The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-31
SALARIES RESTORED.
Substitute Teachers Are Made
Happy.
NEW SCHEDULES TO RULE.
Plants and Flowers to Be Supplied
School Lots.
THE SCHOOL DIRECTORS APPLAUDED.
The Charges Against Charles WEIGH to
Be Investigated in Committee
of the Whole.
THE SCHOOL DIRECTORS APPLAUDED.

OF the Board of Education were packed
last evening, at the regular meeting OF the
Directors. The large audience was thor
oughly in sympathy with the members of
the board when questions affecting salaries
were touched and vigorously applauded
the liberal disposition of the Directors.
The question of restoring the teachers
salaries which were reduced by the last
board was brought up by Director Clinton
of the committee having the matter IN
charge He stated that the committee had
virtually decided On a schedule which
would be satisfactory to all parties, but
owing to pressure of business the chair
man had not had time to prepare the re-
port in the shape it was desired. He asked
for more time, and the committee was
given until the next meeting.
Director Henderson established himself
in favor with the teachers by offering the
following resolution on the salary ques-
ton affecting substitutes:
RESOLVED, That the salary of the members Of
the day substitute class be fixed at $40 per
month each from the 1stday of February, 1895,
and that said substitutes receive no extra COM
pensation for performing either normal or
regular substitute duty.
Director Murdoch said he was not pre-
pared to vote on the resolution, and asked
that it be postponed until the next meeting
in order that he be given time to consider
its effect.
DR.. Clinton strongly advocated the reso-
luton, saying that under the present rule
which reduced the substitute teachers
salaries they were only able to earn $28
month, which was not fair. He said it
came with bad grace from Director Muir
dock to ask for time to vote on a salary
question, as he had voted the very first
night he took his seat to reduce the salary
of the Assistant Superintendent of Schools
from $3.50 to $3.50 a month. He did not ask
for time on that occasion.
'Where is the money to come from to
pay the teachers" asked Director Scott.
1.-The department is putting by $1,000 a
month as a surplus, returned Director
Clinton, "and there is plenty of money to
pay the teachers their old salaries
Director Murdock's motion to postpone
the resolution until the next meeting was
lost, Murdoch and Stone alone voting for
such action. 1t was finally unanimously
adopted, and Chairman Dodge had to rap
for order on account of the ensuing APP
plause.
Director Clinton offered a resolution
which was adopted, reading as follows:
Resolved, That teachers OF classes consisting
of children of the first year in school shall rank
in point of salary with those of the assistant
teachers of the highest grade in the grammar
schools, to take effect from January l, 1895.
The effect of the resolution is to restore
the teachers of the receiving class to their
former position, which means about So a
month more in salary.
The question of the appointment of
Charles WEIGH as secretary of the board to
succeed Secretary Beanston was brought
up. Superintendent Moulder said that a
new committee should be appointed to ex-
anime into the matter OF his appointment
of Mr.. WEIGH. Since the report of the last
committee some serious charges had been
brought against Mr.. Welch in a news
paper, and if they were true he said he
would be the first to withdraw his name.
| Director Stone of the old committee re-
fused to serve again, saying he was preju-
diced in the matter. Other directors also
declined on similar grounds, and the board
! finally resolved to consider the subject in
| committee of the whole. The charges
against WEIGH are that while representing
! bookhouse he entered into combinations
with committees on supplies in previous
boards.
Superintendent Moulder stated that he
had received a communication from the
Park Commissioners in which they stated
! they would be glad to cooperate with him
| in the rendering OF the school lots more
beautiful and attractive, and that Park Su-
perintendent McLaren would honor all or
ders for plants and flowers that could be
spared from the park necessities. On his
recommendation John Sherlock was APP
pointed gardener of the department at a
salary of $75 month to attend to the beau
tifying of the school lots on the lines sug
gested.
The Classification Committee reported in
favor of the following, and all of its rec
concentrations were adopted That new
class be opened in the Potrero Primary
| School; that Miss M. /. Crowley, an unas
signed teacher, be assigned to the charge
of a class in the Jefferson Primary
School; that new class be opened
in the Humboldt Primary School
| that Albert Z. Roberts be assigned tC
the position of teacher of bookkeeping il
the Business Evening School; that Arthur
L. Jordan be elected on probation for the
period of six months to the position O
teacher of physics in the Lincoln Evening
School at a salary of $50 a month; tina
Miss Nellie O'Loughlin, assistant teacher
in the Columbia Grammar School, b.
elected to the position of vice-principal O
said school; that Miss Rose Tompkins
| assistant teacher in the Cleveland Primary
School, be transferred to the South Sar
| francisco School, to take charge of Mis-.
Mary e. Dowd's class; that Miss Dowd b.
transferred to the Cleveland Primary
School to take charge of Miss Rose Temp
| kins' class; that Miss NJ G.. Sutherland b,
granted a further leave of absence for si1
months.
In accordance with recommendation O
the Committee on Janitors John NolaI
was appointed to succeed j. Donahue a
janitor of the Polytechnic High School
who was suspended by the committee OF
January 10 last for cause.
G. w. Colby was elected to the position
of storekeeper of the department ant
| Percy l.. King was reelected to Vie posi-
ton of assistant storekeeper, the salarie
of both to be fixed hereafter by the board