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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-16
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DIAMOND PIcKuPs.

IA an emergency hitter veteran Anson
heads the l.st.
Clptain Smith OF the Pawtucket team
has shown himself to bo one OF the beavi-
est hitters In the land.
Hsnlon has hnsl ly signed Pitcher
Nops. Philadt lphia wantsd him, but did
not orie- enough salary.
President Brush thinks that IL the
Cincinnetis had come Fast with the in
tention OF PLAYING for the pennant in
stead Of second place they would have
won more games.
MeGraw has been fielding so badly of
late that even the Baltimore people have
lost ith in him. and tho other day were
bowling for Donne ly. and when the lat
ter appeared he was greeted with ap-
plause.
When Manager Glenslyin Of Milwaukee
firJd pitcher Borchers the latter de-
manded the money Glqnalvin owod him
fer services In Tie Pnci6c Coast League.
On Glenalvin's refusal TO give 1t Borcners
blacksned both eyes and thrGshed him
generally.
81 am glad TO see that bail players are
more thrifty than they were years ago."
says President Yong. "Eight out OF
ten Of the maj league players have
neat bGnk account ct the end OF each sea-
son. This simply means that tho large
mfjtriiy CT PLAYERS have good habits,
ana this improvement is increasing every
day"
Frank Griffith, the little fellow who
used 10 pitcn fer Northwestern Univer-
sity. and afterward went 10 Cleveland,
leaving that club and pitching for OIL
City and Rockford VIII probably never
be seen on the professional field again.
His arm is almost useless, and he has
to jerk the ball in throwing, while his
heslth is giving way, and he writes
Chicago friend that he has developed con-
sumption.
"It gives me a pain to read in the
papers hat sucn and such player isn't
doing the work he is capable of ana
that he is play ing for his release" says
Ed Hanlop. "During my experience in
baseball | nv We yet encountered a
player who d, lib ,ly tried to gain his
release by sbi4 has W ork. or course
there are shir.ers on the pal field but
they are the kind who ere playing for q
record"
"In August there was a big parade or
I'D L. Lan
Simth ane decided to play the game
at Pawtucket, taking chances Of playing
n game In Fall River later on. This was
simply doing what National league clubs
are doing every year and what the con.
stitution OF our league SLOWS.
"As TO the game forfeited TO Fall
River by New Bedford, on account of the
failure of the latter club to have the re-
qujred number OF balls, am rather sorry
we got the game tt at way. was not at
New Bedford that day, or perhaps 1 should
have played with whateveS kind of ball
the club produced.
"My players were PROMISED $500 IL they
won the penrant, and i don't blame the
boys for insisting on Umpire Hunt CIV
ing them the game too
1.-The Bangor club have been credited
with one victory over Augusta that can
not count, as the game was scheduled
for Augusta and played ut Bangor.I think
the date was June ~. Secretary Morse
has the BroclSton protest in his pocket.So
you see Fall River has won the pennant
by larger margin than the papers give
them credit for.
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JACK MINISTERS.

The Trainer who VIII Tryto Make Prince
toms Football Players Invinciblc.
One of the most picturesque characters
in the athletic world is Jack McMasters,
the veteran trainer who will keep Prince
ton football players in proper trim dur
Ing the coming season. McMasters is q
thorough athlete and a trainer who has
never been anything else. He was born In
Scotland in 1851, and before he was 20
years old he had taken up the business Of
training athletes. After having fitted .
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OTHER EASTERN LEAGUE GAMES.

AT Scranton yesterday the home team
won two games from the Ponies. The
contests were too one-sided 10 be very
interesting and were watched by fair
sized number of spectators. The score
by innings follows:
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SPORTING BRIEPs.

L. NJ. Richardson offsrs To bet 5000 that
bicyclist Tom Cooper can beat Johnson
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PRovIDENCE DIVISION.


