Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-16
SCHOOL MATTERS.
WILL THE TEACHERS SALARIES BE
REDUCED?
The Railroad-Street School House Con-
demned- School Libraries Merged With
the City Library-Other Business.

While waiting for the board of educa-
ton to convene last evening the HERALD
reporter talked with most of the mem
bers of the board relative to the pro.
posed reduction in teachers salaries,
which was expected to come up
later. A majority of the gentle
men expressed themselves as not
in favor of any reduction, as
teachers are not being excessively paid,
and, in fact, were not being paid as well
as teachers in other cities. When it
was considered that eight or nine
months at the most constituted teach
er's year, the salary is reduced twenty
five per cent; for in many places the
teachers are paid during vacation as we'll
as during the school year. They stated
however, that the council had
the matter in its own hands, as all
money had to be obtained through the
council. 1t was stated that per cent.
reduction was the greatest cut contem-
plated, and that it was the intention to
increase the salaries of kindergarten
teachers to $50 per month instead of $50
as at present.
After the reading of the minutes and
other preliminaries, a communication
was read condemning the position and
ventilation facilities of Railroad street
school in no measured terms. Later
Rev. John F. Collins spoke to the same
effect, representing that it was the wish
of the people OF the ward that the Ann
street school should be enlarged to eight
rooms and the Railroad street
property sold. The councilman
and members of the school
board endorsed all that was said, and the
building committee, to whom the matter
was finally referred, through its chair
man, DR.. Barber, asked that the entire
board visit the school, as they would
then be convinced of the necessity for
enlarging Ann-street schoolhouse
A communication from Fl. X. O'Mel-
veny, relative to the examination for the
state university on the 25th, was read
and referred to the teachers committee.
A communication was received from
the board of lady managers of the News
boys home thanking the board for pro-
viding night school teacher for them.
Mr.. Gaffey presented his resignation
as member of the building committee
and Mr.. Marks as member of the in
surance committee. The designations
were accepted, and Chairman Shafer ap-
pointed Mr.. Marks to the vacancy in
the building committee and Mr.. Gaffey
to the vacancy in the insurance COM
mittee.
The committee on library recon-
mended the acceptance of the offer OF
the public library directors for the alb
sorption of the school libraries. The
report was received and recommenda-
tion adopted.
The clerk was instructed to advertise
for bids for the school printing and the
supplies for the. year.
DR.. Barber reported that the Los An
geles theater had been secured for the
High school commencement exercises
on the oath.
Demands to the amount of $172 81
were read and approved.
Mr.. Gaffey's motion to amend the
rules so as to abridge the powers of the
teachers' committee was called up, and
after some discussion was passed.
The consideration of bids for Breed
street school was deferred to next meet
ing, and the board adjourned to meet
again on the Goth.