The herald., 1896-06-01
THEY ARE DEVOID OF SENSE
That's What the Kicker Says of
Some School Officials
HE GIVES AN ILLUSTRATION
Then Shows Why School Children Should
Not Be Levied Upon
The Pestiferous Debris That He Objected to
Has Been Removed, But Still He Finds
Much nore to Grumble At

Some of our Normal school officials
| are utterly devoid of any sense OF the
| ridiculous, and are at the same time
| among the most comical jokers of the
| age.
This was illustrated a few days ago
! when the board of trustees of the NOR
| NAL school held its annual session mere.
| Mr.. Brooks objected to the jobbery of
| the old gang, and was summarily in
formed that if he was on the board to
| object and make trouble he was in the
| wrong place.
But the crowping farce of the day was
near the close of the session. Principal
Pierce read a statement to the effect
that Mr.. Davidson, who had been
trustee of the Normal school for long
time and had been removed by Govern
or Budd, should now be provided with
a situation in the school. He stated
that Mr. Davidson would make compe-
tent janitor or gardener, and that he
very much desired to see him given some
such employment in the school.
Mr.. Trustee Wilson, who had voted
with the gang all through the session,
and who was filing, or partly filling, the
little high chair lately occupied by
Davidson and his safety soup dish and
bib and spoon-the said Mr.. Wilson
thought that the coddling of his exalted
predecessor might be a reflection upon
himself; so he mildly murmured an OBJ
lection.
Mr.. Brooks quickly and gallantly came
to the rescue of Mr.. Davidson. Why"
said Mr.. Brooks, I'VE have the offices;
we can afford to be generous" And Mr..
Brooks seconded the motion in favor Of
Mr.. Davidson with much glee: and the
ex-trustee will now perform in more
humble but very useful sphere.
| Some people are wise in looking after
| the comfort of their friends, and some
! people have such a desire to serve the
| public that they will serve as janitors
and chimney sweeps if they can not
win as trustees and principals. And their
kind increases, and the public does it's
best to find places for them and their
| get.
All this is a gentle reminder of the
| glad season of a year ago when the
| great actor Frederick Warde lectured
before the students of the Normal
| school and had his overcoat stolen mean
while. of the fifteen-cent contribution
| levied upon the students by Principal
! Pierce for the purpose of procuring an
other coat for Mr.. Warde, of Mr. Warde's
| indignation at the little scheme, and his
return of the money sent to him with the
| statement that he was still able to pro-
| cure all the clothing he needed without
| levying upon school children.
| The pestiferous debris that objected
| to has been removed from Arcadia
| street. Now let the same authorities and
scavengers get to work on Plaza circle
and a few other streets in that quarter
| of the city.
Such accumulations are not allowed to
obstruct the streets in the vicinity of
the domiciles of the city hall crowd, and
the city hall crowd has no monopoly of
noses or olfactory nerves.
Yesterday friend of mine who lives
| in the house where ] abide received q
letter addressed to Mr. Jean Apiou,
S46 Lyon street, Los Angeles. Califor-
MA In that letter was another let
| ter addressed in exactly the same way.
! but the enclosed letter had been at the
! Los Angeles Postoffice ten days ago, had
been marked: Name not in di
| dress and have it changed, and
! returned for better directions. 4"
No less than six such brands had been
put on the letter by some incompetent
| chap at the general postoffice here, then
! the letter was returned to the sender
| at San Francisco, who enclosed it in
another envelope addressed in the same
way, and the letter finally ran the
| gauntlet and arrived safely at the DOM
! icile of Mr.. Apiou, whose name is in the
directory. and has been thcre for
| twenty-five years if this city has had
one so long. who does live at SAG Lyon
street and who. like myself, would be
| pleased at the extinction of a few ut
| terly incompetent clerks at the main
postoffice in this city.
The reporters of the Durham mur-
der case at San Jose agree in declaring
Durham insane. They also agree in re-
! porting him to be one of the most eX-
| pert escaperS of the police that ever
rivaled Holmes best work. The legis-
| lature will now proceed to win orr ever
| lasting regard by passing a law for the
| annihilation of all such insane people as
are of the Durham brand.
| After all, 1t may be no worse to put
| one insane murderer out of his misery
| than toepermit the slaughter of a dozen
| sane and innocent people, such as the
| Craig-Dunham murderers usually deal
with.
| The Durham, Victoria, and st. Louis
| horrors may yet cause us to have two
annual memorial days or change our
| present date to May 27.
| The matron at the Newsboys' home
| and the residents in that vicinity COM
| plain that the territory adjacent to the
| home is overrun by band of young
| toughs who should be taken care of by
| the ponce. AnyDOuy VINO depends up.
on the police of this city to do anything
| toward the eradication of bands of thugs
| is to be pitied. In some quarters of this
| city such Juvenile toughs make life a
burden to hundreds of decent people,
| and the young demons, are most VIC
| ious at night. In view of the indifference
of the well-fed police q few we'll directed
| charges Of coarse bird shot might prove
| beneficial to the night hawks and owl
| ish imps. Yours truly,
EDWARD l.. HUTCHINSON.