Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-17
BOYS WANT NO
SOUP BR|GADES
OBJECT TO SCHOOL BOARD
PLANS
PREFER TAMALES AND PIES
Approach Of Opening Day Causes
Worry for Directors Who Would
Provide Scientific" Food
for Scholars

The question of what is proper food
for the tender stomachs of high school
boys and girls of Los Angeles was the
subject of debate before regular
meeting of the board Of education yes
terday to consider improvements for
the opening of the winter school ses-
sion.
This question has been bothering the
board for some time and the members
are nearly divided in attempts to keep
the youngsters away from pie. tamale
and ice cream carts. At considerable
expense the board has decided upon the
installation of tables, chairs and a
cooking department to give the schol-
are a warm lunch.
One member of the board, after
careful consideration at the meeting
yesterday, thought that If the high
school lads were allowed the use of a
table and chair they would be grateful
for the chance to eat bowl of warm
soup and some other Select" food.
Another thought a cup of soup and
other medicated preparations served to
the lads, with nearby table, where
the concoctions might be consumed in
a proper manner, would be about the
right plan.
Boys Merely Want Scrub"
But the high school boys think diff
ferently. Twice a day their fond par
ents give them food of proper char
acter. Therefore, when they go to
school they want just GRUB" and that
of their own selection.
While they appreciate the interest the
board has in their welfare, they are re-
lying on their rights as future American
citizens and when the cooking depart
ment is installed it may find its soup
spurned, while the youths patronize
the same old pie stand.
According to the expression of a high
school lad yesterday, hunks of pie and
tamale taken internally from no other
platter than that of natures own max
ing are far more easily digested than
food which might be said to bear a
disinfectant stamp.
A petition was presented to the board
yesterday by residents of the south
western section of the city asking that
a school building be erected in that
district. At present nearly three hun
dred children of tender age are COM
PEELED to go two miles to school.
A site at Vernon street, Grand ave-
nue. and Flower street was taken under
consideration for this purpose and the
matter held over another week.
The citizens of that district have be-
come so interested in the effort to get
a school house that an offer was made
yesterday to lend a portion of the pur-
chase price of the land to the board.
The offer was not accepted, but it is
proposed to give the district some kind
of a school building as soon as the su-
prerne court makes decision regarding
the school bonds.
Teachers Changes
Following are important reports made
by the committee of the board regard
ing the changes to be made for the
opening Of the school session:
your teachers committee reports,
recommending:
"That the designations of the follow
ing teachers be accepted: Florence
O'Neill, w. A. Ellis. Grace Carpenter,
Louise j. Satterlee and Minnie L. Kel-
logg.
That leaves of absence be granted as
follows: To Mary e. Voorhees,. Anna
L. Beatty and Lloy Galpin to October
%: Airline Bailey and Florence A.
Ritchie to end of first term; to Emma 1.
Wilkins and Clara Norman to June 80,
1905.
That the following assignments and
transfers be made: Beatrice Chandler
Patton to first grade, Fortieth street
school; Marguerite Alder, Miss O'Neills
place, Hewitt street; Alice Jobson from
New Macy street to Berendo street,
Miss Ritchie's place; Florence Wilson
to Ninth street, Miss wilkins place;
Margaret Maxwell to Miss Normans
place, Berendo street school; Mrs
Grace Louthian to Washington street,
Miss Beatty's place; Nettie Brenizer
to New Macy street, Miss Jobson's
place; Grace Grout to Ann street, Miss
Coopers place; Geraldine Barry to
Sentous street, Miss Voorhees, place;
zuIema PARCEL from Tenth street
school to first grade, Olive street school.
THAT O. S. Lousley be elected as sub
stitute teacher of physical training for
the high schools"