Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-15
SCHOOL FACILITIES OF Los ANGELES.

I deaf child en- In the Spring street build
ing The main studies, such as read
ing, writing, arithmetic, language,
geography history, etc, are given the
most attention, but the training Of the
hand Is also receiving consideration
| and a fun course OF manual work Is
| taught from the first TO the eighth
| grades inclusive. Paper folding, paper
| cutting and clay modelling are taught
| IN the first grade, color work IN cOnnec-
ton with drawing Is taught In the sec
ond grade. cardboard sloyd In the third
and fourth grades, wood slOyd Is taught
the boys In the fifth. sixth seventh and
eighth grades while the girls OF the
NTH and sixth grades are taught sew
ing, and In the seventh and eighth
grades, cooking There are twelve
rooms, carefully fitted up for sloyd
work, and six for the cooking depart
ment: the other manual work IS in the
regular school rooms. The introduction
OF this manual training Is the out
growth OF the desire 10 render the
schools more practical, but educators
have demonstrated that Il IS also a
means for securing superior mental de-
yelopment.
The subject Of school room decoration
has received a hearty response from
parents and friends Of education, and
all OF our buildings both inside and out
side are fast becoming models OF neat
ness and refinement. The public school
department has five hundred and eigh-
teen teachers actually at work. besides
several substitute teachers. The edu-
cational element predomInates In Los
Angeles, and Yields a greater influence
than that OF any other department.
The public school property is valued at
Nl93,6 600.
There are many private schools and
institutions for higher education In Los
Angeles city, doing good work and re-
hectlng great credit upon those in
charge: the University OF Southern
California, consisting OF college OF
liberal arts, college OF medicine, coll
lege Of dentistry college OF music. and
other departments; Occidental college,
with full collegiate course under the
supervision OF the Catholic church: the
Marlborough School and Girls Collegi-
ate school for young ladies' There are
also military academies and prepara-
tory schools for boys, prominent among
which are the Los Angeles Military
academy, the Harvard Military school,
and the Elton school. Los Angeles
Business college and Woodbury. BusI-
ness college furnish special courses in
business training
on account OF the excellent climatic
conditions and the fair salaries paid.
Los Angeles has a corps Of the best
teachers available, which accounts I'm
large degree FOR the excellent work In
all educational lines and creates an in
telectual atmosphere. There are sew
eral schools OF art, elocutlon and ex-
preston, each adding its special train
ing 10 complete the educational system.
There are parOchial schools In charge
OF the sisterhood OF the Catholic
church; also an orphan asylum under
the direction OF the Sisters OF Charity.
and a similar institution supported by
the generous people OF this city which
Is doing a noble work for many unfor-
tunate children.
Public instruction in California has
reached a high degree u development.
and Los Angeles stands second 10 no
other city in this line. The courses OF
instruction In the public schools have
grown 10 correspond very closely with
those OF educational centers such as
Chicago, St. Louis and Philadelphia.
Pupils coming from the East usually
take their places In the grades which
they would occupy at the same age In
the Eastern schools. While careful 10
conserve all that has been found best
In the past, the study OF advanced
method and thought, which receives the
most earnest attention OF both princl-
pals and teachers, causes the work 10
keep well abreast with the times.
J. A. FOSHAY.