The San Francisco call., 1897-04-15
School Director Waller
Makes a Manly Ex-
PLANTATION.
Discrepancies Due to Errors and
Eot to Fraud as
Charged.
Outlying Districts GIaddened by the
Promise of Better School
Facilities.

foisted on contiding public as genuine
sensation by an unreliable morning paper
burst with crash at the meeting of the
Board of Education last evening, leaving
| its manufacturer. Chief Census Marshal
Wardell, high and dry.
Chairman Waller of the Census Com
mittse reported progress and when re-
quested by member to explain the
pseudo sensation that had been published.
MADE a manly statement, IN which he
said that Chief Census Marshal Wardell
was responsible for the mares nest and
that the Investigation had been con-
Quoted under the leadership of Mr.
Wardell.
He stated that the committee was satis-
fed that the discrepancies in the old rolls
were the result of error and not of fraud,
and that it was quite as likely that as
many names were left out of the rolls as
were enormously put in.
He stated that ex- Marshal Bausman had
demanded an investigation at the hands
OF the Grand Jury, and that the present
Marshal had been summoned to substan-
tiate his charges.
Mr.. Walters tone indicated that the
committee had washed its hards of the
matter and was willing to let WardelI get
self and the committee in as gracefully
as he is able.
The representatives of various outlying
districts that have been asking for better
school facilities were gladdened by re-
port rendered by Chairman Burns of
the Buildings and Grounds Committee, in
which the following concentrations
were made:
That an eight-class brick building be built
ha Mpdi prr
school building; that an S-room brick building
be erected in the Richmond district on the
present sutro school site, ard that two classes
be added TO the Richmond School building, on
First avenue; that a four-class building be
erected in the vicinity of the Precita Valley :;
that fouT-class building be erected on the
TWO lots donated by the residents of sunny
side; that an eight-room school building be
erected on the present site of the Monroe
school building; that committee be ap-
pointed 10 appear before the Finance Commit
tee OF the Board OF Supervisors to ask for
special appropriation for The erection of the
buildings specified.
Chairman Charles A. Bantel of the Com
mittee on Supplies submitted a vigorous
protest against the small amount allowed
the com mlttee Tor the purchase of school
supplies. He conte nded that the appro-
priation for March should have been $500.
| instead of the 500 that was allowed, in
order to meet the actual requirements OF
the committee. lie asked that the ap-
| preparation be placed at $4,000 per month
| in order to supply all the poor with the
| articles that they cannot afford to buy,
and stated that if he did not get suffi-
cient appropriation he would decline TO
purchase supplies in excess of the amount
allowed. He stated that the bill for coal
alone was $1,000 per month. and that The
other necessities would easily MAKE up
the $1,000.
Chief Census Marshal Wardell was
allowed $50 for fifteen days work performed
| in making recapitulation of last years
school census rolls. The charges recently
made by Mr.. WardeIl were based on what
he claimed was ex-Census Marshal Baus-
| mans recapitulation, but the 5oard saw
fit to pay for new one.
Recommendations of the Committee on
Classifcations were adopted as follows:
That new class be formed in the Laguna
Honda School, and that Miss n. c. Lawrence
be assigned 10 1t as a probationary teachers
that Miss Addie 3. Horton be assigned to the
Sutro School as probationary teacher: that
Miss ]. E. Claiborne be ASST gned to the Cooper
Primary School as a probationary teacher
that ". D. kingsbury, vice principal of the
John SWEET Grammar School, be transferred to
the e-principalshlp of the Adams Grammar
School, exchanging places with L. NJ Shuck;
that Miss L. V. Conway be assigned 10 the
Sutro Primary School as probationary teacher;
that Miss M. k. Kennedy be assigned es a
probationary teacher to the Washington
Grammar School; that a new receiving
Primary School and that Miss Ida
Carroll be elected a regular teacher and as
signed to the class; that q new receiving class
be formed in the lie Conte Primary School;
that the resolution previously adopted assign
ing Miss F. A. Gilmore to the Washing ton
Grammar School be rescinded; that Miss NJ
II. Sloan be assigned to the Cleveland Primary
School; that the board do not advertise for
the text books for the schools.
The following ecommenda ations of the
City Board of Examiners were adopted:
That the following-named teachers be recon-
mended to the State Board of Education for
diplomas OF the grammar grade; Miss Lille
Greenwood; that Miss LYDIA Carroll and r. V.
Whiting be granted high school certificates;
that Miss Genevieve Carroll, Miss NJ. b. Con-
way, Miss Nellie T. Carr, Miss Ella
Smith and Miss Annie l.. Hornsby be granted
grammar-grade certificates that w. L.
DYE, Miss Evelyn McGee and Miss
Grace Turner be granted primar,-
grade certificates; that T. j. McAuliffe
be granted special certificate in Latin that
Miss Eugenia Rampiliou be granted a GER
tificate in French; that Miss NJ. c. Bowling be
granted special certificate in Spanish; that
Miss Grace Morey be granted special cer-
tificate in cooking; that Samuel Epstein be
granted special certificate in mathematics.
The following special certificates were also
recommended: Philip L. Bush, in bookkeep-
ing; Miss Rae Cohen, in stenography; Miss
May c. Garlic and Miss Sadie Callahan, in
stenography and typewrting.:
1t was decided to close the schools for
the long vacation on Friday, June is, and
to reopen on Monday, August 2.