Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-07
MANUAL ARTS HIGH
WATTS 1000 PUPILS
Superintendent States Los An
geIes Is Well Prepared to
Care for Students
EXPECT 10000 ENROLMENT
Monday Marks Beginning of In
StruCtion In Structures
Recently Finished
EXPECT 10000 ENROLMENT

The public schols OF Los Angeles will
reopen Monday, September 70, with an
enrolment of $4,000 to 10000, as COM
pared with an enrolment of $4,000 pu-
pills at the opening of the institutions
Of learning year ago.
]. H. Francis, superintendent of pub
lie schools. stated last evening that
Los Angeles is better prepared than
ever before In It's history for the ac-
commodation OF pupils. I'VE are really
60 per cent better off for the care q
pupils than we were q year ago. In
our high schools we have accommoda-
tions, day and evening, for fully $500
students, as against $500 last year, and
many of the pupils who overcrowded
the city schools last year will be miss
ing, as they will be found in outlying
institutions, including the $150,000 addi-
tion to the Hollywood high school, the
$4,000 addition to the Polytechnic high
school, and the Agricultural high
school at Gardena, which was annexed
to our schools by the annexation of
the Los Angeles (shoestring) strip to
San Pedro.
ITO the holdings at Gardena have
been added 1900 acres by purchase for
the use of the agricultural institution.
1t Is gratifying to state that many ap-
plications for admission to the agricul-
tural school have been filed. and we
look forward to splendid results for the
future development of Southern Cali
fornia through the knowledge of in
tensive farming to be communicated by
the selected faculty.
Another splendid institution said
Mr.. Francis, (which will be of further
relief to the high schools Is the com
pletion of the Manual Arts high school
at Forty-first street and Vermont ave-
quired, on which three large buildings
have been erected at total outlay of
1926, 900, and providing accommodations
for 1000 pupils.
"All of the buildings have been we'll
equipped with approved appliances, and
the furnishings throughout are strictly
up to date One of the main academic
buildings will be devoted to CONNER
cial work, chemistry, physics, biology
and mathematics. In this structure is
established complete cafeteria, where
food at nominal cost will be provided
students. The other academic build
ing will be set apart for freehand
drawing, mechanical dra" "ing, cook
ing, sewing, history and languages. The
Mechanical Arts building, the third
structure, is a model in construction
and furnishings. 1t contains COM
plete workshop, forge room, foundry
and machine shop, besides large gym
nasium for boys, with shower baths
and lockers"
The offices OF Superintendent Francis
In the Security building have been
crowded with visitors for days, in
preparation for the reopening or the
schools, and Mr., Francis and his as
sistants have been working overtime to
have everything in readiness.
Saturday morning at 3 o'clock all OF
the school principals in the city will
meet the superintendent at the Los An
geles high school, and at 10 a. m. Sat
urday there will be a general meeting
OF all the teachers and substitutes in
the Los Angeles high school auditor
ium. 1t is desired that there be prompt
attendance.
Full enrolment OF all pupils In the
schools, including the high schools,
will be made on Monday next