Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-08
SUGGEST SCHOOL
LAW CHANGES
SPECIAL COMMITTEE HEARS
OF INNOVATIONS
Educators Tell of Legislative Needs
and Many Thoughts for State
Law Makers Are
Given

AT the meeting of the special COM
mittee appointed by the assembly Of
the state Legislature yesterday morn
ing at the office of Mark Keppel, coun-
ty superintendent of schools, many
suggestions were made regarding the
changes in the school laws of the
state.
The suggestions were as follows:
Uniform courses of study in high
schools and elementary schools.
Control by school authorities of all
athletic and social exercises given In
the names of schools
More clearly defined individuality of
the state normal schools in relations
with high schools.
Provisions for truant officers in the
cities and country districts.
Formation of new school districts
before the April census enumeration,
Inclusion of kindergartens in school
enumeratIonS, so as to secure benefit
of apportionme
Inclusion of physical education in
courses of study.
Provision for the payment of high
school tuition by districts which are
not provided with high schools.
Provisions how to fill vacancies in
the city boards of education.
Laws forcing the universities to pre-
pare teachers properly in pedagogical
training.
Tenure in Office
Legal guarantee of tenure in office Of
teachers.
More specific provisions detailing the
powers of the city and county super
intendents.
Provisions defining the powers Of the
faculties of schools and boards Of edu-
cation regarding school government.
Provisions defining the tenure,
powers and duties of superintendent
in cities of the fifth grade.
An amendment of the compulsory
education law so that districts not
able to provide parental class schools
may enforce the educational rights of
their children.
Provisions to protect the teachers
against arbitrary or unjust action of
county boards of education in revoking
certificates, to grant proper hearings
and providing for appeals to either the
superintendent of public instruction or
state board of education.
Provisions defining clearly the stand
ing of self-government in the schools.
Provisions for the proper nomination
of school trustees a sufficient time be-
fore election days.
Enlargement of the powers of the
state OIL euuCdllOll So DIS 10 CUu-
troll uniformly the courses of study
and text book problem.
Free Books
Revival of the effort to provide free
text books at the expense of the state.
Members of the committee were:
James Slaven of San Juan (chairman),
J. H. Creighton of Redding, E. X.
Strowbridge of Haywards, N. w.
Thompson of Alhambra and e. f.
Treadwell of San Francisco; FL. A.
Mason of San Francisco, secretary
The following educators made sug-
gestions: Prof. j. w. Housh, principal
of the Los Angeles high school; DR..
Jesse F. Millspaugh, president of the
state normal school; Prof. j. c. Tenn
pleton, superintendent of the Santa
Ana schools; Prof. Graham, superin-
tendent of the Pasadena schools; Prof.
Strine, former superintendent of coun-
ty schools; Prof. Harter of South Pas
adena, Prof. Clark and Mr.. Keppel.
Prof. Housh dwelt on the uniformity
of studies in the high schools.
Prof. Clark spoke of the power re-
garding government in the schools.
Another meeting of the commlttee
will be held Monday and a third ses-
sion Tuesday.