The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-29
Again Wanted for the Public
Schools
BOARD MEETING LAST NIGHT
A Pavilion to Be Built for the High
School
cording to Specifications Furnished by
the Superintendent of Buildings


whole meetings where coming events are
programmed as thew are at political con-
ventions, to be later made pubic or
effect. cog must have slipped in this
latest secret meeting, Judging from the
proceedings of the board in open session
last night. The session did not end un-
til 1880 o'clock.
A majority of the teachers com mittee
submitted the following:
"We recommend that Miss Alice Black
ington be assigned as directress OF the
afternoon kindergarten at the Castelar,
street school, and that Miss Augusta
Flentjen be assigned as asss tant;
"rhat Miss Ora Flint be assigned as
assistant in the forenoon at Castelar,
street school;
"That Miss Bal Phillips be assigned as
assistant kindergarten teacher at Ann
street school:
That Miss Mary L. Small be assig ned
school;
"That Miss Minnie L. Wagner be as
signed to the eighth grade in Hewitt
street school,
THAT E. u. wyckoff be employed as
supervisor of music. at salary of 500 per
month;
"That night school be established at
No. 527 Ducommun street.
The above was signed by Chairman
Pitman and Director Simonton, Director
Bassett refusin to attach his name. Dr.
rector Grub moved that the section in
the report regarding the special music
teacher be stricken out. This motion
Director Garland seconded. Director
Pitman defended warmly the report as a
whole. superintendent FoshAy favors
the music teacher strongly. Director
Simontun followed Pitmau with a SINH
lar line of agument.
Director Garland opposed the music
section of the report upon the ground OF
economy and also to be consistent, which
he claimed the rest of his colleagues
were not. Directors Kennedy, Fulton
and Grub also made remarks in the
negative. Superintendent Foshay made
formal plea for the music supervisor,
who he said. was absolutely necessary to
bring the standard OF efficiency in the
public schools up to the proper limit.
Director Grubb, after the subject had
been thoroughly dissected, withdrew his
original motion to reJect the musical
supervisor paragraph, and suntltuted IN
its place motion to postpone action
upon the matter for two weeks, which
latter was done, the other recomm enda-
tions in the report being adopted.
The in surance committee recommended
that a total of $16 $50 additional assur
ance be placed upon various school build
ing. The commentator was adopted.
The schools of the city now carry an
aggregate OF S274, 500.
| The resignation of George E. Wise, a
| ianitor at Amelia street school, was &C.
cepted and Marie Fisk was appointed TO
| the vacancy.
| The high school COM nittee made the
| following report of minimum require
merits for diploma from the high
school:
Work for which there are no require
ments, science.
Physics, one year. except Greek class
of 1885.
Mathematics -Alge bra, one and half
years.
Geometry-Plane, one year; Wentworth S
or equivalent.
Civics-One-ha year; Fisk s or equiva-
lent.
English-That taught in grades B9.
A9. BIO, Bill, and Al2.
Drawing-The ninth year work or
equivalent. These alone will not entitle
a pupil to diploma. bat must TO In
Guided in all programs irrespective of
the course.
Pupils may elect any regular course that
includes all of the above requirements, or
the principal will arrange the programs
of elective students OF the regular courses
sufficient to MAKE the course regular
one.
The above was adopted.
The building comm itteee was INSTRUCT
ed to have an additional room at the
Ninth street school repaired for teaching
purposes.
Director Garland moved there he but
one public graduating exercise OF the
High School this year. and that one
to take place at the end of the school
yaer w bich mntiOD was alODtpU.
The committee on furniture and re-
pairs reported recommending that the
carpet for the offices at the Sand5 Gates,
Hellman, San Pedro, Union avenue and
Case street schools be purchased of Niles
Pease & Co. at so cents per yard laid
down. The report was adopted.
The finance committee reported favor
ably hills for S1172.61 for supplies fur
nished, and the same were ordered paid.
d. Appleton & Co. made a proposition
to furnishs twenty sets.of Johnson I'm
cyclopedia at a discount OF 10 -Fer cent
off the published price, providing tn 9
books were all bought at once. The
books will cost, minus the discount, S47
per set. The matter was referred to the
supply committe, as was also PROPOSE
ton from the publisher OF The Statistl-
clan and Economist of San Francisco to
supply a certain number of that publ
cation for use in he schools.
The bill of SS5.7 rs for disinfectant, pre-
sented by the finance committee, was OBJ
jected to by Director Fulton as too large.
He wanted the matter referred to the
health committee, but his motion to this
effect received no second.
The building committee reported that
the proposed gymnasium and pavilion at
the high school would cost in the neigh
borho ID of $4,000, and that the additio al
eight rooms to the Macy street school
would front on Avla street.
Director sSim ontou expressed him self
in favor of the5proposed high school pa
Whom. He had visited the institution
upon a recent occasion ANA found the
army of students tunching In the open
air, while standing upon their feet. lie
would not have csrsd to have encoun-
tered the crowd in the dark. There were
tsmale and ice cream wagons in the vi
cinity which did II thriving business. He
quoted figures to show that the
bard had plenty OF money for
the proposed improvement. The
pavilion will cost, according to superin--
tendent of Buildings Strange, $3.50, and
and $500 more. On motion of Director
Garland, seconded by Director Pltman.
bids for the pavilion were ordered to be
advertised. according to plans and speci-
fications to be furnished by the city SUI
perintendent of buildings.
President Hale brought up the matter
of fire escapes for the high school. Di-
rectors Kennedy and Simonton opposed
the reputation fire escapes as farce SO
far as the results desired to be accom-
pished were concerned. The matter was
left with tho building committee.
vote of thanks was extended to the