The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-05
The Department Restored to the Condition
It Was In Before the Last Week in
Observation-Disclosures Com
manded to Reclassify
- Their Schools.


of the superintendent
Resolved, That each and every resolu-
ton of the Board of Education adopted
at a meeting of the Board of Education
held on the 2Sth day of December, by
which any principal, vice principal or
teacher of this department was appointed
elected promoted or transferred from one
position to another, or assigned to any
position, or to the unassigned list, or APP
pointed to position, or promoted IN
grade or degraded, be and the same is
hereby revoked, and the position, stand
/ ing and salary of said teacher is hereby
declared to be not affected by said reso-
lutionS.
Resolved, however. That the resolution
eleCting l.. A. Orr to the position OF vice
principal of the Haight intermediate
Grammar School is specially excepted
straining order from the Superior Court
of this city and county and issued in her
suit against this board.
Resolved, That all positions and offcerS
which were created by any resolutions Of
the Board of Education adopted at any
meeting of said board which was held on
December rs, 80 and 81, are hereby abol-
ished, and all said resolutions are hereby
reScinded and annulled.
Resolved, That each and every resolu-
ton of the Board of Education adopted at
a meeting of said board held on the Goth
day of December 1898, by which any
principal, vice principal or teacher of this
department. was elected, promotes or
or appointed or assigned to position or
to the unassigned list or promoted in
grade or degraded is hereby revoked, an
standing or salary of said teacher IS
hereby declared not to be affected by said
resolution.
Resolved, That each and, every resolu-
ton, order or proceeding Of the Board Of
Education adopted during the month Of
December, 1898, by reason of which any
school in this department was raised in
grade, be and the same is hereby revoked
and annulled. K. H. WEBSTER.
superintendent Webster announced
that he had appointed Cecil w. Mark
as Deputy Superintendent of Schools.
AS the position is a statutory one in
the gift of the Superintendent the board
did not have to confirm it.
Three unusual communications were
then read. One was from E. KnOWlton,
who, by the last board, was transferred
from his position as vice principal Of
the Lincoln School to instructor of elo-
cution in all the high schools. Mr.
knowlton declared that he did not seek
the change and he respectfully asked
the board to rescind the action of it's
predecessor.
The second communication was from
c. H. Mccarthy, who is vice principal
of the Washington Grammar School,
and was also made principal of the
Spring Valley Evening School Mr. Nc
Carthy declared that he had not been
consulted and did not wish the honor
The third communication was from R.
d. Faulkner, who is principal of the
Franklin School and was also elected a,
principal of an evening school by the
old board and declined the honor The
general resolution, multiplying all of the
acts OF the old board, which was subse-
quently adopted, covered the cases of
the three school teachers
Director Head reported that he had
ordered the dismissal of all the subor-
dinate employees in the Storeroom of the
department. This was done, the di-
rector declared, in the interest Of econ
omy. The report was unanimously
adopted. Later in the session Head
moved that the Finance Committee be
ordered to prepare report for the
board at its next meeting on the con-
dition of the finances of the depart
ment. The motion was adopted, it's
purpose being to give the board a clear
conception of what must be done TO
keen within the legal appropriation,
Notwithstanding the gross eXtrava-
gance of the board that disappeared so
1ngloriously a few days ago.
In the further interest of economy Di-
rector Head moved the adoption of the
following resolution:
Resolved That the positions of princi
pal of the Mission Evening School, prin-
CiBdl VI lne hlCHHlOIu Evening School
and principal of the Spring Valley Even
ing School now occupied by Madison Bah
cock be abolished.
There was some discussion on this
resolution and Director Head explained
that he urged its adoption because it
would cut off three salaries that were
not being earned. Babcock has been
acting as principal of these schools
simply to legaliZe his receipt of the sal
airy of each position.
Head wished also to have the board
reconsider the vote of it's predecessor.
taken on the last days of last year.
AS the board had already rescinded
every specified action taken by it's pre-
deceSSor it was deemed not necessary
TO proceed as Head suggested
AS the meeting was about to adjourn
Director Stow arose and declared that
he wished to speak of a small matter.
He declared that one OF the employees
of the old board, the stenographer. Miss
Cusack, was the sole support of blind
mother. The director thought that it
would be an act of llercy to reinstate
her. The gallery applauded loudly at
this unexpected suggestion. 1t was
pointed out to the director that the sue
ceSsor of Miss Cusack would have to be
discharged. This was accordingly done
by unanimous vote, and by another
unanimous vote Miss Cusack was elect
ed. The board then adjourned to meet
in regular session next Wednesday
night.
Tho fomous old 1ECSE MOODY, W1Ircryy A..