Corrected TO Sept 10. lsea
BOSTON 80. $40 ls.Ss siss' a. ',Si; S. ,ssi. sai
500, .s;,s 1905 p. m. Sundays : bSiD. 6:SS
,. m. hETURNiSG-ieavs sosToS from PARK
soaare Station bi2;oa b;ia s;t. g:Ou cl0'0
lo.Od lO;ih O. m. i2;t6, i;03 2fA s;0l Si5
go. oOv. ba. 1900, vsIs lisls .. M. sun
aays.bis;yS aila $780, ds:ss ~ M; 100. sOJ. 400.
ATfLEBoRo-s,ao,s 80 40. 1902, $50 sOa s.io soL
l0i01, nii0,. ~ MI l:0L t3:i0 2;0f. 3;so 4;ol.
si40 o; 40 6;oa $40. 7:l0. 500. i0;os ii 10 p
sundays-5 20, 80, 6:54. s;la i0;is a. IN. iSJ.
$50. b;o0, e;2o. I;le,p. IN.
NORTH ATTLEBoRo and PLAINvILLE-e 40.
$40, si4l iiiio g. IN 3a., $40. sil0, 7iio,
il;lo p. M Sundays-e:l0 a. In., 500. 7;l0 p m.
NORWOOD and DEDHAM-ssiu. 40. s;a0, llis0
q. M $40, 40 p m; Sundays, $40, 800 .. m.
hANsFIELD = oa;f0. 8. 81, 7f02. :01 9:o2 l0:g,,
a m, 1902. z0i 4.01. 6so2. 7ii0. sioa 1919 y.
snndays-o5i4o $3.50. s;ib, io:45 n IN. $50 80.
Iiehburg and way stations $500 ;o2 a. m s:Os pm.
Lowell aud way stations. $500 a. m. i20l, 4ij2 IN
Taunton and New Bedford. ESQ, a40, (Tauntou
only) $40. a m, 2.,0; 5is0, s.s0. CSC. lO;oy
v. N. sundays 6:5i q. N. and s;i0 o. IN
Middleooro 6:io. 7:ia s:4o "a m; 1880, 3;o. $40
Go y.
Plymouth 6;4O. 7ao. s;4o a M, I2.4O, $40 $40
p. m
POIfts on Cape God. $50. s,so a m, ia.iO s:4o
Cottage City. $50, ,O,oa. a. m.
days. 6;6i n m.
HAntncket 6:io. io:o2 n m.
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WORCESTER DIVISION.

Traipsleave Providence as foliowsfor,
WoRCEsrER-6,3 fexP 70o faeom, 1850 texp)
s;ll accom-, u:3o a. m. taccom.li li5o texp.
42o texp. 10 Woonsooket. b:tb QocL exp.l.
b:5 p. m. faoooml
sundays-s;So am. taccom); e;oo. s:iS p. m
MILLviLLB 7oS s.4S. s,io. IL 80 a mi 100. 49,
410, 6:45, s:lb p. m.
sundays-siao, a. m; 500, siis p. m. (aceom.l
BLACKSTONE JUNCTioN-7:o, So s:io. iole
sara. IL p. m
Sundays 49, 0tO a. M; ~ o5. 4;5o. $500, e;s5, 7co
7;o, s.is. $3.50 y. IN
WOONS0CKET-6;35 7;Vh 1850 b<o. s;i0, l0.lb.
II %, a. m. 100. i:5o. 2:5o t;oi 4:2o 6;l5, b;ta
Isl e:io ii:3G y. m
Sundays s3. 1000 m., i2:o5. 15o, eSo. s;s'. .;oJ
:'S0, s;i5 $50. pm.
WARREN AND BRISTOL BRANCH.
Leave PROVIDENCE india Street stationl for
l:45, 4il5, 4;30, b;I6 6;45, s15 and IL Is p. m
sundsys-9:65 a m. and $50 y. M
NEWPoRT-6:ss 1:t5, 9is0 a. m; las, $50, b:i5
6;i5 +. IN. sundays-9;55 a N. and 6j3op m.
Warren and way stations ga, 7:ia e:is $3.50. lex
press). and 1925 a, M aud il:t5. l;io, sio, s;id,
s.So (express. 6;l6. s;is, s:,o, 7:sd. s;iS. and
Sundays at s:s6, a. m aud $3.50 p m
DRIsToL-S;fa, T:io, s:is, $3.50 (express), lo;5 n
M; 1880, i;6 3;l5. 4;i6. $780, 5:i6. e:l6. e'ta,
1855, silb and bp.a m Sundays, 500 a. m.
6:30 y. m,
Electric ears leave Exchange Place. Providence,
at $780, 1880, eab, 1910 a. M; 1850. l;S0. s;0L
4:ie $500. 6;00 $3.50, T:la, and $500 p. m
Leave Mar ket square at llscopim.
Sundays at s;s, a m and eiio m.
cars: al psrlor cars; d via Wapole Line.
GEo. l. CONNER. A. @. KENDALL.
pssr Tranic Manager. Gen,I Passr Agent
L. q. ALLEN. Genl supt
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sTONINGTON DIvIsI

