The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-14
He Attacks Competitive
Examinations.
SCORES UNIVERSITY MEN.
Rumpus in the Board of Educa-
ton.
IS UNIVERSITY MEN
THE SUPERINTENDENT REToRTs
President Hyde's Suggestion as to
Teachers Pet Names Sat Upon
Very Hard.

A lively row developed last night at the
meeting of the Board of Education over
the report of the board of competitive ex-
aminations. Director Jere Burke was re-
sponsibe for it. The board sent in a re-
port Of the second examination held show
ing that thirty-three qualified persons had
presented themselves. out Of which the
following teachers were chosen: Clara B.
Bailey, Juliet L. Senton, Lena HetZer,
Title A. Levy, Mary Brueiton, Carrie
Bowling. Alice Grass, Pauline NJ. A.
Maussang. Rose NJ. Stack, Minnie E. Nc
Nally, Belle A. Goldman and Margaret G.
Kelso.
The report concluded with the remark:
"Of these we would recommend the first
four, Misses Bailey. Senton. Hezer and
Levy, as especially worthy of the favor
able consideration of the Board OF Educa-
ton" The report was signed by Messrs.
SWEET, Elmer Brown, G. +. Bradley, T. R.
Bacon and Irving Strngham.
Hardly had the clerk finished the read
ing of the report than Director Burke
sprangto his feet. II have been Informed"
| he said, "by a member of this board that
it was stated by the committee that con-
scientiously they could only recommend
| four out of the thirty-three candidates for
teachers, but that interpreting the resolu-
ton of this board literally they would pre-
sent twelve names anyway. l say that
| such a report is unworthy of that COM
mittee. Their action is a disgrace to the
cause of education. How they could con-
scientiously recommend teachers whom
they did not think we're qualified 1 do not
know. l move that their report be re-
| ferred back to them"
| s"nhis rafantS nm the N0rnal Cphn0l
| management and the Board of Educa-
| tion," said Director Murdoch, "and not Oh
| the members of the university who form
that board. They are men OF the highest
character. The Normal School is a dis
| grace If 1t is true that only four out of the
thirty-three were competent"
IF there Is any disgrace" added Pres
| ident Hyde, as he called Ames to the
chair, cit would be for the Board of Edu-
cation to hold back that report. 1t would
make an end to school reform. / wish, as
a memb Der of this board, TO disclaim any
responsibility for the ntterances made
here-for this slur on tha university COM
mittee."
at is not slur on the committee" re-
torted Burke, 81 simply state that our
scheme for reform i'll the appointment of
teachers is failure. l want 10 impress
| upon you that we. as q Board of Educa-
tiop, could do jus. as well as any commit
| tee. l do say, however, that IL should
nave our QeSiEe anu gone Out-
side the mere letter of the resolution. /
am informed that at the written examina-
ton thirteen were dropped; that twenty
went up to the oral examination. and that
a member of that committee stated that
| out of these there were only four they
| could conscien ti0usly recommend"
Director Ames said he was surprised al
the charges. This attack on the commit
tee," said he, sis entirely upjustifia BILE
mis- attack on our teachers is entirely I'M
justiiable."
Here Burke offered to Withdraw his mo-
ton. but DR.. Clinton stirred up the row
afresh. He said he hoped the report
would be referred back. II question the
ability of that board" he cried excitedly,
ito hold such an examination. They are
not we'll cultivated TO do it; they are not
pedagogues. These men are utterly In
competent to choose teachers. They are
lecturers. The sooner the system is abol-
ished the better. We are competent to Sc
lect our own teachers without going to
Alameda County for help"
This brought Superintendent SWEET to
his feet with jump. He was angry. 81
heard no expression that eight of the
twelve we're unqualified" he said, and
then mounting to higher key: 1T is a
wrong Inference. don't understand these
wholesale attacks, nor will fer moment
! submit in slence'
Il did not mention the Superintendent.
interjected Burke.
You said the board" retorted SWEET
angTily.. Il am chairman of the board"
II said the committee from the upiver-
sity," replied Burke.
II did not ton Elmer Brown"
added DR.. Clinton, meekly, ia response 10
criticism OF Superintendent SWEET, az to
whether either knew Professor Browns
standing. Then the Superint endent left
In dudgeon. The matter came up again
| later. and just before ad tournament the
| president called Director Ames to the
chair and made motion to thank the
university committee for their labOrs. Dr. |
| Clinton had gone home. 1t looked reason !
| ably certain that the resolution wouid
pass. eve cannot allow these attacks to |
go out as the boards position" said Mr. |
Hyde, land Mr.. Burke does not seem will |
ing to put his charges in definite FORM"
II object to such notion" angrily |
| cried Burke. u am not afraid to cast a |
slur on that board. They have not done
| what is right"
| TIE motion was put and declared car |
| ried. Burke called for ayes and noes. |
The vote stood: Amss. Culver. Murdoch,
| Dutton, Symmes and Hyde for Burke
against and Bowling excused.
Then Burke read rule 20, showing that
| seven were necessary to pass any measure.
Ames as chairman refused to listen to
| the point of order, ana called President
| Hyde to the chair, who ruled that the
| point was we'll taken. The original re-
| port from the examiners was referred.
and motion Of Burke TO strike all matter
referring to thanks To the committee from
| the minutes was lost
A recommendation of President HYDE
affecting the right of teachers to call them
selves by certain names was badly sat
upon. 1t read:
Gentlemen: At the last meeting OF this beard
| IL was ordered that certain teachers be granted
renewals OF their certificates and IN signing
the certificates fnd such given names as the
following: Birdie, Nellie, Jessie. Sadie Bessie
Sallie. Mamie, Annie, Daisy MoIlie NetIie
Jennie, Libby. Eftie, Aggie. Katie, Carrie. Fan.
ME, Minnie. Maggie. Eta, Nettie, Gussie and
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