Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-12
PLAN IMPROVEMENT
OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MANY SUGGESTIONS CONSIDERED
BY BOARD
Keep Six Months Supply of Educa-
tlonaI Necessities Is Recon-
mendation of Superin-
tendent Moore

The board of education held it's first
meeting in the new headquarters on the
seventh floor Of the Security building,
Spring and Fifth streets, last night.
The question demanding greatest dis
cussion was that regarding the right of
way of the Los Angeles Pacific railway
in the Hill street tunnel under California
street. This matter was considered at
a previous meeting of the board and was
referred To a committee. Since then it
has been discovered the city owns other
property in that vicinity which would be
affected by the granting of the right of
way and, as this fact was overlooked
at the previous meeting. the whole ques-
| ton Vas again referred to a committee
| for further investigation.
| Superintendent e. G. Moore in his re-
port declared the present method of fur
nishing school supplies was unsatisfac-
tory. Orders for the present year, he
said could not be placed before July
next. The dealers in school supplies keep
only a small stock on hand in Los An
geles and delivery from the east is slow
| and uncertain. Schools for the past two
years have been compelled to do without
| the commonest supplies for weeks at a
time.
For this reason it was recommended
| that six months stock of regular sup
plies be carried, and that schools be
furnished with supplies for two months
instead of one as at present.
Suggest improvements
| This report was referred to a commit
tee, as was also the report of a commit
tee made up of E. c. Moore, j. B. Mon
lux and M. c. Bettinger, which sets forth
list of buildings needed for school pur-
poses. These buildings, in the order of
their urgency, are as follows:
| An eleven-room building on Vernon
avenue, on the spot now occupied by a
two-room building, the latter building
| to be removed to the spot now occupied
by the truant school and to be used for
| that purpose, instead of the temporary
| structure
An eight-room building for the Thirty
seventh street school, to be built so other
rooms may be added as they are needed
| An eight-room building for the use OF
the Denver avenue school, to be con-
structed in such way that it may be
| enlarged.
| An eight-room building as an addition
to the San Pedro school.
An eight-room addition to take the
place of the temporary buildings now II
use at the Fourteenth street school.
An eight-room building at the Norman
die street school, preferably at the real
of the present building, and planned tt
admit of the subsequent removal of thai
building and the erection of eight other
rooms in its place when necessary to en-.
large the school.
An addition of eight rooms to the new
school on Utah street and the removal
of the old building.
| A four-room addition at the rear of the
| Bridge street school.
Would Buy Site
| The committee also believes a site
should be purchased west of Ascot parl,
in the angle formed by Downing avenue
and South Park avenue; lot purchased
and a four-room building erected for
use as primary school at Edendale, and
the building at Eagle Rock remodeled
and five rooms added.
No recommendations are made regard
ing additions to the Cornwell street
school, as it is believed the proposed new
building at Marengo Heights may obviate
the necessity of further building at Corn
we'll street.
The schools will be closed on the after
noon of November 27 and remain closed
until the following Monday for the
Thanksgiving holidays.
| AS the California Teachers. association
meets December 10 and 90 it is probable
the annual teachers institute will begin
December Is, in order that the dates may
not conflict and the two organizations
may merge
Since the last report there has beer
expended for supplies, labor, repairs an6
furniture $9973.62.
| The high school board met Immediately
after the adjournment of the board OF
education. Few matters were before the
board for consideration, the most import
ant being the question of heating the
high school building. 1t was pointed
out that. pending the arrival of motors
for ventilation and heating apparatus
cold weather may set in and for this rea-
son 1t was recommended that the neces-
sary machinery be rented temporarily. A
petition was read from the trustees OF
the Salina avenue school asking for a
| retaining wall to prevent flooding the
school premises during heavy rains. This
was referred to the building committee.