The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-27
Exercises Will Be Held
on the Morning of
June IT
School Director Head Wants
Teachers Back Salaries
Paid.
Estimate of the Amount Needed for
the Department Submitted at
Last Nights Meeting

Inc Board OF EQuCaLlOn QeClQ0Q l8St
evening to recognize Bunker Hill day
with more than the ordinary mark of re-
spect. Superintendent of Schools Webster
introduced the following resolution, that
was unanimously adopted:
Resolved. That in addition to the raising of
flags, as provided for in section 126 of the
rules, teachers devote the first fifteen min utes
of the NOR ling session on June 17-Bunker
Hill day-to such exercises as will appropri-
atelv common crate that important historical
event in the American Revolution-the battle
OF Bunker Hill.
Chairman Waller of the Finance Com
mittee submitted report in which he
recommended that the May salary de-
mands of teachers be given them in spite
o: the deficit that confronts the depart
ment.
Director Head offered a substitute
strongly urging that the half mon this sal
airy of the teachers that was held out in
November last be paid them Immediately.
He quoted figures from the Treasurer
showing that the money was on hand,
ant declared it was an outrage. as long as
the department had the money on hand,
to deprive the teachers of their Just dues.
Director Waller raised point OF order
that was sustained ty the president, and
the committees report was adopted.
An estimate of the appropriation that
will be asked at the hands of the Super
visors for the next fiscal year was submit
ted bv Director Waller. 1t calls for 81
OBJ, 458 81. distributed as follows: Teachers
salaries, 1862. $50 81; teachers unpaid SAL
aries for 1869. Sis, 500; janitors' sala-
ries, $54, 424 So; supplies, books, station
cry, repairs, 1884 453 Is; permanent i'm.
provements, 1856, 900.
The appropriation allowed for last year
was 81, 100000. TO which was added q bal
ance OF $i1 900. carried over from the pre-
vious year. There will be a deficit of
$3.50 900 or more. The estimate was &C.
cepted.
The Committee on Health reported that
during the month past the eyes of 1895
children had been examined with the fol-
lowing result:
Five hundred and sixty with normal vision.
81 shortsighted, 22S farsighted, 1876 stig-
Among the AIS with defective sight, 53 are
provided with proper correcting glasses.
The City Board of Examiners made the
following recon mendations:
R. H. Webster to be recommended to the
State Board for a diploma OF the high-school
grade, and Mrs. Louise b. Deal, Miss Margaret
F. Haussler. ISIS Harriet E. Rademaker and
Miss Flora Van den Bersh for life diplomas OF
the grammar grade; Miss Evelyn L. Sheppard
granted a high-schooi certificate; Miss Kate
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grammar-grade certificates; high-school Ger.
tifcates renewed fer Miss Ada NJ. Goldsmit III,
Elisha Brooks and Charles H. Ham primary
grade certificates renewed for Miss Emily NJ
Goggin and Miss Mary II. Slavan. There be-
ing but eight mem oers present the report was
laid over one week.
The Com mittee on Buildings and
Grounds reported in favor of purcnasin g
lot for school building TO be located
west of Baker street and north of Fell
street, as asked for by the Panhandle and
Ashbury Heights improvement Club
Also that four-cIass school building be
erected on De Haro street, near Solano
The report was adopted.
The positions of teachers of DRAWN in
the School Department, now held by
Miss Katherine M. Ball and Mrs. e. P.
Bradley. were declared vacant, the action
TO take effect on June 1. This action was
taken on the ground that the teach ers are
not necessary for the conduct of the de-
partment and that there is no law for the
payment of their salaries.
An attempt was made to remit a fine
imposed on Miss P. NJ Nolan for failing
TO send in her regular report on time, but
the measure failed 10 pass by one vote.
recommendations of the Committee on
classification were adopted as fellows:
A new class to be formed in the Everett
Grammar School, Miss NJ. E. Devine ass gned
to the Everett Grammar School; new class
to be formed in the James Lick Grammar
School, Mrs. NJ. L. Brown TO be transferred
from the Franklin Grammar School to The
James Lick School; Miss Edna Cadwalader as
signed probationary teacher in the Frank
lin Grammar School, Miss L. V. Morgan as
signed as probationary teacher in the Fair
mount School; that the study of humane
education be introduced and made regular
course in the schools without extra expense
to the department
Superintendent Webster was instructed
to carry out the provisions OF the medal
trusts, by which Messrs. Bridge and Dan-
man provided $4,000 for the purpose of
giving rewards for meritorious work in
their classes.