Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-12
TEACHERS SHOW
THEIR LOYALTY.
OTHERS AGREE TO TEACH
FULL TERM
LETTERS FROM SO SCHOOLS ARE
PROOFS OF FIDELITY
Echo of Recent Stormy Session
Comes When Request of City
Auditor Is AM
nounced

nounced
Thirty-six more letters from as many
schools We're reported last night as hav-
ing been received by the board of edu-
cation in addition to the forty similar
ones already received. informing the
board that the teachers in those schools
were willing to teach the full school
year of ten months with the salary as
determined upon already.
The board hopes that possibly the
teachers may receive extra remunera-
ton as result of this work.
At the meeting of the board last
night that body congratulated Dr. r.
c. Moore the city superintendent of
schools upon the invitation he has re-
ceived to deliver the commencement ad-
dress before the university of STAN
ford on May 20 and granted him leave
of absence for that purpose.
H. w. Frank was elected acting
president during the absence from the
city of President Joseph Scott.
The board was adjourned until next
Friday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock.
One matter of form was brought up,
the occasion being the advice given by
City Auditor Mushet to T. S. Thomas
and It. J. McGonigle. supply clerk and
purchasing clerk of the board, respect
lively, to mark the reason why each
emergency requisition for supplies was
issued.
The expense pay roll of the school
census amounts to $4172, while other
supplies, like stationery. etc, brings
the expenses up to $4360.05.
The matter of engaging Miss Helms
to letter the diplomas for the students
of the Los Angeles high school, some
150-170 in all, was referred to the pur-
chasing committee.
To Gust Grocer
1t was also voted that John Maier,
who owns a small grocery on the
grounds of the Fourteenth street
school, be notified to leave as soon as
his lease expires.
An echo of the recent famous and
somewhat stormy meeting was heard
when a letter from City Clerk Lelande
was announced as having been re-
ceived This letter notified the board
that it's demand for $60,077 was denied
by the council. The matter was re-
ferred to the spec.<i committee of the
board. consisting of President Scott,
Superintendent Moore and Chairman
of the Finance Committee H. w.
Frank.
The secretary of the board was au-
thorized to sign contracts for the build
ing of two new schoolhouses-a
twelve-room building on the Vernon
school site, Martin Madden being the
lowest bidder at $52,263 and a four
room building at Glendale, r. o. Eng
strum company lowest bidder at
$14 903.
The board also voted to pay 1880
for purchase of lot 4, block 2, Ocean
View tract No. 1, improvements in
| cluded.
The resignation of Mrs. Mary Hat
| field as emergency janitor at Manches-
| ter aveue school was accepted and Mrs.
| May L. Goodman was voted to be ap-
pointed to that position.
Teachers Assigned
The following report of the teachers
committee, of which Melville Dozier is
chairman, made the following recon-
mendations:
That the designations of the following
teachers be accepted Rose 1. McMul-
len (grades), Effie NJ Parham and
Alice E. Jobson (grades), the latter to
take effect May 10, 1908.
That leave of absence be granted to
Marion S. Van Dusen to June 80, being
an extension of leave heretofore
granted.
That the following be transferred
lioAl SUBSTITUTE " regular llSL Oh
| teachers:
Mary H. Buckham, Josephine Haw-
ley, Clara Evans, Carrie Fish, Rebekah
w. Avery, Ellie Mosgrove, Matte
Laughlin, Blanche LeValley, Grace
Dupuy, r. ]. Teall Blanche L. Vance
Genevieve Hanson, Olive Taylor
| Helena S. F'ifield, James E. McBurney
Maude Ocean, Emory Ravens, Louise
Dickson, John NJ. Brewer, Lena R
Haas. Louise Mourot, George M
Evans, John A. Davies, NJ. S. Moore
Ruth Spencer.
That the following transfers and as.
signments be made:
S. Pauline Davis, from first grade
Amelia street, to fifth grade, Forfeit
street, Tena McDougal, to Al, Amelia
street. Emma l.. Melendy, to Domestic
cience. Fremont avenue; Hattie F
| Cover sloyd, Fifty-second street; Vera
L. Blake, to A6B7, Cornwel street.
That the following teachers, hereto
| fore elected substitute teachers under
the rule governing emergency appoint.
ments, having passed the required writ.
ten examination be now elected as sub
stitute teachers:
Emma NJ Firth. deaf school; Re.
bekah w. Avery, Mrs. Hannah E. Giles
Jean Macmillan, Ellie Mosgrove
Helene NJ. Stull, kindergarten depart.
ment; John NJ. Brewer, Maude Ocean
John A. Davis, Louise Dickson. George
NJ. Evans, Helena s. Fifeld, Mrs. Jes.
| sic M. Farnsworth, evening higf
school; M. Louise Grant, Lena R. Haas
Emory Ravens, Louise Mourot, James
E. McBurney, Mae Mckinley, NJ. s
Moore. e. w. oliver, high school de.
, partment.