The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-05-17

known colleges of the east without ex-
animation. Great care has been exer-
cised in arranging the courses of study
to make them comply with the require
ments of the institutions of higher
learning, and at the same time to pre-
serve the character of the school as an
independent place of instruction. While
II Is possible for a student to prepare
himself in the classics at the Los Ange-
les High school. there is a marked ten
dency in the direction of the so-called
practical studies. This is in keeping
with the movements of the most pro-
gressive universities. and Is highly IA
vored by the board of education and the
community at large.
The commercial department is rightly
one of the most important features Of
the school. A thorough course in book
keeping and business is provided for
those whose studies end with the High
school. and the youth leaves there thor
oughly equipped for the requirements Of
office or mercantile life.
The first class graduated in 1875. and
was composed of eight students. The
class of 1895 numbered eighty. There
is an alumni of over 500 many Of whom
are among the leading men and women
OF the community.
THE NEW BUILDINGS
The year 1895 will always be remem-
bered in the annals of our public schools
Tor the most remarkable advance, in
that besides additions being made to
seven of the old schools. eleven new
buildings were erected. The architec-
ture and construction of these buildings
are of a remarkably fine and substan-
tial character; in fact, they have been
pronounced by no less an authority than
Mr.. Stone, the we'll known school archi-
tect of San Francisco, to be as fine in
plan and architecture as any known,
and, indeed, the best he had ever seen.
The arrangements for light. except in
the case of two rooms out of 101, are said
to be by experts absolutely perfect. The
rooms are all lofty and airy with an ex
cellent system of ventilation. Charles
L. Strange. the superintendent of build
ings. was the architect. and he has GER
tainly thus left a mark upon the city
that rebounds to his credit and of which
every citizen may well feel proud. Mac
kay & Young were the contractors. and
the contract price for the eleven schools
was $1S0,000; but this sum. of course, by
no means represents the total expendi-
ture upon the new schools. Bonds for
$S06,000 at ~ per cent of the forty year
series. were issued for the purchase of
sites and the building of 1876 new rooms
last July. The new school houses are:
At Pico and Sentous streets. IL rooms:
at Olive street. between Fourth and
Fifth streets. not vat opened, II rooms:
at Twenty-first and Norwood streets, 10
rooms: on Sixth street. near Maple ave-
Iue. ~ IOoIllS, Ut 1eIIlple anu custer
streets. 10 rooms: at the corner of
Twenty-eighth and San Pedro streets.
10 rooms; at New Macy and Avila
streets. 8 rooms; on Griffin avenue. s
rooms: Cambria and Vernon streets, s
rooms: Second street. near State street
Boyle Heights. 8 rooms: and on Boyd
street. near San Pedro street 5 rooms
In the lately annexed districts those
schools which have already come under
the jurisdiction of the city are: At Pico
Heights. rooms; Rosedale. rooms:
Harper Tract. s rooms; Harmony,
rooms: West Vernon, rooms; and
Highland Park. rooms.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
The members of the city board of edu-
cation, who took Office in January, 1895,
are w. A. Kennedy, VIM. lie Moyne
Wills. William NJ. Garland. ]. S. Pitman.
Robert Hale. Thomas Bassett, L. l..
Grub, S. p. Fulton and G. w. Simon
ton. The board has nine committees,
three members serving on each: On
finance; building; educational supplies
and printing: teachers and schools: in
surance; rules and regulations; visiting
and janitors: high school, library and
course of study; industrial education
and kindergarten; health; furniture. re-
pairs, fuel and building supplies. Reg
ular meetings of the board are held in
the council chamber on the second and
fourth Mondays of each month at 1880
p. m. In Mr.. c. p. Dandy the board has