Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
CITY SCHOOL SYSTEM
IS BEST IN THE WORLD
SAYS SUPERINTENDENT
ROOMSUFFICIENTFOR RPRESENTNEEDS|
Construction of New Buildings Must Continue at
Rapid Rate to Care for Increase-Six New
Schools Are to BE Occupied After the
Christmas Vacation

LOS Angeles now has the best schoo
system in the world"
Such is the high estimation in which
DR.. e. c. Moore city superintendent OF
schools, holds the educational lnstitu-
tions Of this city.
with the completion of twenty new
schools during the past year, Los An
geles can well be proud of her system
of public education, but, according tC
Prof. Moore to keep the system up tc
this high standard will necessltate con-
stant building. DR.. Moore said yes
terday:
"How do the schools of Los Angeles
compare with those Of other cities? My
view of the matter is that Los Angeles
has the best school system in the world
1 have been comparing the work of our
schools with the reports of others
Throughout the world and L find that
we have more special features that go
to make up a fine school system than
any other city in the world.
Have we sufficient room? Yes, for
a time. The opening of the new schools
| has given us facilities enough for the
present but only for the present. Even
with the additional room they give we
are using several temporary structures.
There are however, not many of these
temporary buildings in use now.
1.-The number of schools we have is
almost sufficient for the pupils, but we
must build more to keep pace with the
ever-growing population. In a years
time the present schools will be utterly
| inadequate. Los Angeles, at her present
rate of growth, ought to build six, eight
or ten new schools every year."
New Schools Ready
] rr1t-- 4
with the $7S0,000 bond issue of this year
are, with the exception of three, ready
| for occupancy and pupils will enter
them Wednesday morning.
The bond issue was divided into three
parts. The first, $5S0,000, was to be
devoted to public schools the second
part, 100000, was to be used for the
high schools, and the remaining third,
$50000, was set aside for a parental
home.
The difficulties incidental to the con-
struction of the buildings needed have
been many and -,aried. In the first
place the scarcity of lumber and build
ing materials, as well as the uncer-
tainty and difficulty of securing labor,
made the contractors extremely chary
about binding themselves to any definite
date. Penalty clauses were inserted in
the original contracts, fixing certain
days on which the buildings in question
must be completed, but the contractors
demanded that either the penalty
clauses be stricken out or that the time
be heightened almost half again as
much.
The board Of education chose the
former course, and as result the con-
| tractors were in no hurry to complete
the buildings when there was nothing
| to be lost by failure to live up to their
contracts. Failure to get materials
| from the east and scarcity of labor as
result of the San Francisco disaster
were urged as reasons why the con-
tracts could not be fulfilled.
After the buildings were completed
another wait ensued, this time on ac-
count of lack of seats and blackboards.
The firms having that part of the work
in charge declared that the firms in the
east were not making seats in sufficient
quantities to supply the market, and
the congested condition of the railroads
prevented their prompt delivery.
AT last everything seemed ready for
the pupils to enter, when slight cold
snap set in and developed the fact that
the Edison Electric company had not
installed the ventilating fans necessary
to proper circulation of fresh air, and
several of the schools could not be
opened till after the Christmas holidays.
Open Wednesday
Wednesday morning the Euclid, Sec
ond Street, Hobart Boulevard, Logan
Street, Fifty-second Street and the
Washington Street schools will welcome
the youngsters. But three more remain
incomplete. They are the Loreto Street
school, which may be opened the latter
part of February; the Magnolia Street
school, to be completed a short time
before it, and the new science hall at
the Los Angeles high school. This
building will not be ready for occu-
pancy till next term.
OF the schools which will be opened
for the first time Wednesday the Euclid
Avenue and the Fifty-second Street
schools are the largest. The Euclid is
new structure of eleven rooms, stu
ated at the corner of Stephenson and
Euclid avenues. There are accommoda-
tions for 500 pupils in this building,
which cost the city $2S,533. The prin-
clpal w. f. Hughes, will be assisted by
corps of teachers consisting of Misses
Louise Parry, Jessie G.. Nutting, Mary
A. Davis, Mabel A. Gilbert, Agnes r.
OConnell, Floss M. Pond and Ella
Morrison.
The Fifty-second Street school at
Fifty-second street and Hooper avenue,
cost $26, 200. and is also a new building,
Like the Euclid Avenue school, it con-
sists of eleven rooms and will accom-
modate 500 pupils. Mrs. Jennie Dona-
hue the principal, will have as subor-
dinates Catharine L. Avery Dora Sny-
der, Clara w. Johnson E. ODESSA Gal
liner, Mrs. Emma 7. Thees, May
Barnes, Marv S. Jones, Annie N. Was
gait and Hilda Wilcox, Adele Gill
bert, Irma c. Rider and Gertrude
Knapp as substitutes.
At Tenth street and Hobart avenue
Is the Hobart Street school, an eight
room building costing $21, ,9S7 and ac
commodating 400 pupils. Alfredo II
Waite, Anna Mackenzie, Mary Rob
inette, Anna Pearl Calder and Edit
King win be the teachers under Lizzie
A. Mackenzie. the principal
The Logan Street school, at the cornel
of Logan and Montana streets, is an
other new building of eleven rooms
large enough for 500 pupils. The build
ing cost $685. ,S7S. Up to the present tins
only seven teachers have been assigned
to this school, including Rose A. Davis
the principal. These are: Minnie S