The San Francisco call., 1899-01-27

uonary measures of the Board of Edu-
cation adopted on Wednesday night have
created turmoil, uncertainty and necessa-
rlly most vigorous protest. In carrying
out their general scheme of retrenchment
and reform the School Directors, in most
instances, have lost sight of individuals
and do not know who are affected by the
resolutions Of consolidation and dismissal
some OF the teachers that have been con-
soidated or dismissed as substitutes, pro-
bauonary and special teachers know their
tate as matter of course. Many others
that have been consolidated out of schools
and some that have not been do not know
until the Superintendent of Schools fin
fshes his compilations and submits his
final report. 1t is expected that this re-
port will be submitted next Monday night
at an adjourned meeting of the School
Board.
Until then confusion and uncertainty
must continue. An example will illus
= Jrate the condition of affairs. It will he
remembered that the Board of Education
established that fifty pupils should be a
minimum basis of attendance for each
day class. Principals of schools were in
structed TO classify their schools upon
this basis, and 10 classify in every in
stance where it was found necessary. In
many schools one or more teachers, ire
SpeCJiVe of their time of service in the de-
parJment, were classified out and ordered
to report TO the Superintendent. In other
cases newly appointed teachers were not
CLASSIFIED out.
The Board of Education intends now to
q, dismiss teachers according to the date of
- their appointment. Those that were ap-
pointed last must go first whether or not
they have already been consolidated out.
II a teacher OF long service has been con-
sOldated out of q school she would take
=. the place in another school of teacher
- more recently appointed. This decision
on the part of the board, it is claimed,
will be upheld absolutely without impair
. tiality. The superintendent expects to
have the list finally prepared on Monday
On Wednesday night the School Board
dismissed all special instructors engaged
TO teach cooking, manual training ana
physical culture. 1t was argued that all
Special courses should be abolished and
the board ostensibly with that object in
view, used the ak. For some reason best
known TO certain members of the board
sewing teachers were not removed NO
reference whatever was made TO them in
the public meeting, but at the private
executive session of the board tnere was
an animated discussion over the matter.
Some of the Directors could not see why
teachers Of cooking and manual training
should be dismissed while instructors OF
sewing were retained. a Few minutes OIL
sharp discussion followed and the analr
was taken under consideration untll the
next meeting. 1t was plainly stated at
the executive meeting that certain MEM
bers Of the board Tor private persona
reasons were already discriminating Whlle
posing as impartial. The matter VIII CON
stitute an important element OF the pro-
; ceediugs at the next meeting.
: Ii is roughly estimated that the changes
made last Wednesday, night Will make
net saving of between 5000 and SSuOV
month 10 the department. The exact
amount cannot be given, as the lst OF
Individual teachers is not yet MADE OUT.
The abolition of the substitute class alone
nets saving o. 1920 TO the department.
While the full list of those that nave
.been dismissed cannot be given, certain
parts of It are accessible, such as tne
names of special, substitute and propa-
the The 'positions of the following special
teachers were abolished and the occu-
pants dismissed from the department:
Physical culture-h. G. h. STAN anu
George s. Miehling.
e.. Manual training-J. Nj. stockmanh ana
NJ. Doyle. -, ~ ,Fo,o,,
Cooking department-Mlss Dora Moran
stenogra 81 i5t,l phyNMiss H. Mcguire and Miss
" N HSkJ9Idf9; 6HofSkeeping-Myrtie Cert and Miss
- May T. O'Keefe. -, -,
. : The following classes have peen aooi-
fshed and the teachers VINO nave Deeu III
charge of them are placed on the ulds-
. 7obn SWEET Evening .school-Ml. L. Shell
NIylss N.Y. T,SS - CERT. Mrs. A. stimmel, Miss H.
Mcguire, Mary Mead Morrisey, prlnIGIlp1al, II1l,
Mission Evening School-MlsS helen
Grace. Miss Gertrude Fitzgerald, Miss Miss
. Nav Coop. Miss Bertha tahrenkrus, Allss
y; @;FajrmoInt al mount - Evening school.-Miss, a.
Martin Miss H. V. Brennan, MISS M Il
N Hearst Hearst Evening schooI-John S. Drew,
Mrs. L. Scott, Mrs. i. Lombert, u "A
Zine The following probationary teachers
have been dropped from the roll OF the
department: r,.,.o++ 6.-e,o-
mar School, Mrs. George w. Forpes Sun 8un-
agsigned at present.; Miss Sophle otol1'
Eda19s Cosmopolitan: Miss Lizzie Lovery,
Hearst Grammar; Miss c. A. Mccarthy, my,
Cline ii9s0t tCunassigned); Miss L. A. Hay,
Spring Valley Evening School; Miss Maud
Hart, John SWEET Evening; MISS Z. a
Baker. Hearst Evening; Miss M. L. Doug
lass. Hamilton Evening; Miss NJ. Kratzer,
Horace Mann Evening; Miss Emily X.
Coey, Irving Scott Evening; Nathan san
ders. Humboldt Evening; Edward Hon
field Jr.. Franklin Evening; Miss Kate
Kelly, Humboldt Evening; NJ L. Choyn-
Ski. Rincon Evening; Miss j. Fitzpatrick,
mond n1i5III' Evening: Miss E. T. Daniels, Ham
ifton Evening; Miss Margaret Neil,
Humboldt Evening; L. NJ Shelley. John
SWEET Evening: Miss Lucy Wores. Wash
ington Evening; Miss N. Morrison, Rich
'~mond Evening; Miss a. Dunn, Hancock
The substitutes who were dismissed are:
Miss NJ. o. Benjamin. day class; Miss
NJ c. Lippert, day class: Miss NJ. Con-
roy, day class; Miss NJ. I. Tormey, day
class; Miss L. G. Hennessey. day class;
Miss L. T. Baker. day class; Miss n. Nc
Carthy, day class; Miss Z. ]. Hart, even
ing class; Miss A. Kane, evening class;
Miss NJ. O'Keefe, evening class.
OF the protests that have arisen the one
against the closing Of the City Normal
School was the strongest and the longest.
The 125 girl petitioners evidently found
an able champion in Director Gedge, the
Youngest member of the board. Five
months Of the year remain TO be studied
out by the class and the plea found a ia
vorable hearer in another member. This
gradually increased until seven votes
stood for permitting the school to remain
open for the balance Of the year, end
ing June 90 provided the pupils paid it's
running expenses. To the board this
seemed to be receding from the original
stand that the Institution be abolished,
but the cause of the girls won over Di-
rectors Armstrong, Bergerot, Conlon.
Cole, Gedge, Head and Kemp-a partial
victory-and the school was given five
The salary bill of the school which its
125 girl patrons have taken upon them
selves, according to the old pay schedule,
is about $3.50 per month-Miss Fowler,
principal, $780, Miss Fitzgerald. SAG, and
1anitress $40; total for the five months.
$780, Judge Conrey of the Taxpayers
Educational League, who has charge OF