Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-26
BIG INCREASE
IN THE SCHOOLS
ENROLMENT AT PASADENA
SHOWS GROWTH
Congregational Convention Opens lm-
portant Three Days Sesslon-Pa-
cifc Electric Meets Council
Tomorrow
Pasadena Agency,
ia East Colorado Street

PASADENA, Sept. 25.-Work was re-
sumed this morning in the Pasadena pub
lie schools the enrolment being such
as to surprise even the most sanguine. AS
against the first day Of school last year
today showed an increase of 5S pupils
One hundred and fourteen of these were
in the high school, which had total
today of 5S6 The grand total Of today s
enrolment, including the ,od4 Linda Ia Vista
new Franklin school building was brought
into use today for the first time, as were
eight of the twelve rooms of the new
Madison building and the three-room ad-
dition to the Lincoln building, for kim
dergarten purposes. In most of the
buildings practically the old teaching force
remains unchanged, although a full half
dozen of the young lady teachers of last
year resigned their positions during the
summer, usually to get married -
Owing to the disagreement between the
city council and former Superintendent
of Streets Brown the Washington school
building, although crowded with students,
has no connection with the sewer. Mr..
Brown still holds possession Of the sewer
key book and will not surrender 1t until
he is paid the $102 for inspecting the
this key the needed connection cannot be
made and the school patrons whose chill
dren attend the Washington school are
up in arms over the matter. 1t Is eX-
pected that the city council will endeavor
to find some solution to the Troublesome
problem at its meeting tomorrow. City
health officer DR.. Stanley P. Black, had
hundreds of the school children calling
on him during the day for vaccination.
it being one of the rules that pupil
cannot enroll without certificate that
he has been vaCcinated. Superintendent
Graham is very we'll pleased at the aus
picious opening of the schools in his
charge. He reports that quite number
of children registered their names to-
day whose homes are in the east and who
will make the Crown City their residence
this winter.
Congregational Convention
What promises to be the most import
church convention ever held in this city
opened at the First Congregational
church this evening. 1t is the nineteenth
annual convention of the California Con-
and near have been arriving in the city
all day. AS they come they have been
greeted by committees and assigned quar-
ters, but the great rush Will be on !, to TO-
secured by the local committee are likely
to be taxed to the utmost. Tonight at
7SO the members Of the congenti3n T,eT, were
pastor of the First Congregational
church. Rev. John NJ. Schaetie, the mod
orator, responded briefly. Then followed
Clarence T. Brown of San Diego. Rev.
DR. Judson Smith of Boston, representing
the American board, followed this with a
very instructive address upon The Crisis
in Missions" Tomorrow morning at
o'clock will begin the business sessions of
the convention, the election of officers,
and evening will be considered the sub
jects of foreign missions and education
many prominent churchmen being on the
program.
Council Invites the Public
The public generally is invited to at.
tend the meeting tomorrow at 2 p. m
in the council chamber, when representa-
tives of the Pacific Electric Railway
company will meet the city council and
discuss the several points of difference
which have arisen. These matters are
three: The poles on North Lake avenue
the supplying of electrical power in this
city by the Pacific Electric, and the
proposed forfeiture of the $4,000 bond put
up by the company to guarantee the
completion of their lines on certain of the
city streets, notably East Orange Grove
avenue.
The Hotel Maryland opened this morn
ing and, according to the management
will hereafter remain open both winter
and summer Already there are bookings
enough to keep the house filled for half
the winter season.