The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-02-24
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e. c. FITZPATRICK,
Principal Business Evening School,
The next matter of Importance to en-
gage the attention of the board was
the following report of the Committee
on Elementary Education:
February %, 1885,
Gentlemen: Your committee on elemen-
tary education recommends as follows
l. That the day school substitute list hav-
ing fallen below, the number prescribed
two instead of thirty, we therefore beg
leave to recommend that the following
teachers having necessary qualifications
class: Misses Eliza Rickson, Mae No
Ian, Dora Israel, Rose M. Stack, Eva
Cleary, Millie Wright, Alice Murphy,
hste IoE Rale ano r. Ai.ae F Burns Dr.
Raglan, DIR. G. f. Drucker.
Before a vote was taken on the re-
port President Darlington rose to
speak against the report being adopted
In the first place, he said, the funds of
the department were very low, and on
that ground, if on no other, he would
be compelled to ask the board not to
adopt the report He was not averse to
the appointment of additional teachers
if circumstances permitted, but he was
sure that the present was no time to
make new appointments. He was as
anxious to hand in names as any of
the other Directors, and had as MANY
demands on him as they could possibly
have; but unless imperative need arose
no additions should be made to the
substitute list. He insisted that the
board should be consistent, and also
show the public that they We're dis
posed to practice economy where it was
possible.
Barrington's speech brought several
Directors to their feet to urge that the
report be adopted, and Director Der
ham was the first to reply. He told
harrington that he had experienced a
remarkable change of opinions as we'll
as a direct change of front on the mat
ter before the board, and that he had
appointed as many teachers as any
other Director. What was the hidden
motive which now prompted him to be
so economical?
cussion and asked the meeting to
adopt the report in it's entirety A
vote was taken which resulted in the
report being adopted, ten Directors
voting for it's adoption while President
Darlington voted for the rejection of
the measure When the result Of the
vote had been read to the meeting
harrington said that he had always
known that there was solid nine, but
he had now found out that there was
a solid ten among the School Directors.
At last they had found the lost sheep
and had taken him into the fold.
The Committee on Secondary Educa-
ton recommended that lowing to the
dissatisfaction prevailing in the Girls
High School, that the said school be
investigated thoroughly by the Com
mittee on Secondary Education" DR..
Raglan said that he wanted the whole
matter looked into. He did not believe
that there was any foundation for the
scandal which was floating about in
reference to the Girls High School be-
ing grossly mismanaged. Principal
Brooks of the Girls High School had
appeared before the committee that
morning and declared that there were
too many teachers employed there
Raglan wanted him to sign statement
to that effect, but the principal de-
clined. DR.. Raglan did not believe that
there was one teacher too many in that
school, and said there was full employ
ment for all who were assigned there
The following teachers were yester-
day transferred:
Mrs NJ A. Brown of the Hawthorne
Primary to the receiving class of the
Columbia Grammar School; Miss Matilda
Lynch will fl the vacancy caused by
Mrs. Browns transfer George G.. Mitch
ell was transferred from the POLYTECHNIC
High School to the -principalship of
the Girls High School and assigned to
the science department. NJ. S. Blanchard
was transferred from the Polytechnic
High School to the Lowell High School:
Leave of absence was granted to the
following teachers: Mrs. NJ. E. Caldwell,
AI,tr
Frank Miss Kate r. Paxton. Miss Edith
NJ Stafford and Miss Kate O'Brien.
Mrs. l.. Gear and William j: Drew were
granted grammar grade certificates, and
Agnes ]. Ahern, Mary ]. Dolan and Kate
Mclaughlin were granted life diplomas
of the grammar grade. Christine b. la
Barraque was granted special High
School certificate in French on the rec
versity of California.
A committee on census was appoint
ed by the board, Directors Carew,
Drucker and Waller being the chosen
members. Waller caused much amuse-
ment by proposing that he be appoint
ed a member of the committee, as he
had served in that capacity before.
Saul Epstein was elected as special
teacher of mathematics and assigned
to the Business High School, The
board decided to close the Sheridan
Evening School, and Miss Mary Man
gan, the teacher, was transferred to
the Paramount Evening School,
Thomas Meagher was appointed by
the board to the position of chief CEN
sus clerk. and John Costigan was ap-
pointed deputy census clerk, the ap-
pointments to take effect from the LIST
of March, 1898.
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