Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-06-27
OUR SCHOOLS.
Los Angeles, the Athens Of
California.
INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING.
Schools Private and Public, and
of all Grades and De-
partments.

OF all ufdueS anu De-
partments.
The past six weeks in Los Angeles
have been filled almost daily with COM
mencements and closing exercises Of the
various schools, colleges, universities
and conservateries of the city. As these
came off the press has been fairly bur-
dened with elaborate reports of the do.
ings on these occasions, and with
thoughtful, sparkling. well written es-
says and orations of sterling merit given
by the pupils in these institutions of
learning. Now that they are all over il
proposed to give here brief resume
of the various schools for the purpose OF
showing to the great outside barbarian
world the superb facilities to be found in
this city for acquiring an education in
any desired branch and of any degree OF
finish.
The facilities for education in Los AN
geles are really as superb as any one will
acknowledge who takes the trouble to
look over the files Of The HERALD for the
past few weeks. 10 the first place
there are the
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
These by the opening Of the next
school year in September will embrace
the whole course Of instruction from the
primary to the high school. There will
be over a score OF school houses in the
system and they are scattered over all
quarters Of the city so that citizens may
have these popular wells of inspiration
at all their doors. There are some
seventy.fve rooms in the schools all
told. The buildings are mostly hand
some, modern structures. well lighted,
airy and well ventilated. There are
somewhat over seventy teachers in
charge of these various departments.
The ladies and gentlemen are largely of
California production, graduates OF the
State University, the Normal School, or
some private institution. Among them,
however, are not few OF eastern origin
who come here with diplomas from
excellent educational establishments.
M Osb Vi tuc boaCncIS Mt vi hahJ Jcoto
experience in their work and many
of them hold positions In the schools OF
Los Angeles from one year to another.
This is fact which will always com.
mend itself to all who know anything of
a practical nature about schools. The
teachers profession is the worst place in
the world for q novice. Here experience
counts before any other one quaiifica-
ton. The course embraces music, draw
ing, higher mathematics, and possibly
something of the classic tongues. 1t
certainly, in common with all other sys-
tens Of public instruction, embraces al
together too much for the time possible
to give to the work of education in the
case Of the average boy or girl. But
this fault would not exist were the fea-
ture not popular. At any rate the pub
lie will not find fault with this fact. The
cost to the city Of her public schools has
been heretofore about S78, 900 year for
current expenses. Last year it was
probably somewhat more. When to
this is added the cost Of new buildings,
the total sum is swelled to figure far
above round Sl00, 1000. Let the tax
payer growl as much as he will at the
other items in the levy, no one ever COM
plains about that for the public schools.
PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
In the way Of private schools Los An
geles is no less richly endowed than she
IS in her public Institutions. Passing
over the small purely private schools
and kindergartens, OF the former of
which there are several and Of the latter
at least one, there are of schools OF
higher learning more institutions than
could perhaps be found in any city of
similar size in the land. These are
mostly in charge of the various religious
denominations. There is one notable
exception to this fact found in the
branch Normal School. That institu-
tion Is situated in large plat of ground
OF its own in one OF the very best quar-
ters Of the city. From it's high towers
there is fine view Of Los Angeles city.
and Of the surrounding country out to
the great mountains, across the broad
stretches of orchard, vineyard and grain
fields to the sea on the south. 1t Is of
ficered by full faculty of experienced
educators and is well equipped with
library. laboratory and ali the adjunots
Of an institution Of such high grade.
The strongest organization in South
ern alifornia is the great University
under the control of the NJ. 4. Church.
This Institution has fine buildings,
spacious campus, library, chemical and
physical laboratory, large endowments
Ia lands and funds. 1t is estimated 10
be prospectively worth S2.000,0 900. One
friend the other day gave it 500, 900.
Another has given II $4,000 to found
q College OF Theology. 1t has an Agri.
cultural College at Ontario. aud will soon
have its Theological College at San Fer.
nando. There are feeders to it in the
way of Seminaries at many points in
Southern California, and these are being
constantly added to.
The Catholic Church has also made
broad and brilliant mark in the way Of
education in this city. For over twenty.
five years they have maintained here st.
Vincent's College, and for nearly or
quite as long period their school for
girls. The College Is now about to erect
and equip new college build
ing which for size, style,
finish and appointments will be hard to
surpass in this State or in any State. 1t
will have all the best improvements
known to modern school architecture
and will be both an ornament and bless.
inQ to the city. The girls school will
NOT be far behind it. For the present
they will continue to occupy the prem
ises in use for years, corner OF Alameda
and Macy streets, but the sisters with
prudent foresight secured q liberal piece
Of land in the beautiful suburb of Boyle
Heights, where eventually will be
erected building quite to match the
boys college.
The Presbyterians have but recently
entered the educational arena, but al
ready they show abundant signs of
great Robustness and vigor. Financially
the new girls collegs under the wing Of
that denomination is purely private
enterprise, but none the less il is max
ing its mark. The new building
at the terminus Of the Second street cable
road is now pretty well along. The fac
ulty are cultivated people of much expe-
rience and the past work of the school
has made favorable impression. There
will be added TO this enterprise at an
early day Latin school for boys Of
superior grade.
The Los Angeles College is another
Institution for the higher education of
girls. 1T has been in operation couple
Of years and SO favorable has been the
effect Of its work that enlarged quarters
are found necessary for the acoommoda.
tions Of its pupils. 1t is backed by many
Of the Substantial people of Los Angeles.
II seems to affiliate with the Congrega.
tional denomination.
Then come the Baptists, who have
lately received lands which sold for $780,
600, all of which is to be expended im.
mediately in the erection Of a college
building on their campus nearthe western
limits Of the city. This will be a school
for the higher education of young men
and possiblv Of young women also, as is