Trains leave PROVIDENCE AS follows for
NEW YoRk-al!12. bi ;23 q IN. fdailyl sos (Loch
Exp l0:V5 fexp.n cll;ol tiimitedi. IL sos . MT
l0s 400, (daily). b:0i y. m daily.
NEW YORK. via Stonington Jine-7s0o. p m.
daily except Sunday.
PHlLA ADELPHIA. BALTIMORE and WASHING
TON via Harlem Riysr-i0;)o a. M. $50 p. a
(dailyl
NEW KAvEN-si;i2 bi ;2s a. = ,exp. daily s,Ol
nocexpD 10 0b (exp.) ell ;0n limited, IL :0s m.
iexp.L 9;ts texp.l s;oi tExp dailyl ssoi texn
daily. $50 (exp daily p. m
NEW LONDOk--at:l :l2 bIiz3 q. m daily cx2.) 6:N
taccom. J. s:03(ioc exp.D 1O;0S Ex xpress). l0;I0
(.ocal exp.l ell ;0l (jimited), IL '0s =. IN texpl
30 accom- f0s texp.b. $3.50 accom- t0i
texpess dailyl t:lb (accom. 6ioi y. m. (exp.
oailyl sac y. IN texp. aailyL
$500 a. m. taccom. Sundays only. s;aS p n
ndayk onlyl
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-16
NATIONAL LEAGUE

At Washington. 4; Brook
syn. !.
At Loulsville-Louisvllle Il: St Louis,
L.
AT Cleveland-Cleveland, G: Chicago, Q.
Game called on account OF darkness.
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Innings. .....l 2 8 4 6 50
S:rsnton........0 / 03 04 0 %
Springfeld.....0 o 3 i o %
Ihe Syracuse Stars had OH their batting
clothes yesterday and piled up a total of
20 safe hits 1 n their game with the Roch-
esters. The fielding of both teams was
sharp bur the particular feature of the
game was the smuggling OF Lynch. Fol-
lowing is the sccre by innings:
Innings......l 6 9
Syracuse. 400 o 2 x-15
Rcchester......l o o 3 OF
Two hundred and fifty persons saw the
last game OF the season at Toronto yes
serday. The BisoDs won without much
effort as the Canadians were weak, both
At the bat and in the field. The score ty
innings;
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RAILROADS.
NEW YORK, new HAVEN AND
HARTFORD RAILROAD.
OLD COLONY SYSTEM.

Time tables giving full information
ms TO local and through train service
may be obtained ut Providence sta
tion and stations below
TRAIN SERVICE FROM PROVIDENCE,
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sTAxnIso OF rnr CLUES

Following is the standing Of the clubs
ut the close of the Eastern League season:
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(Flrst Camel,

(second Camel.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-16

IA an emergency hitter veteran Anson
h esds the l.st.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-05-17

