The San Francisco call., 1896-06-12
All the City Institutions of
Learning to Be Repre-
Sented.
INDORsED BY THE MEMBERS.
The Plan as Outlined by the Origi.
1ator of the Scheme-Schoos
Repr resented.

The mem bers of the Board of Education
are considering measure, formulated by
Director Murdoch, that is expected to be
of vast importance to the department, as
well as Of great assistance to the board in
It's efforts to improve the public school
system of San Francisco.
Director Murdock has been working on
the plan for some time, and he has just
finished and submitted it to the other
members, who have all given it their un-
qualified approval.
The scheme is fully set forth in the fol-
lowing resolution, that is now in the
hands of Secretary Beanston. which will
be submitted to meeting of the commit
tee to be held soon:
WHEREAS, The best interests Of the School
Department demand the hearty cooperation
OF all OF its friends, and the Board of Educa-
ton, as a legislative body, needs the advice
and assistance of those who have intimate
knowledge of the schools and their needs, be it
ReSOlUed. That the public school teachers of
the City OF San Francisco be invited to assem-
Bile, as hereinafter provided, to elect members Of
an organization TO be known as THE Teachers
Council which shall for the ensuing year be
considered as representing the teachers OF the
department..
The council shall organize on Saturday,
August 10, at 10 A. NJ at the auditorium OF
the Girls High School, by the election by bal
lot OF president, three vice-presidents and
secretary, who together shall constitute the
advisory board of the council.
Principals. yice-prlncipals and class teachers
shall be eligible 10 mem bership in either coun-
Gil or advisory board On the latter primary,
resented.
The council shall adopt its own bylaws and
rules conferring such powers on lis advisory
board as 1T sees fit and determining the fre-
qency of NEE tings.
1t shall be the object of the council to pro-
mote in every way the welfare of the public
schools and to stimulate and strengthen the
board II shall make such recomm endations to
the Board OF Education as it deems desirable,
making suggestions as to changes in the course
OF study or in the rules and regulations of the
board
The advisory board shall consider and
promptly report on any matter referred to it
by the Board OF Education or the Superintend-
ent, and shall generally advise with and aid
them in the discharge of their official duties
The hrst council shall consist OF one member
to each ten classes, approximately, to be
elected as hereinafter provided. Thereafter it's
membership and method of election shall be
determined by the council. The first election
shall be held on Friday, August z, at 3 O'Clock,
P. NJ, or as soon thereafter as the teachers may
assemble. If this day or hour is not convenient
1t may be arranged by the electors of each
school or group OF schools for their special con-
venience.
The council membership at this election
shall be apportioned follows, the election to
pS uelu at the nrsI SCQOOl menJlOneQ When
two or more schools are grouped. The prin-
cipals shall certify to the result to the secretary
OF the Board of Education:
| Apportionment-Aga assiz 1, Bernal Heights
and Buena Vista l, Broadway and LIE Conte
2, Clement and Harrison 2, Cleveland l.
Cooper and Sherman 2, Denman and Spring
Valley 3, Everett and Edison 2, Emerson and
Golden Gate 2, Fairmount /, Franklin and
| Stanford 2. Garfield and Lafayette 2, Girls
High 1, Henry Durrant l, Haight 1, Haw-
thorne 1, Hearst and Douglas 2, Hamilton and
| Hamilton evening 2, Horace Mann and
Columbia 3, Humboldt /, Irving and
Chinese l, James Lick and Sheridan 2,
! John SWEET 2, Jefferson and Longfellow 2, Lin
| coin and Lincoln evening 5, Lowell 1, Pacific
avenue and Madison l. Marshall, Mission and
Monroe 2, Mouider l, North Cosmopolitan l,
Pacific Heights /, Peabody 1, Polytechnic
House 2, Richmond and Laguna Honda, Red
ding /, Rincon and South Cosmopolitan 2,
! South San Francisco 1, Starr King l, Washing
ton and Washington evening 2 Business even
ing /, Sherman and Sutro l, Whittier and West
End2 Webster and South End 2. Total 75.
A similar movement, under the name
of the Teachers Club, was made while
John SWEET was Superintendent of Schools,
but through a failure to carry out the
plans outlined by Secretary Beanston the
organization did not flourish.
Mr.. Murdock's idea will undoubtedly be
adopted, and it is expected to be of vast
benefit to the department.