The San Francisco call., 1899-12-07
THEY MAY YET
APPOINT MORE
SCHOOL MARMS
Directors Still Plot a
Cleanup.
ORIGINAL PLAN TO BE WORKED
BERGERoT SAID TO HAVE MADE
A BAD MISTAKE.
ORIGINAL PLAN TO BE WORKED

School Director Kemp and those other
members OF the Board Of Education who,
al the last meeting. stood in" with him
30 rescind certain rules IN order TO make
room FOR more teachers in the department.
have not given up hope for the success OF
ihc.r plan. Notwithstanding that they
were thrown down by President Bergerot.
They claim that Bergerot overlooked one
important point On parliamentary law
when, IN his eagorness 10 make capital
with Mayor Phe,an and a grandstand play
20 The gallery, he ruled kemp's resolution
out OF order. Instead OF being out OF or
Ger hemp's resolution was regular and he
and his cohorts intend 10 insist upon its
consideration At the next regular meet
ing Despite The fact that they have lost
hcrgcrot's vote they claim 10 have enough
lo carry their game through. with the
votes OF two members OF the so-called
club Five, whose names they refuse 10
llKulge.
Although they are confident that they
WiA work their game through Kemp and
ms crowd are wcl-nigh desperate. They
nave several times planned Tor an enc-ot-
the-year cleanup, but each time their
schemes have been baked and they now
have but q month 10 put things through.
ln ADDITION 10 kemps original plan they
have another which IS said 10 have been
pointed out 10 them by superintendent
M Cbster. As was stated in The Call a
~. ID. kingsbury. Clarence Walker ana
Charles q. Murphy as his deputies under
The charter. All OF these men are em-
ployed ia the School Department al the
present timo and viii be regularly ap-
pointed hg Webster al the nrst OF the
year. leaving their positions 70 be nlled 10y
the incoming Board OF Education Kemp
and his crowd are now figuring on an
Lc.raUng Superintendent Mebsters ac-
tlon by Withdrawing the three oepuues-to-
be from the department and putting them
on the unassigned list 10 wait Webster ;
action. lI this way they would be able
10 appoint their successors in the depart
mcut and acquire the credit Of having
placed three fat salaries.
Another pCssl lbllitE Kemp and the crowd
are nguring on is that j. 3; Clark, now a
teacher ol mathematics IN the Polytechnic
hieh school, VIII be appointed on the
tiRl Service Commission. Clark has a
strong pcutiOS before the Mayor. and IL
De gets The Job the push Will az once put
bury and the rest and hand his Job IN the
department out 10 some one or other Of
their deserving faYOrites.
kingshury's appointment TO a deputy
hgrs OF the department and by those post
a ln school affairs. The charter provides
that Superintendent Webster's appointecs
shall have had at least five years Of sue
ccsslul service IN the School Department.
hut il is known that charges Of incom-
potency have been twice preferred against
kircFhury within the last FIVE years
once by Albert Lyser. principal Of the
John SWEET Grammar School. and a sec
gll time by Mrs. Manning OF the Everett
IIs eligibility 10 Office Is questioned be-
cause of this fact. and Il IS possible that
because of IL the push" may lose one Of
las iat places they confidently expect TO
pun out before the end of the year. Unless
publicity sends the gang 10 cover they will
work their complicated scheme through
at Tie next meeting % the board.