The morning call., 1894-03-29
WANT MORE TIME.
Educators Did Not Decide
the History Dispute.
The Board Has Determined to Post.
pone Its Decision in the
Matter.

President HYDE of the Board of Educa-
tion looked little bit worried last evening
when he took his chair. The regular
meeting of the board called for o'clock
did not take place until 8 80 o'clock all on
account OF a secret session held in the
committee room for one and half hours,
during which the subject of Meyers his
tory was iscussed pro and con.
When President Hyde spoke he an
nounced that the committee of the whole
had decided to wait until the next meeting
OF the board before deciding for or against
the history under question.
Then President Hyde looked relieved
and gave his undivided attention while
bids were opened for the painting of the
Pacific Heights schoOlhOuse.
William j. Bell. having been awarded
the contract for $3.50 lull in proceedings
followed, disturbed only by a shuffling Of
the feet of the escaping unsuccessful
bidders, whom the subsequent proceed
lngs interested no more.
The report of the Finance Committee
was then read and approved, and all bids
ordered paid.
President HYDE then submitted the fol-
lowing letter to the board, which was
approved:
Under section 166 OF tie rules of the board it
Is provided that "a competitive examination
shall be Eeld OF the graduates of the normal de-
partment OF the Ghls' High School, xclusive
o! the graduates OF the current year; and out
OF the number of those applying. the twelve
who shall, upon such examination be found to
be the best qualified, shall be deemed TO be ap-
pointed l. aehers IN the substitute class, and
lne president OF the board Is directed 10 ar
range wi the faculty OF the University OF Cal
ltoInia for holding such examinations upon
terms and conditions 10 be agreed upon be-
tween tbem."
| beg 10 inform you that l have arranged
win the FACULTY OF the University of California
Tor holding the first of such examinations at
Commercial Hall, beginning on Wednesday,
April 20, 1894. at 8 A. NJ, and that the terms
and conditions Will be agreed upon before said
date.
am not unmlndful of the fact that there are
at present no vacancies IN the substitute class,
but, as this manner of selecting teachers Is
departure from long established practice, 1t
seems TO me that the good faith of the board in
carrying out what is believed TO be a reform
measure should be evidenced by holding the
hrst examinations and appointing the success
iul candidates to vacancies as fast as they
occur.
81 desire to say" said President Hyde,
that the graduates of 1898 will not bs elgl-
Bile for this examination"
The Committee on Rules made a report
granting leave of absenSe to several teach
ers, and the Committee on Classification
recommended the following transfers of
teachers:
Miss Mara c. Sullivan, assistant teacher at
the James Lick Grammar School, to be trans
ferred to The Mission Grammar School; Miss
M. V. Usher TO be made an assistant teacher at
the James Lick Grammar School; Miss Annie
Wolf to be transferred from Douglass Primary
School TO the Jefferson primary; Miss L. 4.
X lily to be assigned to the Douglass primary:
MIS-. H. l.. Staysen TO be assigned to the Pa
ciflc- avenue primary; Miss Agnes j. Connolly
transferred from Irving primary 10 the Clement
grammar.
twas further advised that the president
be authorized to examine into the neees-
sity for new class TO be connected with
the CTocker Grammar School.
a number OF recommendations for diplo-
mas were then submitted and passed upon.
Grammar-grade certificates were issued
to some ten young ladies, and the following
probationary teachers were recommended
10 be elected as regulars: Miss Daisy
Wilson of the Horace Mann Grammar
School and Miss Fl. E. Doherty of the
Columbia Grammar School.
A slight discussion arose over the ap-
pointment of school census marshals, and
a hint of battle over patronage was evil
the members to lay the motion for action
iD the matter on the BILE.
One gentleman suggested the dark pos
sibility of several of the forty-tive mar
shals named on the last list of the census
chief being dead.
1t was decided, however, that no great
mortality could have occurred among the
gentlemen, and the report of tie commit
tee on census marshals was carried despite
several demurrers.
The meeting then adjourned until next
Wednesday evening at o'clock.