Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-11
GLADLY RETURN TO TEACH
ERS' MONARCHY
Self Government Has Disadvantages
When Committeeman Are Beaten
at Baseball and Girl Wears
Radlsh for Rose

All great descriptions have originated
from some trifiing thing; the great net
in the fable wherein the lion had been
entrapped began to unravel just when
the teeth of a tiny mouse cut the CORDS,
and SO in repetition the idea OF SELL
government for Los Angeles schools,
originating in the progressive minds OF
the teachers of the East First Street
school and by them put into practice,
has been disrupted and the abandon
nent of the project is but a question or
a few DAYS. And it all came about be-
cause members of the self-government
committee took exception to radlsh,
a tiny member Of the vegetable king
dom which a pretty little girl OF the
higher grades considered an article or
adornment and wore to school,
AS a result of the actions following
the horror caused by the appearance OF
the vegetable-decorated young miss, the
entire lneighborhood of the Boyle
Heights school is agog With the stories
told of the committee, and hereafter
the school teachers will probably, as OF
yore, deal out just or unjust punish
ment as they see fit.
Children Are Judges
When the project was started several
months ago the children took kindly to
IT, especially since one of the most
popular and best looking young chaps
OF the school was selected as judge and
chairman of the committee. 1t was
proposed that the committee be ap-
pointed by the vote of the children or
the school and that the committeeman
keep lookout upon the actions of the
other scholars, receive reports as to
the doings of the other scholars and
mete out punishment for misbehavior,
such as ordering child kept In fifteen
minutes after school or ordering the
unfortunate to write certain sentence
number of times.
That looked pretty good to the
scholars who thought that the mutual
sympathy of the masses as arrayeo
against the classes would save them
from any harsh treatment, but now
they allege that the committeeman
have become as old women and that
their hearts rebel at the prospect OF
further self-government.-
All went we'll with the project until
during a game of ball black youth
was selected by one of the boys Of the
school as a mascot and just before the
white lad went to the bat by main
force and violence he rubbed his hand
through the black boys kinky hair &c
give him luck at batting.
Eye Mascot Askance
That the time honored custom should
have been looked upon with diffdence
by the members of the committee, who
were also playing ball, was beyond the
COMPREHENSION of the boys, and they
laughed at the little negro when he en-
tered his complaint to the committee
men. The complaint would have re-
ceived but little attention had not the
batter at that moment basted out q
home run, winning the noon game, and
as the committeeman were on the losing
side they pulled grave faces and SEN
fenced the fortunate batsman to thirty
minutes rest in the school room after
school had been dismissed. Then while
the batsman In question had to stay In
school the committeeman went out and
defeated their opponents.
That was just one of the troubles
before fair and adored 'Tootie," one OF
the favorite girls, appeared in schoo
wearing a radish. The young miss, who
incidentally is liked by everybody wore
dainty gown OF Peter Pan fashion
and the radish did not seem amiss az
decoration. But the committeemer
took exception, and one who was bold
enough to suggest that "Tootie" take
OF the radish received a smack on the
ear.
Ever since that episode there has beer
trouble In camp and dissension among
the pupils "Tootie'' was one OF the
favorites. and she would have beer