The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-15
SPECIAL TEACHERS
BADLY SCARED,
Fear They May Lose Their
Lucrative Posi-
tiOnS.
SCHOOL FUNDS ARE LOW
Consequently Directors Have De-
cided to Econo-
miZe.
THE Ak MAY FALL VERY SOON
Superintendent Babcock Advises the
Opening of Three New Even.
ing Schools.
THE AK MAY FALL VERY SOON

There are some thirty special teachers
altogether on the payroll OF the San Fran
cisco School Department. They are now
enjoying their vacation and may be
alarmed TO learn that. at the opening OF
the term next month, their number may
be considerably reduced. Who of the
thirty, if any, will be dropped from the
roll is as yet undecided, and there is a
widespread feeling OF anxiety.
ut is this way" said Director c. A.
Murdoch. "If the Board of Supervisors
does not allow US 81, 200, COO for the ex-
penses of our department for the ensuing
year we shall be short and compelled TO
economize in some direction. 1t was
thought better, in this state of affairs, to
do away with some OF the special teachers
than 10 meddle with the salaries of the
regular teachers, which are sufficiently
low now.'
The salaries of the special teachers
amount TO about $500 a month. Ten are
employed in the Polytechnic High School
in teaching drawing, penmanshfp, type
writing, stenography. etc. Following is
list OF their names with the salaries they
receive:
500; Miss K. c. Fay, $50; Miss NJ L. Rich
ards, $75: Miss NJ. T. Conway, $75 Miss II.
Rademaker, SIS; s. A. Espins, $780, Miss Gar.
barina, $65; Miss Dukee, $65, and Miss White,
900.
At the Girls High School. Franz M.
Goldstein, the teacher of drawing, gets
$40 a month; Mrs. Howard, the French
tutor, 800; Mrs. Ellis, the teacher of elo-
cution, $35 and Mrs. Meytinck, the music
teacher, $50. Mrs. Graef, who teaches sew
ing at the Columbia Grammar School,
draws $50 month. and the sewing teacher
at the Franklin Grammar $50.
In the Lincoln Evening School, the
three drawing teachers, Messrs. Ransome,
Herold and Christie, each receive $50 a
month, and A. Jordan, the teacher of
physics, $50.
The special teachers in the general de-
partment are Miss &. NJ. Ball, $50 a
month, Robert Barth S125, L. A. Jordan
500, Mrs. H. Il. Steele 500, Miss Kate E..
Whitaker 500, r. Z. Eidridge 500, Miss
Paxton $50 and Miss Toomy $50. Miss
Ball Is teacher of drawing, Miss Whitaker
cooking, and Mrs. Steele historical lessons
on the stereopticon.
1.-THE minimum age at which 8 student
may enter the evening schools" SAID SUI
| perintendent Babcock, has been raised
from ten years to twelve. l have also
recommended the establishment, at the
opening or the term, of three new evening
schools. One of these should be located
at the Mission Grammar School, one al
the Franklin Grammar and one at the
Richmond school.
'Our income from the rents of school
property is, so the secretary tells us, S4o,
5S7 year.
SIN the rule, recently adopted concern
ing the election of teachers, persons who
have had two years successful experience
In teaching, or as Normal School gradu-
ates. are eligible TO appointments in the
department..
The only other new provision in the
rule is that relative to substitutes, which
says:
When the day substitute class falls below
tWenty-four in number each Director shall be
entitled to nominate two candidates, ali nomi-
nations 10 be made in open board. Said nomi-
nees shall present themselves to the City
Board OF Examin alton, who shall report 70 the
Board OF Education at regular meeting, as 20
the experience, scholarship and general TT
ness OF the nominees, recommending the
twelve who in their judgment are best fitted
lor the vacancies, which twelve shall be
deemed eligible for election by the board.
Nhen the evening substitute class falls below
SIX In number each director shall be entitled
70 nominate one candidate, all nominations to
be made in open board. The said nominees
shall then present themselves TO the City
Board OF Examination, who shall report to the
Board OF Education at q regular meeting as to
the experience, scholarship and general fitness
their Judgment are best fitted for the vacan-
cies, which six shall be deemed eligible for
election by the board.