The San Francisco call., 1913-07-24
SCHOOL DIRECTORS
QUERY ANsWE RED
Direct Tax for Building
Houses Is Not Possible
Under Section 1910
City Attorney Long Notifies
Board That This Code
Does Not Apply

City Attorney Long. in answer to a
question recently submitted to him by
the board OF education as to whether
the section of the political code known
as No. 1910 permits Of a direct tax for
erecting school houses. declared to the
board yesterday that the section does
not apply to San Francisco.
Miss Alice Purvine. a teacher in the
Yerha Buena school. having become
Mrs. Murphy by marriage, rendered her
esignation. which was accepted.
Yvonne c. Greer, a teacher in the
girls high scnool. resigned. as she has
decided to give up teaching This was
also accepted.
The North Beach Improvement club
urged the necessity of replacing the
basalt pavement with asphalt in front
vehicles disturb the classes.
1t was decided to establish pro-
vocational work for girls. to be inau
gurated next Monday at the Jean
Parker school.
The school hours of the Mission high
school were fixed from $50 in the
morning until o'clock in the after
noon. with half an hour for recese
The board decided to cooperate with
the Portola festival parade committee
On recommendation of the schools
committee, the following transfers
were ordered. effective next Monday.
Alice V. Casamsyou. from the Bryant schoo
to the Emerson: Lucy Stein. from the Horace
Mann school TO the John Swett Madse Glen
denim. from the Horace Mann school 70 thu
Sutro: Belle McNicog, from the Horace Mann
school to the Dudley Stone: Lulu F. Durkn
fpN, 49,
Mary 7. Gleason from the Crocker school to
the Grattan; Frances E. Coleman. from thc
croeker school 10 the Dudley Stone; Ina G.
Martin from the Hamilton school to the La guns
Honda: Mary L. Redmon. from tho Hamilton
school to the Laguna Honda Elizabeth T
Holmes. from the Laguna Honda school to the
Peabody: NJ. r. schoenitzer from the l. NJ
Scott school to the Horace Mann TO teach Ger
man: Edyth Freidenrich. from the Humbo,dt
teach German and French: Olive Rogers. from
the Sheridan TO the Cleveland: Katherine r
Paxton. from the Buena Vista to the Oriental
The following principals were reapponted I
their present positions for the ensuing school
year: John A. Ienshan. Commercial evenins
school, Walter c. Nolan. Hamilton grammar
school Frank L. Fenton. Lincoln evening school;
John s. Drew. acting principal Humboldt even
ing high school.
boldt evening high school for the fall term. 1919
The following teachers were appointed teach
ers in home economics in the elementary schools
for the ensuing school year: Mabel Ahrens. Rita
Manase. Maudr 6nrvev.
Harriet g. Tabor substitute teacher OF home
economies during tire last term. appointed
teacher of home economics for the ensuing schoo
year and assigned to the Crocker intermedia te
school.
The following teachers were appointed in
structors in MAMMAL training in this department
for the ensuing school year: Eugene Carmichael
Earle Barker. Byron Mason.
Wilma Burt was appointed assistant teacher
in the oral deaf school for the ensuing schoo
year.
Miss Teresa Hess was reappointed to position
in the High School OF Commerce to the open
ing of the spring term. 1914
Miss Ottilia Kohlberg assigned from thu
eligible list of substitutes teach German il
some school TO be named
Maude Elizabeth Price was appointed a
teacher Of the evening class for Russians il
the Pctrero for the ensuing school year.
Of German.
That the following probationary teachers h.
elected regular teachers in the eementar,
schools:
Annie NJ. Hurley. Lucy Stein. Isabel Ames
Christina B. Bruce. Josephine Bryan. Mrs Leor
NJ. j. Butler. Lucy L. Corbett. Pauline Des
Roches. Sadie dc Sousa NJ. p. Ferguson. Alice
Gibson. yelma Greenwood. Nina P. Hsckley
Mrs NJ s. Holmes. Josephine c. Kelly. Shirley
A. King. Florence l.. La Berge. Susie lie Fevre
Hazel G. Lewis. Alice NJ. Mulgrew. Josenhine 4
Papina Ana c. Orr. Agnes c. RUSSELL Emily s
Smith. Mollie Smith. Laura NJ. Sawyer. Harriet
r. Strahle. Genevieve NJ White. Murel Wiley
!. A. Murphy. Mrs. Mary u. Linton. Mrs. Julis
Sarles. Beulah g. Miller. Jane H. Gillespie. Mary
A. McArthur. Turid Aune, Mary Boyle and MARY
". Linton.
Zena Roberts Anita Rhoades and Ethel Kelly
were elected teachers Of kindergarten classes.