Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-28
WILL DEMAND
APPROPRIATION
SCHOOL BOARD HOLDS ITS
WEEKLY MEETING
CITY ATTORNEYS REPORT IS
DISCUSSED
DR.. E. C. Moore Presents to Members
Statement Issued by Leslie Hewitt
and Fight VIII Be Carried
to Last Gap

The board of education at it's meet
ing last night paid little further atten-
ton to the attitude of the city council
in the matter of deducting $60,77S.77
from the amount asked for by the
board to complete the present school
year, which amount represented IA per
cent of the tax receipts, as compared
with 20 per cent allowed by the city
charter, and held by City Attorney
Leslie r. Hewitt valid, despite the city
ordinance reducing the percentage of
available school funds.
Aside from appreciative comments
made regarding City Attorney Hewitt's s
favorable report, there was little to en-
liven the boarc's meeting. 1t was EVIL
dent, however, that with the opinion of
the city attorney as an impetus, the
board of education is determined to in
sist upon the payment of the amount
withheld by the city council, and 1t is
more than probable that yet livelier
tilt than has yet occurred will result
between the two bodies.
Among the first motions referred to
committee was one to use the First
Year Language Book (Baker g. Car
penter. publishers) instead Of the
Heath Primer and First and Second
readers, DR.. Moore declaring the latter
unsatisfactory
1t also was recommended by DR..
Moore and voted that in accordance
with the custom introduced last year,
Peace day, May 1S, will be observed
in the Los Angeles schools by the set
ting apart Of one hour during the day
for special exercises.
Adopt Reports
The reports of the purchasing COM
mittee were adopted, as was that Of
Foreman William Downie of the build
ing committee on repairs and supplies
asked for on acquisitions.
The report of the building committee
also was adopted. This report includ-
ed a recommendation for the purchase
of lot 13 in the Jefferson street tract
for $3.50, the lot being declared neces-
sary for the completion of the Thirty
seventh street school site; a recon-
mendation for the construction of an
eleven-room building at Garvanza on
the present Eagle Rock avenue school
site (this feature being specially re-
ferred back to the building committee
with power TO draw plans and act) and
a recommendation for the payment Of
$15 900 for lot 4, block 2, Ocean View
tract No. 1, size 50x155, north side Of
Illinois street, with improvements.
The report stated Architect Homer
Gllduen ndQ Deen authorized 10 draw
plans for an eight-room annex ordered
built at the Fourteenth street school,
and that Train e. Williams had been
authorized to draw plans for a four
room annex at the San Pedro street
school.
The report of the supply clerk of the
distribution committee was recon-
mended for passage and adopted.
Leaves of absence were granted as
follows:
To Charles j. Fox, principal; Mary
Colliver, cookery department; Pauline
G. Curran. kindergarten department, to
June 30, 1905
Leaves of absence heretofore granted
were extended as follows: Mary e.
Voorhees,, cookery department; Elma
G. Levy, Mrs. Lillian p. Bradford and
Ethel V. Wilson, grammar grades, to
June 30, 1908.
The following transfers and assign
ments were made.
Floss NJ Fond. from fifth grade. Eu-
clid avenue, to acting principal. Euclid
avenue; Pearl NJ. Graham, to fifth
grade, Euclid avenue.
That the following be transferred
from substitute to regular list of
teachers: Luella Delp, cookery; Edith
Miller, Sloyd.