The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-03
THE LOS ANGELES SCHOOL SCANDAL.

OS ANGELES has set the State good n many
things and has opportunity to show the
ability of her people rightly effectively with
of public One Directors has
med having aided others collecting money teachers
anors and other employees Of the School Department. under
threat OF deprvng of places now the State
waits to what Los Angeles will o about it.
The made by repentant Director Josenb
Adams the effect that he obtain some OF the
patronage of School Board friends the Popus
and that in order do he
with others of the board, whom was Director
Webb The programme OF the combination by
Adams that OF drawing up blacklist on which
inscribed the of from money was TO
be obtained The victims this were told
certain Axe for further OF his share
in working this programme MI. Adams said:
principals their positions os
after Webb told about the plan Axte He
suggested that whenever anything and
principals should talk to them
alarm them about
get further information to what to do Tbere s
mite said about money understood
from Webb that Axe money collected directly to
Webb and Webb said that he going divide around
Claimed larger part to Bartlett and
Dr. Mahus in order, as he said, to keep n line.
When this statement read before the School Board
Director Webb reported to have pointed Director Adams
and said; Gentlemen there before you monumental
liar OF the He has purpors be confe
sion He has lied before he made he lies now will
prove it, The charge and denial thus publicly and empha
cay made cannot be compromised been raised
sharply and distinctly, and Los Angeles compromise her
and
then apply the punishment
Political jobbery and corruption always bad but they
at their worst when they assa public schools 1t is
the aspiration OF the American people school
system free even from rivares of legitimate
There discomfort whenever appointments to school
positions under circumstances that belief thew were
intended to reward partisan
the welfare of the schools discomfort warns 10 in
dfnation when there suspicion patronage of the
schools used to pockets the Directors
The Los Angeles School Board may not be more corupt
than that in other cities Director
Adams Los Angeles has basis of direct upon which
to Work that other cities do making
gaton IN the interests of school for that rea
son the attention of the State will what she
Will do about it. She has opportunity to enforce the
maxim OF General Grant LET guilty man escape" and IL
she does so the State will pleasure in
pointing to her as city of light leadership
The War Department. having decided approve the
tence OF Captain Lowering there the mill
tary gentleman from awful fate. will be informed
officially that he has been naughty and will please stab no
more msnacled soldiers with his valiant sword.
Investigation of affairs the he eiber
too thorough If the boys bruay
especially II this is done with the extornp
sions to ofense committed the of the
needs dose of paddle laid by man with strong
and a belief n justice.
Another has been in an os
tenatous fashion, the floor of being his r.
will be pleasing in due time to chronicle fact that he has
paid goody ne The lesson in will be worth the