Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23
SCHOOLS SUFFER
BY LAWS DELAY
COMMITTEE URGES SPEEDY
TRIAL OF BOND CASE
FACILITIES VOTED BY PUBLIC
MIscHIEvousLY WITHHELD
Report criticIses Provisions Of Meas
ure Governing Election az Anti
quated and Unified TO Ex-
listing Needs

Asking a speedy hearing of the suit
brought to have the school bond cleo
ton declared illegal, the high school
committee. in a report rendered to the
board of education last night, declared
that because of this suit children are
being deprived of facilities for educa-
ton that were freely voted them by the
taxpayers.
The committee, in urging the i'm
portance of an immediate hearing,
took occasion to condemn the present
antiquated laws under which such cleo
tions as that for the purpose Of vot-
ing school bonds are held. 1t says:
your high school committee recon-
mends that the board of education, by
resolution, call on the district attorney
and the city attorney to do their ut
most to secure an early decision in the
matter of the injunction which Is
sought to prevent the sale of the school
bonds recently voted by the people OF
this school district. AS every provision
of the law governing school bond cleo
lions was carefully complied with, and
every direction of the legal advisors
Of the school district was followed, this
injunction proceeding is, we believe
for the purpose of delaying and CON
founding the educational work of this
school district. The law under which
the election was held is an old one
and similar elections in which millions
of dollars have been voted for schoo
purposes have been conducted under 1t
It's provisions cannot be declared in
valid without repudiating the schoo
bonds of the state. The law under
whose directions the election was held
dates back to the year 1872. Its pro
visions were made to apply to the
country school district as we'll as tC
the city school district. 1t has no con.
nection with the general election law
and 1t expressly states that the vot.
ing must be by ballot without refer
ence to the general election in regard
to nominations form of ballot or man
ner of voting).' The supreme court In
1902, California 1916, has held that an
election for the issue of school bonds
must be conducted strictly in accord
ance with law
Works as II Must
1.-THE board of education is not salts
fed with this law, but 1t is compelled
to work under it. Within the last few
months it has requested the city at
torney to draw up bill amending IL
in such q way as to remove the patent
defects due to the fact of its age,
and providing the same form of cleo
ton for the largest city school district
as we'll as the smallest rural school
district in the state. These amend
ments were sent to Sacramento and
the board has done what it could to
secure their adoption, but without any
result whatever, as the objection is
made that the amended law which re-
vises the old one, in keeping with the
needs of cities, works a positive hard
ship to the country school districts.
Meanwhile, because the provisions
of an outgrown school election law
have been complied with, and because
it is conceived that they offer an OPP
portunity for attack, the children of
this district must do without the edu-
cational facilities which the taxpayers
have freely voted them. The interests
of the public veal are not being served
by such gratuitous interference with
the public service. And in the interest
of the thousands of children whose
welfare is being trified with. we ask for
a speedy hearing and a quick deter
mination of this case"
Cannot Pay Assessment
The board of education has no money
with which to pay it's assessment for
the improvement of Hill street from
California to Sunset boulevard, about
three-fourths of which is high school
frontage. The board requests the city
council to make a special appropriation
for this work.
The teachers committee reported as
follows:
"That the designations Of the follow
ing teachers be accepted: Addie H.
Lemon, Nettie Brenizor Want and EN-
ma Kerr, to take effect March 20, 8 and
IL, respectively.
THAT leave of absence be granted to
Katharine G. Senter from March 20,
1909, to June 80, 1909.
THAT the following transfers and as
signments be confirmed: Edith M
Short, from Grand avenue to emer-
gency list, March 23; Keturah Getz,
from Cambria street to emergency
list, March 20; Ina Shafer. to AS, B6
Twenty first avenue, March Is; Persia
Wunberly, as volunteer kindergarten
assistant at Logan street, March Is;
Edith l.. Maurice, as volunteer kinder
garten assistant at Seventeenth street
March Is; Mae Hogarth, from West
Vernon avenue to sixth grade, Seventh
street, March %.
'That the following named teachers
be transferred from the substitute to
the regular list of teachers: M. Grace
Satterlee, Vera H. Brooke, Alfred Kuy-
kendall, Florence Greening and Mary
e. Metcalfe.
"That the following. having passed
the required examination, be elected as
substitute teachers in primary AND
grammar grades: James S. Lacy
Mary L. Shields and Mary c. Hutton.
"That Miss Sidney Gray be elected as
a substitute teacher in the deaf school
subject to rules governing emergency
appointments"