The San Francisco call., 1896-12-31
The FARALLON SCHOOL.
What Miss Daisy Doud, Ap.
pointee of the School Board,
May Expect TO Encounter.
An Interesting S ory, TGid in Letters,
of Life on the Rock bound Haunts
of the Seagull.

Miss Daisy Doud, the pretty young
teacher appointed at the last session OF
the Board of Education to teach the young
idea at the Farallon Islands how to
shoot, will not, it seems, have everything
her own way.
When school facilities at the islands be-
came imperative last fall Lighthouse
keeper Beemau, who it appears is mon
arch Of the romantic, rockbound demesne,
applied for the establish ment of school
and the appointment of teacher. He
was told in so many words that the CITY
OF San Francisco could not afford to pay
the teachers it had, much less provide
new ones for ten pupils on an ocean ex-
crescence.
Nothing daunted Mr.. Beeman deter
mined to engage frst-class teacher in
b is own capacity as private citizen and
applied 10 Principal Robertson of the
Hamilton Grammar School for advice
Mr.. Robertson. after due consideration,
selected Miss Ellen NJ. Hensel, who had
proved of the highest rank in the Girls
High School and the third highest in
Miss Fowler's Normal School. An at
tempt was made to have Miss Hensel ap-
pointed by the board, but she was in
formed privately that her influence to
that end was inadequate.
Mr.. Beeman to teach the young Farallon-
ties. She signed a contract on Novemb Der
Is for six months at $40 month and
board and on Novem Der II last was taken
by Principal Robertson to the island,
where she has remained ever since.
Her mother, Mrs. M. J. Payne OF this
City, was wondering yesterday what would
be the result OF the boards appointment.
There are less than ten pupils on the
island" said she. land how is Miss Daisv
coin. TO divide them up with my Ellen :?
Of course. my daughter stands very high
higher than Miss Doud-in her profession
and it seems niust that the latter should
receive $50 a month for what my daughter
does, or hall of what she does, for $40. l
do not wish to say anything against Miss
Doud, who is doubtless nice girl and
perfectly innocent in the matter. The
fault and the burden seem to lie with the
oppressive political system.
"But fear that Miss Doud will not find
everything TO her taste on the Farallones.
JudginggDy letters from my daughter she
is q complete exile, not able to visit her
mother during her six months service,
and only able to communicate irregularIy
by mail. The regular letters go every
three months, but by arran cement with
kindly pilots manage TO get word to and
from her about every two weeks. NV
Christmas present of books to Tighten her
banlshment has not yet reached her, and
in stormy weather communica ton is COM
pietely cut off.
Nevertheless Miss Heusel seems quite
happy. Following are some interesting
extracts discreetly made from recent let
ters received by Mrs. Payne from her
bright daughter on the island:
Don't be worrying about me falling off the
rocks; can climb like d goat. Write
often. pll get your letters some time and they
are just as welcome old new. Your
letter mailed on the 18th (this is the 22d of
December) came on Sunday, so you see the
pilot-boat is the quickest way. = There is
no piano on the island will have
but three scholars for several months.
] shall stay until May II; then If / want to
stay longer | can do so, which is q great COM
tort, Tor then can take my vacation and find
out about other schools in june or July.
must have sunbonnel-it is the only thing
can keep on my head. You see mail
and things only come through the lighthouse
office every three months. = We had
greens for dinner last Sunday. They are the
only green things that grow here naturally
1t is something between grass and weed.
The green's are splendid think. Mrs.
Beeman is very much disappointed that the
things for the children's Christmas have not
Claus and will be much disappointed
If they have no tree. Mrs. Beeman
is very, very nice to me, in fact everybody on
the island is very kind. The schoolh house is
about hall block from Mr.. Beeman's house
have folding lounge in the front room, and
when shut the door can be alone. | am at
the schooihouse now. 1t has four rooms and
was used as dwelling house when the light
house was first built. The house is plas-
tered and is very nice and warm. / have
three windows in the schooiroom, so there is
plenty OF light there. have nine desks, so
you see have room for five more scholars =
wish you could look out of my window
now and see the breakers dashing upon Saddle
Rocki