The San Francisco call., 1898-03-10
He Expresses His Mind About School Director
 Hammond.
Not Half a Director Nor Half a Gentleman He Writes
 in a Letter.
A Weeks Vacation in Early April and the June Term Extended
 a Week.

The School Board met yesterday af- ternoon; 1t was not a lively meeting and there was not much business of i'm pOrtance transacted.
 A little Zest was added to the meet Ing by a communication sent in by Alex Vogelsang, attorney for the board, who took occasion to speak his mind regarding Director Hammond. He wrote to explain his connection with the law business of the board in re- ply to some criticism which had been passed on the charges he made for ex tra work. He said the legal business of the board is enough to take up the entire time of a reputable attorney, and as his duties were definite in character he believed he should receive extra compensation for any work out side of them.
 In closing his communication he wrote:
 It is hoped that the communication is both plain and satisfactory to eleven members of your board; as to the twelfth, man of the Judiciary Committee, 1 have no hopes. He seems incapable Of com prehension,, though l have often tried 10 explain to him the law of the case.
 One of the papers also states that al the last meeting of the board this Di- rector took occasion to make some un- self. In reply thereto I feel it sufficient to say that the disapproval Of this per son, who is not half Director nor yet half a gentleman is more to be desired by those who know him than Is his es- teem.
 Director Hammond Is chairman of the Judiciary committee.
 Grammar grade certificates were granted to Miss Eva B. Cleary, Miss Isabelle Hemmenway, Mis- Mabel Hol- lis, Miss May c. Nolan and Arthur Kilgore. The grammar grade ceru- ficates of Miss Lily A. Toomy and Miss Marie A. Irwin were renewed.
 The Committee on Elementary Edu- cation recommended that the secretary be directed to advertise for sixty days for sealed proposals for supplying the pupils in the public schools or san Francisco with suitable text books in all branches in the primary grades, the bids to be opened June g.
 The recommendation was adopted after some discussion. It was ex- plained that the advertising for bids for books did not necessarily mean change in the text books used, but was only to make the adoption of any books needed legal.
 By further recommendation of the same committee Miss Nj. c. Sutherland of the unassigned list was assigned to class in the Bedding Primary School, and Miss Jane Passalaqua was trans ferresd as a proba tionary teacher from the Gay SCHOOL SuDSllCuIe lISl u ei NAeioo fin the Chinese Primary School.
 On recommendation of the Commit tee on Evening Schools Miss Mary Watson of the Evening School substi- tute class was assigned to class in the Lincoln Evening School; Miss Mary Mooney of the Evening School substi- . tute class was assigned to class In he Business Evening School.
 The Committee on Rules recommend ed as follows:
 1p he ha changed to read as follows: Corporal punishment shall consist of the appli- cation of the strap or the rattan. That in article l, section 59, high schools be stricken out To add new article to section 59 to read: "The Girls High School be instructed by principal and two vice principals and assistants as may be needed" That the communica- tion of P. J. Carr, asking leave to so- licit for a history of the world Tn the Miss C. M. Johnston, principal of the Fairmount School to collect contrfbu- tions from the children to hire a piano be denied That teachers must read section 1855. subdivision l, of the rules to the scholars every month.
 The recommendations were adopted with the exception of that regarding the high schools.
 The following leaves of absence were granted:
 Miss C. A. VemDleIOn or lIle w tS> I1Iu School. from March to March 24; Miss K R. Paxton of the department at large, from February 2S to March q; Miss Ernestine Arnold of the Hamilton Gram mar, from March 10 to April 10; Mrs. M D. Patrick of the Rincon Evening school from March l to April |; MISS Ea G' fraG, mG, March ' to May '; Miss Fannie Davis of the Bedding Primary, from February l. 7s tG of teeF9sa tSe sutro PTimary 5Tin from March S1 to April 30
 Mrs. Patrick and Miss Burnett asked for leave until June l, but Director Head called attention to the fact that by taking such leave they would come back and after teaching for few days be qualified to draw their salary for the long vacation just as if they had not been out. In view of this situ- ation the board allowed them each one month, and if they desire further leave they will probably be required to take a leave that will include the vacation.
 Miss E. R. Daniel, having served six months as a teacher in the evening schools, prior to her transfer to the day schools, was made a regular teacher with full pay
 It was decided that the probationary period, as required by the rules, shall apply to evening schools as well as day schools, and evening school principals must hereafter report as probationary teachers.
 The salaries of the principals of the schools were raised from $110 to $115 month.
 On motion of MT. Waller weeks va cation was ordered from April to April s, and the subsequent term was extended from June IT to June A.
 Miss P. M Nolan was reelected to the City Board of Examiners for two years from March l, her former term having expired.
 Miss E. Hettinger was transferred from the day substitute class to class in the Agassiz Primary School
 Miss Nellie Gallagher. principal of the Agassiz Primary School. was made first vice-principal of the Franklin Grammar School, vice Miss Kate Me Donald. deceased. Resolutions of re- spect to the memory of Miss McDon- aid, and of sympathy for her relatives, were adopted.
 It was decided that Mir. McAuliffe be assigned as substitute in the place of