The San Francisco call., 1899-11-17
TEACHERS PLAN
COLLECTION OF
BACK SALARIES
Litigation Committee
indicated.
MASS-MEETlNG A WARM ONE
PROFESSOR STURGIS GRILLED
BY MURPHY.
The Teacher Body Will Attempt. to
Arrange an Amicable Adjust
ment of Funds With the
Union Trust Company.

Yesterdays mass-meeting OF school
marms and masters at the Girls High
School was productive of not much in the
way of business and of a good deal in
the way Of good. warm wrangllng. The
litigation committee, which for the past
six months has had charge of all matters
looking TO the collection of back claims
and salaries, was continued in it's office
and given Increased powers, but Il was
not done without considerable heated dis
cussion between the members of the COM
mittee and their supporters and that
other division Of the teacher body which
has lately bad much fault to find with the
manner in which the committee business
was being conducted.
Professor Elisha Brooks acted as chair
man and c. II. Ham as secretary. The
opening statement was made by C. q.
Murphy, chairman of the litigation COM
mttee, who read and submitted the re-
port without making any recommends
tions. The report recited the history of
the compromise made with the merchant
creditors of the School Department, by
which the payment of the teachers
salaries for January and June, 1899, was
assured, and also suggested two courses
by which the teachers share of the ST.
S31 balance. now in the hands OF the
Union Trust Company awaiting distribu-
gestions were:
First-To make a settlement with the
Union Trust Company.
Second-To refuse to make a settlement
and thereby compel the Union Trust Com
pany TO bring suit and distribute the
money in that way.
The submission of the report was the
signal for the opening OF the fight against
the committee. Professor r. ID. Faux
ner of the Franklin Grammar School
moved that committee be appointed to
enforce one or the other of the plans
submitted. Louis de f. Bartlett moved
an amendment that the report of the
committee be received and accepted
Then Seldom Sturgis. vice principal of the
John SWEET, showed his hand against the
committee by moving, as an amendment
to the amendment, that IL be discharged
Murphy came to the front of the stage
at this and turned Sturgis over time or
circular which Sturgis sent broadcast
through the department ten days ago. in
which the litigation committee was
sharply criticised and accused of neylect
of duty. and asked the teachers as
sembled TO either accept or reject the re-
port upon its merits and not consider FOR
the time any other questions. After the
report had been disposed of. he said
would be time enough to attend to the
rest Of the committees affairs
Sturgis attempted an explanation, bur
was shut OIL by the putting of the ques-
ton. His amendment lost. and the
amendment of Bartlett to receive and ac
cept was carried unanimously. The an
nouncement was next made that Auditor
Wells was present In the auditorium and
midst great deal OF applause that Of
fetal was escorted to the rostrum. He
Informed the teachers that the city's
share OF the Inheritance tax would pr6b-
ably be available for back salaries. as
stated in yesterdays Call. and assured
them that his every effort was directed
to securing to them all that was justly
theirs.
A communication from the Union Trust
Company was read. in which IL was
stated that the company's charges would
from Attorney Frank Powers denied that
he had said that his charges would he
$4,000. The meeting was closed by the
who proposed that the present committaa
be retained and given power to act as N
saw fit. with the understanding that IL