The herald., 1896-09-15

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printing the annual report ct $1.7s per
page. and printing the calisthenics man
Ual at $1.35 per page.
Also recommend that q contract be
entered into with w. M. Boyd for rent
ing the pianos for the school year at "a
per month as per his bid, he agreeing
to keep them in thorough repair and
tune
The report was signed by Messrs.
Grubb and Garland. The latter stated
that when he signed the report submit
ted to him by Chairman Grubb he did
not notice that the piano clause was
added. He therefore withdrew his sig
nature, but said he approved the repors
so far as 1t related to printing The re-
port was, on motion, segregated and the
printing clause adopted.
A long wrangle then ensued on the
piano question. Mr.. Grubb explained
that the secretary of the board at his
request invited bids of the leading music
dealers. and Mr. Boyds was the lowest.
Mr. Garland wanted to know what
right Mr.. Grubb had to arrogate such
power to himself. The representative
of kohler & Chase, who was present
was given the privilege of the floor and
offered to furnish pianos at a rental of
$3.50 per month. Mr.. Zellner, of Gard.
ner & Zellner was also given a chance
" opCdh anu Sdlu Ills llIHl was ReIIlTS
the worst of the deal. He offered to
rent the pianos now in use by the schools
for S4 month, or would sell them al
the offer originally made. The matter was
finally disposed of by instructing the
secretary to invite bids of all the music
dealers in the city for twenty-nine rent
ed pianos, bids to be submitted to the
supply committee by Thursday morning,
and the committee to have the power to
n nf h t1o1 l.
TEACHERS COMMITTEE
The teachers committee reported as
follows:
We recommend that that the resigna-
tions Of Mrs. Eveline L. Winslow, Miss
Carrie Etchemendy and Mr.. F. S. Haf-
ford be accepted.
We recommend that the leaves of alb
sence for Miss Edith A. Hit and Miss
Sarah W. Reeves until next February
be granted.
We recommend that Mr.. A. o. Damon
be assigned to the place in Harmony
school made vacant by the resignation
of Mr.. Hafford, and that Miss Mary A.
Davis be assigned to the Arroyo street
school; that Mr.. w. T. Shilling he as
signed the place in Custer street school
made vacant by the leave of absence
of Miss Sara w. Reeves; that Mrs Mabel
Pettigrew be transferred to Sentous
street school and Miss Nellie M. Fitz-
nier be assigned to the Pico Heights
school: that Miss Jessie F. Lopez be
elected and assigned to Castelar, street
school in place of Miss Etchemendy, re-
signed; that Miss Luna Murphy be as
signed as director in San Pedro street
school. and Miss Edith N. de Luna as
director for kindergarten in Harper
school, and Mrs. Nora Millspaugh be
made assistant in Norwood street school
and Miss Frances Bristor be made as
n ca1
tie z. Metcalf be made kindergarten as
sistant in Alpine street school.
That Mr.. Charles A. Kunou have
charge of Sloyd in high school, Miss
Hattie r. Cover Sloyd at Spring street,
Miss Annette Johnson Sloyd at Sentous
street school, and Caroline E. Harris
Sloyd at Ann street. /
And further recommend that the su-
perintendent be empowered to make
such changes in the assignment of
teachers to classes in their respective
buildings as in his judgment are for the
best interests of the school.
The report was adopted.
The report of the committee on jan
ltors recommend that the following be
appointed janitors for the respective
was adopted:
Heilman street, Mrs. Dora L. Richard
son; Griffin avenue, Mrs. c. Dillingham;;
Hayes street, Mrs. G.. Petry; Casco |
street, Mrs. Z. L. Sperm; Norwood
street. ]. A. Ditch; Rosedale, Mrs. M. G. |
Martin; Harper, Mrs. Lizzie Weber; |
Harmony, D: M. Mettler; Olive street,
w. H. McGill.
On motion of Mr.. Pitman, the course
Of study for kindergarten, primary and !
grammer grades, as prepared by the i
superintendent and his deputy, was |
adopted.
KINDERGARTEN TRAINING,
The following agreement was ratified, |
On motion of Mr.. Pittman:
We, the board of trustees of the State
Normal school of Los Angeles, agree to
educate as many children of the city |
If Los Angeles as we may have accom-
for, without expense to the
,ity for supplies. heating, janitor work
Ind other incidantals, on condition that
he city board of educati shall appoint
rom the list of teachers elected by them |
rom time to time, such teachers for the |
and other grades estab- |
ished in the normal school as the trus-
ees of the normal school may recon-
mend, and In further consideration that |
he city board of education pay to such
eacners the averaS~salary paid to other /
eachers of corresponding grades in the
,ity.
We, the city board of education Of Los
Angeles, agree that the normal school |
5oard and faculty shall have perfect
reedom in formulating a course Of |
tudy for the training school, and shall
nave entire and untrammeled direction |
,f the school work according to said
course of study; provided, it shall in
,lude as much, and the same kinds of |
work, as prescribed in the city course of |
study. /
The board then adjourned.
The Unity Epworth league gave a |
pleasant reception last night at the |