District No. 16 Union avenue school,
near West First street; f. w. Stein,
principal. and s teachers; II classes;
value of buildings. $500: lot. $4,000; fur
niture, $1,000: total value, SIS, 400; erected
in 1890: enrolment. 80.
District No. Il. Fremont avenue
school. near West Second street; Miss
teachers; classes; value of buildings,
$500; lot. $500; furniture. etc, s1000
total value, $4,000; erected in 1890; en-
rollment 1870.
District No. Is. Normal Model school.
at Fifth and Grand avenue; Mrs. Fannie
H. Bryan, principal, and other teach
ers: Is classes: enrolment. $40
District No. 19.-Olive street school;
not yet opened.
District No. 20 Spring street school,
near Sixth; principal, ]. r. Willard, and
Is teachers; % classes value of build
ings, $4,000: value of lot 800 900; fur
niture, etc, $500; total values $143, 500 .
erected in 1884; enrolment, 554.
District No. 81. Eighth street school,
corner Grand avenue; principal, r. 3.
Emery, and other teachers; 16 classes:
value of buildings. $1,000; lot, $4,000,
furniture, etc, $1,000 total value, s34
200; erected in 1877; enrolment. 1862.
District No. 22.-Cambria street school
at corner of Cambria and Vernon
streets; Miss Nettie NJ. Dick principal,
and other teachers: classes; enroll
ment 1iS.
District No. 90. Tenth street school.
near Vernon street; Miss Nellie Shine,
principal and ) other teachers, classes {.
value of buildings. 5000; lot, $500; fur
niture, $1,000; total value. Loo; erected
in 1883: enrolment 15l.
District No. "A. Sentous street school
corner Pico street; 7. j, Phillips, prin-
cipal and 8 other teachers; Is classes;
enrolment, 3d.
District No. 25.-Sixteenth street
school. near Hill; Miss Bertha L. Cor
don. principal, and 8 other teachers; III
classes: value of buildings, $4,000; lot,
$4,000 furniture. etc, 5000: total value.
$4,000; erected in 1890; enrolment, 49,.
District No. IS. Seventeenth street
school, corner Georgia Bell street; Miss
Edith Nj. JOY. principal, and ) othef
teachers; Is classes; value OF buildings
s14. 600 lot. $4,000; furniture, etc. 1909
total SIG. 800; erected in 1892; enroll
ment. 1921.
District No. 81. Norwood street school
at Twenty-frst street; Miss Kate r.
Osgood. principal, and other teachers;
8 classes; enrolment. 1893.
school near Main street; NJ. C. Bettin-
ger. principal. and other teachers; IA
classes: values of buildings $1,000;
lot $4,000. III acres in size; furniture:
etc. $4,000: total value, S22,OOO' erected
in 1883: enrolment 345.
District No. %. Twenty eight street
school. at san Pedro street: J. p, Mon
lux. principal. and II other teachers; 10
classes; enrolment, 4S3.
District No. 90 San Pedro street
school near Sixteenth; Miss Fidelia y.
Anderson. principa and other teach
ers; Il classes: value of buildings. $4,000;
lot. 5000; furniture. etc, $1,000; total,
$12 200 erected in 1888: enrolment for
month ending May Sth. 81.
District No. Fl. Stanton avenue
school near Sixteenth street; Miss Maud
| Boyle, principal, and 9 other teachers;
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$1,000; lot. $1,000; furniture, $500; total
value, $l0.500; erected In 1892: enroll
ment, '159.
District No. 49, High school, CASTELAR,
and Rock streets: w. H. Housh prin-
icipal; Mrs. NJ. j. Prick. vice. principal;
A. e. Baker, head of classical depart
ment; J. NJ. Mcpherson, head of math-
ematical department; George L. Leslie
head of scientific department, and %
other teachers; classes in history, Eng
fish. Latin, Greek, algebra, geometry,
mathematics. German, French, Spanish,
chemistry and physiology. physics. bot
any and geology. political economy,
bookkeeping. phonogfaphy; value of
buildings. $4,000; lot. 81. 900; furniture,
etc. $4,000; total, $4,000; erected in 1890;
enrolment. S0S
District No. Al. Night school, Broad
way near Sixth; George D. Rowland,
principal. and A. J. Sherer; classes;
enrolment, ST.
The number Of boys and girls enrolled
for the month ending May in the above
schools was: Boys, 6714; girls, 71O5; to-
tai, 1889; average daily attendance.
1878 The numbers enrolled given in
each school do not include the children
in the kindergartens. Of whom last
month there were 1119.
OF the lately annexed districts the fol-
lowing schools have become a part Of
the city school system: Three in Rose
dale. consisting of Pico Heights. Harper
and Rosedale. Harmony and West Yer.
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a most efficient and courteous secretogVs
Mr.. Dandy has adopted q very elab0e.
ate system of bookkeeping. similar -
that used by railways and large corpor.
atoms, which Is as complete as 1t Is COM
prehensive. Last January the secre.
tary submitted his first annual report.
with very full and interesting informa-
ton both of the conduct and expenses Of
the school system.
The present board have been very suu-
cessful In their handling of the finances
since they came into office. Up to Janu-
airy, 1885, the board had been In debt for
ten years and on that date there was an
overdraft of $S5.00O which has now been
wiped out
The board has from the first adopted
and adhered to the system OF local pro-
motions Applications for positions AZ
principals are received from all over the
country, but the answer Is always the
same, that these offices are filled from
the ranks of those teachers who have
already served the city faithfully and
well. The appointments Of the present
superintendent. deputy superintendent
and principal of the High school are all
evidences Of this praiseworthy rule.
SUPT JAMES A. FOSHAY.
The public schools are fortunate today
in being under the watchful care and
guidance of so practical an educational
list and honest worker as James A.
Foshay. Mr.. Foshay was born In Cold
Spring. N. Y, just forty years ago. He
is a graduate of the New York State
Normal school; for some years he was
a school commissioner of Putnam coun.
ty, N. Y, and came to Southern Califor-
mia in 1887. For over six years he has
been a member OF the Los Angeles
county board of education. In 1893 he
was elected deputy superintendent Of
the schools of this city, and last June
was elected to the position of city super.
intendent Mr.. Foshay Is also one of the
sixteen members of the California coun-
ell of education. His Is a strong and at
tractive personality. and his rule has
already been marked by characteristic
progress. BY the most practical meth.
DDS he he vests in person the powers Of
both pupil and teacher. 1t II no uncom-
mon sight In city school to see the
superintendent taking charge of class
or seating himself by the side of a pupil
and examining his work. The superin-
tendents duties are many and varied:
there Is much office work connected with
the expenditure, income and conditions
of progress that comes directly into his
hands; 1t is his duty to make an annual
report to the board of education. and
at such other times as 1t may require;
he has to visit each school at least
once a month; besides the regulation OF
teachers and his attendance at all the
sessions of the board. keeping II inform
ed Of the condition of the schools. school
houses. school fund. etc, and recon-
mending such measures as he may deem
necessary for the advancement of ed
ucation in the city. He is the mentor OF
officers. teachers. pupils. parents and
guardians.
In Deputy Superintendent c. l.. En-
mis-. Mr.. Foshay has an able lieutenant.
For many years Mr.. Ennis was princi-
pal of the Spring street school, the larg-
est in the city.
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District No. IS. Sixth street school; G..
II. Chilcote, principal; Miss Ada Mae
Brooks, director, and 10 other teachers;
Is classes; enrolment, 4S3.
District No. SO. Boyd street school,
near San Pedro street; Miss Elizabeth
]. Gibson. principal, and other teach
ers; classes; enrolment, POI.
District No. 81. Hewitt street school,
near East First street; Miss Louisa A.
Williams. principal. and II other teach
ers; II classes; value Of buildings, 3d.
500; lot, s6000 furniture, etc., $4,000; total
value, s21, 500; erected in 1891; enroll
ment for month ending May 8. All.
District No. 3S. Amelia street school,
near Jackson street; F. S. Hafford. prin-
cipal; Miss Nellie G. Oliver, director.
and other teachers; IA classes; value
of buildings 10000; lot, $500; furniture,
etc. $1,000; total value. $21. 500; erected in
1885,
District No. 80. New Macy street
school; Edward l.. Hutchinson, principal,
and other teachers: II classes; value
of buildings, $4,000; lot, $3.50; furni-
ture, etc. $1,000: total value, 1927, $50;
erected in 1884 and rebuilt In 1885, en-
rollment for month ending May 8, 316.
District No. 49, Ann street school,
near Magdalena street: principal Mrs.
NJ. A. White; Miss Hattie NJ White,
director. and II other teachers: 90
classes; value of buildings. S14, 700; lot,
$4,000; furniture. etc. $4,000; total, $21, 900;
erected in 1890; enrolment. 446.
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SCHOOL STATISTICS

