The San Francisco call., 1896-09-12
Difference of Opinion Represents
Very Considerable
Amount.
THE HINES CASE UP AGAIN
Proposition to Appeal to the Supreme
Court Put Over Until the
N xt Meeting.

The Bord of Education last evening re-
ceived report from the Finance Commit
tee. This was substantially a protest
against the action of the Board of Super
visors, as proposed, to allow the School
Department only 81, 900, 600 for maintain
ing the public schools and $500, 900 for the
Mission High School. The difference
between the amount asked for by the
Board of Education and the amount
allowed by the Supervisors is 1928, ,934 rs.
The report contained some figures which
represent items that may be rejected,
but it says: at is the duty, as it is
the earnest desire, of the Board of Educa-
ton to keep the schools open during the
year, but that cannot be done unless the
board is furnished with the necessary
funds to do So" The report closed with a
recommend dation that the following reso-
lutions be adopted:
ReSOlUed, That, for the reasons stated in this
report, the Board of Supervisors be respect
fully and earnestly requested to allow the
School Department, for maintaining the pub
lie schools during the present fiscal year, the
sum OF 81, 100000 exclusive of the amount
already appropriated for the Mission High
School;
Resolued, That the Board of Supervisors be
respectfully requested to appoint day and
hour at which the members of the Board of
Education may meet them TO confer as to the
actual needs of the department.;
Resolged. That the secretary be directed to
transmit copy of the foregoing report and
resolutions to the Board of Supervisors.
The report was unanimously adopted.
The com mittee on classification recon- :
mended as follows: That new class be
formed in the school at the corner of Noe
and Jersey streets; that a new class in
stenography be formed in the Business
Evening School; that Mrs. Isabel Camp-
hell Qf the daU SnbafifT1fa ho
pointed a probationary teacher in the de-
partment and assigned to the charge of
the new class in the school at the corner
of Noe and Jersey streets; that Mrs. Chris
tine Chalmers, teacher in the Lincol n
Grammar School, be transferred to the
vacancy in the Rincon Grammar School;
that Miss Helen I. Crocker of the day
substitute class be appointed probation
ary teacher and assigned to the charge of a
fourth-grade class in the Lincoln Gramma
School; that Miss Ella A. Small be ap-
pointed a probationary teacher in the
Hearst Grammar School; that Miss Anna
:. Troell, teacHer in the Douglass Primary
School, be transferred to the Irving Scott
Primary School; that Miss MlDnie New
field be elected teacher IN stenography,
to take charge of the new class
In the Business Evening School; that the
Committee on Buildings and Grounds be
authorized to properly fit up the cooking
room in the Irving Scott Primary School
building, and that Lockwood Lessons
in English be authorized for use as a
textbook in the High School class in the
Business Evening School. The recommen-
dations were adopted.
A report was received from the City
Board OF Examiners recommending that
Miss Mary G. Noon. Miss Fan
ME NJ. Bliven and Miss Louise T.
Bray be recommended for life diplo-
mas In the grammar grade; that Miss
Anna Wolf, Miss Florence Prag and
Miss Laura May Blake be recommended
for State educational diplomas of the
grammar grade; that Miss Mabel c.
Black, graduate from the State Normal
School at San Jose, be granted grammar
grade certificate; that Miss Edith Nav
Gilmore be given gram mar grade certifi-
cate; that High School certificates be
given to William Belfrage, f. II. Dam and
Guy Hinton; that gram mmar-grade certifi-
Gates be given to Miss Jennie L. Powers,
Miss Kate L. Topper, Mrs. Clara A. Nc
Donald and J. H. Mitchell. That certif-
Gates be renewed as follows: High School
certifcates-W alter n. Bush, Charles II.
Murphy, Miss A. ]. Clark, Miss Florence
Prag; primary grade-Misses NJ E. Nor
gan, Nora Dwyer and N. E. Purmto; also
that George Bates be given High School
certificate and special certificates in Latin
and in French. These were adopted
Petitions were received from George E..
Greeley Jackson, applying for a position
as professor of navigation. nautical
astronomy and marine survey in the de-
partment; also a demand from Isidor
Leszynsky for 500 salary as principal
teacher of the Business Evening School
for the month of August, 1896.
Il. Mohr, secretary of the Sunnyside
Land Company, sent communication
setting forth that deed for four lots for
school purposes in the Sunnyside tract
will be issued under authority of the
directors of the Sunnyside Land Com
pany.
The Laguna Honda district petitioned
for full-graded school and the appoint-
ment of an additional teacher.
Resolutions we're adopted awarding to
William Linden the contract for btu
miniZing the yardc and other work at the
Cooper Primary School building the price
being $10T8, and the contract to Holm &
Sheibley for planking the yard at the La
fayette Primary School for $796; rejecting
all other bids for planking and bitrminiz
ing schooIyards received August 26; that
al bids for the construction of fourth
class frame school building at Sunnyside.
excepting those of II. Hansell and John
Burns, be rejected, and deferring final ac-
tlon until the next meeting of the board.
The position of Miss Emma H. Provost.
aregular teacher in the department., was
declared vacant, she having been married
August 5, 1896.
The keeper of the lighthouse at Faral-
lon Islands asked for school facilities for
ten children, offering to furnish free
board for teacher.
Mrs. S. Hoffman was appointed ianitress
OF the Agasslz Primary School, and Mrs.
Annie Kennedy was made ianitress of the
school on Sixth avenue.
The salaries of the principals OF the new
SCHOOL on Sixth avenue and at the Six
mile House were fixed at $50 per month.
munication was received from
William Grant suggesting that an appe al
be taken TO the Supreme Court from the
decision OF Judge Murphy in the Hines
case. The decision of Judge Murphy Is
TO the effect that the Board of Education
had no right to reduce certificates of
teachers. This matter was discussed ana
action was deferred until the next meet
Ing. Mr.. Grant offered to take the case
up without further charge.
The new school on the San Bruno road
was named the Sunnyvale School and
Mrs. Rebecca Greenaw was appointed
principal. The new school on Sixth ave-
nue. was named the Park School,
resolution TO rescind a former resolu-
ton advising the formation of teachers