Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-09
BOARD OF EDUCATION.


Rules ana Regulations fer the Dc-
PaKtment Adopted.
The Board of Education met last night,
President Pomeroy in the chair. a full
board and Superintendent Friesner and
Deputy Superintendent Baker present.
A number of communications were re-
received, among them one from Principal
Clark, of the High School relative to the
admission of scholars into the State
University.
Applications for positions were received
from Miss Lillian Bowers, Miss Sophia
Ayers, ]. N. Hughes, Miss Mary A.
Bailey, Miss Edith N. joy, Miss Eleanor
N. JOY, Miss Anna Stewart and Frank
Matthews. Referred to the COMMITTEES
on Qualifications and Credentials.
The special Committee on School
Buildings, submitted an interesting re-
port, stating that about S34, 900 would
remain in the school fund for building
purposes at the end of the year, and that
with this rooms could be added as fol-
lows to the schools: -Four to the Amelia
street, four to the CASTELAR, street, two to
the Pearl street, four to the Breed street,
four to the Railroad, four to the Temple
street, two to the Pine street and two to
the San Pedro street. The report was
received and the committee was given
further time to report upon the estimated
cost of the additions and upon the prop
osition to issue bonds.
Chairman Woodbury., of the Commit
tee on Rules and Regulations, presented
the rules and regulations for the Board
and for the School Department, which
had been carefully prepared.
Mr.. Whaling objected to the adoption
of the rules as whole, since they con-
tanned several provisions to which he
objected. One of these was that pro-
hibiting of the Board from speaking for
more than three minutes, except by per-
mission of the Board. This, he said,
was opposed to public policy and against
the best interests of the schools.
Mr.. Ellis said that the committee had
given the matter long and careful study
and that the rule applied to all the
members.
Mr.. Whaling also desired clause in
serted, requiring its clerk to give bond
and he opposed one of the clauses giving
powers to the Classification Committee.
He thought that the matter should be
taken up seriatin.
President Pomeroy stated that the
tdlCO ilao POOh III bilC VI blo DO6I0
for a long time and had been carefully
considered. All the members had been
given an opportunity to propose changes at
meeting which was kept open AL day
long. The majority of the Board had come
to the conclusion that the rules were as
near correct as was possible.
The report of the committee was
adopted as a whole.
The Committee on Credentials and
Qualifications recommended the election
of the following as substitutes: Miss
Ella A. CLARK, Miss L. j. Kendall,
Miss E. G.. Stuart, Miss M. Click,
Mrs. Huber and Mrs. E. F. Mcdonnell;
that Mrs. Lucy M. Grant be given a
leave of absence until the end of the
term, and that Mrs. M. L. Hutchinson
be elected in her place; that Miss Scott
be reinstated as Principal of the Eighth
street school, and that the lady who had
taken her place be retained in the school.
Adopted.
Superintendent Freisner reported a
total enrolment of 6,597 pupils, and an
addition of 172 during The month.
The Committee on Printing was in
structed to have the rules and regulations
printed.
The Board then adjourned until the
next regular meeting.