The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-25

newal of her frst-grade certificate;
that the grammar-grade certificates OF the
following-1amcd teachers be renewed:
Misses Lille Cashin. A. J. Rock, Kate
+. Cronin, Martha E. Hicks, H.
E. Worden, Mary E. Doyle, Eleanor
Coyle Annette Murphy, Della Clayburgh,
Rose Cohen, E. NJ. Poole, Rachel Ephraim;
that the special bookkeeping certificate
of Miss Mary E. Doyle be renewed and
the primary grade certificate OF Miss Susan
G. Farweu be renewed; that grammar
grade certificate be granted to Miss Nellie
H. Neylan as the result of semi-annual ex-
aminations.
The recommendations of the City Board
of Examination which were forwarded to
the Board of Education on March q, con-
corning Miss Ellen ]. Foley and Miss
Josephine A. McCracken were withdrawn.
Mr.. Murdoch moved in this connection
that certificates be granted to all as recon-
nPnded, save the teachers of cooking. He
did not think the examination had been
thorough enough.
This brought statement from Assistant
Superintendent Babcock He said that
he thought Mr.. Murdoch had received his
information about the examinations from
disgruntled teacher OF cooking who had not
herself passed any examination, but had en-
tered the department before examinations
q
some foreign school. She had become
piqued because she had not been consulted
In the matter OF the questions. She and
several other teacaers were teaching with
out having passed the examinations re-
quired by the rules.
Director Clinton thought this very seri-
GUS matter, and said he would bring the
matter before the proper committee for
consideration.
The finance committee submitted its
estimate of the amount of money which
will be required TO meet the expenses Of
the public school department of the city
during the fiscal year of 1866.
The total amount was 81, 1880. Among
the items $780, 900 was called for teachers
salaries, $4,000 for permanent improve
ments, SIT 500 for new school lots and
$50, 600 for the erection OF school houses.
The Committee on Finance reported
with regard to the proposed Noe Valley
School that it would be inadvisable
to build a new school in that
district separate and apart from the
James Lick School, and offered resolution
that the Board of Supervisors be requested
to purchase lot adjoining the lot of the
James Lick Grammar School, not to ex-
coed $4,000 in price, and erect an eight
class school building upon the same, to
make part of the Lick Grammar School.
Further it was suggested that the Edison
Primary School would accommodate any
overflow from the James Lick school.
The Committee on Classification recon-
mended that a new class be opened In the
Columbia Grammar School; that the City
Board of Examination be requested to con-
duct the examination of students in the
San Francisco Normal School at the
close of the school year; that Miss
Rose Tompkins, assistant teacher in the
Redding Primary School, be transferred
TO the Haight Primary School, to take
effect on May 2; that the board deny the
application of certain young ladies claim
ing to be entitled to appointments to the
day substitute class in consequence OF their
having been among those who stood
the highest in the competitive examination
of graduates of the Normal Department OF
the Girls High School, held April %, 1894;
that the application of Mrs. May h. Rise
for the assignment to position as teacher
in the department be denied.
1t seems that Mrs. Risa was in Decem-
Der, 1891, granted an INDEFINITE ieave OF
absence from the department. The COM
mittee considered that such long volun-
tary absence from her duties was equiva-
lent to a resignation.
It was resolved that Miss Harriet M.
Fairchild should be paid the sum of
$2663 10 for services as principal teacher
of the Potrero Primary School and the
Lafayette Primary School from July
said s. i0 amount being the difference
between the amount received by her and
the amount awarded to her by judgment
of the Supreme Court of this State, filed
April 5, 1886; also that she be paid the
sum of $31, the same being the amount OF
costs in the action entitled Harriet Nj.
Farchild VS.. the Board of Education.
The Committee on Industry submitted a