With the eleven new schools COM
pleted that year the numbers of the
districts were revised, and the present
list shows the forty-seven school houses
as follows:
District No. l. Highland Park near
Pasadena avenue. j. II. Melette. princi-
pal; classes; enrolment of pupils for
month ending May Sth, 81.
District No. , Arroyo street school,
corner Cypress street, f. G. Goodenow.
principal; : classes; value of building
$500, lot $1,000, furniture and apparatus
$780, total value $780, erected 1854: en-
rollment for month ending May Sth, 80.
District No. 3. Swain street school.
corner North Griffin avenue, Miss Mary
y. Lang, principal; s classes; value OF
buildings, $4,000; lot $4,000. furniture, etc,
500; total value, $1,000; erected 1890; en-
rollment So.
District No 4. Chestnut street school,
near Pasadena avenue. Miss Mary A.
Henderson principals; classes; value OF
buildings $500, lot $500. furniture. etc,
$1,000; total, 1000; erected 1883; enroll
ment, ISL.
District No 5. Holman street school.
corner Pasadena avenue, p o. Bone
brake principal; 8 teachers: IA classes
value of buildings. 81 900, lot $4,000, furn-
iture, etc, $4,000; total value $50, 500 erect
ed in 1886; enrolment, 320.
District No. s. Gates street school.
near Downey avenue, Mrs. Ella NJ Dix
On principal, and 10 teachers; 16 classes;
| value of buildings $500, lot $4,000, furni-
ture, etc, $1,000; total value, s13, 500
erected in 1890: enrolment 3O4.
District No. I. Griffin avenue school,
near Darwin avenue, Miss Helen F.
Hunt principal, and teachers: 8 classes;
value of buildings $4,000, lot $1,000, furni-
ture. etc. $1,000; total value, $2440O;
erected in 1882; enrolment, 159.
District No. 3. Hayes street school.
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TWENTY EIGHTH STREET SCHOOL

