The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07
BOARD CHANGES
ITS PRINCIPALS
Heads of Five Schools Are
Transferred to Similar
Positions in Department
COMPLAINT OF PARENTS
Directors Not Responsible
for Compulsory Purchase
of Text Books by Pupils

The Board of Education met yester-
day and adopted q resolution transfer
ring five principals Of grammar schools
to other schools. The transfers were as
follows: w. H. Edwards, from the
Hearst School to the John SWEET
School,; Albert Lyser, from the John
SWEET to the James Lick School; w.
w. Stone, from the James Lick to the
Clement School; Miss Nellie +. Sull1-
van, from the Fremont School to the
Hearst School; Miss Rose Goldsmith.
from the Clement to the Fremont
School.
President Roncovieri said the trans
fers were not in the nature Of a
"shake-up," but were effected for the
best interests of the department, it be-
ing deemed advisable to change the
principals periodically.
The following transfers Of teachers
were ordered: Miss Lily K. Piper,
from the Fairmount Grammar to the
line Horton, from the Burnett Gram
mar to the Fairmount Grammar
School; Miss NJ. G. Kyne, from the
Sunnyside Primary to the Sheridan
Primary; Miss NJ. Horton, from the
Franklin Grammar to the Richmond
Primary; Miss A. NJ. Gallagher, from
the Franklin Grammar to the Cleve-
land Primary; Frank X. Bathel, from
the substitute class to the manual
training department; Mrs. ]. Kennedy,
from the Emerson Primary to the re-
ceiving class of the Cleveland Prt-
mary.
The board also assigned eight
teachers from the substitute list to
regular positions In the School De-
partment 1t also elected five success
full contestants in the recent competi-
tive examination to the substitute list.
The assignments of teachers follow:
Miss Mary T. Burke, to the Monroe
Primary, new class; Miss Agnes K.
Fahey, to the Fairmount Grammar.
new class; Miss Estelle Davidson, to
the Lafayette Primary, vice Miss Hull,
resigned; Miss Mabel G. Chandler, to
the Fairmount Grammar, outside
class; Miss Margaret O'Neil, to the
Garfield Primary; Miss Annie Silver
berg, to the Humboldt Primary during
absence of Miss Stanford on leave;
mary; Miss Mamie Mckinnin, to the
Horace Mann Grammar, vice Miss N.
O'Loughlen, on leave.
Miss Aimee Hirstel, a teacher in
the Crocker School, was transferred
TO the John SWEET School and Miss
Nellie Seabrook from the John SWEET
to the Crocker.
1t was resolved that the following.
being next in order in the competitive
examination held on June IL, be or
dered placed on the substitute list In
the order of their standing: Miss Mary
V. Croughwell. Miss Lillian Skahaen,
Miss Belle Smith, Grant p. Hatch and
Miss Lois c. Peckham.
The resignation of Mary E. Hull, a
teacher in the department, was ac-
cepted. Miss Catherine j. Lawton.
janitress of the Crocker Grammar
School, was granted one years leave
of absence from the department.
A leave of absence was granted to
John S. Drew, a teacher in the Hum
bCldt Evening School.
The requests of Miss M. McCauley,
a teacher in the Lincoln Evening,
and Grant p. Hatch, a member of the
day substitute class, to exchange their
respective positions in this department
were granted. The resignation of
Florence L. Martin Of the day substi-
tute list was accepted. Miss Anna r.
King of the Crocker Grammar School
was transferred to the Bernal Pri-
mary. The resignation of Maud J.
Coan was accepted.
Mrs. c. Creighton was temporarily
assigned as janitress of the Hamilton
Grammar School.
Mrs. Catherine Cregan was trans
ferred from the position as janitress
of the Hamilton Grammar School to
that of janitres sof the Crocker Gram
mar School, vice Mrs. Catherine j.
Lawton, on leave.
j. J. Cody was dismissed as janitor
OF the Lowell High School for alleged
neglect of duty.
Thomas Dolan was elected janitor OF
the Lowell High School.
Regarding the complaints from
parents regarding the purchase of new
text books the board issued the fol-
lowing circular:
The last Legislature took steps to
revise the State series of text books
the use of which is compulsory
throughout the entire State of Cali
fornia under penalty of the forfeiture
of all State moneys for the support OF
the public school system. To super
wise this revision a State Text Book
Commission, consisting of Governor
Pardee, uperintendent of Public In
struction 7. j. Kirk and Professor e
+. Brown of the University of Cali
fornia, was appointed. Under their
direction new books in several of the
more important studies have already
been adopted and the process of re.
vision will be continued until the old
series is superseded throughout BY
new books.
The recently Issued course of study
for the city schoolsystem was prepared
In order that the course might CORE.
spond with the new text books issued
by the authority of the State Legisla-
trre. The adoption of these books be.
ing mandatory, the local school au.
thorities are helpless in the matter oi
lessening the expense to parents. The
members of the Board Of Education
and Superintendent of Schools wan
it understood that they are not re-