The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-27
The Board Of Education Fails to
Accept Mr.. Babcock's
Nominee.
ANOTHER NAME TO BE OFFERED
Further Time Granted the Classified
tion Committee on the Nor.
NAL School.

| By vote of 6 to the Board of Educa-
| ton at its meeting last night rejected Su-
| perintendent Babcock's nomination for
the seat in the board left vacant by the
resignation OF Deputy Superintendent
| Stone.
| When President Dodge called the matter
up, with the statement that it was then
the duty of the members to either accept
| or reject the name of DR.. George Drucker,
motion was at once made without dis
cussion to call the roll. The vote was as
| follows:
| Against the acceptance of the nomina-
fmlqnpreetors Hawley Henderson, McEiroy
For observation-disclosures Am brose, Barrett,
Clinton and COmte.
| Director Murdoch was the only one who
explained his vote. He stated that while
he had nothing against DR.. Drucker and
knew nothing but good of him, he consid-
cred it right to vote according to the die
tates of his conscience and therefore
voted no.
After the meeting Superintendent Bah
cock stated that he would probably present
another name at the next gathering of the
board.
mendatlon OF the Committee on Qualihca-
ton of Teachers, were promoted from the
probationary to the regular class: Miss
Stella G.. Burrell. Miss Annette Theisen,
Miss Harriet E. Mcguire, Miss Lillian b.
O'Neill, Mi SIS Charlotte Lavery, Mrs. Har-
riette Gray, Miss Jane Malaney, Miss
Muriel T. Richards. Miss Rose G. Stotz.
The Classification Committee recon-
Il A Moil ha
pointed to the seventh-grade class at the
Rincon School, made vacant by the retire
meut of Mrs. st. John. Miss M. j. Crow
ley was appointed to a class in the Haw-
thorne school. The committee was granted
further time to report on the matter OF re-
org anizing the Normal School.
Miss X. NJ. Ball was reappointed as
special teacher of drawing a salary of
$3.50 month until July !, 1896
Miss Hattie B. Steele, teacher of history
with the stereopticon at salary OF $110 a
month, was relieved of her position on the
score OF economy.
The Finance Committee reported in
favor of setting aside the library fund pro-
vided by law, now amounting TO $500,
and to eXpend the same for the purchase
OF books and apparatus during the next
SIX months.
4 resolution presented by Director Muir
dock, providing that no director shall in
cur any expense against the department
unless authorized by the board, and that
no committee shall incur an expense in
excess of $50 except in cases of urgent
necessity, when the amount may be in
creased to 500. with the consent Of the
Finance Committee, was adopted.
The resolution also provided that In case
| it shall become necessary Tor any COM
| mittee TO expend sum exceeding $500, the
| consent of the board shall first be obtained.
| A resolution presented by Director Carew
| providing that when pupil in any school
shall be suspended by the pridcipal for
| cause said pupil shall not be reinstated
without the consent of the principal as
we'll as that of the Superintendent was
adopted.
| On the recommendation OF the City
! Board of Examiners the following teachers
were granted diplomas: Miss Emma j.
Barber, Miss Kate e. Kean and Miss
Louise Mcdonnell. Lie diplomas-Miss
E. F. Harvey and Miss May L. Crogan.
| Grammar grade of State educational di-
plomas-Miss Edith L. Day, special certifi-
! cate in penmanship.
| Mrs. Mary NJ. Stone, widow of the late
| Dudley c. Stone, sent in communication
| offering the board valuable collection of
minerals which belonged to her husband
| for the use of the Normal School. The
| offer provided that in case the Normal
| School was discontinued the collection
| should go to the Academy of Sciences.
The gift was accepted with a vote of
| thanks to Mrs. Stone.
DR.. Clinton sent in his resignation as
| chairman of the Committee on Salaries,
| which was accepted.