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, in answer to
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 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
Yerba Buena school, having become
Mrs Murphy by marriage. rendered her
resignation. which was accepted.
Yvonne c. Greer, a teacher in the
girls high school, 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
of the Jean Parker school, as passing
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 2 o'clock in the after
noon. with half an hour for recess.
The board decided to cooperate with
the Portola festival parade committed
On recommendation OF the schools
committee, the following transfers
We're ordered. effective next Monday:
Alice V. Casamayou. from the BRYANT school
70 the Emerson Lucy Stein from the Horace
Mann school to the John SWEET; Madge Glen
denim. from the Horace Mann school to the
Sutro; Belle MeNicoll. from the Horace Mann
school to the Dudley Stone: Lulu F. Durlin
from the Croker school 10 the Laguna Honda .
the GrattaB; Frances E.. Coleman. from the
Crocker school to the Dudley Stone; Ina c.
Martin, from the Hamilton school to the Laguna
Honda; Mary T. Redmon. from the Hamilton
school TO the Laguna Honda: Elizabeth T.
Holmes. from the Iagnna Honda school TO the
Peabody: NJ. f. Schoentzer. from the l. NJ
Scott school TO the Horace Mann to teach Ger
man: Edyth Freidenrich, from the Humboldt
evening school 10 the Hamilton intermediate 10
teach German and French Olive Rogers. from
the Sheridan 10 the Cleveland Katherine r.
Faxton frnm the Buena Vista TO the Oriental
The following principals reappointed / ,
il'eir present positions for the ensuing school
Fear; John A. Ienahan. Commercial evening
school Walter c. Nolan. Hamilton grammar
schaol Frank L. Fenton. Lincoln evening school:
John 5 Drew. acting principal Humboldt even
ing high school
Rebert l. Durham was assigned to the Hum
hodt evening high school for the fall term 1913
Tho following teachers were appointed teach
crs in home economies in the elementary schools
for the ensuing school year: Mabel Abreus Rita
Manase. Msudo Carver.
economies during the last term. was appointed
teacher of home economies. for the ensuing school
year and assigned to the Crocker intermediate
The following teachers were appointed in
structors in manual 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 school
year.
Miss Teresa Hess was reapponted to position
in the High School Of Commerce to the open
ing of the spring term. 1914.
Miss Ottila .Kohberg assigned from the
eligible list of substitutes TO teach German in
some school TO be named.
Maude Elizabeth Price was appointed as
teacher of the evening class for Russians In
the Potrero for the ensuing school year.
Miss Elsie Dietrich was appointed a teacher
Of German.
That the following probationary teachers be
elected regular teachers in the elementary
schools:
Annie NJ. Hurley, Lucy Stein. Isabel Ames
Christina B. Bruce, Josephine Bryan. Mrs Leon
NJ. ]. Butler. Lucy I. Corbett. Pauline Des
Roches, Sadie de Sousa. NJ. f. Ferguson, Alice
Gibson. yelma Greenwood. Nina P Hsckley
Mrs. NJ s Holmes. Josephine G. Kelly. Shirley
A. King, Florence L. La Berge, Susie ie Fevre.
Hazel C. Lewis. Alice NJ. Mulgrew. Josephine A
Papins, Ana c. Orr, Agnes c. Russell Emily s.
Smith. Mollie Smith. Laura NJ. Sawyer. Harriet
T. Sirahle Genevieve NJ. White. Muriel Wiley
!. a. Murphy. Mrs. Mary u. Linton. Mrs. Julia
Ssrlcs Beuah G. Miller, Jane II. Gillespie. Mary
A Macarthur. Turid Aune, Mary Boyle and Mary
w I.intaR - : x-.4s -
Zens Roberts anita T,foades and Ethel Kelly
were elected teachers Of kindergarten classes.
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