The morning call., 1894-10-11
PATRONAGE STAYS
The School Board Reject
Hyde's New Rules.
MISS FAIRCHILD ALSO WINS.
Jere Burke Objects to Making
Late Laws
TO CONTROL. A BETTER BOARD.
Narrow Escape From ENHANCEMENT
in the Parliamentary Question
Made Famous by Mr. James.
} CONTROL. A BETTER BOARD.

10 adopt resident Hyde's recommends
tons for certain changes in the rules read
at anG held over from the last meeting,
and IL said not word about the proposed
jump on Auditor Broderick for not sign
Ing the salary warrants of Miss h. Z. Ball,
teacher of the art of drawing.
The Committee on Rules made long re-
port in the case Of Miss FIirchild, reciting
how they bad met for the purpose of hear
ing her defense, how she had been repre-
scented by Attorney Philbrick and how he
had summoned President Hyde as a
witness, etc, all as related exclu-
siveIy IN THE CALL. and then went
on to say that nothing was elected that
could be considered as material to the
case"
The rather remarkable finding then fol-
lowS-that she is gully as is charged, but
while her case against the board for rein
statement as irlncipal of the Potrero school
is pending before the Supreme Court the
penalty OF dismissal Will not be imposed.
In other words, that the proceedings
against Ter just at this time were i'll
advised The report reads:
After discussion and delIberaton your COM
IN ltiee IND ilaI the facts alleged in the charges
were iuily sustaiDed-;hey were not even de-
uIed-aEd that II IS apparent from The aTgu
ments that Miss Farchild herself did not
consider that she owed any duty TO the Depart
inent and was not amenabe 10 any of its rules
or It's dscinline. Your committee cannot
therefore, avoid the conclusion mat her atti-
Jude was and Is one OF defiance, contempt and
INSTRUMENTATION. II seems TO the committee
that VII ther her position In this department is
that OF principal of The POTrerO school. or simply
that OF a iegular teacher awaiting assignment,
IT is plainly her duty TO conform 10 all the rules
and regulations prescribed by this board, and
that an open disregard of them is prejUdiciai
to the discluline OF the department, a Dad eX-
ample 10 ali teachers, and unquestionabIy
comes within the meaning of the word insu-
bordinatiOn.
The commit tee therefore find that the charges
against Miss Faircbild are substantlated, and
that she has been and is guilty of insubordina-
tion but in view Of he fact that her status IN the
department IS now In dispute, the questions in
vOlved before the Supreme Court OF the State
on appeal. the committee recommend that final
action herein be postponed until the decision
or The Supreme Court Is rendered.
The report is signed by Ames, Symmes
and Culver, tue last of whom was not
present at the hearing. The report of the
committee was concurred IN by unani-
nous vote.
President Hyde's recommendations, as
recently published, providing for modl-
hcalion OF the rules taking away from the
board all its patronage. provoked a spicy
little debate. When read, Dir. Burke i'm
mediatety moved an indefinite postpone
ment OF the whole affair. which was lost
for lack of a majority
Then the first PROPOSITION was taken I'D
already amended the rules so that the
special board OF examiners Of the Univer-
sity of California, tOgeth with the School
Superintendent, appoints the teachers up
to the number of eighteen, but there being
further vacancies to fill the members of
the board appoint them in turn, as all the
appointments were formerly made. The
resolution was directed at taking the re-
naming patronage away and leaving il all
with the special board of the university.
Mr.. Burke was opposed TO il because. he
said, it could have no practical effect with
the present board, which was about to 90
out OF existence. Il would be almost an
impertinence toward the incoming board,
which was amply able to conduct its own
affairs in its own way. l. could be nothing
more than Recommendation anyhow, as
the incoming board could repeal the acton.
President HYDE called Iii. AmeS TO the
chair and taking the floor said: II want
TO raise my voice-my expiring voice. |
may saY-toward the putting away from
the board the last remnant of patronage
that remains with it. The argument that
the incoming board may repeal good law
made late applies To all our previous acts
and is not an argument to stand. 1t has
not been introduced befnre because there
has been no occasion for it. We should do
our duty. clear UP The deiects in the rules
and leave the place clean. No board
would ever dare to go before the people
having repealed this rule il We make it.
Il has caused scandal IN the board in the
past and should not be left there"
MIR. Burke, replying, SAID that a new
and better board was about due; that
The speaker knew how little the people
called Tor the remOdellng of the school
government on the lines proposed, and he
did not believe in sitting there deVoting
the next few months to dying gasps.
Mr.. Murdoch said The present board had
begun this reform and had Fight TO end
II, even If finished late.
Mr.. Culver asked President HYDE if he
thought his own (Hyde's) appointments of
teachers during tie years he had appointed
them we're all so very much TO be ashamed
OF.
Mr.. HYDE said that he probably could
have made better appointments, but tina
he had done the best he could, in which
statement tie clement of the IriSh bull was
lost sight OF in the general gravity of the
occasion. lie said he would assume that
the next board would be honest, but -.
etc.
Burke repeated that his only objection tn
the resolution was that il was made for the
next board and not for thi.
Symmes said that this board had made
a mighty step in the direction of this
reform, and it WAS entirely proper to an
nounce themselves emphaticalIy, by this
action, as in favor OF the new system.
Culver inquired OF Symines II he had
noticed any Improvement 10 the teachers
appointed under the new system over those
of the old, and Symmes replied that it was
impossible 10 go into individual particulars
in that way.
Murdoch said he didn't want the patron
age; 1t was nuisance and he wouldn't be
Il candidate for the Office with it attached.
Then vote was taken and Burke, Cui-
yer and Bowling voted against it. Hyde,
Mnrd ock, Rosewald, Symmes and Ames
favored, while Carew, Clinton, Dunn and
Dutton were absent. Seven was necessary
to carry it, and with Only five against three
il fell short.
President HYDE returned to the chair
and announced that il was lost.
RosewalQ wanted 10 give notice that he
would move for reconsideration next week,
having voted with the sjprity, anu,
evidently. not having read Of The trouble
occasioned 10 Mr. James while presiding
over the Supervisors on Monday with this
same parliamentary question.
MIR. Hyde knew about 1t, however, and
said he thing could not rightly be done.
MIR. Rosewald found it difficult TO under
stand, but was finally prevailed upon to
let it pass. Mr.. Burke generously offered
to help him out by moving (he being with
the majority of three-the prevailing
party that Mr. Rosewald's motion be
aila wed TO 80 on the minutes.
But Mr.. Hyde would not stoop to win
his battle that way and said the secretary
could not be lawfully instructed to break
parliamentary rules. So it died.
The other two propositions were lost in