The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-05
LATE NEWS OF ALAMEDA,
Encinal and Haight Schools
Are in a Crowded Con-
dition.
Protest Against the Telephone Ser
vice Furnished the School De-
partment-Events of Day.

ALAMEDA, Sept. 4.-There was a short
session of the Board of Education last
evening. President Tisdale called atten-
ton to the crowded state of classrooms in
the Encinal and Haight schools. In the
classrooms of the sixth grade in the En-
cinal there were fifty-two desks for sixty
four pupils, in the fifth fifty-two for sixty
five. in the third fifty-seven for sixty-one,
in the second forty-eight for forty-nine
and in the first fifty for sixty-two. The
condition of affairs in the Haight School
was just as bad. Director Brown thought
all the rooms in the school had too many
desks, anyway. 1t was reported that the
Longfellow building was nearly completed,
requiring only some hardware and carpen-
tering work before final acceptance.
Superintendent Sullivan protested
against the telephone service furnished
the department. 1t was useful about one
quarter of the time and when most needed
was out of order. President Tlsdale,
speaking from experience, declared that
the delays were most vexatious and sug
gested more drastic measures than simple
notifications. The company's monthly
bill was therefore referred to the finance
committee for drastic measures" Bal
ances in the several funds were reported
to be as follows: School general fund,
$1132 Al; disbursements since August,
$6416 95; State school, $12, 451 So; county,
$2587 20; school library, $151 80; high
school, 1884 IS; disbursements, 1885 %.
Salary demands aggregating $5297 80 were
passed.
The resignation of Miss Mary K Benson
as teacher of the first grade in the Porter
School was accepted. This young lady
went recently to Alaska with the Auzerais
Aad IN cd
matte career. Miss Violet Francis was
transferred to the vacancy. Miss Irene
Stevens was unanimously chosen for the
vacancy caused by Miss Francis transfer,
and Miss Kate Jarvis was elected substi-
tute teacher.
Architect Cuthbertson's claim of $746 as
fees was considered in executive session.
Miss Helen Mclean will have charge of
the first grade in the Encinal School, Miss
Maud Gray was assigned to the second
class and Miss Mary Huntington was
chosen as substitute teacher.
Miss Mary E. Keegan applied for posi-
ton in the department..
A Mysterious Philanthropist.
An elderly gentleman, a stranger In
Alameda, made the rounds of several
prominent merchants this morning, and
stating that he was acting as agent for a
multi millionaire, who was going to spend
81, O00, 600 for the poor in the cities about
the bay, marked them down in his little
book for various sums. P. N. Anton, a
grocer, was put down for 500, and another
lucky merchant was III. Koerber. The
money is to be sent these gentlemen
shortly and they are to distribute goods to
that amount among the poor. No one
knows the benevolent stranger.
The Postoffice Removal.
Postoffce Inspector Thrall was in Ain
media to-day and accompanied by Post
master G. G. Stoddard visited the new
City Hall and the Water Works building.
Mr.. Thrall was non-commlttal, but seemed
to be taken with the City Hall building
and the library rooms which have been
spoken of as possible quarters for the post
Office If the city should bid, it would
probably be accepted, but much depends
on the meeting of the City Trustees next