The morning call., 1894-02-01
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
A Business Meeting of the
Board.
The Head Carpenter Narrowly Es-
capes Decapitation - Two Gram
mar Schools Under the Mark.

A communication was received from Presi.
dent Hyde last night at The meeting of the
Board of Education calling attention 10 the
fact that the Horace Mann and Franklin Gram.
mar schools had fallen below The minimum TO
entltlr them TO two vice. principals. and recon-
mending that one be classified out Joseph
OConnOr is the principal and Selden Sturgis
and Miss e. d. BeckwIth the vicepriDcipas OF
the Horace Mann, and James Z. Kennedy prin-
cipal and w. D. Kingsbury and Miss Kate Me-
Donald the vice-princpas Of the Franklin
School. IL he change be made, the salaries Of
the PRINCIPALS will be reduced $50 month.
Superintendent SWEET recommended Charles
A. Murdoch. the CT y-street printer. for School
Director, In place of DR.. Charles w. Decker, re-
signed. Superintendent Swetrs recommended
tloB was adopt ed.
Director Burke objected to paying the
January salary demand OF j. q. Carr,
the head CARPENTER, the ground that
there was no law foi his retention
in Office. Clinton, Culver and Symmes were in
favor OF paying CarI's salary, while Burke ana
Ames opposed II, the latter wanting To refer
the matter to the City and County Attorney.
The motion was lost. and MIR. Carr will get his
salary. by vote OF 10 !, Burke alone v0t-
ing no.
DR.. j. w. Keeney. Health Officer, called the
attention OF the board TO the bad sanitary con-
dltlon OF The school premises AT 1wenty-second
and valencia streets, and urging The immed-
ale abatement OF the nuisance.
Director Burke again went after Head Car.
penler Carrs scalp, and moved that Carr should
De dismissed from the department. very
acrimonious debate followed, Burke charging
mat Carr did not attend 10 his duties, spending
most OF bis time AT Pine iand Montgomery
streets. The motion was lost by the following
vote, IL requiring majority vote ofIthe board TO
carry the motion.
Ayes -.Ames. Burke, Clinton. Bowling,
Symmes, Rosewald-6.
Noes-Hyoe, Culver. Dutton-3.
The board OF examiners made the following
recommendations, which were adopted: That
Miss Kate Mandevilie. Miss Laila X. Chase,
Mrs. Z. Newhall and Miss Jennie Cullen be
recommended TO the State Board of Education
for life diplomas; that Miss Annie OKane and
MISS Ellen .. Games be recommended TO the
State board for State diplomas. That grammar
grade certificates be granted upon first grade
Miss l.. T. Fowler, Miss M. D. BlacksIafT. MISS
Jennie Cullen, Miss c. l.. Duncan, Miss +. r.
Lewis, Miss Eta Hammond. Miss nj. 4. Hay
burn, Miss E. J. Arnold, Mrs. Minna Simon.
Miss Nj. E. Hopps, Miss NJ. McManus Miss V.
stewart. Miss Annie NJ. Forbes. Miss J.. W.
Farnsworth Mrs. L. G. Brooking, Miss l.. r.
grade certificates be granted upon second
grade cerilhcates as follows: Miss X.
II. Crowley, Miss Katie McClaln, Miss
Emma Flynn, Miss NJ. A. Ransom;
that Miss X. Doherly be granted a grammar
grade certificate upon her California life
diploma: that Miss Mary Q. Fitzgerald be
granted grammar grace certificate upon her
diploma Of graduation from the normal class of
1890; that Miss Leah Rosenberg be granted a
grammar grade certificate upon her diploma of
graduation from the normal class OF 1891 that
iss Il. Nultng be granted a grammar grade
certificate upon her diploma OF graduation from
tue normal class OF 1885; that the first grade
German ce tihcate of Miss NJ. Won BucholIZ be
renewed; that the first grade Spanish cerllh-
cate OF Mrs. {. X. Martinez be renewed.
The Committee oD Classification reported
that the recommendation OF the Superintendent
regarding the four classes in the Horace Mann
Evening School had been carried out, and that
n H.
Hawlry, the assistant teacher, was remov d
aud assigned 10 the evening school substitute
class.
The following recommendations were
adopted: That Miss NJ. /. COnnell, assistan-
teacher in the James Lick Grammar School, be
transferred TO the Columbia Primary School;
that new class be opened in The Humboldt
Primary School; that Miss NJ. Rutherford, who
was relieved from duty in the Humboldt Pri-
mary School by reason OF the consolidation of
classes, be reassigned TO said school. 10 take
elect on The 10th inst; that Miss Eta Bayly,
appointed on November 20 last as teacher of
music In the Girls High School for the period
OF two months, be continued In said position
until The close OF the school in May next; that
ID. Z. Stone be assign to the position OF
teacher OF one section OF tue normal class. his
services 10 begin on the 1st prox. and continue
unli the close OF the school III May next; that
the following named graduates OF the normal
department of the Girls High School be ap-
pointed members Of the day substitute class, in
accordance with subdivision of section
166 OF the rules OF the board: Miss
n.s M,s Nj Mars a. wo Mss Ms hSsa Anns
Claussen, Miss Olive s. Bartlett and Miss Mary
B. Ludlow; that classes of beginners In the
public schools be formed only at the commence
ment OF each school year. and for the fist six
months shall be known as ginners' classes,
and thereafter shall be known as lower first
grades. Teachers while In charge Of beginners
classes shall be paid the maximum salaries that
they would be entitled To in the grammar
grades; that the Laguna Honda School, now
consisting of Two classes, be discontinued by
formed 10 said school building as part OF the
Crocker Grammar School aDd under the super
vision OF the principal thereof, and that said
class shall be In charge Of Miss X. +. Casey;
mat the principal OF the Girls High School
pc authorized TO order The purchase OF
"Fontaine's Lecture ct Conversation by the
pupils studying French IN said schools
that Miss /. X. Brown, who was released from
duty In the Haight Primary school, on account
OF consolidation OF ella, ses. be assigned To the
position of assistant teacher In the James
LICK Grammar School. TO take effect on the
29th ult.
Miss A. NJ. Lastreto of the North Cosmo-
poiitan Grammar School, having passed the
probationary period as teacher. was elected
regular teacher.
absence: Miss Minnie AlMcLean, Hawthorne
PRIMARY, from February 10 March l; Miss q.
Eidenmuller, Edison Primary, from January
10 April Is: Miss Eva l.. White, Edison Pri-
mary. from February 1 TO March 10; Miss
viola Bruce, department, from Feoru airy 10 10
August ID; Mrs. A. l.. Hamilton, department,
tIoui JANUARY IL 10 FEBRUARY Os MISS Es u.
MILLER. Everett Primary, from February to
August ].
The Recommendations OF the salary commit
Tee that each member Of the board OF examin.
efs be paid 800 year was adopted, as
was also he Recommendation that the salary OF
ihe principal Of tile business evening school De
liked al $50 month.
Dr. Clinton suggested that the schoolteachers
De authorized TO receive subscriptions for the
unemployed from the children OF the public
schools, but the matter was opposed by the ma
lorlty OF the board.
director Symmes introduced resolution that
special committee should be appointed 10 in-
vestigate tie subject of manual training with
view TO introduce 1t into the schools. President
hyde appointed Directors Symmes, Dunn and
Ames and SuDerint udent SWEET as the COM
mttee.
Director Dunn resigned from the committee
on classification. and on bis suggestion The
| newly appointed director. Murdoch, took his
| place. Mr.. Murdoch was also appointed on the
l. IaIalia GAn al mn rno d.