The San Francisco call., 1897-01-30
SPECIAL TEACHERS
NOT IN FAVOR
The Grand Jury Would
Save Money by Dis
missing Them
A Committee Report That Offers
Suggestions Looking to
Greater Economy.
The Places of Teachers Living Across
the Bay Could Be Supplied
From This City.


ports from two of its committees-those
on public schools and health department..
The committee on schools makes several
suggestions for reducing expenses. One
of these is the dismissal OF all extra or
special teachers. 1t also suggests that
San Francisco could supply the places OF
the seventeen teachers that hold places In
its schools but who live in Oakland, Ala
media and Berkeley.
Following is the report:
To the Hon. Grand Jury in and for the City
beg to report as follows on the Board of Edu-
cation of this City and County:
l. Number of substitutes engaged-day... al
Number of substitutes engaged-even-
ing Observation-Disclosures. IL
2. Number actually employed-day.. ....... 50
Number actually employ yed-night
41
During Decem Der, 1896, by suspension of
rules substitutes were elected in excess of
the number allowed.
g. Actual cost per month for substi-
tutes-Day ..........'....'........$I, ,aa0000
$1,000
4. Number of unassigned teachers. $40. IL
5. Actual amount paid to unassigned
teachers per month - the aggregate
amount for Jan uary, 1897, will be-. $73S
8. Drawing teacher, per month. .$l5O
g. Whole number OF teachers............... 9O4
Unassigned. ..-:..................... II
Day substitutes under pay .............. 90
Day substitutes not under pay.........
Evening substitutes under pay.."......
Evening substitutes not under pay.....
On leave of absence. nce......................... 10
98s
This committee recommended that the last
fifteen substitute teachers elected De not paid
salary, but shall be paid only for actual SER
vice rendered. saving of $500 per month.
PUPILS, TEACHERS, SALARIES.
The following report covers period from
1880 to 1895 inclusive: Pupils increase of
3637, about II per cent; teachers increase Of
$25O,677, about 40 per cent; average salary
1880. $50 45; average salary 1895, $94 10;
average number of pupils in class 1880, 40;
decrease of aver age, 1215 per cent.
Increase OF salaries may be accounted for by
the decrease of pupils in each Glass; thereby
increasing number of classes and teachers for
same; the number of special teachers now en-
ployed by the department. at large salaries
and also the eleven unassigned teachers,
drawing on an average P75 per month each.
Teachers salaries increase about $1,000 per
year, due to increase of pay for time service.
amounting to about 100000 for the period
above stated, and 100000 for special teachers,
and $50, 1000 of the above for natural increase
Reference is made to the methods en-
ployed in the shop and supply depart
ments. The carpen ter-shop was abolished
two years ago, and the chairman of the
Building and Grounds Committee of the
Board of Education employs and dis
charges the men. The inspector of build
ings assigns the men to their work and
keeps their time, which he re ports to the
storekeeper daily. Carpenters are paid
So so, plumbers and painters 81 and me-
chanics So so per day. Most all supplies
are contracted for and samples furnished
the storekeeper so that he may make COM
parsons with goods delivered. 1t is sug-
gested that a double entry account be
kept with each school so as to keep track
of its cost.
The committee suggest that the follow.
ing teachers be dropped, namely:
One physical culture.
One Spanish day.
One Spanish (evening).
One drawing teacher.
One free-hand drawing.
Three cooking.
Two manual training.
These teachers cost $1150 per month.
There are seventeen nonresident teachers
in the department as follows:
Residing in Oakiand-Miss E. A. Dunn, Miss
M. ]. Maylorn, Miss N. Simon. Miss c. NJ Pal
mer, Miss K. E. Whitaker, Miss K. Shepherd,
Miss J. NJ. Stewart Mrs f. Osborne
In Berkeley-Mrs. K Thompson, Mrs. A. NJ.
Brown, Miss Fl. E. Whirlow, Mrs. NJ. E. Hay
burn.
In Alameda-Mrs. G. D. Mitchell, Miss A. f,
Sprague, Miss NJ. E. Hops.
In East oakland-Mrs. NJ. A. Hoggs, Miss E.
Fontin.
Your committee believes San Francisco ca
pab!e of supplying teachers from her OWL
community and recommend that teachers
nonresident be dropped from the roll. Re-
L. S. KAsT (Chairman).
R. B. KITTRIDGE.