Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-09
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FIXES
THEIR EXTENT.
Mr.. Whaling Makes Unique Report
ON the Matter of Moving-A Lot of
Routine Matters Attended To.

The board of education met in regular
session last night in the city hall.
The usual preliminaries having been
disposed of, the board proceeded to busi-
ness by adopting the report of the teach
ers' committee recommending that Mrs.
X. Brodbeck and Miss E. L. Hobbs be
elected as regular teachers.
Mr.. Whaling then presented his report
as a committee of one to investigate the
question as to the legal right of the city
council to notify the board to vacate its
present quarters, in which he suggested
that the board in future meet in the
council chamber.
1t was read by Mr.. Whaling, as fol-
lows, and is unique production:
Honorable Board of Education:
GENTLEMEN--At one of your regular
meetings held few weeks ago, l was
appointed by you as a committee of one
to investigate and report upon the law
and facts in the case of notice served
by the city council, requiring this board
to vacate the rooms now held and occu-
pied by It. beg leave to state that I
uCCIu bllC IuSSUlOll AOO OHlN DIS I'LL ILL
portant one, but also as somewhat un-
nsnal
We are confronted with the simple
but pertinent question, Shall the board
of education be kicked out OF this public
edifice to seek quarters wherever it can
best find them?
The board of education, if it means
anything, signifies a body of devoted
MI hlip pduoatCrc aproro1 tho ,,ob1o
cause of devising the best means and
methods of engrafting upon the rising
generation a love and reverence for the
arts and sciences, until it will look upon
them as goddess, whose mystery it is
its to intensity, and whose majesty it is
its privilege to make more marvellous in
the eyes OF man. And it seems to me,
and hence l report, that the city coun-
Gil is somewhat unmindful of its highest
duty in its attempt to disturb and even
eXpel the board of education from it's
present cOZy, central. convenient quar-
ters.
Let no profane hand lend it's aid to
disturb the board in the quiet enjoy
ment and honest endeavor OF pleasing
its fellow men upon higher moral and
intellectual plane.
And while l question the right of the
city council to expel or remove this
board from It's present quarters, still
would respectfully recommend that this
board move into and occupy the council
chamber, of this city at its regular meet
ings twice each month.
L make this recommendation upon the
express agreement of six members of
that body, who consent to the adoption
of that system; for as this board only
meets at night this arrangement will
subserve every purpose.
Yes; this arrangement will subserve
another and far higher purpose, viz,
that of providing for the public library,
which is really only part, but the
higher part, of our regular system of
public education. Yes; this public
library serves useful and noble pur-
pose-that of supplying the young and
the old, the rich and the poor, alike,
with the means Of intellectual enjoy
ment, affording the pabulum which en-
riches and ennobles the moral and in
tellectual man, and qualities him to
discharge all his obligations to his fell
bowman.
therefore sincerely recommend that
this board give way to the wants and
needs of that great public benefactor,
CIC puUilC llUIdIy. LEU us encourage,
rather than retard, that institution
which is only part and parcel of our
common school system. Let us cherish
and devise every means in our power to
promote the dearest and highest object
of mankind, the public good. Respect
fully submitted, NJ WHALING.
Mr.. Mcintosh interrupted the reading
OF the report, by moving that it be re-
ceived and filed without Fl, rt her raadinU
but there was no second to the motion
and that gentleman sat down again, re-
marking: "All right, gentlemen, can
stand it, if you can"
The report was received and filed.
In the matter of heating the new High
school, it was resolved to purchase few
stoves from the Los Angeles Lighting
company and experiment with them
before making any wholesale purchase.
The board formally accepted the Cas-
telar-street school building.
The board recommended to the coun-
Gil that Contractor Bureigh be allowed
to draw the sum of $4675 in advance of
his final payment.
1t was decided that the public schools
inst, and reopen on the morning of
January 5, 1891.
Gov. Gosper thought that before the
old council died the board ought to make
formal demand upon it for the $40, 900
which properly belonged to it.
The finance committee, together with
the city attorney, was requested to make
formal demand on the council for the
$40, 900 said to be due the school fund, at
the next meeting of the council.
Tho hoo r1 fhon cd.