The herald., 1897-10-26
BOARD OF EDUCATION
CITY SCHOOLS ARE ALREADY
GREATLY ovERCROWDED
Half Day Sessions N Necessary-Teach-
ers Must Furnish the Necessary
Grammar Grade Certificates

The regular bi-monthly meeting of the
board of education was held last even
ing in the secretary's office in the Will
cox block at 1880, DR.. Mathis presiding.
superintendent of schools, was pre-
sented:
LOS ANGELES, Cal, Oct. 25, 1897.
To the Honorable Board of Education
Gentlemen: The first month of the present
school year closed October 90 with an en-
rollment of 1851. or 114S greater than the
corresponding month of last year, and 1913
greater than the last month of last year.
Our rapidly growing city is shown in these
gains, and the requirements for additional
school accommodation is emphasized. 1t is
difficult matter to care for 600 pupils in
buildings intended to accommodate s2O The
half-day sessions cause the taxpayers
whose children should have a full days
tuition. to find fault with the school de-
partment, and the reduction of the teach
er's salary from the full day to that for the
halliday school is not received with favor
by the teacher. We have found it neces-
sary to open thirteen halliday schools in
the ordinary grades, and five afternoon ses-
sions for the kindergarten department.
J. A. FOSHAY,
Superintendent of Schools.
The following items are culled from
the statistical list for the month ending
October %, 1897, as being of special in
terest: Boys enrolled, 1882; girls en-
rolled, S941; total enrolment, 1851:
average daily attendance, 1929; per
cent of attendance, &c.
The report of the finance committee
was then presented, the expenses for
the current month from the county fund
being $3335.9S, and from the city fund
$1224.21, making total of $4560.19 for in
cidental expenses, exclusive of the
teachers salary list, which amounts to
S33, ,2S7.40.
The report of the committee on edu-
cational supplies and printing was read
and accepted, the committee being en-
powered to purchase thirty Leutell state
maps of California, including spring
roller cases, at a cost of $3.50 each.
The report of the committee on teach
ers and schools, recommending that
leave of absence of Lucy p. Nelson be
extended to November 5. 1897, and that
Messrs w. S. Hall and N. c. Bledsoe
and Miss Helen l.. Hayes be elected as
teachers on the substitute list for gram
mar and primary grades, was read and
ordered adopted.
A minority report of the same COM
mittee, signed by Walter S. Webb, was
then presented, wherein 1t was recon-
mended that whereas Misses Ethel
Geddes and Mary G. Stalker were elected
with the understanding that they were
to furnish grammar grade certificates,
which they had not yet been able to do,
to conform with the rules and regula-
tions it would be advisable to grant them
leave Of absence in which to procure the
necessary certificates, the period, how
ever, not to exceed more than four
months from date. Some discussion fol-
lowed, Mr. Conrey being in favor of al
stitute list until the December examina-
tion. The report as submitted was
finally carried, Mr.. Conrey alone voting
against it.
An addition to the rules of the board,
in which the superintendent or his dep
uty is instructed to notify the teachers.
on the occasion of their visits, as to
whether the work of the teachers had
been satisfactory, and if not, in what
line the instruction had been deficient,
was accepted.
w. F. Poor presented an amendment
to rule 81, in which the special teachers
ments regularly and pay particular at
tention to the methods employed. The
amendment was adopted.
There being no further business on
hand the board then adjourned.