The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-27
THE SECRETARY'S VACATION
THE POINT OF DEBATE AT THE
BOARD OF EDUCATION
After Which the Members Adjourned
to the Last Monday in August.
Business Transacted

scarcely begun when Secretary John son
asked for leave of absence from August
lst to 21st The matter passed by and
smoldered all through the reports OF
| committees, to break out at the latter
part of the meeting with renewed fire.
All the members were present except
Mr.. Braly. The first thing done after
the minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved was the reading of a
communication from Mary NJ. Brown,
who asked permission of the. board TO
allow certain building she had bought
of the board to remain on the lot. The
matter was referred to the building COM
mittee.
Assistant Superin ter,dent Ennis was
granted leave of abse nee for three weeks
beginning on August 1st.
The board of education, of San Diego
sent a resolution to the local board as
follows:
Whereas, The board of education of
San Diego has learned that Los Angeles
is a candidate before the National Edu-
cational association at its present ses-
sion for the convention to be held in
1898; therefore, be it
Resolved, By the board of education
of the city of San Diego that it endorses
the candidacy of Los Angeles as prop
er place for such convent ton and that
the board use all legitimate efforts to
bring it about; and be it further
Resolved, That copy of these reso-
lutions be sent to the president of the
National Educational association, and
also to the board of educa ton of the city
of Los Angeles, duly signed by the pres
ident and clerk of this board
IF. r. BURNHAM.
"E. P. CUBBERLY."
On motion of Mr. Bartlett the COM
munication was received ard filed, and
the San Diego board cordially thanked
for its kind expressions.
The finance committee recommended
the following bills be paid:
County fund-H. Leithead, livery
50 rs; H. Leiithead, livery, 50; Bright &
Co, livery, 1874; agency Wilcox building
rent for month of August, 1897 $40;
Llewellyn Bros, bending iron pipes,
| $3.50; H. G. johnson, contingent ex-
| pensls. $40; H. w. Warren, labor, $50;
P Johnson. labor $50; Theo Lafayette,
la bor, $50; Byron Story, labor, $50; l. M.
Thatcher labor, 50 so; Raymond Bern
ard labor, S2S
City fund.-. w. Robinson. supplies
for high school, s21O6 Total, s3OO11
The building committee recommended
improvements and repairs at Highland
park, Arroyo street, Chestnut street,
Hilman street, Gates street, Griffin ave-
nue., Hayes street, CASTELAR,, Sand, AL
pine, Coster, Temple, Grafton, Casco,
Union avenue, Fremont avenue Spring,
Eighth, Gambia, Tenth Sentous, Six
tenth, Seventeenth, Norwood, Thir-
tieth, Twenty eighth, San Pedro, Staun-
ton, Seventh, Boyd, Hemitt Breed,
First, Pico Heights, Rosedale, Harper,
| Harmony, West Vernon. Vernon, High
School. The report was adopted.
The janitor's committee in the matter
of the appointment of o. c. Higgins,
recommended that no change be made in
the appointment.
Miss Lopez's resignation was received
and Miss May Sewell was appointed to
fill the vacancy. In the case of Miss
Foy, who asked for leave of absence I'M
Til February the board ordered that
permission be granted as prayed for,
and that Miss Babhitt be selected to fill
the vacancy.
Mr.. Davis explained that the high
school needed more room. Mr.. Axtell,
who had inspected the premises, thought
$1,000 would be sufficient to enclose the
| pavilion, and other changes could be
| made so as to include two additional
| rooms. A new fence is needed on the
| north side. 1t is broken and unsightly,
! and the committee wanted the matter
| referred to the building committee.
| Another change deemed essential was
| to enlarge the office of the principal,
and it was recommended to use the room
| in the rear thus charging offices, be done
| without delay. The whole matter was
referred to the building committee on
motion of Mr.. Webb Mr.. Poor moved
to amend by instructing the building
| committee to confer with the high
school committee. Carried.
| An attempt was made to locate an
other kindergarten in East Los Angeles
! which now has three, and a communca-
ton to that effect was received from res
ldents of Swayne street Highland Park
| and the Arroyo section, and that room
| the rent of which would cost $12 81
monthly be secured at once for this
purpose. Referred to teachers commit
| Tee.
Bids for school supplies for the coming
year We're received from a number OF
dealers in coal, lumber, stationery, ETC.
etc, but the board declined to hear then
read by items and the bidders present
were forced to leave without knowing
whether they were successful competi.
tors are not.
Mr.. Johnson's vacation then bobbe6
up again, and speeches for and against
granting the secretary leave were made
by nearly all the members. Mr.. Davis
was opposed to allowing Mr.. Johnson.
salary to go on while absent on the
ground that the board was not able t.
stand such extravaganza. Mr.. Bartlett
thought that Mr.. Johnson had worked
long and faithfully, and as bushes.
man he was in favor of granting the sec
reary's request. Mr.. Johnson finally ex
planned that next month there would b,
little work to do and that the old board
had always made such allowances il
face of the fact that extra pay had to b.
given to another to do the work. On {
vote Mr.. Johnson was granted his re.
lquest, DR.. Mathis and Mr.. Davis onl,