The San Francisco call., 1899-04-27
DIRECTOR HEAD
WAS DEPOSED
BY THE BOARD
Loses Craftsmanship
of Committees.
AS FORECAST IN THE CALL
AND TRANSFERS OF
employees.
Board of Education Acts Upon I'm
portant Questions and Effects
Number of Sweeping
Changes.
AS FORECAST IN THE CALI
DISMISSALS AND TRANSFERS OF
employees.

The members of the Board of Edu-
cation, at their meeting last night, de-
posed Director Edward L. Head from the
craftsmanship of two important commit
tees, as forecast in The Call yesterday.
The committees were those of Supplies
and Evening Schools. The resolution by
which this action was taken read:
Be it resolved and ordered, that the Com
mlttee on Supplies be composed of three
members and the following designated Di-
rectors constitute said committee: J. j. Con-
Ion chairman, II. E. Gedge and w. A.
Be it resolved and ordered, that the Com
mittee on Evening Schools be composed of
three members and the following desig-
mated Directors constitute said committee
II. L. Brandenstein chairman. H. E.
Gedge and G. r: Armstrong.
Resolved. That the position of storekeeper
be declared vacant. and that a. f.
Schleicher be dismissed.
Resolved, That ]. n. Barcel be and he is
hereby elected storekeeper of the School
Department, vice A. F. Schleicher. dis
missed.
Resolved. That the foregoing resolution
take effect Immediately.
Before the resolution was voted upon
Mr.. Head said he had tried to do his duty
and cared nothing for the position, con
slder1ng the work a lot of loves labor
lost. He complimented the storekeepel
w>o was displaced, and said he supposed
the action was due to politics. He alone
voted against the resolution.
The following resolutions were adopted
Be it resolved and ordered. that L. A
Jordan be elected assistant secretary of this
board, his duties to be prescribed by the Su
perintendent. That Miss Irene Muller, a
special teacher of drawing in the Polytech-
mic High School, cease to be a teacher in
this Department, her services being no
longer required in said school. That the
position now occupied by Mrs. NJ. 1. Reeves
in the Polytechnic High School be abol-
Ished and that Mrs. Reeves be placed upon
the unassigned list That A. L. Jordan be
in the Polytechnic High School. That Miss
A. F. Sprague be and is hereby elected
vice principal of the Whittier Primary
School. That Miss A. Z. Frontin be desg-
mated as teacher in charge Of the girls
yard of the Whittier Primary School That
Miss G. G. Donovan be assigned as teacher
in the Horace Mann Evening School. to take
charge of the class of Mrs. Lange, now out
on leave. That Miss Mary G. Allen be
placed on the unassigned list of High School
teachers at her request That F. Rothgan-
ger be assigned to the drawing classes in
the Lincoln Evening School. vice Thomas
w. Ransom. resigned. That ". r. Morgan
be assigned as teacher of mechanical draw
ing at the Lincoln Evening School, vice F.
Rothganger That Miss K. A. Humph-
reys under the average date of May l. 1897,
be elected regular teacher in this De-
partment. That the following assignment
of teachers made by the Superintendent be
confirmed That Miss l.. r. Hanlon be
assigned as teacher in the Reddng School,
vice Miss O'Brien, deceased; that Miss X.
A. Humphreys be assigned to the Fremont
School, vice Miss L. r. Hanlon; that Miss
NJ. Livingstone be continued as special
teacher of stenography only to the termina-
tion of Miss E. Levingstone's leave of alb
sence. That the secretary of the Board of
Education be directed to advertise for pro-
posals for text books on all subjects in
which the contracts for text books will ex-
pire on or before July 81. 1899, and of litera-
ture in the Eighth and Ninth grades.
L. A. Jordan resigned as head depart
ment teacher of science, Polytechnic Higl
School The resignation was accepted.
The salary demand of E. G. Kilpatricl
was audited, to be paid out of unexpendeC
balance of funds.
One-twentieth of one months salar!
was ordered deducted from the salaries
of teachers who were absent from thei
classes during the recent Teachers Insti
tute.
designations were received and accept
ed from Mrs. NJ. E. Caldwell and Tom NJ
Ransom. teacher Of the class in mechan
ical drawing at the Lincoln Evening
School.
Officials of California Girls Trainin,
Home asked for a donation of twenty-five
desks.
The following janitors were dismissed
Mrs Busted of James Lick School, re
placed by Mrs. Johanna Foley; H. Nc
Cabe, removed from Clement Gramma
School and replaced by ]. Fitzpatrick
The changes take effect May l.
Leaves of absence were granted as fol
lows: Mrs Lange. Horace Mann School
Miss ]. Frank, West End; S. A. White
Spring Valley; Julia A. Kennedy, l.,
Conte; e. R. Elder Lincoln School.
Petition of Miss Mary j. Bragg askint
to be retired as a teacher In order tha
teachers annuity and retirement funC
pyraroted