The San Francisco call., 1897-01-05
SOME ARE OUT,
OTHERS ARE IN
Changes That Took Place
in the City Hall
Yesterday.
Board of Education Made Almost
a Clean Sweep of Its
Employees.
Superintendent cf Streets Made a
Numb of Appointments.
Minor Changes.

Yesterday was Clearinghouse day at
| the City Hall and the ins and outs
changed places with many smiles and
congratulations. The ball started in the
Board of Education, where almost clean
sweep was made.
The old board met just before noon, and
after listening to a report from the finance
committee, which attributed its troubles
10 the Board of Supervisors in cutting
down the appropriation, and an address
from the acting president, DIR. Clinton,
walked out and gave the new directors
their seats.
Before retiring DR.. Clinton made the
following address:
This is not time for a long speech, but
wish to say word before we sever our con-
necIion with the department. l think that
our admins tration has been q good one, and
that the good we have done wifi far outbal-
ance the wrong. When we took charge of the
| department we found a feeling OF unrest
among the pupils and teachers, but in a short
| time the teachers learned that we were their
friends. They learned that we were not eager
to snatch their positions from them We held
no star chamber proceedings to work them
| evil, and when they felt secure the work OF
the department progressed harmoniously and
| for the benefit OF the pupils. also wish 10
! say, thank God this board never developed a
boss. 1t was not known as Jones board a
Smith roard 1t will be known as the decent
board of 1895 and 1896.
The new board at once got TO work by
electing G. l.. Darlington president. The
new presiding officer made brief adore IS
| in which he said that unless al! signs fail
the incoming board would be the best that
! the people of California had ever elected.
| He hoped that when its eptapb had been
written it would be said that it had shown
as much zeal and interest in the welfare
of the public as any board that had pre-
ceded it. He continued:
To be selected presiding off GER OF such a
BOARD OF Education as believe we will have
during the ensuing two years is indeed an
honor which any one might covet.
have met you all singly and collectively
| on numerous occasions since the verdict of the
| people was rendered on November 3, and I'M
less all signs fail, we a re to have board which
will justify the confidence expressed by the
people at that time.
1t has frequently been said that the board
which has just concluded its labors has been
an improvement on many OF its predecessors.
| When the epitaph of this board shall have
been written may it be said that 1t mas sur
passed all others in zeal for the welfare OF Its
wards prudence and Judgment i'll the super
vision OF the property interests intrusted to
! it and in general faithful and merltorlous SER
vice.
Gentlemen, thank you and hereby promise
that my best efforts shall be directed toward
those ideals which we should all strive Tor and
| earnestly hope all may obtain.
He then announced The appointment OF
the following committees:
Finance-Waller, Burns and Armer
lassification-Derham, Carew, Burns and
! Halls stead.
! Rules-Drucker, Armer and Waller.
Qualification - Armer, Bantel and Ham.
mond.
Buildings ana GrOunds-Burns DrucKer and
| Gallagher.
Salaries-Head, Derham and Bantel.
Supplies-Bantel, Carew and Head.
Judiciary-Halstead, Hammond and Head.
Printing-Ga lagher. Burns and Drucker.
Vsiting-Carew, Halstead and H ammond.
Superintendent of Schools Babcock
stated that changes in the staff of the
office had been decided on, and that Sec
retary Beanston would be succeeded by
Charles Welch.
| The attention of the board was called to
the fact that Mr.. Beanston had been a
trusty and efficient mpioye of the depart
ment for many years, and that he should
| be retained, but the appointment OF his
successor was confirmed by a vote of eight
to three, Director HaIstead being absent.
Director Waller then offered the follow
| ing resolutions:
Resotued, That the positions OF the three
assistant secretaries OF the Board OF Education,
the position of head storekeeper, the position
| of head Inspector of Buildings, be and the
| same are hereby declared vacant
! Rescued, That John O'Donnell, R. P. Hoe and
John Cashin be appointed assistant secretaries
| OF the Board OF Education, and that George w.
Ryan be appointed head storekeeper, that
| John J. O'Brien be appointed Inspector oil
| Buildings and that Alex Vogelssng be ap-
| pointed attorney OF the Board OF Education.
| An effort was made to have Mr.. Asheim