The San Francisco call., 1897-01-28
JANITORS' HEADS
ALMOST CUT OFF
School Directors Attempt
to Repay Political
FavorS.
Strenuous Efforts to Practice
Economy in the De-
partmsnt.
The Substitute Teachers Salaries
Discussed-Many Changes
Recommended.


II object to the calling of the name of
board. His right to sit in the delibera-
tions of this body IS in doubt. At the last
election R. II. Webster was elected Super
intendent of Public Schools. He pre-
sented himself for recognition as such,
but his demand for his rights was over
looked and he was obliged to appeal to
the courts, and his case is now in court.
While the matter stands thus Mr.. Bah
cock has no right to act as Superintend-
ent de facto and appoint any one to fill
vacancies in the board while his own posi-
tion is in question. Therefore, Iprotest and
ask that DR.. Rsgan's name be not read in
the rollcall."
Chairman Darlington ruled that Mr..
Head s protest was out of order.
One of the principal features of the
evening was a report presented by the
Committee on Janitors, which consists OF
Directors Gallagher, Burns and Drucker.
In brief it provided for the dismissal OF a
dozen or more women who have been en-
gagged In the menial task of keeping the
school buildings tidy, and read as follows: {:
Resolved, That the following janitors be ap-
pointed vice those removed: A. Gault, Poly
lechnic High school, vice Mrs. Moore; William
Hugh, Rincon Grammar School, vice Mrs. II.
Heapy; John E. Owens, Spring Valley Gram
mar, vice A. Ascher; James Cavanagh, lie
Conte Primary, vice Mrs. S. Gordon
Mrs. Burns, Douglas Primary, vice Mrs.
r. Breen; P. J. Sullivan, Hamilton
Grammar, vice Mrs. B. Ross Catherine
Mcguire, Agassiz Primary. vice Mrs. S. Hoh-
man; Mrs. Lawton. Crocker Grammar, vice
Mrs. Fl. A. McAllister; Mrs. Flynn, Girls High
School, vice Mrs. F. Let's; Mrs. Mahoney. Edi-
son Primary, vice Mrs. H. Momm; John Kear-
ney, Longteliow Primary, vice Mrs. NJ Clyne;
NJ. Hines, San Francisco Normal, vice Mrs. II.
vice Mrs. B. Manning; Mrs. McAulife, Whit
tier Primary, vice Mrs. NJ. Lynch.
This brought Director Head to his feet,
and pointing to the recommendation of
the committee, he said This is the re-
ward for political services. In order to
provide places for big burly political heel
ers who have done work at the polls and
elsewhere this committee proposes to
throw out upon the cold charity OF the
world these women, many of whom are
widows and have little children to support.
protest against this board taking such a
step and placing itself on record in any
such manner. No board in the past has
dared to take such action"
Mr.. Head stated that, in the first place,
he objected to voting on the whole resolu-
tion, in which the fate of nearly fifteen
each change to be taken up and voted
upon separately. There was fight against
this course, but it carried. AS a result
only three changes were made, and they
were the appoin tments OF John E. Owens,
Catherine Mcguire and Mrs. Mahoney.
Directors Bentel, Burns, Gallagher and
Ragan voted solidly for the appointments
as recommended by the committee.
Director Waller submitted a detailed
statement of actual receipts and expendi-
lures from July 1, 1885, to January 1, 1897,
showing a deficit, on the basis of the full
allowance of half of the appropriate on
January 1, 1897, amounting to $50, ,S65 05.
Adding in the half of teachers salaries
for November yet due the total deficit on
January /, 1897, was $74, S38 Is. He also
submitted a statement of estima ated ex-
penditures and available funds from Janu-
ary 1, 1897, to July 1, 1897, based on actual
ana estimated receipts, showing a total
deficit July l, 1897, of $124 746 20.
Another long argument having economy
as it's basis was called forth by n report in
relation to cutting off the pay of the SUBJ
stitute teachers, which was as follows:
Your special committee, consisting of Direc-
tors Ragan, Head, Derham and Superintend-
ent Babcoek, to whom was referred the resolu-
tions offered by Director Waller that the un-
assigned teachers now doing substitute duty
be added to the day substitute class and the
suspension OF Ine SUBSTITUTE IlSL Del0W the
number thirty beg leave TO report that it has
carefully considered the subject matter and
reports favorabiy on the resolution that the
g Sa be peed that at thew the
assigned to the first vacancies in the depart
ment and that it is the sense of the committee
that the substitute list as it now stands is re-
quired for the needs of the depar tmen. and
it is opposed to the suspension of any of the
substitute class
The resolution was adopted.
?. M. Nolan, chairman OF the City Board
of Examination, made the following rec
ommen dations:
That Miss Henrietta E. Carville be granted q
grammar grade certificate on her California
life diploma OF the grammar grade.
That Mrs. Sadie Garvin be granted q gram
mar grade certificate on her California life
diploma of the grammar grade.
That Miss Mai Mead Galloway be granted a
grammar grade certificate on her life diploma
of graduation from the San Francisco Normal
class.
That Mrs Annie McCone Callwell be granted
q grammar-grade certificate on her diploma of
graduation from the San Francisco normal
class
That Miss Efie F. Grant be granted gram
mar-grade certificate on her diploma of gradu-
alton from the California State Normal School
located at Chico.
That special bookkeeping certificate of
Miss Maggie Mcdonald be renewed.
That Miss Louise II. Krauss be recommended
to the State Board OF Education for State
educational diploma of the grammar grade.
The report was adopted.
The Committee on Classification made
the following recommendations:
That Miss Alice E. Lynch OF the Hirst Gram
mar School be transferred to the Webster
Primary School; that Miss F. L. Soule of the
unassigned list of teachers be assigned to
the Hirst Grammar School; that Miss
f. A. Gilmore be assigned to the charge
OF the class of Miss Cora Gallagher of the
Everett Grammar School. now on leave of alb.
sence: that Mrs. Irene Reeves and Miss Henri
etta G. Byrne be appointed High School
substitutes, to be paid only for act
ual services rendered; that six type
machine typewriters be transferred
from the Polytechnic High School to the Mission
High School: that Miss L. r. Pettigrew of the
unassigned list OF teachers be assigned to the
Third Grade class of the Emerson School;
that Miss Emily Hartrick be trans
ferred from the evening substitute list to
the unassigned day list; that Mrs. L. A. Rich
NEW TO-DAY-AMUSEMEN