The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-30

many of the parents of the children of the
! school" he said, 'and l think we will be
doing this woman wrong to dismiss her.
1t has been charged against her that she
made good milk punches. l don't think
that is an argument for her removal 1t is
not in the use, but in the abuse of the milk
punch that it becomes an evil. I am against
her removal"
DR.. Clinton took the same line. s'This
woman is a typical English barmaid. Over
there it does not mean such loss of caste
for a woman to sell whisky as it does
here. She is quite on the plane of any
other storekeeper or working woman. The
petition says that she performs her duties
well and l think that is what we should
consider"
A resolution to the effect that the La
guna Honda School ''be moved to the
street on the east side of the school lot"
thus overcoming the condition that re-
qulred the pupils to pass through Mrs.
Chadwick's, introduced later in its order,
was passed.
There was another little matter in this
same report that provoked a tart dis
cuSsion between Directors Clinton and
Scott. The report appointed a man to
fill vacancy in one of the schools and
Director Clinton opposed it. He said he
had been unable to attend the meeting OF
the committee on ianitors. He thought
these positions should be given to women.
He had list of a dozen or more needy
and willing women, most OF them widows
with families of children, with no means
of support save the work of their own
| hands. He knew two or three especially
needy cases, such as would appeal to com
mon humanity. He was opposed, there
/ fore, to giving positions that these
women could fiji to men.
Director Scott referred rather warmly to
/ DR.. Clinton as being too much addicted to
making tardy pleas on behalf of those for
whom he had such deep sympathy. HE
will not attend the committee meetings
where the work is done and where his elo-
! Quence might guide US in reaching our con-
illusions, chiefly, l think, because
they are held in small room. Then he
comes back in the open meeting after we
have done the work and opposes our
action" Mr.. Murdoch thought there was
considerable truth in what DIR. Clinton had
said
DR.. Clinton said he didn't come to the
committee meetings IN the afternoon be-
cause they were held during his office
! hours. The report was adopted. Imme-
diateiy after the discussion on Mrs. Chad
| wicks case a motion was made to refer
| the whole matter of janitorS back to the
committee, which carried without dissent
A communication was read from A. h.
Yoder, principal of the Normal School,
constant war cry that has gone up from
that institution during the past year. He
recommended number of changes in the
system of teaching there and which en-
tailed the transfer of the vice principal,
| Miss Fowler, between whom and himself
| there has never been much kindness of
feeling.
The meat OF the communication is in the
following, with which it concludes:
model school seems necessary for this rea-
son: The students N ust have some school where
| they can early in the course have an oppor-
tunity to gain high standard in methods.
form good habits and catch the spirit of the
real teacher. This cannot be accomplished
under the present system OF miscellaneous yis-
iting of schools because not every schooIroom
is the right place for the first lessons. The es-
adjustment OF this school need not mean any
additional expense, simply the transfer of
number of excellent teachers of the depart
ment to school near the Normal.
Alter course OF observation and study in
this school the student could be sent into the
dlferent schools for practice work somewhat
prepared Tor inconsistencies in methods.
successful school. For this reason I recon-
mend the transfer of the present viee-principal
Inc City, the State, is burdened with poorly
prepared teachers. We should either prensre
| thoroughly or go out of the business.
| higher requirement for admission would
decrease the number OF graduates and partly,
| at least, rid the school CT undesirable students
| II is wicked to annually hold out homes 10 a.
hundred young ladies tina good positions are
! awaiting them upon their advent into the
| teaching world
Two.thirds of the present class will never
teach because of lack of opportunity. Quality.
must be considered. l realize the fact that
teachers must be born, but in this day they are
also made. There is not enough of the genuine
artlcle, and we resort to manufacture Let AS
| give the best article possible.
The above brief recommendations are the
result OF years experience in meeting the
dlfculties OF the management of your Normal
| school, and as such present them
| With the above Recommendations adopted,