The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-27
DROPPED OFF VOLUNTARILY.
The Last Remnant About to Be
Cut Away.
Mr.. Rosewald Thought She Should
Be Dismis Sed-SChool in
Lighthouse.


ton took the occasion at last nights meet
ing OF that body to offer a number of rec
concentrations, no doubt suggested by
recent happenings in school circles.
ut is astonishing" he said in presenting
them, that this city should for years
have submitted to the system of appoint
ing pubiic-school teachers by individual
Directors in turn. without investigation as
to the qualifications of the appointee; and
it cannot be denied that the general eff
cheney of The department has suffered
greatly from the effects of such system.
When this board was organized the pat
ronage of the Directors included the ap-
| p0i0tment of teachers. mechanics aud
! janitors. Without hesitation or delay you
adopted new Iule for the appointment
of teachers in the primary and grammar
! day schools. 10 reproach to the members
of this board in the appointment of teach
ers is possible" he said for all ap-
| pOintees have been taken fro III the hughes ST
graduates OF the Normal School or have
| been recommended by special committee
imposed OF i've members of the faculty of
| the University OF California. There is
| still, however. In our rules, he continued,
"a provision that If, after the appointment
of eighteen in the manner thus provided
nation of candidates shall be made by Di.
Tectors in turn. Although no vacancies
! have occurred and will not occur for some
Time to come, suggest that the reform in
this particular will not be complete until
! the appointment of all teachers both OF
the day and of the evening schools, be
provided tor in the same manner. | there
fore recommend that the rules be SO
amended that all appointments of teachers
shall be made only upon examination Of
applicants in the manner therein pro-
vlded.
"The next reform which you effected in
reducing the patronage of The board was
by the abolition of the carpeuter-shop,
which has lessened the expenditure for
keeping the buildings and grounds in re-
| pair and order about 30 per cent.
! Once year forty census marshals are
J appointed to take a census of the school
| children between certain ages, aud upon
! their fidelity and efficiency depends the
! amount that the city receives as its share
Of the Stale school funds. Under former
! administrations these appointments were
! largely political, without regard to quail
! hcauUns. In the first census taken by this
| board there was noticeable Improvement
/ In the work of the marshals appointed
/ but the full benefit OF a proper system of
appointment was not obtained until the
! last census, when you authorized the
| chief marshal TO select only men of tried
/
| The result was an increase of 5000 chill
| dren in this years census over the num-
Der returned the previous year, which
| could not be attributed 10 a DrOporinnaIe
! increase in population, and a gain of
about $4,000 to the city In the State
| appointment of school funds. | recon-
mend that this method, by which the CEN
suS marshalS were last appointed, and
which has proved to be so satisfactory, be
incorporated into aud made d part OF the
rules of this board.
"Wlth these recommendations adopted
the only patronage remaining is the ap-
pUiuiment of jant0Ts. The present Sys-
ten is not gUCd one. The appointment
! of janitOTS and their tenure OF Office
should be dependent only upon good char
acter and good work. Principals cannot
have full control of their school buildings
when their janitlrS are responsible to an
outside source Tor their appointments, es-
! pecldllv If such appointments are given as
a reward for political services. l: matters
not to US what ale the politics of janitor
or ianitress in this department. WHAT we
desire is that The work shall be well done
and at reasonable price. We have sought
during this administration TO make princi-
pals responsible for the educational wtrk
| In their schools, and IL will not be an un-
welcome addition 10 their burdens 10 hold
them also responsible for the care of their
! school buildings and grounds. They can
| not assume his responsibility unless they
have the right 10 select, control and dis
| charge the persons who shall perform the
labor. | therefore recommend that the
| rules of the board be amended so that the
principals of schools shall be responsible
! for The proper care of their buildings and
yards, and shall nave entire authority to
appoint and discharge their own janitors
and to fix their compensation
Some difference of opinion was ex-
pressed as to what should be done with
the recommendation Mr.. Ames urging
that they be at once adopted, while MIR.
Burke thought no mobilization Of the rules
should be accepted on sight. Ii was finally
referred 10 Committee of the whole.
The resignation OF Annie j. DOiau, the
| school-teacner arrested for drunkenness,
was read as follows:
To the Honorable Board Of Education, City
and County Of San Frdncisco-GENTLEMAN
Permit Inc 10 tender TO you my immediate res.
igDalion as teacher in your department.
Also 10 offer you an apology for any annoy
ance caused by myself. Yours Respectfully
San Jose, Sept. 16, 1894.
A motion to accept it was promptly sec
onded, but Mr.. Rosewald protested. He
said the resign alton should not be acce ted
| The teacher should be dismissed
President Hyde said the rules forbade
dismissing any teacher unless charges
we're regularly preferred against her, and
| the motion 10 accept carried, Mr. RoSewaId
! alone voting no.
The bill of Miss Harriet Fairchild. the
claimant for the prlncipalship Of the Po-
| trer0 School, who is in Boston and has
! been fer months, for her salary as said
| principal for the month of August (Sl35)
was presented and Placed on file.
A commuhicn ton setting forth that the
! lighthouse keeper on Farallon Island had
engaged at his owD expense teacher, and
asking that he be provided by the board
| with five desks, chairs and small black-
! board, was referred TO the Committee on
! Supplies. with directions to grant the re-
! quest.
| A communication was read from resi-
dents of the Sunnyside district asking
| that they b. provided with a sch dollhouse.
! 1t was referred to a committee.
| The Committee on Rules reported in ref
| erence to the extension of the leave of
absence of Miss b. +. English: that she
had been granted leave Of one year,
! from September l, 1891, and the leave had
been extended until il had spread over
three years, while the rules forbade an
/ absence of over one year. Hence it could
not be gram ed. The report was approved.
A committee report 10 the effect that a
| department of manual training had been
established In the Polytechnic High School,
with Frank Gardner at the head of il, was
/ rappived