Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-02
TEACHERS ELECTED.
Names of Those Selected by
the Board Of Education.
HOME TALENT Is PREFERRED.
The Minority Report Recommending
Male Teachers is Defeated by
Large Majority.

the chair, and Messrs. Powers. Wood.
bury, Cox, Gosper, Ellis, Frew, McIn-
tyre and Whaling present.
A communication was received from
j. @. Newson, the architect, to the effect
that certain reflections of Mr.. Gosper
made through the medium of the public
press were false. as he had presented his
plans in due form with regular bond
attached thereto. Another communica-
ton was received in regard to the rent of
one of the school buildings, which was
referred to the proper committee.
Superintendent OF Schools Friesman
presented his report for the month of
June as follows: Average daily attend
ance, 5,32S per cent. Of attendance, 90;
total enrolled, 500; number of schools,
26. Placed on file.
The report of the Finance Committee
was read and adopted.
When the report of the Committee on
Credentials and Qualifications was called
for, motion to 60 into executive session
was made by Mr.. Powers, but after a
short consideration, he withdrew his mo-
ton.
Mr.. Whaling introduced resolution
to the effect that it be the sense of the
Board that hereafter the preference be
given to home talent in the employment
of teachers, as against those applying
from abroad, in order that the school
money may be kept in the county.
The motion was seconded by Mr..
Powers, who said he thought the prop
OsitiOn was a good one
Mr.. Cox suggested that the words,
"other things being equal" should be
inserted, and this was accepted by Mr..
Whaling.
The resolution was adopted by a vote
of 6 to 3.
Mr.. Whaling offered a resolution to
the effect that the Board rent buildings
for school purposes until the new school
houses are built so that the children may
receive full instruction.
Governor Gosper moved to amend by
adding the words, "when practicable"
The vote on this resolution resulted in
tie, to 4, and President Pomeroy, act
ing under the rules, declared it lost.
Bids for supplies were received from
Messrs. Phil Hirschfield & Co., Lazarus
& Melzer, Merrill & Cook, and Stoll &
Thayer. Referred to the Committee on
Supplies.
Bids for printing we're received from
R. Mcbride. j. d. Gilchrist, Kingsley &
Barnes, Times Mirror Company, Ayers &
Lynch, q. Knoch, and the Evening Ex-
press Company. Referred to the Com.
mittee on Printing.
Governor Gosper reported that here
after pupils of the High School will be
admitted to the University upon the
proper certificate from the Principal Of
the High School. He also stated that
this placed Los Angeles in a position
which is only held by FIVE or six cities in
the State.
On motion of Governor Gosper, the
clerk was instructed to ascertain whether
the teachers in the Normal Training
School should be paid by this city or by
the State.
The Committee on Buildings reported
repairs absolutely necessary on the fol-
lowing school premises: Sand street,
CASTELAR, street, Pine street, Temple
street, Spring street, Tenth street, Chest
nut street, Griffin avenue, Carey street,
Railroad street, Seventh street, Amelia
street and Montgomery street.
On motion of Mr.. Woodbury. the report
was adopted and the Building Committee
was empowered to make the repairs.
The matter OF the erection OF two build
ings with the money in the funds at pres
ent was brought up by Mr.. Powers, and
Mr.. Cox and Gov. Gosper said that the
matter had been allowed to rest because
it was considered that the funds for pay
ing teachers salaries might run short.
Mr.. Whaling moved that the Board
proceed to the election of a clerk.
President Pomeroy stated that the
motion was out of order for the reason
| that the Board already had clerk.
Mr.. Powers moved that the Board go
into executive session for ten minutes.
Mr.. Whaling opposed the motion on
the ground that he desired to do nothing
that the public should not know.
The motion was carried and a recess
for ten minutes was declared.
On the expiration of the ten minutes
recess, Mr.. Powers moved that his mo-
tion previously made be amended 80 as
read "a conference be had," instead of
executive session." There being no
second to the motion, the matter was
dropped.
Mr.. Ellis, Chairman of the Committee
on Credentials and Qualifications of
| Teachers and Salaries, reported that the
committee had examined into the cre-
dentials and qualifications OF the persons
named in the following list, and recon-
mended that they be elected as regular
teachers of the school department OF Los
Angeles city, to serve and hold their
| position at the pleasure of the Board
Mrs. Gertrude Croft, Mrs. M. A.
White, Mrs. Ella J. Belts, Mrs. E. A.
Hanchette, Mrs. Mary E. Haskell, Mrs.
@. G. Dubois, Mrs. F. J. Fitzgerald, Mrs.
F. E. S. Burt, Mrs. M. A. P. Smith, Mrs
N. F. w. Pond, Mrs. Clara A. Burr, Mrs.
M. j. Frick, Mrs. M. L. Chapman, Mrs.
M. L. Fortson, Mrs. Dora Broadwell,
Mrs. Marian E. Blake, Mrs. p. H. Mum
day, Mrs. @. P. Bradfield, Mrs. D. A.
Millard, Mrs. Kate Madden, Mrs. A. T.
Williams, Mrs. Minnie j. Greenman, Mrs.
Maggie Henry, Mrs. E. F. @. O'Gorman,
Misses Imelda Brooks, Maggie Huston,
Francis V. Harrow, Janet Henderson,
Marion A. Rouse, Mary Macdonald Hat
| tie Taylor, Esther l.. Strauss, Helen f.
Hunt, Mary E. Qusyle, A. F. Hutchings,
Bertha Wilkins, Jeanne Ross, Margaret
Chick, ,Calthea 9. Vivian, Grace Murdoch,
Vesta A. Olmstead, Lizzie Mckenzie,
Mary E. Stewart, Ida Teed, Anna q.
| Murphy, Leonora Hassler, Mary f.
Graw, M. A. Henderson, Nora L. Des-
mond, Isabel Overman, Clatilde A. Gruns-
! Ky, Fannie 7, Wright Adele Phillips, Alice
| Reeves, Augusta Root, Caroline Berber,
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