The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-12
FURTHER TIME IS ASKED,
No Report on the Polytechnic
High School Made as
Yet.
Director Henderson's Plans for the Nor.
NAL School Laid Over for Con.
Sideration.

Contrary to the expectations of mum Der
of the members of the Board of Education
the matter of electing a Director to fill the
vacancy created by the resignation of Di-
rector Stone was not brought up at last
nights meeting of the board. The Poly
technic School proposition was the most
important matter discussed.
A resolution by Director Henderson, re-
lating to the reorganization of the school,
was referred TO the Classification Com
mittee. The committee appointed to look
into the management and expense of the
Polytechnic High School reported that it
had investigated the matter and asked for
further time.
The report was as follows:
Your special committee begs leave to report
that it has visited the Polytechnic High School
and has looked into the matter OF its manage
ment and expense, and begS leave to ask for
further time 10 make final report respecting
the curtailing of the expenses OF this school.
A portion OF the committee has visited all the
schools south OF Market and east of Ninth
streets, with view TO seeing what classes ii
any, can be consolidated by way of saving of
expense, and they beg leave to report that they
will be ready TO make recommendations as to
the consolidation OF classes at the next meet
ing OF this board.
The chairman OF the committee and the
superintendent of Schools visited the Normal
School and beg leave To report that if the
building in which the school is now located
can be rented for any considerable amount it
is their opinion that the present classes should
be transferred either TO the Girls High School
or to some other school in which there are
vacant classroomS TO accommodate the Normal
pupils. 1t is their opinion that it would be
unwise at this time of the year to abolish the
school, because without entering into the
merits or dement's OF a City Normal School as
Snch it wOnld he unfair n ha o.
ladies who have entered the school with the
understanding that they would be able TO
go forward and graduate.
Your committee finds further that there are
thirty-one students in the Normal School who
appear from all the facts that can be gained to
be non-residents, from whom we should re-
ceive the tuition fixed by the board The rea-
son for this coming up at this late date in the
term is apparently due to some oversight III
the enforcement Of the rule relating TO the
tuition of nonresident pupils, which requires
that such pupils shall present to the principal
OF school receipt for tuition before they
shall be admitted to classes. We, therefore
recommend that the principal be instructed to
collect the tuition fee under the rules from
said pupils.
The committee asked for further time to
report on the possibility of dispensing with
the services of special teachers, if any are
to be dispensed with.
Superintendent Babcock reported that
the Sutro school would be REQ pened to-
day after having been renovated and other
wise placed in condition. He also asked
that committee be appointed to draft
resolutions to the memory of d. c. Stone,
the teacher who died recently. The chair
appointed superintendent Babcock and
Directors Clinton and Murdoch on the
committee.
On the recommendation of the Classifi-
cation Committee Miss Mary E. Doherty,
probationary teacher, was appointed a
regular teacher in the department.
The committee also recommended that
Miss Mary E. Meany of the unassigned
list be assigned to the charge of new
class in the Douglass Primary School, the
appointment to take place from December
9, 1895.
The special committee appointed to in
vestigate the application of the Sunnyside
district for the establishing of schooi
within its boundaries reported in favor OF
the proposition, but recommended that
action be postponed temporarily to permit
the board to find suitable lot for the
school building.