Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-11
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL,
Annual Meeting of the Boards OF
Trustees.

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Trustees.
The Boards of Trustees of the Cali.
fornia State Normal Schools met Mon
day at the Normal School, $40 West
Fifth street. In the absence of the
Governor, who is President of the
Board, the meeting was called to order
by Vice-President Hon. James Dem
man of San Francisco. The Secretary,
Professor Charles II. Allen, called the
roll, and the following members were
present:
From the Board at San Jose: l. Ell
lard Beans, Ralph Lowe, Hon. Law
renee Archer and Thomas Laine.
From the Board at Chico: Hon.
John Bidwell, A H. Crew, l.. II. Nc
Intosh.
From the Los Angeles Board: O.
w. Childs, Hon. S. NJ. White, Colo
mel Geo. H Smith, Mrs Clara Foltz,
Captain a. A. Davidson, and Hon.
Ira G. Hoitt, Superintendent OF Pub
lie Instruction
The minutes Of the last meeting at
San Jose were read and approved.
Hon. s. NJ. White, alludine
to the vacancy in the Board caused
by the death Of the President, Wash.
ington Bartlett moved that Governor
Waterman be elected President of the
Board to fill the vacancy. Carried
The Committee on Rules and Regula'
tions presented its report, which was
taken up seriatim. Article No. l.,
stating the order of business was
adopted. Some discussion ensued
over the article relating to the hold
ing Of special meeting, and it was
amended SO that special meeting
may be called by majority of the
trustees or by the President, and the
call of one mem Der from each Board
Article No. 3, regulated the number
which shall constitute quorum Sc
that the number necessary to pass
any measure affecting the interest O
the school shall be. a majority of al
present, which must not be less thai
seven.
Article No. was adopted, and art
icle No. S. requiring the yeas and nays
of all votes recorded, vas amended
by dismissing that form unless calleC
for by some member.
The article requiring an unanimous
vote of all the trustees present t.
amend an article, was amended SO a.
to require two third vote OF all pre-
sent, which must not be less thai
seven.
The time for holding the annua
Joint meeting Of the Board was dis
cussed, and was settled by carrying
Mr.. S. NJ. Whites motion to have tn,
meeting held the second Tuesday il
April, as that date will not conhic
seriously with a change in text books
The officers of the joint board viii
be a president, vice-president and ;
secretary. Hon. James Denmal
was reelected vice-president, ant
Charles II. Allen was reelected
secretary. On motion of Mr.
Lowe, the Board took a recess
in order that the special committee t.
which was referred the matter of pre-
pairing uniform course of study AM
a uniform series OF text booke for US
in the Normal Schools of this Stat,
might complete it's report, and at
o'clock last evening the Board met a
the Office of Lieutenant Governor S. M
White and proceeded to discuss tn
report which was read by Mr.. Lowe
chairman OF the committee.
The report provides for three term
each year; the first to commence tn
first Tuesday in September and to cor
tinue sixteen weeks, ard the two othe
terms to continue for twelve week
each. General Bidwell raised an OF
lection to SO much time spent i
school and was in favor of a large
summer vacation as many of the pu
pills were obliged to work during tn
fruit harvest, but his objection wa
not put in the form Of motion.
Judge Archer laid considerabl
stress on the inconsistency of tn
Board taking 20 much upon itsel
and the impractcahility of the Bear
in going into the minute details {
each seperate school. He was in fay
or of leaving the matter more to tn
discretion or each local Board. M
Laine remarked that he did not thin
the committee had accomplishe
what it desired to. That while
would be we'll to state what book
should be purchased, it would not /
policy to say just how long studer
could study each book, as tkere wei
other things to be observed beside
unifo' nifty. The legally and liter'
meaning of the code was discussed
and an amendment was offered b
Col. smith, fixing the time of grad,
ating, also one by Judge Archer. lea'
ing the matter to each Board b,
both We're lost.
On motion of Professor Hoitt, til
report of the committee was fnall
adopted as prepared. Professor ALE
offered several resolutions regulatin
, the admission of students to the No
NAL schools, which were adopte
after amending article four, b
changing the number of the pal
, graduating class from fifteen to ter
, General Bidwell moved that tn
matter of holding one OF two gradu;
| ting exercises each year be referre
: to special committee to report ;
the next meeting. Lost. Mr.. s. n
, White moved the original resolutio
to have two graduating exercises
Lost. Colonel Smith moved that tn
salary of the secretary be fixed at s:
for each session and the same (
ordered paid. Carried. The Boal
then adjourned.
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