The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-29
DESPITE PROTEST
School Principals Are
Shifted Round.
Lively Time at the School Board,
Charges That the Transfers
Are Spite Work.

The transfer OF principals took place las,
night AT the hands of the Board of Education
DESPITE all the remODstrance that has been
made.
The transfer is as follows:
W. P Edwards from the principalship OF thu
the washington Grammar School: /. B. WhiJs
from the principalship of the Washington to tbs
the lie rst to the Crocker Grammar School: Mr..
z. e. SIaTen from the prlnclpaishlp OF the CIeYe-
Miss A. b. Chalmers from the princlDalship OF the
Lafayette to that of the Cleveland School
OF course 1t was not done without a warm
discussion and protest.
With regard TO the transfer OF Professor w
II. Edwards from the Croker Grammar School
a committee Of citizens from that schOoi dis
trict was present. and l. NJ. Kalloch presented
the resolution adopted at a recent meeting ask
ing thar lie be allowed TO remain. Mr. KaIlocb
presented the case with tactful courtesy a, rrs
unanimous expression OF the parents and c6i
dren Of the school and unsolicited on The part
OF Mr. Edwards.
Dr. Clinton thought the people were TO be re-
specied In their wish.
Mr.. Burke thought that the good of the
schools at large WIS 10 be considered aud that
no better argum mt could be offered in favor OI
the transfer than that Professor Edwards
should allow such protest TO be made here
If Mr.. Wood, who was designated to take bls
place, had been indecent enough To DO ike
wise a protest with ten names would be pfe-
sented where one had come in behalf VI Ed.
wards.
Director Dunn then maue a very caustic
speech He SAID that this transfer OF Professor
Edwards 10 a comparatively small school was
The result OF derp scheme that had been
brewing for some time and grew our Of nor
sonal spite on the part OF Director Burke and
II had grown out or politics. # Director Burke
had been elected 10 the Office for which he was
a candidate all would have been well He
DUNN knew that this was a matter OF spite,
and he could prove IT,
Rosewald rose in his own defense. az he said
Dunn had looked at him while talking ana lie
wanted To say that though lie had been unsuc-
cessful in politics there was no spite Oh his
par, or words TO that effect.
Deputy Superintendent Babcnck rose TO Tie
defense OF Superintendent White Of tDe WASH
mgtOn school. 1t was this school that several
members had referred to as the weak spot that
ms wholesale transfer was Intended To reach.
Mr.. White. he said. was an excellent PRINCIPAL,
had greatly Improved the school, anu with re-
gard TO these three thai had heen specially re-
ferred 10. the Croker, " aShiGgiOn ana Hearst,
there was not one educational reason why The
transfers should be made. lie knew the c0ndI-
ton OF these schools because It was his pusi-
ness 10 know them. Superintendent BabcucK
spoke very earnestly
Clinton then rose 10 the same defense Of Bar
clay Henley. who mad beeu referred to IN "a
contemptu"us remark by Burke 10 the effect
hat lawyer had been nosing through tha
minutes Of The board III an effort 10 get as much
business out of them as possible.
Carew now started in on an narangue with
declaration that II had been said that one mem
b'r controlled the votes of the iOrity OF the
board ana they dare not vote except as he said,
but there was rising protest ana President
HYDE called him to order.
The resolution of transfer passed. Messrs.
AmeS, Burke. MurdOck, Symmes, Rosewald,
Dutton, bowling and Hyde voted aye; Direc-
tors Carew, Clinton. Dunn and Culver voted
no. Dunn changed his vote and gave notice OF
motion for recOBsideTai ion next meeting.
A communication was read from Professor
A. j. S eel protesting against his degradation
from the vice-princIpalshiD OF the John SWEET
Grammar School and transfer a teacher TO
the Washington Grammar School. In the com
munIcaion he said that lie would reserve TO
himself the right 10 contest the action OF the
board In case he was so degraded and trans
Ierred, and held that such action WAS illegal.
u lie matter was referred TO the Judiciary
Committee.
Recommendations OF the Committee on CIas-
SlhcatiOn passed as follows:
That Willard d. Kingsbury be transferred from
the postio of vice-pfiucipa Of the Everett Gram
mar school 70 the position of Viceprin pal of the
Ohm SWEET Grammar school
That a new iss be formed in the Washfr gton
school, and that Miss Jessie Calhoun,
an UNASSIGNED teacher, be assigned to the charge
of said class.
That George o. Mitchell teacher in the Lowell
High school, be elected to the position OF vice.
principal o; the Girls High School.
recommendation TO reduce Mr. ItselPs
salary to $S3 was referred to a committee.