fischer
but the change, he felt. was reflection
on both him and the society. He under
stood that the change had been made for
the sake OF economy, but, if so, Mr..
Fischer, he thought, should have been
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would not teach at the reduced salary.
The society would have been willing TO
make up the difference in salary in order
to have him retained. because il thought
that his system and work were the best.
He thought it would be best for the chill
dren 20 engage him.
Peter Newman and J. Lothhammer
fully lndorsed all that Mr.. We'll had said.
The latter had come to the conclusion
that 1t was lmpossI bic for a lady to teach
physical exercises as we'll as a man can.
MIR. Fischer, he was satisfied, was the
best person that could be found for the
position, and the society felt that he
should have an equal show when the
matter is decided.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Committee on Buildings and Re-
pairs reported that the repairs ordered
had been attended TO. The woodwork on
the Seventh and G-street school could be
painted with two coats for S47. Forty
desks will be needed for the new rooms
al the High School. A portable desk can
be got for 50 %, and the Principal likes
them.
The committee was authorized TO have
the painting done and to purchase the
seats.
Floors of two rooms at Sixteenth and
j and outside walks were ordered re-
paired. Some repairs We're also ordered
at Sixteenth and NJ. The fence around
the High School was ordered taken down
and transferred to Fourth and q streets
The committee was also authorized to
purchase two stoves and zines for the
Protestant Orphan Asylum school, if
| necessary.
Crouch moved that the Janitor at the
Sacramento Grammar School receive full
salary during vacation, as it takes ali his
| time TO keep the grounds in order The
motion was lost.
THE sUPERINTENDENT's REPORT.
The superintendent recommended that
/ Miss Ella Sherburn, who was appointed
substitute six months. and has taught
successfully, be elected as substitute in
the department.
Miss Sherburn was unanimously
elected, Sherburn not voting.
he also reported that there was one
fourth grade teacher too many at Tenth
and Z streets and suggested that a new
nth grade class be created at Twenty
! fourth and streets, and Miss Maggie
| Payne be transferred from the fourth
grade at Seventh and @ streets TO the fifth
grade class at Twenty-fourth and y
| streets.
| 1t was so ordered.
Miss McManus was transferred from
Tenth and q TO Seventh and @, to take
the place vacated by Miss Payne.
he also recommended that first grade
class be created at Twenty-fourth and n
1t was so ordered, and Miss Lulu Kaerth
was elected teacher for the class.
He recommended that the new First
Reader be used in the first grade and the
old First Reader in the second and third
grades for the ensuing year. The recon-
mendation was adopted.
de also stated that two new rooms had
been added to the school building at
Twenty-fourth and \ streets, and that
the janitor would probably want little
more salary.
1t was ordered that the ianitor's salary
be increased So per month.
he further stated that the board should
communicate to the Board of Supervisors
what money 1t was necessary to raise for
the schools for the ensuing year.
~ discussion ensued as to whether q or
y cents would be necessary, and the
Finance Committee was instructed to re-
port to the Supervisors that Is cents
would be necessary.
Applications for teachers positions
were received from Lottie New bourg and
Mamie Feeny, and for janitor from Mrs.
G. j. Swift.
The application of Miss Peyran. at
seventh ana u streets, to have the seats
IN her room turned, was referred to the
Committee on Furniture and Supplies.
The report OF the Health officer was
referred to the Committee on Buildings
and Repairs, with power to act
ELECTION OF TEACHERS.
The board then proceeded to the cleo
ton of halliday teacher at the high
school.
Miss Marguerite Meyer and Miss Rosa
Ryan were nominated, and Miss Never
was elected, at salary of SIS per month
Ferdinand Fischer aud Miss Alice Din
pei were nominated for teacher of
DhySical culture.
The proposition was made to continue
the salary of the position at 500. Driver
did not think that the board should nav
SI00 when it could get teacher for S75.
de did not see why teacher should be
paid a larger salary simply because an
| outside society said that it could not
afford to keep him unless he was em-
ployed by the board.
Huntington thought that SlOO was not
too much for competent person. He
felt that the board had not treated Mr..
Fischer with perfect fairness in TAKING
the action it did without giving him =
hearing and in his absence He Thought
that the board would do well if it elected
him.
Two votes were taken, which both re-
suited in tie, several members declar-
ing they would stand by the action of the
caucus.
Driver moved that the election be post
lost.
A third ballot was taken, with the same
result.
The next ballot resulted in the election
of Fischer by vote of five to three.
Dillman moved to reduce the salary to
SIS, and the motion was carried.
For the night school, Julian w. john
son and Mrs. Nj. 4. Tryon were nom
mated. Mrs. Tryon was elected by vote
of five to three.
Dillman moved that new list of teach
ers be printed. with reference to their