Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-11
PUPILS HOSPITAL
MAY Be EQUIPPED
Parent Teachers Association Re-
quests School Board to Es-
tabIish Institution
GARBAGE PLANT OBJECTIONS
Fund VIII Be Used to Beautify the
Grounds and Encourage
Nature Study

Because of the fact that many chill
dren In the more congested portions
of the city are in need of medical at
tention which their parents cannot
provide, a committee from the Parent
Teacher associations of Los Angeles
headed by Mrs. Chalmers Smith. ap-
peared before the board Of education
at its fortnightly meeting last even
ing to endeavor to interest the board
in the plan of providing a hospital near
the present childrens hospital where
such cases may be treated.
1t is the plan of the association to
have this hospital supplied by the
city in so far as lighting, heating and
sanitary equipment are concerned, and
the proposition met with favor from
the board. 1t is believed that the med
ical profession throughout the city
will volunteer its services. The South
ern California Dentists association
has already stated that it would main
tain a branch in the new institution
and look after the teeth of the poorer
school children.
1t is planned to make the institution,
in a measure, lf-supporting, those
receiving medical or surgical services
paying as much as they can for the
same. The only difference from reg
ular hospital will lie in the fact that
the new institution will render serv-
ices to the children which they can
not secure from regular hospitals be-
cause of the cost.
BOARD FAyORS PROPOSAL
The board referred the matter to the
building committee with power to act,
giving 1t permission to move three
buildings, which are not in use at
present, to the site selected by the as
sociation for a hospital or medical
station.
Charles Alexander, city garbage col
lector, seems doomed to find no place
where he can carry out his contract
with the city. Residents in the neigh
borhood of the new Marengo Heights
grammar school on the CoVina car
line appeared before the board and
asked it to use its Influence with the
city council in preventing Alexander
from building loading plant for gar
bage In that vicinity. The protesting
ones seemed to have no positive
knowledge as to just where the plant
was to be located, but maintained thai
it was somewhere in the vicinity OF
the school.
The board appointed Superintendent
Francis and Members Page and Sted'
dom to appear before the council a
o'clock this morning and protes1
against the establishment of the plan
anywhere near the school building.
GROUNDS TO BE ADORNED
The board, after an argument be-
tween Acting Chairman Franks ano
several members, which was a little
warm at times, approved a recon-
mendation of Superintendent Francis
setting aside $4,000 for use in beauti-
flying the common school grounds
throughout the city, and also in bring
ing up to standard the subject of ma
ture study in the schools. Mr.. Francis
report brought out the fact that this
branch has been rather neglected In
the past.
A mass of business relating to fin
ishing up the contracts on the different
buildings throughout the city in get
ting them ready for the opening OF
school was transacted, and the fol-
lowing courses of study for teachers
with the professors assigned to con-
duct them, was passed:
Monday-Dr. Laura B. Bennett, per-
sonal hygiene and physiology; ]. r
Quinn, local history.
Tuesday-Stephen L. Miller, econom-
ic Interpretation of history; ]. II
Francis, school administration; F. e
Beckman, beginning Spanish; Mrs
Mark w. Hammond, folk songs, mu-
sic and dancing for kindergartens;
Mrs. Gertrude B. Parsons, music
polytechnic high school.
Wednesday-Dr. Albert e. Wilson
advanced German; Rockwell D. Hunt
early California history; Miss Ida
Leonard, education of the voice.
Thursday-Valentine Buchner, be-
ginning German; Miss Ida Leonard
education of the voice; Clayton F
Palmer, illustrative drawing.
Friday-Dr. N. L. Gardner, seventh
and eighth grade agriculture (Poly-
technic high school; DR.. Laura B
Bennett, personal hygiene and phys
iology.