Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-20
SPEAKERS FAVOR BONDS
FOR PASADENA SCHOOLS
Prominent Educators and Citi-
zenS Point Out Value of Pro-
posed Improvements

PASADENA, April 20.-The high
school bond question was discussed at
length at the regular meeting of the
mems brotherhood of the First Meth
odist church last night. Two hundred
members and friends were present. SUI
perintendent Hamilton of the public
schools, d. j. Mcpherson Of the board
of education, DIR. Matt S. Hughes Of
the First Methodist church and Dr.
James A. b. Scherer of Throop polytech-
mic institute spoke in the order named.
The high school orchestra and the high
school quartet rendered music.
superintendent Hamilton said that he
does not consider the voting of $500
600 bonds for a polytechnic high schc i
as firing a shot that will be heard
around the world" but rather as pro-
viding facilities for teaching the chill
uren to do the necessary things of life.
EVERY voter has duty to perform in
voting for the bonds,' he said, and he
dwelt at length on the crowded condi-
tion of the present high school. we
cannot agree on all things" he assert
ed but there is one thing on which
we must agree and that is that our
children are valuable asset to the
country and must be taken care Of"
He spoke OF the advantages of poly
tecnic course and on the question OF the
site selected he said, You might feel
that some other location might have
been selected or that this or that might
have been done. but the question was
thoroughly considered in all its phases
and when the board asks for q sum or
money the voters should consider that
returns from money spent on schools
are not visible in dollars and cents, but
that the investment will pay dividends
a. md aNafn
for all time to come in many ways"
ID. j. Mcpherson spoke of the advan-
tages of a polytechnic course and gave
some details upon the question of taxa
tion. "The territory In this district
outside of Pasadena proper" he said,
lis much larger than that included IN
the city limits. as II includes Lamanda
Park, Altadena and Linda Vista. This
outside territory is growing rapidly
and by the time the bond issue comes
due the assessed valuation will be sew
eral times larger, thus reducing tho
taxation. The first year viii be the
hardest when the tax VIII be five cents
on each dollar of assessed valuation.
DIR. Matt S. Hughes stated that ne
was surprised to discover that there is
a decided opposition in some quarters
10 voting the bonds. 81 will speak from
the standpoint of a Citizen" he said,
II don't know all about the opposition,
,,ut | heard one man say that the
board proposes to buy too mucn lanu.
can't understand how anyone can
say that Investment in Pasadena land
is not a good thing"
President Scherer said: There are
two distinct questions involved, busi-
ness and educational. The business side
has been discussed and will dwell on
the educational side. 1 do not believe
i'm a high school for languages and cul-
ture alone. nor for manual training
alone We want a school that Will
train both the hands and head. Some
of our people must be bread winners
and we want to make them the best
workers through proper training in
school. The use of the square and
plumb helps to make better citizens.
Throop welcomes with open arms the
new polytechnic high school"