The herald., 1894-10-03
NO INDUSTRIAL HIGH SCHOOL,
Search's Report Does Not Get
Presented.
He Stayed by the Industrial High
School Idea.
10 Not Los Angeles Ready to Take
Her Place Along with Other
Citiss?-Ths Need of
the Hour.

Superintendent OF City Schools Search
is very 10th to give up his idea Of having
100000 industrial high school built
in this city during the coming year. The
city council, however, yesterday fore
stalled him by passing the ordinance of
intention for the bond election without
provisions for the same.
Prof. Search had prepared an elsbor-
ate report to the council, which was not
presented yesterday at all. and when it
is presented it will be too late. The re-
port was as follows
In making your consideration OF provision
for relief OF the present congesled condition OF
our schools, | beg you TO rememb Der the situa-
tion Is M ordlusry one, but is the accumula-
ton of necessities arising during aperlod of
several years. Had attention been giv5n thi I
matter at proper time the demand now would
not be SO pronounced. As it is we are face to
face with a condition tn AZ must BE- met. There
must be sufficient buildings to house tn q school
children or the peop.e must be content with
poor school work within and ill1teracy with
out.
In communication of date March IA. 1898,
Superintendent Friesner stated that AZ addi-
tional rooms were then necessary. On jane
Is, 1898, this recommendation WAS increa, a,ed
TO 52 rooms. superintendent Brown early in
last year asked for 81 rooms. During all this
time the schools have been increasing. The
enrolment now Is over 100 more than year
ago at this time. If The schools were over
crowded then what must they be now. there
being but four rooms added during the past two
yearb? To this number, perhaps, should be
added six additional rooms utilized at the state
Normal school, III the schools are overhowlng
and cIowed to half sessions and other incon-
vencies now, what will they be by the time
new bui dlngR can be erected?
In view OF those statements the new build
ings contemplated by the city council are not
adequate. The following will present the basis
of my calculations as to actual provision neces-
sary:
ESTIMATE OF ADDITIONAL ROOMS NEEDED.
Thirteen rooms to re ieve twenty-six nslf ses-
sion schools. This number is increasing every
week.
Twelve rooms to take place OF twelve now
rented.
seven rooms to give kindergartens equally to
all parts of the city.
Five rooms for kindergsrtens now so crowded
that three teachers must work in single room.
This does not include rooms where there are
double sessions.
Twenty. five rooms neeaed for probably one
thousand cnildren now crowded out OF school,
Many OF these are forced to attend private
schools. great many are registered at our
various buildings for admittanee as soon as
there is room. The report OF the census oficer
shows that parents reported 1850 school chill
dren under IL years OF age who did not attend
any school last year.
Fifteen rooms to relieve present congested
condition by equsllzing rooms and permitting
children TO attend where they reside. This IL
an average of less than llf a room to the build
ing. Amy teacher will confirm the statement
that this il a low estimate.
Twenty i've rooms for 1000 children, the av-
erage annual increase below high scnool ex-
pected by September, 1885, the earliest date
upon which buildings Can be expected TO be
ready for occupancy.
This makes total of 1O2 rooms. Allowing so
per cent for improbable overestimate in last
three items, we still have an absolute demand
for 20 new rooms, with no provision for in
crease beyond the time the buildings can be
occupied. Anything less than this number wi Il
not meet present emergency, and even then the
buii dings must be located ut points OF greatest
needs.
strongly urge the necessity of immediate
action because of immense pressure of patrons
asking for relief, ana also because of the long
lime that must pass before even immediate pre-
liminary action can bring relief.
l also recommend the building OF an indus
trial high school. Two years ago. when the
enrolment was $50, buperintendens Friesner
asked for relief by the building of branch
high school with capacity for 500. Superin-
tendent Brown Reimbursed this recomms nda
tion. since that time the high school enroll
ment he's increased to $50. NY own'recom
mendstion is that this additional high school
be made industrial in charac er, locator al
point asiy accessible. Not less than p 90 900
with $50. 900 additional for equipment should
be provided for this building. Certainly
Los Angeles Is reacy to take her plac. among
such cities as Bos on, Cambridge, Spring
Baltimore, Cleveland, Toledo, Louisville Chi
cago, st. PAM, Minneapolis, Des sotnes, Du.
luth, Omaha, Denver, FntDlO ana OInerS Wltn
provision for industrial education. 1t would
only take an average sum of $4,000 during 40
years to pay the interest and provide for the
bond REDEEM ption required by this building and
equipment, made necessary for other school
purposes even If not industrial. The city of
Duluth has recently built a high school from
al m ost the same plan as the Los Angeles court
house. Oakland one year ago voted 100000
for school buildings, of which sum $500, 900 is
being placed in an additional high school.
In view of this precedent elsewhere, and OF
our own local needs urge provision for an in
dustrial high school on the site OF the present
Spting street or Eighth street school, or in some
other convenient locality, such ahigh school
can be made more of an attraction to the city
than any one other present institution, but
would discourage any action now that will not
look TO Its adequate provision.
beg leave 20 re port that great interest in this
matter is developing throughout the city, man.
ifested by the generous spirit of one liberal
citizen who authorizes me TO state that he will
supplement the city's provision az above spec
ifed by gift upon certain conditions, OF
$50 900 towards an industrial high school,
Respectfully submitted. 9nd
P. w. SEARCH,
superintendent of City Schools