The morning call., 1894-11-17
DOES CLINTON 60 OR NoTa
He Intends to Move Sweeping
Amendments,
BUT HYDE SAYS HE CANNOT.
The Election Commissioners Left One
Blank Too Few and Now
There Is Trouble.

the ticket for voters to write in the names
of whomsoever they pleased to sit in the
board in the place of two directors hold
ing unexpired terms. AS whoever may
be elected will only hold Office from the
announcement of the result of the election
till the list of January, when the new
board comes into Office, it was not consid-
cred worth making any nominations.
But now difficulty arises. 1t is claimed
that there are not two men in the board
holding unexpired terms till the results OF
the election are known, but three. The
third, DR.. Clinton. who does not seem to
be aware that he is to vacate his position.
has given notice of his intention to move
certain important amendments to the rules
Of the board some time in Decembe Der.
These amendments relate to the methods
of appointing teachers, and are of consid-
cradle Importance. II. however. Dr. Clin-
ton is not there 10 move them they will
naturally not be considered. and therefore
the question of how long he can remain
member of the board becomes one of pub
lie interest.
When questioned on the subject yester-
dav President F. A. Hyde said:
"There are three directors in the board
who are holding unex pired terms Mr..
Symmes was the first appointed, in the
place OF Director French, who resi- gned. Mr..
Murdoch was appointed in the place of
Mr.. Decker. DR.. Clinton is also filing his
own unexpired term. He went to France and
remained over the sixty days that the law
allows, and, when he came back, was re-
appointed by Superintendent SWEET. The
regular term lasts, of course, until the 1st
of January. Directors are elected for two
years, but the law provides that when
there is vacancy the Superintendent
shall make an appointment 20 fill the va
cancy, subject 10 the approval of the board,
and that lasts until the next election. The
three will have to vacate when the result
of this election is announced by the Elec-
lion Commissioners aud certificates given
their successors.
''The fact that there was a third unex-
pired term, of DR.. Clinton. seems to have
escaped the Election Commissioners in
giving notice for the election, because
they provided for only two. There being
several voted for. 1t 10 my opinion that the
three who received the most votes will
take the unexpired terms.
I'VE have no means of knowing who
would be likely to be elected, because
every voter had the privilege of putting in
any name that he pleased. What is called
the unexpired term is the interval be-
tween the announcement of this election
and the 1st Of next January. when the en-.
tire new board takes its seat. AT best it
can only be period of six weeks. Prob
ably the result will not be announced be- /
fore the LIST of December, in which case
those who take their seats for the so-called
unexpired term will attend but two meet
ings."
President Hyde added that John L.
SWEET had appointed f. J. Symmes, CA.
Murdoch and DR.. e. A. Clinton. subject to
the approval of the board. and that they
were sitting legally till the canvass was
finished and the vote announced by the
Election Commissioners. When ques-
toned on the subject of DIR. Clinton's
amendments he said:
'Dr Clinton is evidently laboring under
the impression that two new men will take
the places of Sylnmes and Murdoch during
the month of December, and that they may
form the majority of the board, with him
to carry them through. The amendments
are important, in that they provide an en-
tirely new system for the appointment of
teachers from that which obtains under
this board as a reform measure.
"The gist of it is that the appointments
Of teachers shall hereafter be made by. the
City Board of Examiners. instead of by
committee from the faculty of the univer-
sity. As the Board of Examiners is ap-
pointed by. the Board of Education and
naturally subject, in measure. to the ap-
painting power. 1t is probably appre-
hended that this will give the power of
appointments to the Board of Education
again, which Is the very system that we,
in giving the power to the committee from
the faculty of the University of Califor-
nia, sought to avoid"
Director Charles Murdoch confirmed the
statement that there were three unexpired
terms, although only two blanks had been
left on the ticket ut is quite impossible
10 predict who will be elected" he said.
''as each voter chose his own candidate. /
have heard rumors though that E. P. Bar;
.rett stands first, and a man named Troy
second.
!. "Those of us who are now filing unex-
pired terms will cease to hold Office when
the results of the election is announced.
If. DR.. Clinton is reelected for the unex-
pired term he will sit on the hoard during
the month of December. but / scarcely
think it probable that any of us will be
reelected for that blief term, as there
were no nominations"