The herald., 1896-07-14
SUSPENSE IS At An END
School Teachers Named
for Ensuing Year
BUT FEW Changes IN THE LIST
A Large Increase Over Last
Years Number
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
Many New Educational Problems Diff.
cult OF Solution
What Is Needed for the New Department OF
Industrial Training
A Lively Debate Over the Question OF Pur-
chasing Pianos-Another Assistant for
the Superintendent Selected.
A Large Increase Over Last
Years Number
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
Many New Educational Problems Diff.
cult OF Solution
What Is Needed for the New Department OF
Industrial Training
A Lively Debate Over the Question OF Pur-
chasing Pianos Assistant for
the Superintendent Selected.
Industrial Education

The city board Of education met in the
council chamber last evening, with
President Hall in the chair and all of the
members in their seats The lobby was
we'll filed and most of the seats in the
gallery were occupied. The reason of the
large attendance was the announcement
of teachers for the ensuing year, and
the friends of all the applicants for
places We're out in force.
After reading of the minutes a COM
munication was read from w. F. Pent-
land, principal of the Harmony district
school, asking that the teachers be al
lowed time for making their reports,
etc; also. from Trew 6, Solander, advo-
eating new dust killer for floor cover
ing. and another from property owners
on Twenty-first street asking that the
school board sign the petition for the
sidewalking of that street. All Of the
communications were filed.
SUPERINTENDENT REPORT
Superintendent Foshay presented his
usual report, as follows, which was re-
ceived and filed.
At this, the first meeting Of the school
year of '96-97 it may not be amiss to re-
view briefly a portion of our past his
tory and judge therefrom our pros
pectve demands for the future.
The rapid growth of the population Of
our city and the need of increased edu-
cational facilities will be shown at once
in the following comparative statement:
1890. 1894. 1895. 1896.
No. of children be-
tween and
years, ..::..,:..: 1O.97o 14.74s 1886 2o.s5s
employed ....... 16O 252 900 $50
Statistics show US that this city nearly
tripled its school population in the de-
cade from 1856 to 1876, more than doubHd
II from 1876 to 1886, and more than tripled
between 1886 and 1896
We opened our schools last Septem-
Der with nearly 5000 pupils on half day
time, and closed with all on full day
.ime except one room in the Ninth street
school and one in the Seventh street
school. Your action at the last meeting
will enable us to open all schools next
September on full day time.
Our marvellous growth during the last
year has brought before us many educa-
tional problems difficult to solve, and
the exigencies of our times, arising from
new and advanced conditions, require
correSpondingly more from us to meet
them hope the additional preparations
necessary for the practical work in our
high school may be carried out. so that
we may be able to send to the business
men OF this city candidates able to prop
erly write business letters, with or with
out dictation, to add rapidly and ac-
curately, and who shall be neat, polite,
honest and diligent.
Los Angeles has always been slow 10
accept the new simply because it is new,
I>t,k Iac 1aft A~tv A,tt 70 al fhar
and adopted only that which he's been
shown to be of permanent educational
value We have followed the injunction:
''Be not the first by. whom the new is tried,
Nor yet the last to lay the old aside"
In conformance with this wise policy,
we are now introducing manual trair-
Ing, and / hope this important step in
our progress will receive at your hands
the attention It deserves, and that the
plans formulated by your committee on
industrial education may be put into
execution when we open our schools
next September.
The kindergarten has become neces-
sity. 1t Is no longer an experiment, but
its educational value Is acknowledged
by all. / am pleased to note that we
have earnest and faithful teachers in
this department who are striving to
give to our little ones the ideas of
Froebel. and who appreciate the great
work they are called to perform. l ex-
pect to be able to present the annual
report for the year 1S96-97 at the next
meeting.
The superintedent also presented the
following statistical report for the
month ending June 26th:
Number of days taught, Is; times
tardy, teachers, 20; total days present.
166,0315; total days absent, 1865; total
hardness, pupils 1888; boys enrolled
1885, girls enrolled 61S7; total, 1908;
average number belonging, II 596; aver
age daily attendance, 11,069; per cent of
attendance, 95; new pupils entered. boys,
10; new pupils entered girls. ~; total
new pupils entered, %; visits of super
intendent 109; visits of special teach.
ers, 344; visits of board of education, %;
other visitors. 2502.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The finance committee presented re-
port approving the following demands,
which were allowed: L. II. Lewis, la
bor 81; j. S. Copeland livery. $4; Sun
set Telephone and Telegraph company,
telephones So; Los Angeles Directory
company, directory, $5 l.. H. Holcomb,
labor. $3.50; T. C. Dougherty. key tags
etc. $S.15; p. II. Mathews, glass, etc,
$s.97; Mrs. NJ. A. Greats, typewriting,
sl2; Los Angeles Lighting company.
gas, Sl3.l0; Highland Water company,
water. $3.50; Harper & Reynolds Co,
hardware, $l0.42; Anderson & Chanslor,
soap, etc, $3.50; Cerrillos Coal railroad
company, coal, $3.50; John Hayworth,
labor, $3.50; Mrs. l.. M. Culver. desks
etc. $26.25; Off & Vaughn, Chemicals,
$3l. 70; Bryan Story. labor, $S4; G. F.
Watson, labor, $34; Gardiner & Zell-
ner Piano company, rent of pianos, $50;
W. G. Mathews, labor, $38. SO: EVENING
EXPRESS company. advertising for mus
ie, $4o.S1; w. 3. Axtell, labor $42.5O;
Lang, BlreleX Co, H. s. programs,
7
Milling company. lumber, $56. .Os. Geo
Cordell sewer, Breed street, $777o; Da-
vols & Patten Lumber and Furniture
company, lumber, $92.1S; W. H. Housh.
IL. 8. class day, $1050 total, S749 "a.
THE SUPPLY COMMITTEE
The supply committee presented the
following report recommending that
contracts be made with the following
persons and firms for the respec-
tive goods, at the. prices named, to
be supplied during the present school
year: