The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-17

McInerney jumped to his feet, again
overcome by his indignation and virtuous
fervor, and moved that the obnoxious Nat
ural system be not adopted. not even con-
sidered, and that the second system, the
California, be adopted
There Are Others for Bartlett
Bartlett, with judicial calmness and his
marked Observation-Disclosures said: 1--WE all
seem to go on the principle that there are
no other systems than the ones which
have been offered to us. Now, am told
there are others. II SO, we ought to con-
slider them; therefore, I would like to see
the whole matter postponed"
Mr.. Bragg, with the ease caused by long
experience and amiable decision, said that
this matter of writing systems had greatly
impressed him with Its Importance, and
he had, therefore, studied 1t. deriving all
the information he could from every pos
sible source. Now" he said. with smile.
confident of great coup, II had sentences
Of the various systems written on a card
like this pulling one from his pocket.
land as went about the town would ask
people which style of writing they liked the
best, there being nothing, mind you, to let
them know which was which, and not one
of them voted for the Natural SYSTEM!
II have been bothered by these agents as
much as any of you. especially by the agent
for the Natural system, but that fellow
1 would not believe him under oath, In no
way or shape!'
A Fruitless Attempt
Then there was a spasmodic attempt 20
do something by taking a vote on the ques-
- he Co1f IA.
for that of the Natural system, but this
was voted down, there being only one aye.
Mr.. Davis then tried to make move to-
ward action. He said: when the prin :
clpals of the schools show that the pres
ent system is bad, and we cannot adopt the
system approved by the minority we GER
tainly should adopt some other one. We
will make great mistake If we do not re-
lieve the present situation, for, by failing
tc do this, we put the teachers in the posi-
ton of teaching a system they do not be-
lieve in
Mr.. Poor's small voice was then heard
to the effect that he thought the teachers
would rather maintain the present system,
Ii the Natural system could not be adopted.
DR.. Mathis said that "as the teachers
voted for the Natural system felt obliged
to follow their advice, though personally
I would rather vote for any other, after the
way the agent has insulted and tricked this
board" The doctor read letter he mad
received in the morning which had disgust
ed him with the whole business.
Mr. Braly wanted to know why the de-
cision could not be postponed, but Mr..
Conrey showed the board that the law re-
quired action within ten days from the
time of opening the bids.
= Brady Offers Compromise
This board should not avoid do
ing its duty because of the actions of an
agent. These had had no effect on him,
nor did he believe that they had affected
the, other members of the board. The prin-
cipals had been asked to divest themselves
Of every shadow of prejudice and vote on
the matter; they had done SO, and now the
duty of this board is to give the schools a
better system Of writing. will gladly cas-.
my vote for the California system. If we
cannot get the other, but the matter
should be settled; If we cannot have this
first choice let us take the second"
McInerny spoke eloquentfy about his
devotion to the education of the children
in whom he had very tender and near in
terest, but he was incontrovertibly opposed
to the Natural system. He held the Cal
| ifornia system to be the best, the most
| legible and the one that should be adopted
aud he so moved.
Webb Wins
Mr.. Brady seconded the motion. and fol
o,,ort - rod nc ~ tho hoard WA
roa,,,, .ro,r. ~ g,,,e ,ho Schools a GOOD
r,r,t,n,r s,,star, hnt tho turbulent webh no.
,ho,,r,,t h,ro.a,f ~ n convenient ro,n, n,
oraar o,,d to brought q IN hear on McIn-
or,,,.s 1,o,,on. WITH such eood a,m az IN
dostrov q and then an attemnt was made
10 hooL 70 tho nroy,o,,s o,estion bu+
th,s wo. ,ost and Mr. Conr.v to bring
Tho ,ssue nm moved that the hoard nro-
Good r. ballet for a svstem the one getting
49, ,,,ost ,,o+es n no the cbo,ce
Wohh onnosed tbis attaclx,np Dr Math.
!. u,,th ,,,gor and ga,tins inst ne vigorous
ras,totion IN bis teatb from, The doctor
,.ho shouod cors,derabla cho,er
1900 r-.4..
any system, as he coyly wanted to see
had heard of but about which, OF course