The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-17
THE CITY TEACHERS.
THE LAST MEETING OF THIS
SCHOOL YEAR.
Addresses by Several of the Instructors.
SuperintDndent Brown Out
lines Some of His
Ideas,

The city teachers held their last meet
ing OF the school year at the high school
building from 8 to IL yesterday morn
ing. For the first hour explanations OF
the school law and other routine work
occupied the attention Of the assembly.
3. Mrs. O. r. Bradfield made a few re
marks concerning the drawing in the
city schools.
Prof. O. J. Rhode, instructor in gym
nastics, spoke OF the pleasant work
among the teachers and pupils OF the
city and thanked them for pleasant re-
bYances.
Mr.F. w. Stein of the city board of
education was called upon to speak. He
responded by saying that his relations
with the teachers had been pleasant,
and that ne hoped to see all the faces
present ut the first meeting of the next
year.
Prof J. A. Foshay said that he hoped
that the same teachers would be here,
and that the salaries would not be same,
but much larger.
City Superintendent Leroy d. Brown
spoke in favor of long tenure of Office
for good teachers. He hoped that the
time would soon come when teachers
would not be required to make formal
application for positions we'll filled. He
hoped that there would some day be
more reliance upon the judgment OF
principals of schools. At present the
principals have nothing to do with the
selection of teachers, and very little real
responsibility in the matter OF the man
sgement Of the schools.
This has necessarily been q year of
observation on the part of the superin-
tendent and the deputy. They are con-
sentative men, not educational ansr-
chists. They have worked patiently on
lines that were mainly marked out by
their predecessors.
San Francisco has AZ weeks in the
school year and there is no resson whv
Los Angeles should not have at least 40
weeks. The school finances are in good
shape and we can afford to have 40 weeks
school without going in debt.
With the present outlook 1t seems
that we are to have very prosperous
school year. With q surplus in the
treasury and with many other favorable
conditions, we should have schools sec.
ond to none in the country.
After q short recess the principals of
tHe city scnOOls moJ 10 CpA6luer import
ant matters. 1t was proposed that the
high school should prepare questions for
the examination of the eighth grade
pupils who may wish to enter the
high school. Much discussion ensued,
and the principals were generally in
favor OF such written examination.
Superintendent Brown answered
many questions and gave an outline of
the system now in use at Cleveland, o.
There one man is elected as director
of the city schools. The director chooses
the city superintendent, who holds his
Office at the will of the director only.
The superintendent has absolute au thor
ity in the matter OF appointing and dis
missing teachers. The plan has worked
marvelously well.
Now while there is so much discussion
of the proposed charter, all friends OF
education should discuss and work for
the proposed school bonds. 80 that we
may have enough school houses and
school desks for all the children of the
city. Every idle hour for the children
costs US much besides dollars and cents.