The San Francisco call., 1897-01-31
SHAK INC UP The
SCHOOL JAN|TOAS
Democratic School Directors
Caucused and Then
Voted.
Walters Proposition TO Drop
Special Teachers Did Not
Go Through.
Superintenien Babcock Thinks the
Grand Jury Guilty of Unwar-
ranted Meddling.

The various resolutions submitted by
School Director Waller for the considera-
ton of the Board of Education, having
for their purpose the dropping of special
teachers and an apportionment of the
funds of the department among the COM
mittees of the board on his plan, did not
go yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Waller
made little speech in which he said that
the special teachers whom he proposed to
drop were doing good work, but that they
ought to be dispensed with and the posi-
tions abolished in the interest of economy.
The board listened and voted to refer all
his recommendations concerning the dis
missal of special teachers to the Classi6ca-
ton Committee, which puts the matter
over. The special teachers whom Mr..
Waller wanted TO dismiss are the teachers
OF drawing, cooking, singing, manual
training, history with the stereopticon,
free-hand drawing in the Polytechnic
High, Spanish IN the Polytechnic High
and Lincoln High and physical culture.
The sense of the board was ascertained
through the proposition to declare the po-
sition occupied by Miss K. NJ. Ball,
teacher of drawing, vacant. Miss Ball
draws $3.50 per month. When the board
voted to refer the other propositions TOOK
the same course.
The messenger of the board, Frank W.
Yale, was superseded by William Tobin,
the appointment of the latter to take eff
feet February l. Mr.. Yale. who was very
highly compiimented by Superintendent
Babcock for long and efficient service
will continue two weeks to instruct his
successor.
Before the board got to work the men,
bers met as g committee of the whole.
| Then the Democratic mem bers caucused.
This took up something over an hour.
When the caucus was over the lanltor pro-
gramme was we'll made up and 1t went
through with some speed. The following
appointments were made first:
NJ. Hines, Cooper Primary, vice Mrs. K A.
Hunter; J. Cavauaugh, Humboldt Primary,
vice James CrOke; T. Barry, Hearst Grammar,
vice NJ. Gallagher; J. Gunsberger, half Poly
technic High, vice Mrs. Moore; II. Sauer, as
sistant Hamilton Grammar, vice Mrs. B. Rose I;
J. Kearney, half Franklin Grammar, vice ].
smith; A. Asher, LongfelloW Primary, vice
Mrs NJ. Clyne.
The following transfers of ianitors were
also made:
Mrs L. A. Hunter, Pacific Heights Grammar,
vice Mrs. NJ. A. Baxter; J. Croke, Golden Gate
Primary, vice Ms. J. Foley; Mrs. NJ Ga!lag her,
Fremont Primary, vice Mrs. Moore; Mrs. A
Moore, Hunters Point, vice E. S. Dierks; Mrs.
NJ J. Kelly, John SWEET Grammar, vice W. G.
Courts; Mrs. Craig Laguna Honda. vice Mrs.
W. Theobald; Mrs. H. C. Capwen, James Lick
Grammar, vice Mrs. NJ. Bers stead; Mrs Flynn,
Girls High School, vice Mrs. F. Let's; Mrs. NJ.
Let's, Winfield Scott Primary, vice Mrs. A.
Kennedy; Mrs. H. Mourn, Columbia Gram
mar, vice Mrs. Mccarthy Mrs. J. Fay, assistant
Columbia Grammar; Mrs E. Burns, Harrison
Primary, vice Mrs L. Cooper; Mrs. L. Cooper,
Normal School, vice Mrs. II. Hartwigsen;
Mrs. H. Hsrtwlgsen, Stanford Primary, vice
Mrs. J. Murphy; Mrs. Burns, Buena Vista Pri-
mary vice Mrs. NJ. Wills; Mrs. Lawton,
Crocker Grammar. vice Mrs. H. A. McAlhster; ;
Mrs. Mccarthy, Irving Primary, vice Miss B.
Mcmahon; Mrs. w. Hughes, Irving Scott Pri-
mary, vice Mrs. H. Langley; Miss j. sonth,
Denman Grammar, vice Mrs NJ. Lavelle; Mrs.
F. Naughton, Hawthorne Primary, vice Mrs.
NJ. T. Kelly; Mrs. Mccullough, Douglass Pri-
mary vice Mrs. Breen; Mrs. NJ. A. Usehold,
Moulder Primary, vice Mrs. Nj. c. Crane: Mrs.
W. E. Code, Sherman Primary, vice Mrs. J.
Kelly; Mrs. Hoffman, Madison Primary, vice
Mrs. NJ. Donahy; Mrs. Holland, Rlncon Gram
mar, vice Mrs. II. Heaphy; Mrs Riley, Bernal
place, vice Mrs. ]. NJ. Murphy.
Miss Rosalie Lichtenberg of the Emer-
son School was granted leave of absence
for one year from February g.
On motion of Director Ragan, a COM
mittee of three on legislation was ap-