The San Francisco call., 1897-06-10
VERTICAL WRITING
SYSTEM WINS
The Board of Education
Believes in Home
Products.
Seven More Teachers Placed in
the Substitute Class Against
Protest.
President Darlington Advocates the
enforcement of the Law of
Compulsory Education.

The Board of Education st its regular
meeting last evening decided to adopt the
"CaIifornia vertical system of writing" oI
which II. S. Crocker & Co. is holder OF the
copyright and pu bIisher of the copy books
There was a long discussion over the
matter, but upon coming to vote only
four mem beTs were recorded as againsI
the resolution.
The only other matter calling out 8
discussion was the adoption of the report
OF the Classification Committee placing
seven new teachers on the substitute list.
Director Head led the opposition. He
insisted on knowing the names of the
Directors who recomm ended the teachers
but the information was not vouchSafed.
Director Walter, who occupied the
chair, President Darlington being busy
preparing Il communication, said that the
rules of the board did not require that the
information be given, and the presenta-
ton OF the names by the commitlee was
all that was required. The substitute
class was full at thirty-siI under the rules,
and the present number is but twenty
seven. The report was adopted.
1t recon meIGs that Miss Lille Too1ney,
teacher OF cooking, be placed on the list
OF regulars and assigned TO the special
work OF leachin@ cooking, and that Miss
I@t4IdDSlu bullSI, MISS VI. DdleS. MISS
Mary X. DOhertY, Miss i. Lenore Gam
bltz. Miss Kate D. SPEEDING, Miss Jennie
T. ORemly anu Miss Jennie Carroll be
appointed TO the subs stitute class.
h. 2. Bradley late teacher or freehand
drawing in the Polytechnic High School,
filed a protest against the sum mary dis
posal OF his services as such made by reso-
luton OF the board May %. Nouce was
given that ne would refuse TO submit to
the action of the board and would report
for duty and hold himself in readiness to
perform the duties of the Office OF teacher
and will claim his salary.
The executive committee of the Mission
High School Club in a communication
called attention TO the necessity for
prompt action IN the matter of making
provision for the continuance of the
classes in the Mission High Scnool pend
ing the completion of the new building,
the present quarters being inadequate.
Contracts were let To the following firms
for supplies for the ensuing year:
For lumbev-Swift & Co., Scott & Van Arms
dale Lumber Co., D.ckins Lumber Company
and c. A. Hooper.
For nerdware-Bennett Bros. Baker & Ham
ilIon, Dunham, Carrigan & Hayden Co.,
Jushnian Caire Company hoIbrook, Merrill
&, StetSon.
Castiron pipe fttings-Crane Company, Dun
ham, Carrigan & Hayden Co, ". W. Mon
tague d. Co., HolDrook, Merrill & SIetson.
Plum Uiug suppies-Craue & Co., Montague
& Co, Hol6rook, Merr II & Stetson
Paints ana oiIs-Yates d Co., agner Bro g.,
W F. Fuller Company.
Furniture-C. F. Weber & Co., George H.
Fuller Desk Company, Whiltaker Ray Com
pany.
Stauouery-Cuupingham Curtiss & Welch !;
Payot, Upham & Co; Crocker & Co.. ; san born
Vail Co.; LIE Count Bros, Whitaker & Ray
Company.
Js1itors' supplies-AIission Soap and Candle
Works; +. B. DalIam, Justinian Oaire, Harvey
Unna; Atlantic Brush Company.