The herald., 1895-06-13
Tonight's Meeting of the School
Board
THE FIGHT ON SUPT. SEARCH
The Members Accuse Each Other Of
Informing
The HeraIds Story Of What Is to Happen
Created Commotion-.The Facts as They
Were Set Forth Are Now Admitted

Commotion ran riot about the third
floor of the city hall yesterday from the
moment that the first copy OF The Herald
made its appearance about the building.
up to the time that the offices OF the
board of education were locked up for the
day late in the afternoon. The excite
ment was all because The Herald had
told how the majority of the board in
tend. at the adjourned meeting tonight,
to lift Superintendent P. W. Search OF
the school department out of office. AS
result of the publications made, every
member of the school board accused
every one of his fellow members with
having given the snap away" which
impeachment was. OF course, most Wig
orously denied all around. Secretary
Dandy had to deny most emrhatically
that he had let the cat out of the bag, and
City Attorney William Dunn was COM
PEELED to declare upon honor that the gist
of his opinion as to the right of the pres
ent superintendent of schools to retain
his position, had eaked out through his
office, and the youthful Director Garland
was compelled to reiterate in language
more forcibe than elegant to the some
what mature Director Grubb that he could
not for the life of him tell how The Her
AIDS carrier pigeon reporters could OBJ
tain information to which no one was en-
titled. To more thoroughly see where
they were at a. majority of the board,
consisting of President Hale and Di-
rectors Grubb Bassett, Simonton and
Garland. held a meeting at ii O'Clock
Yesterday morning. 1t was a secret meet
ing, the object being to discuss the ad-
visibility OF formally giving the other
Al ;,,f1 ion xr,ht tnh Hhsa
Herald had published several hours be-
fore. With this very serious problem the
wise men of the board present wrestled
loud and long, deciding after thorough
canvass of the situation, not to comply
with the bowling demands OF the various
city hall reporters, until the Dunn opin-
ion comes up and is acted upon formally
in open meeting tonight. To the reporters
who importuned and threatened to be
pern,itted to copy the city attorney S
opinion, the cold consolation was vouch-
safed to do as The Herald carrier pigeons
had done-get the news and all OF II, no
matter how painful the job.
President Hale and other members OF
the board admit that The Herald story.
as printed yesterday. is correct. The
position of superintendent of schools of
J the city of Los Angeles will this evening
be formally declared to be vacant and
Deputy Superintendent j. A. Foshay Will
probably be selected to succeed Professor
P. w. Search.
Mr.. Search yesterday declined to make
a statement for publication. The several
mem bers of the board of education hos
tile to him, have tried hard to obtain
from HIM some inkling of what he m
tends to do, but the superintendent
simply says nothing and industriously
saws wood. Professor Search denies
| that either Director Simonton or any one
else has suggested to him the proprety
of resigning his position. The same in
tiuences which recently caused the
changes in the office of city Librarian and
assistant librarian appear to be at the
bottom of the present controversy in the
school department. The school board
meeting tonight promises on the whole
to be an exceedingly warm session.