The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-15

Special fund Tor payment under eX-
listing contracts for erection OF i'm
provenents and school buildings,
laboratory apparatus, etc............ $4,000 90
Grand total s., Oe4, 1872 II
ton by Board of Supervisors. 81 000, 900 90
Surplus from fiscal year lS94-95.... 33,032 II
Receipts from'rent OF Lincoln School
property for ten months, from Sep
TENDER l, 1S95....,..-............... 800 OU
Total ,064,e32 II
DR.. Clinton moved to lay the Finance
Committees report over for one week, and
in the meantime to make some read just
ment of the funds, with reference to the
salary question. The motion was lost and
the report adopted as read.
The Committee on Classification submit
ted a lengthy report in which a number of
transfers and promotions among the
teachers were recommended. Among
Others the report asked that Mary Magner
be transferred as principal OF the Sutro
Primary to the Harrison Primary IN the
same capacity, and that Louise McElroy,
now assistant teacher at the Hawthorne
Primary, be given the vacant place. Now
Miss McEIroy is the daughter of Director
McElroy, himself member OF the Classic
cation Committee making the recommen-
dation. and several members of the board
strenuously objected to the appointment.
DR.. Clinton wanted to see the place &C.
cupied by one of the older teachers. He
could not see the justice in allowing a very
Young lady of limited experience to be pro-
NOTED over many worthy applicants who
were fairly entitled TO the place by reason
of long and faithful service. He held that
such a system OF promotion as that in
cluded in the report was disccuraging to
teachers and detrimental to the service
Director Carew also thought that it was
time to eliminate politics and pulls in the
matter Of promotion.
The report was finally adopted, and then
DR.. Clinton got on his feet and, in tenn
pestuous mood, gave notice that at the
next meeting he would move to recon-
slider.
A report from the Committee on Salaries
was adopted without debate. 1t provided
for the readjustment of the salaries of
about a dozen persons-teachers and jan
dresses. In some cases the pay was in
creased slightly, and in others decreased.
The SUPERINTENDENT wanted to amend
the rule relating to qualifications of
teachers by making eligible all those who
hold first grade certificates with two years
successful experience. The amendment
was lost.
Directors Henderson and Barrett had a
tiff over the removal of the janitress of
Laguna Honda school. Henderson asked
for her removal giving as his reason that
she lived N saloon. Barrett denied this,
and the matter went over.
A petition from Miss Jessie King, asking
for salary from July, 1894. to July, 1895,
during which time she was under suspen-
sion for incompetency, was referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
One of the important transfer of teach
ers recommended was that of R. D. Faux
ner from the Potrero to the Franklin
Grammar School. The principalship OF
the latter, since the transfer of ]. G.
Kennedy to the Normal School, has been
in special demand and many candidates
have been named as likely to gain the
position.
R. D. Faulkner, the new principal OF
Franklin Grammar School, has already
made q reputation for himself in this City.
Less than ten years ago he arrived grad
uate from the University of Illinois and
has served as ce-principal of the Lincoln
Grammar, acting principal of the Horace
Mann Grammar and principal Of the
Potrero Grammar School. In the latter
position he made many marked improve
Inents, especially along the lines OF tech
meal instruction. which he will be enabled
TO follow out at the Franklin.
Miss Harriet NJ. Fairchild, who was tenn
porarily suspended and then given the La
favette school principalship, will take Mr..
FauIkner's place at the Potrero Grammer
School.
Another transfer of interest is that of
Miss Earle, vice principal of the Clement
Grammer School, to be principal OF the
new Haipht-street school.