The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-05-28
OBJECTED SEVERAL TINES
j. Marion Brooks at the Normal
School Meeting
HE AND WILSON ON HAND
Wilson Was Always With the
Majority
Brooks Opposed SsI7o . Year for One Family
and He Also Opposed Other Things but
lie Was Always Outvoted
HE AND WILSON ON HAND

recently appointed by Governor Budd.
took their seats for the first time yes
terday as members of the board of trust
ees of the state normal school,
1t was the regular annual meeting Of
the board, those in attendance besides
the two gentlemen named being A. E.
Pomeroy of this city, II. p Lukens of
Pasadena, Prof. f. A. Molyneaux of Po-
mona and Samuel Il. Black. state super
intendent of public instruction. who is
here from Sacramento. Superintendent
Black is, with the governor, an x-officio
member of the board.
The meeting yesterday was for the
purpose of naming teachers who are to
occupy chairs in the faculty of the in
Stitution for the ensuing school year and
to fix their salaries.
The death of Gen. John Mansfield Gre
ated vacancy in the office of president
of the board Vice President A. T.. Pom
eroy being selected by his colleagues for
the honor. The new executive commit
tee of the board consists of President
Pomeroy and Trustees Lukens and Will
son.
After President Pomeroy and Direct
ors Lukens and Molyneaux and Super
intendent Black and Principal Edward
II. Pierce had been named as a commit
tee to draw resolutions attesting to the
worth of Gen. Mansfield, the board got
down to real work.
Trustee j. Marion Brooks had come to
the meeting for the purpose of overhaul
ing things generally. which fact placed
him in a minority with his fellow men,
bers of the board almost from the start.
Brooks, as soon as he could conveniently
do SO, nominated as secretary of the
board Judge l.. c. McKibbey. He did
not believe. he said. that Principal
Pierce ought to draw the $3.50 year
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the $500 per annum, which is his salary
as the head of the institution, which
with the $1,000 paid to Mrs. Isabel w.
Pierce, the professors wife, makes an
aggregate income of $6110 paid to the
Pierce family every twelve months by
the state.
President Pomeroy remarked that If
there was to be any outside nominal
tons for the secretaryship, he had been
requested to name for the place DIR. J.
H. Bryant. Superintendent Black,
Professor Molyneaux and Trustees L.u-
kens and Wilson all gave it as their
opinion that the secretary should be
some person always about the institu-
ton his duties being such that he may
be at all times needed. Brooks withdrew
Judge McKibbey, who, by the way, is a
Republican. so as not to divide the
strength of the opposition to Professor
Pierce, and realizing that his candidate
was beaten, moved to postpone the cleo
ton until the next meeting. His was the
only affirmative vote and the same re-
suit occurred when it came to voting
upon the main question. Every trustee
cast his ballot for Professor Pierce ex-
cepting Brooks.
General Mansfields successor tried
hard to have the selection of teachers
postponed, but the other members of
the board were equally cooked and
Cd
electing at once. Brooks made a speech
for economy in the operation of the in
stitution, having earlier in the session
made an address against any secular
conduct in its affairs. He wanted the
records to show that he alone of the
trustees was in favor of reducing eX-
penses, which brought Professor Molly
neauX to his feet with a protest The
election of the members of the faculty
for the ensuing year was then proceeded
with, with the following result;
Edward T. Pierce. LII. b., Pd. D., prin-
cipal, school law and school economy.
$780, f. b. Dresslar. A. NJ. Phi. D., SUI
perintendent Of model and training de-
partment, psychology and pedagogy,
$2400; Isabel w. Pierce, preceptress,
English. $1,000; Melville Dozier. B. p.
mathematics. astronomy and bookkeep-
ing, $1,000; Charles e. Hutton. A. M,
mathematics, $2100; Sarah p. Monks, A.
any si4IO. Harriet I, Dunn history
$1440; Josephine e. Seaman, English,
S1440: Alice 7 Merritt botany and seor,
raphv. S1a4O: Nav A English chemistry
and nhvsjoIogv S1440. lanes II SbI,its
NJ M rs nbvsics 10000. Agnes
Crarv r English s1a40. Ada M
T.aughIin drawinp ana sIovd S144O.
Inlet p Pice Music 5000. Charles M
Miller slovd s1ooo. Miss Jacohs nhvsi.
csI cu,ture s1O00. James II Cbanher-
lain reoeranbv $1,000. Grace ZONES u
- yeioo o,,i,u,a ~. and raadi,e, s1ooo
Gr,,,,o nracit EnaI;sh sIaoo p,,varstt
Sbanardson snio,oou- sdaoS
Hrnn, $50 sn,,sht - s 20. Tho GALAXY, oe
prafoosor 1,;ae 80. ,.o5,,n 10 ~ soooo ~
The nrinc;naI to act as eecretarv ~ The
t,le ~ i'u ,itt ~ az. aa ~ .,,.'
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a aiso No,eu ~ Miieli II eaiiie ~
!lAihs me Pay vi 1, WITS. IiercS as peioen'
ness al Slooo. Inc pay o. rIolessol -;
ID. D,essiar, the supeiin i teii.ieli. ~ e .ile
i n department, was ihcreaseu rom
SzzoO 10 sz4oO year, anu tne SALARY "
froleSsor MelVllie DoZier, superlnlenu.
eht ol hia.heIilhe asti lily sa,na
to $4,000. To both of these PROPOSITIONS
Brooks voted in the negative. giving no.
tice of reconsideration to all of these
salaries at the next meeting of tho
board. The old salaries of Miss Jacobs.
teacher in physlcai culture. Char!es II.