The San Francisco call., 1897-08-26
Principals VIII Aid the Super
intendent in Rearranging
the Course.
THE DONOVAN CHiRGES QUASnED.
E, NJ, Fitzpatrick Finally Cleared by
the Board-Chahges Made
by Committees.

The roar of indignation which has been
going up from the citizens of this City for
the pest four weeks over the new course
OF study proposed by the solid nine in the
Board OF Education has evidently struck
home, for the schemers are fastening to
cover and there Is certain to be big cut
in the list of books before the matter is
settled.
School Director Drucker started the ball
rolling at the meeting last evening by Of
1ering the following resolution;
Resolped. That committee of principals OF
the following named schools, namely, the
Horace Mann, Adams, Cosmopolitan, Hearst,
Whittier, Cooper, lie Count and Irving Scott, be
appointed to cut down and revise the present
course OF tudy, so that it will be made prac-
ticsble and not come in direct conflict with
the rules OF the Board OF Education.
A number OF mem bers expressed them
selves IN favor of the proposed measure,
but wanted it postponed until it could be
brought to the notice OF the Superin-
tendent, VINO was absent. They thoug
this only fair, because the course bad
been arranged by Mr.. Webster and be-
cause it would be a reflection on him to
&C. IN his absence.
President Darlington proposed an
amendment to the effect that the
matter of the revision of the course
should be left to committee
of three principals from the primary
schools and three from the grammar
schools the six principals to act in con-
junction with the Superintendent IN max
ing the list less lengthy and more within
the means of the parents of the majority
OF the pupils.
The resolution was carried as amended,
and Director Head moved that pending a
settlement of the matter the pupils be not
required to buy books under the present
schedule. This was carried unanimously.
The Committee on Rules, which consid-
cred the caarges made by Miss Geraldine
G. Donovan against Principal Z. G. Kill
patrick of the Business Evening School,
reported at the meeting of the Board of
Education last evening that it had care
fully investigated the matter and had
found the charges too trivial to warrant a
trial, and recommended that the charges
be entirely dismissed. Directors Gala
CHER and Ragan, Principal Fitzpatrick S
opponents in the committee investigation,
we're the only ones who voted against the
report.
Director Gallagher presented a resolu-
tion which was aimed to ridicule the
board for the position it had taken, but
the measure was prom pity declared out of
order by the president.
Recommendations of the City Board OF
Examiners we're adopted as follows:
That S. S. Carnigha be granted special GER
tifcata in ironwork. That the following
named be granted grammar-grade certificates
Myron A. Folsom, Abraham Lewis, Mrs. II. H.
Stems, Miss Louise G. Beck, Miss Mary A.
Hewett, Miss Alice J. Vincent, Miss Virgini a
Cassiday, Miss Virginia L. English, Miss Ma
bel A. Leary, Miss Lillian A. suich, Miss Anna
NJ. Tietjen, Miss Olga Won der Lieth. That
Charles B. Gleason be granted special certifi-
cate III Latin. That the semi-aunual examin-
alton OF applicants for teachers certificates
commence on October l at 1870 p NJ at the
San Francisco Normal School
The Committee on Buildings and
Grounds submitted the following recon-
mendations:
That an ght-classroom school building b9
erected in the new Park Lane district, and
that the Supervisors be petitioned 10 appro.
pirate $50, 600 for the purpose; that six rooms
be added to the Hamilton Grammar School
building; that another story, containing four
rooms, be added TO the Dudley Stone School
and that the secretary be instructed to adver-
tise for proposals for the same; that the con-
tract for the building of two additional rooms
at the sutro School be let for $2697 to ]. S.
Mckay.
The report was laid over until the next
meeting.
The board adopted the following recom-
mendations of the Committee on EIemen-
tary Education:
That new classes be opened in the Dudley
Stone Sutro and South End schools; that Miss
w. l. Folsom be assigned to the Sutro School;
that Miss F. A. Gilmore of the Bernal Heights
School be placed on the unassigned list; that
new class be opened in the Bennett School