Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-10
The New Member of the Board OF
Education Is First Vice Presi-
dent of the Chamber of
Commerce

William D. Stephens, one of Los An
geleS' best knoWni business men, sue
cceds Charles Cassat Davis as men,
ber of the board of education. This
change was made at the special meet
ing of the board held yesterday after
noon, when Mr.. Stephens took his seat.
Mr.. Davis who has been a member of
the board many years, was reelected
last year by the non partisan party in
the endeavor to eliminate politics from
the schools. over a month ago he re-
signed, but it has been hoped that he
would rescind his resignation, and for
that reason the appointment of sue
cessor was delayed. Mr.. Stephens will
fill his unexpired term.
MIR. Stephens is a native Of Eaton,
Preble county, o.. where he graduated
from the grammar school in 1876, after
which he began the study of law. A
year later he was compelled to give the
study up and enter the bread-winning
world. He became a school teacher,
which position he filled three years.
Again Studied Law
Again he studied law in addition to
his other work, but abandoned that
branch and entered the engineering de-
rartment of railroad construction,
which he continued several years, and
some time later came to the Pacific
coast on account of the ill health of his
mother.
He had charge of the Gable grocery
in 1888, which was then located at the
corner of Second and Spring streets.
He purchased a half interest in the
business of j. f. Carr four years ago.
Mr.. Stephens is a member of the
grand commandery and past high priest
of Sigma chapter No. 81. He is also a
member of the Scottish Rite and is a
thirty third degree Mason. In addition
to his Masonic offices he is first vice
president of the chamber of commerce,
vice president of the Dollar Savings
bank and a member of several well
known clubs.
The board met at 1 o'clock, President
Washburn presiding.
Five school house lots to cost $1,000
were ordered purchased in the O'Niel
tract in the southern portion of the
city.
The presentation of piano by Mrs.
Miles Todd to the Twenty-third Street
school Child Study circle, costing $1S5,
was accepted.
The superintendent statistical report
was as follows:
Total enrolment to date: Boys, 49, 529;
girls, 1854; gain over last year of
1906
The finance committee report was
ordered paid.
County fund.- $66O.75; common school
fund, $437045; common school building
fund, $31737.
The building committee recommended
that picket fences be built along the
Twentieth street, Ninth street and
Custer avenue school lots, which was
o1n ho oil Of HUa N o.
house property recently purchased ad-
joining the Second street school prop
erty for $685..
Committee Reports Adopted
Teachers committee reports were
adopted:
First-That leave of absence be
granted as follows: Will Chislett to
June go 1906; Rose /. McMullen to
June /, 1906
Second-That the following be elected
as substitute teachers in primary and
grammar grades: Fanny e. Smell, Effie
Weisbard, Mary r. Skunk.
Thrd-That the following transfers
and assignments be made: Katherine
L. Carey, fourth grade, Twenty-eighth
street school; Augusta l.. Kuhle, ABBA
classes, Amelia street; Alice e. Greg
ory, A5B6 classes, Amelia street; IL. j..
Baldwin, assistant teacher at Parental
school; John I. Hover, fifth grade
Seventh street school.
Fourth-That the following be trans
ferred from substitute to regular list
of teachers: Bess Baker, Lena A. Ely,
Faith Wonner, Nellie Bennett, Grace
johnson. Maude Walters, Mabel e.
Haywood, Maud Park, Carrie A.
Nudge l.. ]. Baldwin.
The board adjourned to a session Of
the high school board, which followed.
The finance committee reported de-
mand of $3.50, which was ordered paid.
The following building committee re-
port was adopted:
The bid for the construction of the
Loiler room and floors in the engine
room at the Polytechnic high school to
C. Anderson & Sons for $30SS.
The following was referred back to
the building committee. The bids for
140-horse power 4-valve tandem COM
pound automatic non-condensing en-
gine. with 100 kilowat electric gene
rator. The bid of Charles C. Moore &
Co., engine and Westinghouse gene
rator for $6146 and the bid of the same
company for extra fittings for same