The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-09
School Directors Take Exception
to Its Recently Rendered
Report.
MR.. BABCoCKs STRONG TALK
An Investigation Is Urgently De-
manded at the Hands of the
Present Jury.

1.-The last Grand Jury, or at least certain
members OF 1t, were bunkoed by f. A.
Hyde into making the report it did on the
School Department, said Superintendent
Babcock at last nights meeting of the
Board of Education, after the reading of
the report.
Mr.. Babcocl1 was thoroughly in earnest
as be spoke and betrayed far more feeling
than he generally does when talking
before the board.
Where, in any of the laws defining the
powers of the Grand jury" he continued,
"will you find anything giving it the
power to interfere with the business of the
Board OF Educate 1t never would have
lnterfered, either, had it not been misled
by the statements of man who has gone
out of his way to besmirch the present
board.'
Then Director Clinton took up the cud-
gels and said that he desired to call atten-
ton to some glazing errors in the report.
Some OF the statements are absolutely
false, he said, land we should not rest
under the lmputation of having committed
acts which we have not. The report, in
speaking of the Normal School, states that
NAL School, when, as a matter of fact,
during the past year it cost but $2680 to
run the institution
He closed by moving that the report be
Hyde bound" and referred to the Super
intendent, course that was adopted
The board seemed determined not to let
the matter rest, however, for presently
Director Carew introduced the following
resolution, which was adopted:
the Board OF Education with gross and wllIfuI
extravaganza, namely, Squandering public
funds; and whereas, said charges have been
made without having accorded a full and fair
hearing to the Board of Education and where
as said Board of Education and the citizens and
taxpayers of this City and County are entitled
TO tuIl and fair hearing of the above charges;
now therefore be it
Rescued, That the Board of Education of
this City and County demand at the hands of
the present Grand Jury full and fair hearing
OF the above charges, and we respectfully in
vite the Grand Jury to meet in conference with
the Board of Education, ct their convenience.
SO that the said charges may be thoroughly
investigated, and that copy of these resolu-
tons be transmitted TO the secretary OF the
Grand jury now in session.
Again Superintendent Babcock got in a
word, saying that he knew that the chair
man of the Grand Jury Committee on
School Department had been wined and
dined by one who seemed anxious to in
Jure the present DOaTQ.
When the reports of committees were
called for, Chairman Hawley of the Com
mittee on Supplies read report in which
he severely criticized the Grand Jury re-
port, and cited instances where the state
ments made were erroneous.
Mrs. III. A. st. John, Mrs. NJ H. Cur
rler and Miss L. C. Ryder upon their own
request, approved by the Judiciary Com
mittee, were authorized to retire from their
nnSItlnnG n yar Nan
selves OF the provisions of the Teachers
Annuity and Retirement Fund.
The Committee on Rules made the fol-
lowing recommendations regarding the
school terms for 1896, which were adopted ::
That the first term shall begin on the first
Monday in January-the 9th inst.-and
end on Friday, June 5. The second term
shall begin on Monday. July 30, and end
on Friday, Decent Der Is. There shall be a
vacation during the third week IN March,
from the 18th to the Goth, and during the
second week in October, from the 5th to
the 9th.
The Committee on Classification rem
dered report recommending that Director
Henderson plan for the reorganization of
the Normal School be not carried out dur
ing the present term, but on the motion of
the author of the measure the matter was
referred to a committee OF the whole for
further consideration.
a resolution offered by Director Carew,
providing that when it shall become neces-
sary for principal to suspend pupil for
any reason said pupil shall not be re-
instated without the consent of the prin-
cipal, together with that of the Superin-
tendent, was adopted.
The recommendation of the Committee
on Classification that Mrs. Margaret B,
Cooper be appointed a substitute teacher
of cooking to fill any vacancies that NAV
occur by absence of regular teachers, and
to receive compensation only when
actually employed, was adopted.
President Dodge reported that the COM
mittees for the ensuing year would be as
follows:
Finance-Hawley, Murdoch, Barrett
Observation-Disclosures Clinton, McElroy,
Hawley. CareW, Barrett.
Rules-Knox, Comte, Henderson.
Buildings and Groun ds-Henderson, Nc
Elroy, Ambrose.
Salaries-Carew, Knox, Henderson.
Supplies-Scott, Murdoch, Clinton,
Jndiciary-Comte, Knox, Carew.
Printing-Barrett, Hawley Comte
Janitors-McElrCy, Hawley, Ambrose
Visitlng-Ambrose, Barrett, Scott.
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