The San Francisco call., 1905-01-13
SCHOOLS WILL
Be REORCANlZED
Board of Education Acts
on Complaint of Teachers
Against Principal Lyser
WILL TRANSFER TUTORS
Accused PedagogIe Puts In
His Defense and Plan Is
Adopted to Secure Peace
WILL TRANSFER TUTORS


twelve teachers of the James Lick
Grammar School against Principal AL
bert Lyser the Board of Education yes
terday decided to effect a reorganiza-
ton of the school so as to make it
strictly a grammar school. To do this
five classes of the primary grades will
be transferred bodily to the Noe Valley
School, and the grammar grade classes
of the latter school will be moved to the
James Lick School.
In effecting the reclassification several
Of the teachers who requested the
board to transfer them to some other
school If Lyser were permitted to re-
main as principal of the James Lick
School will have their wishes gratifled.
Lyser appeared at the rooms Of the
board Immediately after the regular
meeting. He made a request that he
be allowed to put in his defense in ex-
Aecutive session, which was granted, the
representatives of the press retiring
from the room. After the session Pres
ident Roncovieri announced that the
reclassification noted would be carried
out in the interest of harmony. During
the conference Lyser said that the
troubles in the school were the result
of the forming Of clique of teachers
from whom he exacted at all times the
strictest compliance with the rules,
which they resented.
"If you wish to, consult my personal
comfort and eases' said Lyser to the
School Directors, please transfer me
10 some other school at once"
The board did not grant Lyser's re-
quest, but directed Superintendent
Langdon to investigate the complaints
of educational errors alleged by the
teachers to have been made by Lyser.
These include his disregard Of arithme-
tic and grammar and his making his
tory the paramount study, and the
charge that he did not devote the re-
quired time to teaching in the classes.
MANY TEACHERS ASSIGNED.
The board formally made the follow
ing eight assignments Of teachers from
the day substitute list, subject to the
usual two years probationary period:
Mrs. Geraldine d. Boyle. to the Starr
King; Mabel Stuart, to the Bernal Pri-
mary; Miss Grace Sullivan, to the
Franklin Grammar; Miss Grace Kilpat-
n,
Kerns, to the Lafayette Primary; Miss
Lillian Clarkson, to the Jefferson Pri-
mary: Miss Margaret Johnson, to the
Franklin Grammar, and Miss Emelie
Cert from the Bernal Primary to the
Sutro Primary.
The following transfers and assign
ments were ordered to take effect jan
uary is, 1906: Miss Annie Silverberg,
from the Humboldt Primary to the
Spring Valley Grammar; Miss Mar
garet G. Noon, from the Clement
Grammar to the Mission Grammar;
Miss josephine Frank. from the James
Lick Grammar to the Clement Gram
mar; Thomas j. Rossman, from the
Horace Mann Grammar to the Ber-
nal Primary; Mrs. I. NJ. Lytton, from
the Starr King Primary to the Mon
roe Primary; Miss j. Levy. from the
Parental School to the Franklin Gram
mar; Miss Minnie McKinnon. from the
Horace Mann Grammar to the Lincoln
Grammar; Mrs. A F. McManus. from
the Lincoln Grammar to the Parental
School, Miss Georgiana G. Hawkins.
from the Franklin Grammar to the
Adams Cosmopolitan Grammar, to take
charge of the French class.
that an assistant teacher of manual
training be appointed for the Fair
mount District was filed.
TWO TEACHERS RETIRED.
The board adopted resolution retir-
ing at their own request Miss Kate
Elliott and Miss e. G. Grant as teach
ers in the department to receive the
maximum annuity allowed under said
law for thirty years of service in the
public schools of this city, pursuant to
the terms and provisions of the legis-
lative act. Both teachers filed their res
ignations, which were accepted.
Leaves of absence were granted to
Nellie Maloney. M. z. Dougherty, May
Nolan, Charles Ham. May Arnold. Ma
rie Geary, Annette Murphy, Ella Nc
Neeley. Miss Irene Furlong was elect
ed q teacher In the department, and
assigned to the Commercial High
School, vice Miss Natalie Roth. trans
ferred; subject to the usual probation
ary period Of two years.
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