Sarecky v. Board of Education

Plaintiff sues as assignee of Catharine Brophy (since 1882 Mrs. Devine), who began as a teacher in the public schools in 1868. In 1870 she passed the teachers’ examination and received a license “ to teach in any of the common schools of the city ” known as a teacher’s license. In 1875 she was appointed as a vice-principal and so continued, performing the duties of principal during the latter’s absence, until in 1896 the principal retired. Although she was then nominated as principal, the school was so small" (having hut four or five classes) that the committee to whom the nomination was…