The herald., 1898-04-12
EDUCATING THE DEAF
AN APPROPRIATION ASKED FOR
THEIR ORAL TEACHING
The School Children's Fiesta Parade
Not Looked Upon With Favor but
Action Is Deferred

The board of education met in session
last evening, President Davis occupying
the chair. Messrs. Bartlett and Webb were
absent.
A communication was received from the
Southern California ssociation for the
Oral Education of Deaf Children of the
city and vicinity, which association Is de-
vising ways and means 10 open school
for these at the beginning of the next
school year, asking for an appropriation
out of the school fund of this city 10 pro-
vide room and employ teacher for the
education of this class On motion the
matter was referred to committee of one,
consisting of Chairman Davis. to confer
with the city attorney on the subject.
The pupils of Sentous street school petit
toned that the board suspend one of It's
rules in order to permit pubic school chill
dren the privilege of contributing to the
fund now being raised by voluntary con-
tributlons Throughout, the United States
for the purpose of building battleship 10
replace the Maine and to be known as the
| American Boy. Carried
A communicable asking that the board
do not countenarce a public parade of
school children during the Fiesta celebra-
ton, and signed by W. c. 7. u. officials,
was ordered filed.
The committee on Fiesta festival report
ed that public sen t!ment is largely opposed
to the children's parade. Among others
the principals of public schools were unan-
imously of opinion that 1t was unwise and
against the best interests of the schools
The committee was not unmindfui of .he
fact that this parade is one Of the bright
and attractive features of Fiesta week.
but notwithstanding that 1t felt con-
strained to advise against 1t this year.
w. L. Garland, president of the Fiesta
begged the board not to prohibit one of
the most attractive features of the fest.v-
ity, promising that the children should not
be made to parade but would only be re-
quested to appear at Fiesta park. He gave
all assurances that everything that could
be done for their comfort would be done.
Mr.. Bragg believed that the board would
exceed its authority if it ordered the chill
dren out just to please some people who de-
sired 10 make show of thems elves. The
board. he said. had no more righ; to send
children out 10 the Fiesta proceedings than
1t had to send old men and women there
Mr. Poor was opposed to letting the chii-
dren participate Mr.. Braly also thought
1t an unw.se measure, detrimental to the
work of the schools, for this year at least,
judging from the sen ailments he had gath
cred from all sources. The taking part of
the children In the festivities, he had
learned, was conducive to lawlessness and
lack Of discipline Personally he admired
this beautiful feature of Fiesta but while
he heartily wished the success Of the FL
esta, he could not conscientiously recon-
mend the participation IN it of the public
school pupils. Further action upon the
Fiesta festival committees report was, on
motion Of Mr.. Conrey. deferred for two
weeks.
The finance commttees report, approv-
ing the payment of teachers salaries to-
gether with ss4532 out Of the county fund
and $1S5s.72 out of the city fund for labor
and supplies, was adopted.
Superintendent Fosbay was granted
leave Of absence for one week, to attend
the biennial convention of county and city
superintendentS of schools at Sacramento
o0 the 25th inst
The total amount of cash on hand in the
various funds of the board was reported
20 be s57.54Oo7.
The salary of Miss Kingsley clerk to the
superintendent of schools, was increased
from $40 TO $50 per month.
The members of the board agreed to meet
next Monday in special session with the
representatives of companies who desire to
bid upon the new system of maps and PEN
manship soon to be adopted and supplies
secured. In this way knowledge of what
each bidder has to offer will be had in ad-
vance of the opening of bids. which takes
place in Nav