The herald., 1896-05-12
Hundreds Of Children at Large in
the Seventh Ward
MAY SCHOOL STATISTICS
An Excellent Showing From the Lately
Annexed Districts
nonth Job-An Entirely New
Place

Director Grubb last night presented to
his colleagues upon the school board a
petition signed by eighty-two residents
OF the vicinity, praying that the Seventh
street school be enlarged to a ten-room
building, and also that a kindergarten
department be added. The claim is made
that the locality sorely needs the addi-
tional school facilities asked for. Grubb
In support of the petition stated that the
Seventh ward at present has 600 chill
dren for whose accommodation there is
| no school room. The matter was refer
red to the building committee to inves-
tigate and report.
Secretary Dandy, as the marshal, last
night submitted to the board of edu-
cation the figures for the school census
OF the present year. The data has al
ready been printed in these columns
The teachers committee reported, rec
ommending the assignment of Miss
Mary Murray as assistant kindergarten
teacher at Cambria school. The assign
ment was approved.
The finance committee recommended
bills to the amount Of $2300.0S, among
them the sum of 1868, which it cost to
| take the recent census. The bills were
allowed and ordered to be paid.
Superintendent Foshay submitted the
following.
On April 10 we received notice from
Mr.. 8. v. Riley, county superintendent
of schools Of Los Angeles county, CAL,
stating that by virtue of the annexa-
ton Of certain territory to the city of
Los Angeles, the following schools, viz.
Rosedale with Is teachers, Harmony
with 2 teachers West Vernon with 8
teachers, and Vernon with 3 teachers,
became part of our city school system
on April 2.
The notice stated further that every
effort will be made to induce the people
living in the outside territory where
the school houses are inside the city lin
its, to petition to be set inside the city
for school purposes. and when this is
accomplished the funds of said districts
can be transferred without delay. The
petitions have been filed and the boun-
daries changed so as to include all the
above mentioned districts except Ver-
non.
have therefore directed all teachers
in the annexed districts, excelEing YER
non, to report to our office in accordance
with our rules and to prepare their
pupils to enter upon our grade work
when we open schools in September.
The statistical report of the three dis
tricts, for the month ending May s,
shows Boys enrolled, 442: girls en-
rolled, 500; total, 951; average number
belonging, 1856; average daily attend
ance, S19; per cent of attendance. 92: new
pupils entered, boys, 3; new pupils en-
tered. girls. II; total. Is.
The following is the statistical report
for the city for the month ending Mays:
Boys enrolled, 6714; girls enrolled, 7105:
total. 1888; average number belonging.
12.175; average daily attendance, II 1893;
per cent of attendance, "a; new pupils
entered boys. ia; new pupils entered,
girls. 142: total, 316: number suspended,
.; no cases corporal punishment. 65;
number indigents furnished books. 80.
5. l.. Grubb was appointed by the
board as assistant superintendent of
school buildings at a salary Of $50 u
month, which is to include horse and
buggy hire and attendance.
Director Pitman offered the following
resolution:
That all class exercises of the high
school. except those of the graduating
class. be discontinued. and that all high
school exercises, including those of class
and field days, be hereafter under the
direction of the principal.
The resolution was adopted.
The committee on insurance reported
having placed a policy for $4,000 upon the
Rosedale school, which action was ap-
proved.
Director Kennedy reported from the
building committee that so long as the
matter was with the council he would
not favor making any movement i'm the
direction of purchasing the additional
lot needed for the Thirtieth street
school. although he would at the proper
time gladly vote for the purchase of the
property.
Director Bassett was granted thirty
days leave of absence from the city.