The San Francisco call., 1910-07-14
BUSH trial IS
DELAYED AGAIN
All Attempts to Serve Notice on
Accused High School Prin=
cipal Fail
Educator Trying to Evade Serv-
ice, Declares President of .
Board of Education

Ever since the postponement of the
trial of Walter N Bush, principal of
the Polytechnic high school, before the
high school board. efforts have been
made to serve him with a notice as
required by law to appear on July Is.
but without success. According to the
law governing such trials, the accused
person must have not less than five
days notice and yesterday was the
last day.
Storekeeper Foley of the board, who
was entrusted with the service of the
papers, called on Steve Costello, coun-
sci for Bush, and asked him where
his client was. He was informed that
Bush was somewhere in Lake county,
but just where the attorney could not
say. Costello refused to accept service
on behalf of his client and added that
Bush was still a very sick man and
in no condition to be approached on
matters that would excite him unusu
ally and possibly bring about serious
results.
The case will be called next Monday
and probably will be postponed again.
SUSPENSION STANDS
President Bannerman said yesterday
that Notwithstanding the notice given
at.the previous meeting that the board
had no right to suspend teacher pend
ing trial the order of suspension still
stood and that Bush would not take
charge of the school at the fall term
IF he is too sick to accept service"
said the president, "he certainly is too
sick to take charge of the school. We
have reason to believe that he is trying
TO avoid service, DESPITE the assertion
of his attorney at the last meeting
that he would not attempt to avoid
trial"
The board of education at its meeting
yesterday afternoon decided to ask the
board of supervisors for an appropria-
tion for the building of twelve room
schoolhouse in Vermont street near
Eighteenth on a school lot 200x120 feet.
If the school is built there, the board
will discontinue the Buena Vista school
now in Bryant street near Eighteenth,
where many factories are being built.
and move the classes and teachers to
the new building.
Coso improvement club asking for the
establishment of a school in the vicin-
ity of the club headquarters on the
ground that the present schools are too
far distant, and not easy of access to
the children of the district. The re-
quest was referred to the building and
grounds committee for investigation.
permission previously granted to the
Sheridan club to dedicate the Sheridan
school owing to a misunderstanding,
and granted permission to conduct Ger
emonies to the Ocean View improve
ment club.
PLAYGROUND SITE
The playground commission was
granted the use of the old Madison
school site in Clay street between
Laurel and Walnut as a playground for
the children of that district.
Permission was granted to the Excel
sior homestead association and the Sill
yer Heights improvement club to use
the auditorium of the Monroe school
for entertainments to be given July %
and 30. The entertainments may be
consolidated.
E. J. Dupue, teacher of French, ap-
piled for s270 which he claims was cut
from his salary without notice to him
of reduction. The claim was referred
to the committee on schools.
F. A. Ballaseyus applied for posi-
tion as high school teacher of naviga-
ton and mathematics, and Miss NJ e.
Mccormack asked to be appointed a
teacher of Greek and Latin. Both were
referred to the school committee
Nellie NJ Owens of the girls high
school was granted leave of absence
until the spring term of 1911 with the
privilege Of returning to the same
school.
Jennie A. Bigley was granted an ex-
tension of leave of absence until the
spring term in 1911
The request of Anna E. Sutherland
for a leave of absence to the next
spring term was denied.
Mrs. Charles Raas of the Oceanside
school resigned.