The San Francisco call., 1895-11-13
Views of Prominent Ladies
About Their Sex Being
in the Board.
ONE OUGHT TO BE NAMED.
What Will Be Required of the Sue.
cessor to Charles B. Stone,
Whether Man or Woman.

MIS-. LOulSe SOTbler, the treasurer OF the
Woman's Congress, lady who has de-
voted much time and attention to educa-
tional matters, and who has always been
In the lead in movements that have for
their purpose the advancement of woman.
az saw the notice in THE CALL this morn
ing" continued the lady, land mum Der
of ladies were discussing the subject few
moments since. l believe that there ought
TO be not only one woman on the school
board, but several, and l believe it would
be wise move for the Superintendent to
nominate a competent woman to fill the
vacancy in the board and for the board to
confirm the nomination
The announcement in THE CALL yester-
day that there was discussed in school
circles the advisability of naming a woman
to succeed {. b. Stone as School Director
awakened a lively interest, not only in
educational, but in all other divisions of
the community, and the proposition met
with a good deal OF favor. This was par
tiCularly so among those who have the in
terests of school-chiIdren at heart.
School Director Clinton smiled when
asked for his views on the subject of a
woman in the Board of Education, and
then he said: 81 think one woman in the
board would feel very lonely. Personally
l have no objection to women in a Board
of Education. There are many women in
this City VINO can fill the Office of School
Director and fill it we'll, but | think the
time has not yet come for women to hold
those offices. Some women were named
on the Republican ticket and the small
number OF votes they received is proof to
my mind that the people are not yet ready
to choose women as directors. l think,
however, that if the women could vote it
would be quite different and that there
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vacancy now existing with a woman.
Personally l favor women in the board.
and would like to see the board composed
OF six women and six men,"
School Director Henry T. Scott on the
subject OF women on the Board OF Educa-
tion was ron-commital. "I do not know
of q proposition 10 name woman or any
one else TO succeed Mr.. Stone. therefore
have no views on the subject
Il do not think if woman was named
for the position" said School Director Z.
2. Barrett, "that her appointment would
be confirmed, l am strongly opposed to
wpmen in political positions. The pool of
politics is filthy, and I should not care to
see women besmirched by coming in con-
tact with it. Then women have enough TO
do TO attend to their household affairs
without going into school boards"
Il certainly am not against women be-
ing members of the School Board, )" said
foCIOOl D4TSClOE I1dWlGY, Dcll6Ne IQdG
one woman would feel very much out of
place in a board with eleven men. If
there were a number of women on the
School Board l believe they would be able
to do some good, and while l would not
object to what is called mixed board }
the proportion ought not to be six to six,
but seven to five. There are many women
no doubt who would do well as Directors
Women are the trainers of the children !;
they educate them, and know of no rea-
son why they should not be School Direc-
tors. l for one would not object TO them. -
II. c. Henderson, also q School Director,
when asked for his views on women in the
board, said: Il do not know that a
woman Will be nominated to fill the va
cancy, but will say that l am a woman S
rights man, and want them to obtain all
the rights that are accorded to men, in so
far as such can be granted 10 them. If a
woman is named to succeed Mr.. Stone that
would be perfectly satisfactory to me, for,
as ! said before, | am woman'S rights
man out and out, but such woman would
have to be qualified to attend to the duties
that the office would impose on her."
Il do not know why capable woman,
possessed of intelligence, would not make
O good School Director" said School Di-
rector McElroy, las good as man, and [
do not know why l should not vote for a
woman if one were nominated. If a
luOlueI Edl care 1OI ulllll IL Is
time to send them to school and is conn Pc
tent 10 teach them when in the depart
ment, she certainly ought to be able
to manage the affairs of the School De-
partment."
The canvass of ten of the eleven mem
bers who now compose the board shows
that seven are not opposed to women as
directors, two are opposed, while one Is
non-committal. With such showing the
Superintendent WHO names the candidate
TO I'LL the vacancy would in all proba bility
succeed in having woman fill the place,
should he nominate one.
"There can be no doubt whatever of the
propriety OF placing. woman on the
superintendent of the Golden Gate Rim
dergarten Association" and women are
pre-eminently fitted to discharge the duties
OF School Director. Their motherly in
stincts, their training and knowledge of
the reeds OF children, qualify them for
the position. l should be pleased to see
one-yes, number of women on the
board. We have any number of women to
teach the children, and there is no reason
why women should not be Directors"
Mrs. j. f. Swift, president OF the Cen
tury Club, said that she believes that it
would be proper to nominate woman to
fill the position made vacant by the resig-
nation of Mr.. Stone. She believed that
who would fill the position to the satisfac-
tion of the people.
Mrs. A. A. Sargent gave it as her opin-
ion that woman ought to be named to fill
the vacancy in the board, and that the
women ought to have a representation. as
women are equal to the requirements
OF the Office. and there are many in this
City capable of filling it with credit to
themselves. Zone woman, of course,
would be but a small factor in board of
twelve" she added, "but it would be be-
ginning"
1t is said that the nomination of a
successor to Mr.. Stone, be it a man or
woman, will be affected by the
secretaryship, now filled by George
Beanston, and who has filled il for many
years. When the late Superintendent
Moulder took Office one of his first official
acts was to appoint man named Welsh
secretary of the board. When the nomi-
hatlon came up for confirmation the vote
on the hrst ballot resulted in no choice, as
the vote stood g to 8. Then one member
o@nahged @ his vote from Beanstcn to Welsh
aIu pn another changed from Welsh TO
De"nnston, which again made a tie. This
Sediteu deadlock, which could not be
idea idioAel, and Beanston holds the fort. The
-N'@ now Is to obtain a member who will