Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-13
PLANS To PROTECT
EYES OF CHILDREN
DEFINITE STEP BY PASADENA
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Japaese Plan Unique Celebration Of
Taking Of Port Arthur-Day-
light Burglar Resumes
His Vocation
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Jan. 12-At the regular
monthly meeting of the Pasadena board
of education, held this afternoon at
the high school building, 1t was defln-
children of the public schools. To this
end, occulists' charts have been or
dered, one for each school, and the oc-
culists of the city will be asked to give
the teachers lessons in the simple tests
for abnormal eyeslght in the children.
This movement is the result Of agita-
tion among the prominent physicians
Of the city, and was first preached
nearly three years ago.
The board has purchased the lot adj
joining on the east of the present site
Of the Altadena school house. At pres
ent the lot will be thrown into the
play ground, enlarging 1t. but eventu-
ally 1t is expected that the ground will
he needed for larger school buildings,
as the increase in this district has been
very rapid. At the Mckinley school
fence is being built on the east side
Of the play ground. as with the large
attendance the dividing line between
the school and the adjoining property
Is difficult to keep. The plans and
specifications of the Franklin and the
Roosevelt school buildings, and for the
Washington school kindergarten, are
not yet ready to be given to the con-
tractors for their bids, but the archi-
tects promise them by the goth of the
month, when a called meeting will be
held by the board, and then advertise
ments for bids will be given to the
papers.
Stephen I. Miller was today elected
to the position of teacher of ancient
and modern history and German in the
high school in the place of Miss Ethel
Coblentz, recently resigned. Mr.. Mil
ler is a graduate of Stanford, later of
Michigan university and afterwards
studied at Heidelburg.
The usual monthly bills we're aud
tied and ordered paid. There was a
full attendance of the members.
Japanese Celebration Planned
Under the leadership of F. Kuranaga
of this city, all the local Japanese
are planning for big celebration of
the recent Japanese victories at Port
Arthur next Monday evening at
woodmen hall. Invitations for the
evening are being printed. The cele-
bration will be interesting and unique.
Indoor and outdoor fireworks will be
a feature of the occasion, and the most
prominent Japanese of this section will
speak. A number of prominent local
men will be included in the invitations.
North Pasadena Wants Park
The Women's club of North Pasa-
dena will start the ball rolling for a
public park tomorrow afternoon Miss
Stone, daughter of Thomas Stone of
is to lead in the discus
sion. Tt is expected that the North
Pasadena Improvement association
will then take the matter UP, so that
by the time the councilman from this
section is elected in the spring, the
public sentiment will be sufficiently
aroused to demand a PUBIC park.
Burglar Again
After nearly a months cessation,
the daylight burglar has again begun
his operations, this time on North
Raymond avenue at the home of E.
j. Lane. Mr.. Lane and his wife had
been in Los Angeles attending matt
nee, and upon their return soon after
3 o'clock found that the house had
been ransacked. Bureau drawers had
been overturned in the middle Of the
floor, things turned generally upside
down. Evidences showed that the
thief had taken his time and thor
oughly examined every nook and cor
ner in the search for valuables. En-
trance was made by side door. No
clue has been found to the thief.
Brilliant Reception