Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-26
HIGH SCHOOL,
FOR GIRLS IS
BOARDS PLAN
Would Segregate the
Sexes
Recommends Bonds Of 100000 for
New Structure, but No Action Is
Taken--$eoo,oOO Needed
for Schools

1--WE recommend that the board of
education proceed Mt once to call a bond
election for $500, 900 for the erection of
n girls high school. to he located in the
south or southwest part of the city"
In these words the special committee
of the Los Angeles board Of education
last night recommended drastic
change In co-education In the high
schools of this city. Although the
recommendation was not passed upon,
the fact that three members of the
board and the superintendent of schools
approved of and recommended 1t points
strongly to the erection of such an in
stitution in the near future
The recommendation was the last of
n series In the report made by a special
committee of the board, consisting of
the finance committee and the superin-
tendent of schools. The committee had
been appointed at previous meeting of
the board to devise ways and means of
remedying the growing congestion of
the schools.
In all, the committee found that $780,
900 would be required to enlarge the
school system of this city to meet the
needs of 70 growing population.
Is Idea of Professor Dozier
The idea of a girls school originated
met with the hearty approval of his
colleagues on the committee, Messrs.
Frank, Stilson and Moore.
Mr.. Dozier said last night: Person
ally L favor separate education of chill
dren of high school age. / believe 1t to
be psychologicaly as well as physio-
logically correct. There are many
mothers in this city who would gladly
send their daughters to n girls school
IL SIlch an institution existed. Z"
On the means to be adopted for rails
ing the money, the board could not de-
eide. J. M. Quinn was finally added to
the committee, and the committee was
instructed to consult with the board of
supervisors as to the feasibility of rails
ing the amount by a tax levy. They
were instructed that 1t was the sense OF
the board of education that 100000 is
required for the immediate needs of the
board
The resolution as presented by the
special committee at last nights meet
ing was as follows:
The Resolution
Your special committee, to whom was
referred for report the matter of the
present condition of school finances and
school needs for the immediate future
would report as follows:
1. There are at present seventy-fve
in round numbers $4,000 children in at.
tendance, with a total enrolment ot
aDout 4U,eDO.
2.r There are at present thirty-thret
temporary buildings, five single rooms
and two broom buildings, or forty-twC
rooms that should be replaced with suit.
able buildings. In addition to the above
there are five halliday schools now ir
session.
g. Many of the rooms are greatly
overcrowded there being at present
sixty rooms with fifty pupils and over
4. The following new buildings and
additions are needed as soon as they
can be constructed:
Eight rooms at Eagle Rock avenue.
-Four rooms at Edendale.
Eleven rooms in vicinity of Arlington
and Sixteenth streets.
Eleven rooms in vicinity of Jefferson
street and Western avenue.
Twelve-room addition at West Ver-
non street.
Eleven-room building in annexed sec
ton southwest.
Eleven-room building in vicinity of
Slauson and South Park avenues.
Eleven rooms in southeast, east of
Fifty-second street school.
Eleven-room annex at East Vernon.
Eight-room annex at San Pedro
stfeet.
AIight-room annex at Fourteenth
Sfreet.
y BEIeven-room building in northeast
north of Brooklyn avenue and east of
Cornwel street. or an S-room annex
at Cornwell street.
Four-room addition at Bridge street
Four-room addition at Seventh street
Four-room building at Hostetter
street.
5. School grounds, rooms and equip-
mept foot up not less than $4,000 per
room, and the immediate needs call for
at least 100 rooms. necessitating an out
lay of $400. 900 for common school pur-
poses. exclusive of an additional high
school
6. The only possible ways OF raising
money that can be suggested at this
time are a special levy, an issue of
school bonds, or the sale of school prop
.erty now owned by the city. The only
feasible method seems to be by the is
suance of school district bonds.
Z. We recommend that the board OF
aducation proceed at once to call q
bond election in the Los Angeles city
school district for the sum of $400 600
for common school purposes.
8. The high school situation Is such
as to demand very serious attention
There are now enrolled about 1900 pu-
pills in the high school and about 1900 at
the Polytechnic high school. These
numbers are far in excess of the proper
capacity of these schools. 1t is sug-
gested that an additional high school
be built, preferably in the south. The
vicinity of Fortieth street and Fieueroa
street Is suggested as a good location
for such building.
.. We recommend that the board of
education proceed at once to call a
bond election for 100000 for the erection
OF girls high school, to be located in
the south or southwest part of the
city.