The San Francisco call., 1897-03-11
SCHOOL BOARD
GROUND A GR|ST
congressman Memorialized
About the New Post
office.
Old Mission High School Con.
tracts Rescinded and Others
Adopted.
Appointments to Evening School Posi-.
tions, One of Which Went to
Madison Babcock.

The Board of Education last evening
had a very lively session. The matter of
contracts for the Mission High School was
disposed of after discussion in which
Director Derham questioned the legal
right of the board to rescind the contracts
made by the preceding board. The action
recommended by the Committee on Build
ings and Grounds was taken. Director
Head objected vigorously to the appoint
ments recommended by the Committee on
Evening Schools, which meant, he said,
the adding of six new teachers to the de-
partment who were not on the substitute
list One of these is Madison Babcock.
who had a position made for him at once
at a salary of $100 per month. Director
Head also introduced memorial to the
California delegation in Congress, which
was adopted, and to which the signatures
OF the president, secret taTy and ell the
Directors will be appended. The text OF
| the memorial was as follows:
To the Honorable California Delega-
ton, Fifty fifth Congress, Washington,
ID. c., conference.-the Board of Edu-
cation of San Francisco do request of
you that you use your utmost endeav-
ors toward having the new Postotfice
building to be built in this City, COM
menced at once. The lack of proper
postal facilities are well known to all
citizens, and the proper time has now
arrived for the united California Dele
CATION to confer with the new Secretary
of the Treasury and insist that the SUI
pervising architect should finish the
plans for II new building and begin ac-
tive operations for the commencem mt
on the building of the same, thus re-
1ieving many of our unemployed me-
chanics and Iaborers by giving them
the means of making a livelihood for
thems elves and families and erecting a
monument to the Government of the
United States which shall show to the
people of California the generosity of
the Government. The public service
needs the new PostOffice and we are
certain that your efforts in our be-
half will bring forth from the Govern
ment prompt action in the COM
mencement of the same. Trusting
that you, gentlemen, will attend to
the honor to remain, your obedient
servants.
A report concerning the contracts for
the Mission High School was made by the
Committee on Buildings and Grounds.
The com mittee found that the contracts
of the Rae Building and Contracting
Company and Sweeney d Co.'S contract
for plum bing were legal, but there were
some contracts declared to be illegal, these
being as follows: Hindes & Co. for inside
blinds, ". Morgan & Co. for heating and
ventilating apparatus. The committee
also recon mended that Peck, Williamson
& Co.'s bid for heating and ventilating
apparatus should be accepted. These
recommendations were adopted in reso-
lutions.
When the report of the Committee on
Buildings and Grounds was reached Di-
rector Head said that the proposition to
rescind a contract entered into by the
preceding board was serious matter. 1t
was matter. in his opinion, to be settled
by the courts. He was opposed to the
recommendations of the report also, be-
cause they would tie up the construction of
the Mission High School
The report was adopted, Director Head
alone voting no.
Director Derham spoke against award
ing the Peck Williamson contract, as the
committee recommended. Mr.. Derham
said that the way to free the board from
any possible suspicion of joboery was to
submit the matter to the courts. The
resolution was adopted. only Directors
Armer, Derham and Head voting no.
A resolution was adopted substituting
wooden laths for iron laths in the con-
struction of the Mission High School, to
bring the cost within the appropriation.
resolution was adopted providing for
a committee on secondary education, not
withstanding the objection of Director
Derham, chairman of the Committee on
Classification. The committee will e1er-
else general supervision over the high
schools, technical schools, commercial
schools and classes of special instruction
in the schools.
resolution was also adopted. on mo-
tion of Director Gallagher authorizing
the Committee on Rules to bring in any
amendment to the rules that it may see
fit.
The Committee on Evening Schools SUBJ
mitted report recommending as follows:
That Madison Babcock be elected principal
of the Franklin Evening School and detailed
to act also as principal of the Mission and
Richmond evening schools, the latter two
schools having no principals; also appointing
Miss Kate A. Humphrey to position in the
Mission Evening School; John S. Drew to the
position of 7. II. Mccarthy IN the Richmond
Evening School; Mr.. Crosby to the Franklin
Evening School, vice George Bates; Miss Nellie
Kendrick from the evening substitute list to
the Horace Mann evening commercial class;
Mrs Dwyer to the Horace Mann Evening
School, vice Miss Humphrey; also placing on
the evening school substitute list as follows:
Miss Starke from the unassigned evening sub
stitute class to the pay evening school substi-
tute list; Mrs. B. C. Kedon from the unpaid to
the paid evening school substitute list; Miss
Emily Ryan to the paid substitute evening
school list; Mrs. NJ J. Egan to the unpaid
evening substitute list; Miss Rebe V. Nc
Feeley to the unpaid evening school substi-
tute list; also that NJ. Rothganger, now in
charge OF the architectural drawing class in
the Lincoln Evening School, be regularly
elected TO that posi- ton.
The report was adopted and the ap-
pointments made.
designations were received of Daisy M.
Wilson Tunnicliffe and DR.. Bunnell as
teachers.
The Point Lobos Improvement Club
asked that new school be established in
Richmond.
Miss Fannie L. Soule asked to be retired
upon an annuity.
The following amendment to section 165
of the rules of the department. was
adopted:
No one shall be appointed teacher in this
from the City Board of Examination. This
applies to both day and evening schools, but
not TO special teachers.
The City Board of Examination made
the following report, which was adopted:
Miss Sadie Belcher, grammar-grade certifi-
cate; Miss Rose V. Claiborne. Miss Ida NJ.