Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-29
SCHOOL BOARD
STANDING PAT
MEMBERS AGREE TO RESIST
AUDITOR
"Let Him Do His Experimenting with
County Funds In County Au-
ditor's Office" 10
Slogan

Before opening the monthly meet
ing of the board of education last night
the members retired to the darkest cor
ner of the superintendent's office and
spent half an hour over Auditor
Mushet. They would say nothing re-
garding the conference except to en-
phasize the fact that they unanimously
stood pat. To make the decision more
emphatic the board formally spread
upon its minutes the communication
sent to the city council last week, and
adopted a resolution introduced by
Fielding ]. Stilson approving Secretary
Averills refusal to allow Auditor Mu-
shet to audit the county and state
school funds.
J. NJ. Quinn, the only member or the
board whose name was not attached
to the communication sent the council,
was present last night and made the
attitude OF the board unanimous. "If
Mr. Mushet wants to do some expert
ing with the county funds let him do
them in the county auditors Office"
said Mr.. Quinn.
The board will soon begin again the
movement for an additional high school
through submission of a bond issue to
the people. Immediate action of this
nature was Urged by Superintendent
Moore. and the board will discuss
methods in committee of the whole
early next month.
Accommodate Pupils
'It now seems certain" said Or.
Moore in reporting the high school sit
uation to the board, that we shall
be able to accommodate all the high
school pupils who have thus far ap-
piled for admission In the two large
high schools of the city. A number
have applied at the Polytechnic high
school who cannot be admitted there,
but there Is still room for few more
pupils at the Los Angeles high school.
The two schools are greatly over
crowded; indeed. they are stuffed to
the point of suffocation almost, and 1t
is certain that their capacity Will be
sufficient to accommodate but small
part of the eighth grade class which
will be graduated from the elementary
schools in February.
Other recommendations made to the
board by Superintendent Moore were:
That the name of Fifty-second
Street school be changed to Hooper
Avenue school: that new school dis
trict be organized in the southwest
ern. part of the city to be known as
Fifty-second Street school, on a school
lot at Fifty-second street near Hoover;
that the superintendent be authorized
to order such changes in the seating
of schoolrooms as may be absolutely
necessary to provide for the comfort
and health of pupils.
Delegations Satisfied
Neighborhood delegations who had
matters to bring before the board
found that their wants were being
taken care of to their satisfaction.
Citizens living in the district bounded
by Moneta and South Park and Flor
ence and Slauson avenues urged that
this territory. which is a mile square
and now has more than 300 school
children, be given new building. They
were assured that committee had been
over the ground and had selected
tentative site at Sixty-seventh and San
Pedro streets, which would be the next
taken care of by the board.
Members of the Southeast Improve
ment association appeared to get bet
ter facilities for the colored school
children living in the Vernon tract.
The board will have temporary build
ings in that neighborhood in a month
which will relieve the crowded condi-
ton there and give the colored settle
ment better educational facilities as
well.
The Russian colony will be given the
use of a room in the Utah Street school
to teach Russian children their own
language in hours during which the
room is not used for regular school
purposes. Robert Won Ruttinger will
have charge of the Russian classes.