The morning call., 1894-12-12
INDIGNANT GIRLS.
They Object to So Many
New Teachers.
AVERAGING ONE A MONTH.
High School Chemistry Pupils
Want Fair Play.
AVERAGING ONE A MONTH.
PRINCIPAL BROOKS AppolNTEEs
Organized Suppiication to Sweep
Down Upon the Devoted Di-
rectors To-day.

School have organized for mutual protee-
tlon against having an average of one new
teacher every month. They have circu-
lated widely signed petition, and to-day
committee of three will wait upon the
Board OF Education and interview tn ose
gentlemen upon the girls grievances.
I'VE can learn nothing-absolutely
nothing" said one pretty striker yester-
day. Give months ago We were given a
new instructor. then another and another
and another"
And now we are to have another"
exclaimed girl standing by, adding with
a sigh, sit seems as If the principal meant
to go on giving US a fresh Instructor in
chemistry for every new moon. OF course.
we cannot make any progress at that rate.
When fresh teacher comes, there are
examinations and changes. so that great
deal of lost time is the consequences. We
might as well have no chemistry class at
all as have one managed on the new
teacher-a-month system"
"Yes; and / wanted TO work so hard to
be ready for the unversiry," said the first
speaker regretfully. "We are all De-
lighted with our present instructor, Mr..
progress since he has had the classes. too.
Of course. if we have another change, it
means another setback. Ali the girls are
quite discou aged about it"
1t appears that great surprise was ex-
pressed in the Girls High School when the
announcement was made that Instructor
HandSaker was to be sent the way of his
predecessors. The girls held indignation
meetings and discussed the matter till
they finally resolved 10 take action. Petit
tions were drawn up. which, after setting
forth the appreciation of the scientific
classes for Instructor Handsaker, con-
tinued:
I'VE have already had four instructors
in chemistry, and think that we are now
well established and making rapid prog
ress under The tuition of Mr.. Handsaker.
We earnestly hope that you will not Fl d
1t necessary to MAKE any change, and re-
specially submit this to your considera-
ton"
A long list of sign atures follows, includ-
ing the majority of the girls in the scien,
tific class. There are three chemistry
classes, having an average of forty in each
class, and nearly all these girls object TO
mother change OF teacher. The chemistry
classes resolved, however. TO have spokes-
women as well as a petition, 80 the follow
ing young ladies were appointed COM
mit'ee and empowered to interview Presi-
dent Hyde and the Board of Education
Miss Grace Sellon, Miss Muriel Wemple
and Miss Josephine Sorbier.
President Hyde was visited by the three
young delegates yesterday afternoon. It
was quite surprise to FREDDY" to re-
ceive such a deputation. but he did not
treat the young ladies like schoolgirls. On
the contrary, he begged them to be seated,
listened gravely to their woes, and then
assured them, with many expressions of
distinguished consideration, that it vas out
of the power of the board to do anything
for them.
fsRa was awfullv polits - old opa ne tha
girls afterward. "but he said that the rea-
son Mr.. Handsaker had to go was that the
principal of the Girls Righ School, Elisha
Brooks, had personal friend that he
wanted to give the place to, and the board
would not interfere with anything the
principal might choose to do in that direr-
ton.
''Isn't it too bad that our progress in
chemistry should be sacrificed to Mr..
misunderstanding girl dolefully. II won
der whether all the others were his per-
sonal friends too. and whether he has
promised them the place in rotation. The
man who is going TO get it this time is
Georee O. Mitchell of the Boys High
School wish he'd stay there"
well, our committee Is going to do all
it can, and the petitions may have some
weight" interposed another chemistry
student, who seemed to take more hope
full view OF the case. Anyway, when
they see we are really in earnest the mem
bers of the board may suggest to Mr..
Brooks that he had better choose one
among his personal friends and keep to
him. We do not want any more chopping
and changing"
1t is the in tention of the committee of
three to interview the Board Of Education
this afternoon in order to try by personal
influence 10 gain their point.