The record-union., 1899-07-28
SUCCESSOR TOMRS. PARSONS
MRS. HARMON TO HAVE CAPI-
tai PRIMARY SCHOOL.
Board Of Education Lets Contracts
for Supplies, Repairs, Fuel
Cutting, Etc.

the City Board of Education last night
the Building and Repairs Committee
was authorized to have necessary re-
pairs made on the several schoolhouses.
Directors Stack, Atkinson and john
son were appointed a committee to
wait upon the Board of City Trustees
and request that direct sewer connec-
tions be permitted with the cesspool OF
the primary school at Seventh and q
streets.
The Superintendent salary, and bills,
aggregating $572.5O, were approved
The bill put in by Enoch Dole, for 500
for services as watchman. was dis
allowed, he having never. been appoint
ed to act in such capacity. e +
Upon recommendation of Professor
Pond and Superintendent Erlewine, the
Building and Repairs Committee was
authorized to make repairs to the High
School building to the amount of Slo0.
On recommendation of Superintend-
ent Erlewine, the committee was IN
structed to fit up another classroom at
the school at Twenty-fourth and y
streets at a cost not to exceed 500
In view of the fact that the number
Of repairs would be considerable, the
Building and Repairs Committee was
instructed to secure the services of an
additional carpenter, if such a course
became necessary.
The, contract for furnishing the
schools with stationery was awarded
to the. H. s. Crocker Company. their
bid being the lowest received. 4
The contract for saving and splitting
wood for the several schools was divid-
ed between E. l.. Rose and J. H. Allen,
their bids being the same-S1.o0 per
cord each.
Applications for positions as teachers
were received from Miss Eleanor M.
Smith of Berkeley, and Miss M. Bur-
rows of Oakland.
sOn motion of Director Stack, the
board proceeded to the election of a
Principal for the Capital Primary
School, at Tenth and P streets. to fill
the vacancy made by the death of Mrs.
Clara F. Parsons.
The following were placed in nom
ination: Miss Hattie Frazee, Mrs. ]. G.
Harmon, Miss Ada Tenbroeck and Mrs.
Mary E. Tryon.
The first ballot resulted in the elec-
ton of Mrs. Harmon, she receiving
The position is worth S10O per month.
T. N Heffron and Miss Daisy Ennis
were placed in nomination for teacher
of stenography and typewriting at the
Night School. Mr.. Heffron was elected
on the first ballot. The position pays
$50 per month.
The following resolutions of respect
to the memory of the late Mrs. Clara
F. Parsons were adopted and ordered
spread on the minutes:
"On the 18th day of this month the
sad news was received of the death of
the Principal of one of our schools,
Mrs. Clara F. Parsons.
Mrs. Parsons was elected a teacher
in the school department of this city
in 1892, and in 1896 she was promoted
to the position of Principal of Capital
Primary School, which position she
held until the time of her death. In
her death the educational department
of this city suffers the loss of one OF
its most valuable members. She was
careful, painstaking, energetic and
progressive teacher and Principal. She
was a thorough student of the child
and sought to lead him rather than
drive him through his work. She was
also a devoted friend of children both
in and out of school, always encourag-
ing them to cultivate the better side of
their nature. Every pupil in her school
honored, obeyed and loved her, and
deeply deplore her loss. Therefore
be 1t
Resolved, That this memorial be
adopted by this board and spread In
full on its minutes"
Superintendent Erlewine submitted
his annual statement of the probable
amount of money required for. High
School support for 1900. as follows:
To the Honorable Board of City Trus-
tees ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS accord
ance with section ia of the City Charter,
a detailed statement is herewith submit
ted to YOU of the probable amount OF
money that will be required for High
School support for the year 1900:
Teachers salaries -. ......... 18Th, 500
Janitors' salaries ..... ,...... 625
Repairs ........ 500
Stationery ....... $500. .:..:.....,... 200
Rent fuel and electric lights.. 800
Furniture .,,,.... ....... ............ 100
Pr1nuNS
Telephone ......... ........- ........... q
Water hlterfng ......... ........-.....- 20
Laboratory supplies .-....... ZuV
Miscellaneous library, etc.).......- zoo