The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-12
PRINCIPAL PIERCE.
The New Head of the Los
Angeles Normal.
MORE RESIGNS HIS TRUST.
Transactions of the Trustees in
Meeting at San Jose-RemOd-
cling the Course.
written FOR THE MonsrNe CALL

SAN JOSE, April ia joint session of
the Trustees of the State normal schools
of Los Angeles, San Jose and Chico was
held here to-day. After lengthy discus
sion a motion OF C. II. Phillips, to the
effect that the principals of the normal
schools and Stale Superintendent of In
struction Anderson be constituted a COM
mttee 10 investigate the advlsability of
raising the standard of admission and
lengthening the course of study and to
make a report at the next yearly joint
meeting of the boards. was carried.
State Superintendent Anderson was al
lowed $40 for his services as secretary, and
the meeting adjourned until the second
Tuesday in April, 1894, at Los Angeles.
The trustees OF the Los Angeles school
met at the Hotel Vendome in the afternoon.
The most of the time was consumed in talk
ing over plans for the new building which
is to be erected at Los Angeles, the last
Legislature having given the Los Angeles
school an appropriation of $4,000 for an ad-
ditional structure.
Principal Ira More submitted a set of
plans intended to convey general idea of
the building desired and the discussion of
the details of heating and ventilation was
extensively pursued. 1t was finally decided
to advertise for plans. The trustees will
erect three-story building in the south
west corner OF the lot in Los Angeles upon
which the present building stands.
The secretary was instructed TO draw up
resolution thanking the Los Angeles dele
CATION to the Legislature for It's successful
efforts in behalf of the school.
The matter of real Importance before the
board was the election of principal of the
Los Angeles school, Ira More having re-
signed year ago, his resignation to take
effect June so OF the present year.
The matter was called up and Trustee
Pomeroy said he wished the incumbent
could be induced to withdraw his resigna-
tiun and stay at the head Of the school, at
least until the projected new building was
completed.
Principal More stated that he had pre-
scented his resignation in good faith. He
was now "a years of age and thought be
had taught about as long as was profitable
to the State and the cause of education and
was sincere in his wish to retire from active
work. He said that though his health had
been good and still was, he could not tell
when a break would come. By retiring
from work before the break came he had
the prospect OF a number of years of life
which he could enjoy, and he desired TO
take the course indicated by his resigna-
ton.
This was accepted as final, and Trustee
Pomeroy presented the name of Melville
DozieT, who is at present teacher in the
Normal School at Los Angeles. and ranked
next TO Principal More.
State Superintendent OF Instruction An
derson presented the name of w. W. An
derson, principal of the Hopkins Academy
at Oakland. He said he presented The
name by request.
trustee Lukens said that Edwin T.
Pierce, principal of the Normal School at
Chico, was DESTROYS Of succeeding Principal
More.
The secretary presented an application
from F. r. Eldridge of Alameda.
a ballot was taken and Edwin T. Pierce
was elected unanimously.
On motion of Superintendent Anderson a
committee. consisting of Trustees Man field,
POmeroy and Molyneaux, was appointed to
prepare resolutions expressing the respect
and esteem held by the board for the retir-
ing Principal More. The resolutions will
be engrossed in frst-class shape. handsomely
framed and presented to Mr.. More on the
last day of the term by Superintendent
Anderson,