The herald., 1898-12-12

therefore, whether the course of study in |
use, prepared as it has been with the view
Of Subsequent work even up to the univer-
sitN is the best. To determine rightly it
W5uld be necessary to consider before all
else, what are the needs of the majority
especially as those needs to that majority
are vital Does the present course meet
those needs? If not, wherein may it be
changed with benefit? Can industrial train
ing of any kind be substituted? And, since
the falling off is common to girls as well as
boys, can or should industrial or domestic
training be given girls? Is it not possible
to teach even these children some of the
fundamentals of hygiene and domestic econ
omy in foods, cooking, sewing and dressing,
with possibly the result of happier and
healthier living and consequently better
homes and better citizens, as easily as some
of the present branches are taught them!
The problem is grave one and worthy
the serious study of the people; and it is
suggested in hope that it may be carefully
considered as one of the important educa-
tional and sociological questions now before
the people"
The financial statistics give the balance
on hand July l, 1898, and belonging to the
various funds, as follows:
State fund ....."................... 0O2.6l
County fund %, 942. %
Library fund ........................ oI9.S5
CITY fund Observation-Disclosures. 2l5.2S
Total Observation-Disclosures. $50, 7S9. 81
Money received from various other
sources brought the receipts up to $780,
65O.79
The total disbursements for the year
leaves balance on hand of S47, l04.OS.
A comparative statement of the valua-
ton of school property for the year shows
the city's possession in the matter of edu-
cational institutions to be worth the sum of
81, l6l. l26, and its bonded Indebtedness to
$434, ,30694.
A comparative statement of enrolment,
average attendance, etc, shows the total
number enrolled to be 1868 (9557 males
and l009l feniales); number of teachers
employed 1853; average number belonging
l5476, and average daily attendance, IA, 4,7OS.
School was maintained for ten months
of the year, and the comparative cost was
as follows: Teachers salaries, S340, ,s6565;
paid for rents, repairs, etc, SS5,3S5.l0; to-
! tai, S246 250.75. The cost per pupil for total
| current expenses on daily average attend
ance was S2S9S.
| OF the total number of teachers employed
| 204 were graduates of the state normal
school of this city
| The total monthly salary paid to all
teachers was S35,ll2, averaging S7903 each.
| Ninety-eight pupils were graduated from
the high school, making the total number
of graduates since 1874, 10.
Superintendent Foshay says: There
should be an election to vote bonds for
$780, 900 for school buildings. Our people
are awakened to the fact, which has been
patent to the school department for some
time that Los Angeles needs the additional
rooms, and are ready to vote the bonds,
and calls attention to the following sugges-
| tive statistics:
1880 1888 1895
| Total number of census
children .................. 1902 1890 24,766
| Number of children be-
| tween and II years Of
age who attended school
during-the year .......... 1922 500 90, zoe
| Number of children be-
| tween and II years Of
| age who did not attend
any school during the
year ........... ........... 1889 4,57s 2,Ost
| Nunob her Of p11ni1s in tha