Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-11
Guards Against Fuel Famine

Foreman Downey of the school de-
partment has recommended that the
schools purchase 1855 tons of coal and
sixty-nine cords of wood for the COM
ing school year. According to Manager
Lawrence of the American Fuel COM
pany the fuel situation next year is
likely to be as bad as last winter. Ac-
cordingly the board Is already making
preparations to have all the coal pur-
chased and in the bins as soon after
July 1.-THE beginning Of the school year
AS possible.
The Jewel union high school, an
ACQUISITION to Los Angeles school dis
trict by reason of the annexation or
that district last year, will have COM
mencement exercises and asked permls-
sion of the board to rent hall. Inc
request was granted.
There is trouble in the Temple street
school region. The wicked boys attend
ing that institution of erudit1on nave
committed the objectionable offense of
PLAYING ball on the school grounds, and
Principal Griffith. with culpable negli-
gence, has permitted the offense to go
unchecked. Therefore intense indigna-
ton resides in the breasts of the neigh
bors. In a petition to the board Of edu-
cation three of the good folk of that
community complain grievously there
Of asserting that windows, fences and
good tempers are broken by the boys,
who, in response to protests, heap addi-
tional Goals of fire on complainants'
heads by using vile and improper Ian
guage. Said complaints request that
the honorable board have this stopped
instanter. Dr. E. c. Moore was In
structed to see that this was 1nvest1-
gated "at once"
Like complaint came from the Custer
school. The all-enduring superintend-
ent of schools was also given this mat
ter to investigate.
The school department laborers be-
lieve that the laborer is worthy of more
hire. In a petition addressed to the
board they asked for $3.50 day, an in
crease of 25 cents. The six laborers of
the department urged that they had to
pay car fare to go from one school to
another. Their request was granted.
The report of the school census taker
shows As, 1882 children between the ages
of and II years in the Los Angeles
school district. The entire population
of the city he found to be 2S0,179 This,
together with the 1892 people living in
the annexed district, makes a total of
2S4, All, or a gain of 41,760 over last
years pOpulallon III IIle Olu City us
trict.
G. L. Leslie. head of the scientific ma
ture department, sent startling COM
munication to the board, showing an
alarming state of health among Los
Angeles school children. He gives data
to prove that in some schools 75 per
cent of the pupils are suffering from
eve. throat, ear or constitutional dis
orders. Mr.. Leslie offered to secure
volunteer physicians and contributions
to establish a department tending to
remedy these defects.
The sentiment of the board seemed to
be against allowing outside contribu-
tions to be used in the schools, but in
view of the seeming need the subject
will be thoroughly discussed and re-
port submitted looking toward the
establishing of such a system of exam
ination, under the direct supervision of
the department. The board is spending
about $450,000 of the city fund and
81 500 900 state and county appropria-
tions for schools, and President Scott
declared himself in favor of taking the
additional $4,000 required for this pur-
pose.