Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-15
ALL SCHOOLS
ARE CROWDED
HALLIDAY SESSIONS PREVAIL
THIS YEAR
Influx of fasteners Leaves Board at
Loss to Estimate Enrolment.
Temporary Buildings Ac-
commodate Part

With the opening of the new scholastic
year tomorrow morning. the board of ed.
ucation is facing the same serious prob
lem which has confronted 1t for the past
several years-the accommodation of ths
increased enrolment, which bids wei
this year to surpass all previous records
The accommodation of pupils has al.
ways been a matter of deepest concern
to the board, but so far every effort ia
meet the difficulty has been baffleG. Each
year the same story has been told. Tenn.
porary buildings have been built from
time to time, but even these have prove1
inadequate.
Every inch of space will be crowded to
its utmost capacity, even including the
temporary buildings which are scattered
all over the school districts, says E. c.
Moore, superintendent of schools.
| This year the difficulty of accommoda-
tion has increased stupendously. The
daily influx of fasteners with their chill
dren is causing the board more serious
worry than ever before. When the ques-
tion of accommodation was broached yes
terday to Assistant Superintendent of
Schools Monlux, he said:
1T is utterly impossible to give out
any definite statement before the latter
part of this week. But it is likely that
before in the history of Los Angeles.
There will be more eastern children
taught in our public schools this year
than ever before. 1t is impossible to make
an estimate now.
Relief Next Year
''Half sessions will be in vogue as long as
we are crowded as he have been. Pos
sibly by the first of next year, when a
| af
| be ready for occupancy, half sessions
may be dispensed with .
! The new addition to the Los Angeles
| high school, however, will be thrown open
| to the pupils tomorrow morning. The
! two upper floors are ready for occupancy,
and by October 1.-THE entire building will
be given over to the faculty.
| Principal Housh is delighted with the
prospect. Speaking of the addition he
said: THE faculty of the high school
is elated. Now more attention can be
| given to those sciences which were over
| looked to great extent in the past owing
to lack of space and equipment. The
new building has been dedicated solely
to the sciences and the fine arts, and
will be known as the Science building
Chemistry, physics drawing, music, vocal
| and instrumental will be taught in the
new building, and 1t affords all the space
desired.
THE board of education has promised
that it would not spare any consideration
in the expenditure for the securing OF
| representative equipment to make The
science department of this institution
equal to the finest in the country. With
out taking into consideration all the mu.
sical instruments which will have to be
purchased, there are the chemicals and
laboratory apparatus, the cost of which
cannot be estimated.
Faculty Enlarged
Then, too, the half session has beer
obviated at the high school. A few teach
ers have been added to the former list.
The district schools situated in tn,
eastern, southern and western section.
Of the city will remain Inconvenience
as formerly. The difficulties have in
creased. Mr.. Monlux stated yesterday
that these schools would be especially
crowded
There are so many homes going vi
in the suburban sections of the town
and families who formerly lived in down
town fats are moving further out. Thei
the advent of the eastern pupil will ado
to al this. There is no getting out o
the trouble until the beginning of mex
year, when the matter will be adjusted
~ a 6ASal SAlSHl ny lIle SfcCtOH Oh Tn
new school buildings at present unde
contemplation. Half sessions will con
tinue until that time"
BY the latter part of this week tn
board of education will be more decide
as to the steps it will take in schoo
questions this session. An estimate Of tn
number of pupils will be had, and sucl
schools as are unusually crowded will re
ceive attention first
Superintendent Moore thinks that b.
I that time he will be able to inform tn
public with regard to the decision o
the board of education on the questioI
OF new buildings and addidons.
Teachers Hold Meeting
There was a general teachers meetin
: at the Polytechnic high school yesterda
: morning All the teachers under tn
supervision of the city board Of educa