The herald., 1897-02-01
THE LEGISLATIVE PARTY
Inspected the State Normal
School Yesterday
GOV. BUDD WAS AMAZED
The Institution Was Greater Than he
Thought
The Reasonable Appropriation Asked
for the School Meets With
Approval.

The legislative excursionists from
Sacramento have had three lively days,
covered considerable ground. inspected
much state property and experienced
several kinds of climate. The governor
and the party of senators and assembly
men travelling by special train left San
Diego at IL o'clock Saturday night and
had an early Sunday breakfast in San
Bernardino. As 1t had been deter
mined that the Pullman private car in
the special train was too long to safely
go around some Of the curves of the
small loop in the kite-shaped track, the
party found 1t necessary to drive the
seven miles from San Bernardino to
Highlands.
The party arrived at the insane asy-
lum in due time. The remaining hours
of the forenoon were passed by the party
in inspecting the various departments
of the asylum. conducted by DIR. Camp
bell. Gov. Budd made many pertinent
inquiries about the needs of the institu-
tion and the manner of disposition Of
the appropriations. At o'clock the par
ty returned, again boarded the train.
The train arrived I'M this city at Ais.
A party that had been waiting since 2
o'clock for the train included the board
Of directors Of the State Normal school
President A. E. Pomeroy, Vice President
Percy Wilson, T. P. Lukens Telfair
Creighton and ]. Marion Brooks; Prof.
Edward T. Pierce, principal of the
school; w. A. Spalding, w. S. Creighton,
N. Covarrubias, J. w. Mitchell, Gen. c.
A oSf OoIn oft
ernor's staff and, a Herald reporter.
The greeting accorded the visitors was
more genial than the weather and the
party was escorted outside the station,
where carriages and a tally-ho were in
waiting. When the vehicles had received
their passengers they started in process
sion up Fifth street, going directly to the
Normal school.
AT the school the members of the fac
ulty were found in waiting, and they
aided Prof. Pierce in guiding the visit
ors through the great institution.
Though it was not a school day and no
pupils were visible, their work was dis
played for inspection and the uses of
each room were made evident. Gov
Budd and the legislators followed their
guide upstairs and down, through all
the schoolrooms, and listened with evil
dent interest to what was said in ex-
planation Of the work and needs of the
school, which now has 500 students.
There was much Sameness to most of
the school rooms until the preparatory
work for Sloyd manual training work
was visited. The executive looked over
the room full of carpenter benches and
said to Professor Pierce:
What did all this cost?"
Everything in this room cost about
$425," said Professor Pierce "All the
| tools you see cost only about $125."
"DOeS that jnclnda the xyiSac2v ocLad
one of the party.
"Of course legislators want to know
about the cost of vices" drily remarked
Governor Bud.
After taking in the various apartments
of the old building, the party went into
the new portion, the greater part of
which is devoted to the manual training
and scientific departments. The party
was told that all that is being asked for
the school from this legislature in addi-
tion to the regular annual appropriation
is $4,000. This sum is needed to put more
windows into the draughting rooms and
to move back the wooden building used
for gymnasium. This two-story build
ing is SO near the main building that it
obscures the light of the school rooms
The plan Is to move the gymnasium
building about fifty feet away from its
present site The legislators after look
ing over the premises expressed them
selves as favoring the reasonable re-
quest of the board. The governor was
amazed that the fine new building and
all its furnishings, together with the
wooden building near by. used for a
chemical laboratory, had all been paid
for out of the $4,000 that had been ap-
propriated for the purpose.
The party after going through the
gymnasium and labora tory admired the
new tennis court and expressed their ap-
probation of the beautiful landscape
that lay spread out beneath and far
away, re-entered the building and yis-
tied numerous class rooms and the fine
assembly room. Throughout the tour
of the premises Governor Budd asked
many questions regarding the cost of
various things and made some compari-
sons with other state institutions. He
made number of remarks that We're
quite complimentary to the board of
trustees, the managers and faculty
After an hour passed in inspecting
this model state institution the visitors
again entered the carriages and went for
drive over the city, escorted by the
Los Angeles citizens
The party, headed by Governor Budd
is composite committee, formed of
members selected from the various COM
mittees of the legislature, and included
State Senators Gleaves, Wilmington.
/ Toner, Wolf Larue Dennison VOORHEES,
Shine, Aram and President Flint, who
was accompanied by his wife. Mrs
VOORHEES, and Mrs. Shine and SON were
also along. The assemblymen were
Malcom, Anerick. Wright and Tracy.
Major Carrere has been with the party
on it's junket. and Mark r. Plaisted, sec
! retary of Highland asylum, caoe over
with the special train.
| At San Diego the party received the