The San Francisco call., 1897-10-28
GLASSES TO Be
CONSOLIDATED
School Directors Now Fig
uring on the Evening
Schools.
Superintendent Webster Finds
Pupils Sadly Lacking
in Numbers.
The Health Board Sustained by
the Board of Educa-
tion.

Superintendent Webster submitted re-
port at the meeting of the Board of Educa-
ton last evening showing that in many
cases the evening school classes which
had been formed had not been filled and
that in some instances there were not
enough pupils to warrant teachers being
EN- loyPd to teach them.
Director Waller moved that in cases
where the classes were smaller than fixed
by the rules of the board consolid alton be
resorted to. The motion was carried.
Chairman Waller of the Finance Com
mitiee submitted a report of The financial
condition OF the de partment, how ng that
there is now available $779 642 81 after
paying he bills of the past three months.
Toe question OF holding out q stated
SIM sufficient to pay the salaries of the
eachers Tor the remainder of the fiscal
wear was brought up, and on motion of
Director Waller i; was decided to set aside
the sum of $73l, ,637 as special fund to pay
til salaries of teachers for the remainder
of the year.
Recommendations of the Committee on
Elementary Education were adopted as
follows:
Miss Genevieve Carroll assigned TO the Hum
boldt School, Miss Z ia HonigS berger assigned
10 the Pacific Heights School, Mrs NJ A
Hogan assigned to the substitute class, Miss
B. L. Gambitz assigned - the Emerson Pri-
m ry school. Miss NJ. C. Sutherland assigned
10 the Winfield Scott school, Miss Agnes Nc
Laughlln assigned 10 the John SWEET School,
Mrs. Fannie T. Bronson assigned to the Doug
lass School, Miss Grace Chalmers assigned to
the Rincon Grammar School, Miss Johanna
McNlchol and Mrs. Alice Bresse elected TO the
unpaid substitute list
On the recon mendation of the Commit
tee on Evening Schools a class in book
keeping in the John SWEET Grammar
School was abolished. three classes in the
Hearst Evening School ware consolidated
into two classes, two classes in the Sheri-
dan School were consolidated and Miss l.
G. Beck assigned to the substitute list.
The Health Committee presented a re-
port confirming the report OF the Health
Depart tment on q number of schoolhouses
which were declared to be unsanitary.
The Buildings and Grounds Committee
was instructed to compute at once the
cost of placing the schools in proper con-
ditIon.
Director Waller moved that the Com
M lttee on Elementary Education organize
a school on Angel Island and appoint a
teacher in accordan ce with a petition pre-
sented by Post Chaplain Macomb Der.
Director Head objected on the ground
hat the island was within the confines of
Marin County. The motion was lost.
Mrs. May 4. SereI (nee Hopps) sent in
ner resignation as q teacher, which was
accepted.
Principal Madison Babcock sent in a
equlsition for $500 worth OF books for in
digent pupils IN the Franklin Evening
School.
Chairman Bantel of the Supply Com
mittee objected on the ground that be had
already several thousand dollars worth of
requisitions on hand that could not be
filed.
Director Head thought that in view of a
threatened deficit the supplying of the
INDECENT with books should be stopped
Director Waller thought the books
should be supplied even though the de-
ficiency was increased. The matter was
finally referred to the Su, ply Committee.