Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-15
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
URGE BIC BOND ISSUE
Pasadena Residents Divided in
Opinion Concerning Proposed
Improvements in System

PASADENA, April 15.-The question
of voting S5OOOO0 bonds on April 20 for
a new polytechnic high school at Villa
street and Lake avenue is arousing
much interest since the publication yes
terday of the official statement of the
board of education. 1t is announced
that high school students are planning
a campaign to urge the voters TO pro-
vide them with adequate school tacill-
ties by supporting the bonds, and Vart-
GUS churches are taking interest in
the matter. Rev. S. G. Durham of the
TIniversalist church dwelt at length on
the subject from his pulpit last Sun
day. and a mass meeting will be held
in the First Methodist church Tuesday
evening, at which Dr. James A. B.
Scherer will be the principal speaker
on the bond question.
The Herald representative yesterday
interviewed officers of the various civic
and semi-civic organizations and OBJ
tanned the following statements on the
question:
DIR. James A. B. scherer. president
Polytechnic institute believe in the
issuance of bonds sufficient to give
Pasadena a high school second to none
in the land. I assume that the school
board knows what it is about in asking
district can afford this amount if actu-
ally needed. I favor a high school that
will combine polytechnic features with
the curriculum usually offered. As to
Throop, such q school will help the in
stitute proper immensely and will not
interfere with our academy, as there
will always be demand for private
schooling and we shall enlarge our
boarding facilities so as TO draw more
students from a distance. Besides, it
is a mighty poor educator that sets
his own school above the interests of
education in general. just as none but
merely nominal Christians love a sect
more than they love Christendom.
J. B. Coulston, president Crown City
National bank and board of trade
director-I am very strongly in favor Of
defeat as a step backward We need
a polytechnic high school by all means,
but there seems TO be some opposition
to the site selected. l would support
the bonds for a polytechnic school, no
matter what site was chosen.
George +. Kernaghan, former city
auditor and member Carmelita COM
mittee-I am in favor of an advanced
education and a polytechnic course
rather than that which tends to uni
versity course. From what I hear 1
fear the bonds will be defeated, all
though 1 shall vote for them.
George p. Cary, president Tourna-
ment of Roses-I certainly am in favor
of the school bonds. We should build
for future requirements, and any make
shift policy should not be tolerated.
With better transportation facilities
and the opening of the Panama canal
our city will more than double in pop
ulation. To build with anything less
in view would be criminal shortsided-
ness.
]. C. Brainard, former president
realty board and member Carmelita
communicative cannot afford to limit
our children by not voting the bonds.
This large scheme promises intelligent
and adequate education along the
broadest lines. 1t is big step in the
right direction. intelligent and useful
occupation for mind and body is what
our children need"
A j. Toolen, secretary City and
County Improvement association of the
northwest section-I have carefully
looked into the situation, and ii seems
to me that paying $4,000 for site
when a free site was offered is laying
an expensive foundation. In my opin-
ion. the Lincoln avenue free site which
we offered in the northwest section
would have answered, all purposes. Ii
is not necessary to locate high school
in the exact center Of a district, as
has been proved in many southern
California cities The members of the
west side and northwest Improvement