The San Francisco call., 1897-09-30
School Directors Finally
Agree on the Prin-
cipaIs' Report.
Large Number Of Books Left
to the Discretion Of the
Pupils.
Waller Submits a Financial Schedule
to Eat Up the ApprOpria-
ton.

The Board OF Education finally settled
the course of study quest. on last evening
by adopting the section OF the report OF
the Committee on Elementary Education
that readE as follows:
That the report of the Joint Committee OF
Primary and Grammar Grade Principals moo
flying the new course of study be adopted with
the exception that any new books provided IN
the amended report be eliminated.
Dr. Ragan presented minority report
providing that the matter be referred to q
committee of twelve, composed OF three
primary school principals, three gram
mar school principals, three evening
school principals and three members of
the Board of Education, to report at the
next meeting.
Several members thought that the mat
ter had dragged along long enough, and
that as principals chosen for the purpose
had mapped out course it was time TO
adopt it.
The minority repor: was adopted, only
Directors Ragan ana Drucker voting IN
the negative
Later Superintendent Webster sug-
gested making the purchase of certain
books optional with the scholars. He
submitted the following recommends
Iions:
State primary number lessons optional IN
first grade; State Advanced Arith meuc op-
tiOnal in fourth grace; State SpeNer optional
fourth grade; Swinton's Word Analysis op-
tiOnal in all grades below the sixth; the fol-
lowing named books optional wherever they
occur: NagneTs Pacific Coast History, State
Civil Government. State Physiology. Book
keeping, Doles, 1.-The American Citizen"
The Committee on Finance submitted
the following report:
SAN FRANCISCO Sent % 1897
To the Honorable Board of Edueati0n-Ge Gentle
men: Your Committee on Finance respec Cfuly
reports that the appropriation allowed this de
partment for this fiscal year was 81 ,2O0, 900.
This amount viii not permit OF any per-
manent improvements, now badly needed, OF
any increase in the teaching 1orce now en-
By strict economy, and With the co-opera-
ton OF the principals and the teachers of the
department, l. may be possible 10 end the year
without deficit
We would recommend that the funds be ap-
portioued as follows:
Teachers salaries. S7S 56s O5
Janttors ST. aries....-. ..-.-.......... 4,317 90
Once and Snop..--.-. 1,435 60
Salary per month ................ Ss4, $50 5
salary per annum $1,Ol2 sos 90
Deficit OF old board .................. l15.O93 U9
Demands passed to september I. -. 40,5Z9 4S
census. ...........-.. 5000 90
Total $1,l7S,ls9 Il
Approximated expenditure to date,
not passed Observation-Disclosures $4,000 90
TOTAL. ..............$I .$I,ls6,Is9 II
nine months. hs...................... 1880 80
Total ZOO 900 90
This shows q balance available OF $13,-
$40 S3; divided IN accord with the provisions Is
Of the one-t twelfth act II would make $3.50 80
lor light 1uel. repeirs, water. rent, stationery,
INDECENT books, telephone service and numer-
Gus other incideutals OF Importance to the
proper management OF the schools.
The Lincoln School property now apparently
brings in a revenue OF $3l00 per mont.
Several of the tenants owe sums aggregating g
over $1,000 AS soon as the remtutur IS re-
ceived from the Supreme Court we viii be III
q position to obtain a larger rental, which
viii increase our revenue from $500 to $500
per month. We trust that IN the near future
a more glowing report can be made. Respect
fully, s. /. Waller, J. a. Burns, B. ArmeE
The report of the committee brought
out protest from Director Head against
the payment of extra health inspectors,
when there Is a regular expert employ ed
for that purpose. He claimed that the
proposition was simply to give favorites
OF certain directors fat posi- tiOns, and that
the expense is entirely unnecessary and
uncalled for.
Director Waller defended the expendi-
ture on the ground that the Committee on