The San Francisco call., 1906-06-25
DRAWS UP PLAN
OF PROCEDURE
Committee in Charge
of Relief of Teachers
Sends Thanks.
All Funds Donated to
Be Deposited in a
Local Bank.

The committee of seven appointed by
President Altman of the Board or
Education to formulate plan for the
disbursement of the fund sent out by
the teachers of New York City for the
aid of any of the local educators who
are in distress met Saturday morning
and compiled a document which VIII
be sent to the Fasteners in charge of
their representative, Magnus Gross,
chairman of the committee of the New
York teachers for the relief of the San
Francisco teachers. The document de-
scribes fully the methods that Will De
adopted The letter and plan follow:
Magnus Gross chairman of the COM
mittee of the New York City teachers
for the relief of the San Francisco
teachers. New York City, n. Y.-Dear
Sir: We desire to express to you ana
for the very generous way In which
you have contributed to aid those OF
our number who are distressed In cir
cumstances by reason of our recent
calamity. This substantial expression
of your sympathy touches us deeply as
coming from fellow-laborers in our
"have been kind to such as needed
kindness for the single cause that we
have all of US one human heart.
We are. glad TO tell you, to the honor
of our profession, that our suffering
teachers are among the last of all our
people to come forward voluntarily to
solicit aid. self-sacrificing to the last.
Again thanking you for your kindly
and generous aid and assuring you of
its appropriate distribution, we remain,
ffalshhs5iS AARoN SAIdTMANN. AIdrMSiN
President Board Of Education;
ALFRED RONCOVIERI
superintendent of San Francisco
FRAN FRANK MORTON.
Secretary Committee of Seven;
NJ NJ. FITZGERALD,
Secretary General Committee.
The plan follows:
Pursuant to the advice and wishes
of Magnus Gross, custodian of the fund
raised by the New York City teachers
committee of citizens, teachers and
officials has been organized for the
purpose of administering this fund.
The nucleus of this committee is the
relief committee of teachers elected at
d teachers mass meeting held imme-
diately after the fire for the purpose
Of caring for their distressed brethren:
To this committee has been added
Hon. Aaron Altman. president of the
San Francisco Board of Education
Hon. Alfred Roncovieri. City superin-
dent of the San Francisco National
Bank; Emil Greenebaum and Magnus
Gross Mr.. Altman was chosen chair
man of the committee and Mrs. M. NJ
Fitzgerald, vice principal of the Dem
man School, secretary
After discussing with Mr.. Gross the
desires of the New York City teachers
respecting the fund and learning from
various members of the committee. the
needs OF our teachers the committee
adopted the following plan and rules
the fund:
First-The San Francisco National
Bank shall be the depository of the
fund. Funds shall be paid out only
on checks drawn by the chairman of
the finance committee and counter
signed by the chairman of the auditing
committee.
Second-The fund shall be applied as
rapidly as care in the investigation of
individual cases will permit to the
prompt relief of distressed teachers and
reports made of the work from time
to time through the proper channels
to Mr.. Gross.
FORM of RELIEF.
Third-The fund may be distributed
in one of two forms; (a) by gift, the
maximum of gift to any one individual
being 5000; tb) loan, the maximum
of loan to any one individual being
| 5000, without interest or time limit.
Ultimate disposition of the balance
of the fund by reason of loans paid
! back:
Fourth-When the committee closes
| its account and renders final report to
| the donors there shall accompany the
report a recommendation as to the dis
position of any balance that may be
left to the credit of the fund.
For the purpose of administering and
distributing this fund in accordance
with the foregoing articles the follow
ing committees are hereby created:
(a)-A finance committee of five
members. of which Mr.. Altman shall
be the chairman. whose chairman shah
have the power. in conjunction with
the chairman of the auditing commit
/ tee, to draw checks upon the fund.
This. committee shall keep all accounts
OF the fund in the usual manner of
m s9ch n bodies S and make certified reports
| (b)-An auditing committee of three
! consisting of Emil Greenebaum, j. K.
| Wilson and +. E. BartheD, whose duty
the finance committee, certify all
checks drawn on this fund and certify
| to the same in the reports of the
| finance committee to Mr.. Gross.
(c)-An Investigating committee Of
hve, whose duty it shall be to direct
the investigation of needy teachers.
But each member. of the general COM
mittee shall consider it a duty to In
quire into such cases as come under his
or her notice, reporting the same to
the investigating committee.
td)-A distribution committee, who
shall distribute the funds in the man
ner as directed by the investigating g
/ committee.
! (e)-All committees whose members
have not been named shall be filled by
| the chairman of the general commit
tee, who shall serve as ex-officio chair
! man OF said committees.
Sixth-It is further deemed desirable
| that this committee, through its chair
man. make known to other relief com
mittees and organizations its organiza-
tion and purpose to the end that all
may work in unison so far as the re-
lief of suffering teachers is concerned.
AARON ALTMANN,
| Chairman for the Committee of Seven.
President Altman appointed mem
bers of the various committees as fol-
| lows:
| .Flnance--Aaron Altman. president
OF San Francisco Board of Education
Alfred Roncovieri. superintendent of
san francisco Schools: Frank Morton,
Mrs Mary Prag. Mrs. NJ. M. Fitzgerald
Auditin g-Emil Greene baum, j. X
| wilson, +. e. Barthel.
1nvestigating-Mr N. A Wood Miss
Emma Stincen, Miss " d. Heath, Miss
M A. Deane, A. f. Kellogg
Dfstribution-Aaron Altmann Alfred
Roncoyferi. Mrs. C. r. Pechin, Miss H
+. Mcfarland, Miss ]. G. Coffey.
REPORTS ARE EXAGGERATED.
Judging from the reports from New
York the situation here had been ex-
aggerated in that city. The reports
were that many of the teachers were
In actual danger Of starvation and that
no salaries had been paid since the con-
/ fagration. superintendent Roncovieri
states that the cases of those who are