The herald., 1894-06-17
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.

trical work in the building was put in
| by 8. j. Reese, an experienced electri-
| clan, with an Office in the Bryson block.
The arrangement is particularly COM
plete. as it embraces the wiring OF the
building for lighting and also for tele-
phones, alarms and signals.
The gymnasium. large building at
the rear OF the main building, will be
connected by covered bridge with the
main hallway. The arrangements have
thus been planned with such care that
the utmost convenience will be pro-
vided.
After saying this much about the Los
Angeles normal school and briefly re-
citing how it is growing, word on the
normal school in general will not be out
of place. Passing over the fact that the
state has thus far graduated 200 etu-
dents from these schools, the more inn
portant fact of maintenance arises.
Thus far the several schools have been
provided at each biennial session OF the
legislature with appropriations. In
many instances they have been liberal,
and in others but sufficient to barely ex-
list. To avoid perplexities arising from
this source, it has been suggested by
Prof. Pierce that the state make direct
tax levy equal to tina sum derived by the
university, to be divided among the three
state schools. The amount would be so
small that it's burden would not be felt
in the least and the schools would be- re-
moved from the caprice Of legislative
bodies. 1t is unnecessary to speak of
the benefit of the normal school, but
this suggestion of maintenance seems to
be such good one that it ought to meet
with approval.
The system of ventilation and heating
requires an additional word. 1t was put
in after making pretty thorough ex-
animation of eastern schools by o. j.
Muchmore, the superintendent, and
will lead to other schools adopting the
same methods. 1t is what is known as
the fan system. The air is taken from
out of doors, and after passing over a
spray of water. is blown through differ
emit air channels to the rooms, coming
out eight feet from the floor The air
passes over the heads of the children
and drops to the floor, whence it ia taken
out by another air channel with sue
ton fan and discharged 10 feet into the
air. The temperature is to be- kept at
20 degrees, and it ia the purpose to fur
nish each pupil with 20 feet of pure air
heated or cooled at pleasure. Mr..
Muchmore found many buildings near
Boston arranged like this, but this is
the first one to be so arranged on this
coast. The excellent progress made and
the general character OF the work is
largely due to Mr.. Muchmore, an expe-
rienced builder, who was, secured for SUI
perintendent. He came out from Bos-
ton, few years ago, and represented
Mr.. Ray mond in the construction of his
big tel near Pasadena, since which
time he has had much to do with build
ing matters hereabouts.
SOME PERSONAL REMARKS.
Miss Emma L. Hawks, the preceptress,
who has been with the school from it's
organization, will resign on July 1st,
much to the regret OF Professor Pierce
and the trustees. In order to make the
school "a efficient as possible the trustees
have secured Mre. Isabel w. Pierce az
preceptress. The lady ia a graduate
from the Albany, N. Y, normal, and for
20 years has been teaching young ladies
aud training them in normal branches.
The complete list OF the faculty for the
year beginning September 1st will be az
follows:
Principal, Edw. T. Pierce. psychology
and economy; preceptress Isabel w.
Pierce. English; Melville Dozier, astron-
omy and mathematics Charles E. Hut
ton, mathematics Sarah z. Monks,
curator and museum, zoology, botany
and drawing; Harriet E. Dunn. library
and history Alice j. Merritt, botany
and geology; Mary A. English, chem
istry and physics; Mary a. Lathrop
! Floyd. Agnes Crary, English; Juliet P.
Rice, music; Theo. Blessing, physical
training; Francis H. Byram, principal
model and training school.
Professor Pierce has bought q house
| opposite the school on Fifth street, and
will have his home 30 close that he will