District No. Al. Macy street school,
corner Brooklyn avenue: Miss Lizzie A.
Mckenzie, principal. and 3 other teach
ers; I classes; value of buildings $500;
lot. IA acre, $4,000: furniture etc. $1,000;
total value. $4,000; erected in 1883; en-
rOllment. 179.
District No. ~. Cornwell street school,
near Sheridan street; Miss Kate McCar-
! thy, principal. and other teachers; I
classes: value of buildings. $S060 lot
$4,000: furniture, etc, $3.50: total value
Sl1.750; erected in 1890: enrolment, 1876.
District 10. Second street school, Will
L. Frew, principal. and thirty other
teachers; classes; enrolment for
month ending May s. 179
District No. "A. Breed street school,
corner East Third. Mrs. NJ j. Henry,
principal. ard other teachers; Il class
es: value of buildings. $4,000; lot. 5000;
, furniture. $4,000; total value, SGT GOO.
erected in 1886; enrolment. 500.
District No. As First street school.
corner Savannah street: Miss Marie L.
Murdoch, principal, and three other
| teachers; 10 classes; value of buildings.
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There can be no more certain indica-
tion of the growth and prosperity of
city than the statistics of its pubnc
schools. 1t is doubtful if any other city
in the union could show such remarka-
BILE progress and development in edu-
Cational advantages as Los Angeles has
enjoyed during the asst decade. The In
crease of population indeed has been so
rapid and startling that the authorl-
ties have been almost unable to cope
with it, In one ward alone. the Sixth, in
the twelve months of 1895 there was an
Increase of no less than 733 children
Within a few months 1876 new school
rooms have been opened in the eleven
new buildings and by additions to seven
Of the older ones. Today Los Angeles has
s. schools $3.50 teachers and total of
s0,65S school children. Within six years
the number of pupils has almost dou-
6led In 1890 the returns Of the school
census marshals showed lo.S67 children.
the population of the city then being by
the official government census $500.
BY similar calculation the popula ton
Of Los Angeles today with its lately an
nexed territory would be $500 While
much has been done within the last
twelve months to endeavor to keep up
with the phenomenal increase of popu-
lation. the schools are not yet numer-
Gus or capaciouS enough to give proper
accommodation to pupils In the Sixth
and Seventh wards It Is still possible to
give half time only To a large proportion
Of the children. From 1885 to 1895 the
school census increased from 1901 to
over II 900. Ten years ago the number of
teachers employed was IS: today there
are more than five tirles as many. In
1885 the total valuation of school prop
erty was s24S.000: today there IS over
81. 200 900 invested in school property.
and the annual expenditure is in the
neighborhood of 100000. The monthly
nay roll of teachers alone amounts to
$50. 900 a month and the ianitors of the
various buildings draw $4,000 a month.
a phenomenal stride in the history of
our public schools has been made during
the last year, which is dealt with later
on. The school property has been in
creased in value by over $500, 0C0 within
the last twelve months. The fire in
surance at present carried by the board
on the school buildings amounts to $780,
900.
REVENUE
The financial year of the schools is