The San Francisco call., 1896-07-23
FOR THE SAFETY
OF THE SCHOOLS.
Measures Against Disease
Adopted by School
Directors.
MUST BE GUARANTEED
A Certificate From the Health
Officer to Be a Ne.
cessity.
ECONOMY BEGINS ITS REIGN.
Numerous Changes Made at the
Special Meeting Last
Evening.
ECONOMY BEGINS ITS REIGN

DR.. Clinton presented a resolution at the
meeting of the Board of Education last
evening intended to prevent the spread of
contagious diseases in the public schools.
II was adopted as follows:
No pupil OF teacher afflicted with consump-
tion, contagious impetigo, ringworm or
ophtAalmia, or in whose residence there is
measles, scarlet, typhoid or typhus feyers
chicken-pox or scabies, shall attend school
without a certificate from the attending physi-
clan, coun tersigned by the Health officer,
that all danger of contagion is past.
Miss NJ. E. Robertson, principal of the
lie Conte Prima ry School, who is now Wis
iting relatives at johannesburg, South
Africa. sent in her resignation, " hich was
accepted.
A communication was received from the
Building Trades Council, stating that
William O'Donu ell, William O'Brien and
T. Schultz had been appointed commit
tee to appear before the board and request
that all contracts upon school buildings be
awarded in favor of union labor.
The report of the Classification Commit
tee was adopted, as follows:
That new class be formed in the North Co.'S
mopolitan School; that Miss Forest A. Gilmore,
assistant teacher in the Longfellow Primary
School, be transferred to the list of unassigned
teachers; that at the beginning of the term an
evening class be formed in the Richmond
Primary School; that an evening class be
formed in the Franklin School; that an un-
graded class be established on the San Bruno
road, near the SiX-mile House, at the Begin
ming of the next term; that Miss H Z. McLane
teacher in the Irving Primary School, be trans
ferred to the Garfield Primary School;
That Miss Kate II. Crowley, teacher in the LIN
coin Evening School, be transferred to the
charge OF the new evening class in the Rich
mond Primary School; that Miss H. B. Fair
weather, an unassigned teacher in the depart
ment n he inp prir a-t-
School; that Miss Margaret Fitzgerald, an un-
assigned teacher in the department, be as
signed to the North Cosmopolitan Grammar
School 10 take charge OF the new class; that
Frank Stringham of the evening substitute
class, be assigned to the business evening
school, to take effect on August next; that
the name of the Bernal Heights Primary
SCHOOL be changed 10 the Winthrop Primary
School to lake effect on August 3; that the
name OF the South Cosmopolitan Grammar
School be changed to the Adams Cosmopolitan
Grammar School
DR.. Clinton offered resolution that was
carried, providing for the opening of
Junior high school classes in the Mission
schools at the beginning of the next term.
Mrs. ii. B. Steele was reappointed a
teacher of history from August /, 1896, to
January 1, 1897. at a salary of 500 per
month.
Miss May soule was elected member
of the day-substitute class.
The position of teacher of elocution in
the Girls High School was abolished and
Miss Leila Ellis, the incum bent, was dis
missed. the board having no further use
for her services.
L. A. Jordan, whose term of service as
teacher Of physics in the department
terminates on Augusta next, was assigned
to the position formerly held by him as
assistant teacher in the Washington
Grammar School,
Miss Ada NJ. Fiala, assistant teacher in
the Washington Evening School, was ap-
pointed to the position of vice principal of
that school at a salary of $50 per month
R. Herrold and l.. Christie, special
teachers in the Lincoln Evening School,
were temporarily suspended from their
positions, to take effect on August l.
Under the rule that teachers who marry
forfeit their positions, Mrs. A. Marquis,
formerly Miss Alice II. Metcalf, was dis
missed from her position in the Aaight
Primary School.
1t was decided to open an evening class
in the Mission Grammar School at the be-
ginning of the next term and place Selden
Sturges in charge at a salary of $40 per
month additional.