The San Francisco call., 1897-07-27
AFRAID OF
THE WRATH
HEREAFTER
Directors Bend to the Storm
and Will Remove No
Teachers.
DUNN RAINLI VNDLhS Il HLDWL.
A Regular Boom in Applica-
tons for Jobs Since
Friday Last.
4 WHOLESALE PLAN OF TRANSFERS.
Waller and Burns Will Suffer Most
of the Wrath of the Pro-
posed Victims.
4 WHOLESALE PLAN OF TRANSFERS.

1t was Rainey who planned that eiab-
crate scheme of decapitation o. the school
teachers, and like the shrewd boss that he
IS the stabIeman has given orders 10 the
board memb bers that they must now
hedge. At any rate the teachers VINO
found their names on the black slate are
in no fear of losing their positions at pres
ent. The ax has been sheathed until the
storm has somewhat lulled.
There was a hurried return of the teach
ers from the various vacation resorts yes
terday. They came in droves from al
parts of the State and before noon Presi-
dent Barringt ton of the board of directors
wished that he had taken passage on the
last steamer for the Klondyke, so torrid
was the atmosphere Tor him. Directors
Ragan, Burns and Waller came also in for
a share of the storm of protests. The
teachers were fanked by their sisters,
their brothers, their cousins and their
aunts. 1t was formidable attack and ii
was no wonder the School Directors
sought cover. OF course all sorts OF ex-
cuses were offered by tie members of the
BOARD for the existence of that much
talked of blacklist by which about seventy
teachers were slated for removal or trans
fer. The directors declared it was all the
fault of Superin tendent Webster, and that
lndi vidua threw up his hands in reply to
declare he was only acting under instruc-
tions from the department
Rumor has it that Directors Waller and
Burns engineered the scheme. Waller, 1t
is said, is eat mirer OF Ralney, and
is of the opinion hat IL e b, So might be OF
aluable assistance In furtherlng his
future politica! aspirations. Burns
also has bee buZzing and is already SOW
ing some political oats. When the pres
ent loard was elected these two and DIR.
Ragan had the distinction OF being sup
posed to be the powerful trlumvlrate OF
the body, and the patrona e trust that
ensued led 10 some squabbling that result
ed in the de position of the physician. The
matter was never entirely smoothed over,
de- pite the er de vors of mutual friends.
Al any rate he coup is doomed to fail
ure President Darlington says that no
dismissals of teachers are intended at
present, and that none of the teachers
whose names appeared upon that ''unsat
lsfactory" list need fear for their posi-
tions.
But the angry principals will have to
be placatcd, and to make peace in the
camp it is proposed 10 inaugurate
wholesale system of transfers" at the be-
ginning of the coming school year, which
opens on Monday next. This is the only
Way out OF the ullen MA lOW OpcH ~ Tie
solid Nine" and, bitter dose as it is,
Rainey has declared that they must swal
low it. Two teachers out OF the whole
list are 10 be sacrificed if possible These
are J. Wideman of the Adams Cosmopoli-
tan and Captain A. J. 1tsell OF the Hearst
Grammar. Itsell, it is said, is in bad odor
with the pres ent board, and 1T is decided
that an effort will be made to remove him
in the interest of what President Barring
ton calls discipline"
Every time school board attem pts to
improve the department, howl goes up
that politicians are about to oust some
poor man or woman from their position
said President Darlington. There is no
politics about the present action OF the
board. None of the teachers are in danger
of losing their positions. No board would
have the hardihood TO make any such
wholesale decapitation of teachers as las
been charged against us. Tie principsls
of the various schools that have reported
unfavorably on the merits of some of their
teachers have the right to be rid of those
assistants in the interests of harmony. To
bring about this result and do away with
friction, we will transfer these teacn ers 20
other schools. THIS plan will, l tn nix, be
satisfactory to every body. The whole af-
fair is tie mpest in a teal OF
There are al present 500 apl lica tions for
position as a teacher before the board. The
atte mi pit of the Rainey directors TO clear a
way for some of the friends of the boss
has caused boom in the NUN ber OF appli-
cants, but it begins TO look as if there
would now be no jobs vacant.