Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-15
NEW PARK HEAD
MUST Be IDEAL
QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUPERIN-
TENDENT OUTLINED
Judqe Silent Only Person Who Can
Fill Own Requirements, De-
cares Member of City
Commission

Qualifications for n park superinten
dent, as outlined yesterday to the parl
by Judge c. d. Silent, viii
require q man such as has never bee
in that position before, and members 0
the commission have considerabl
doubt that the applicants who haV
asked for the position will meet tn
ideal Judge Silent has set. II. w
suggested that the only maj
who could fulfil all the requirement
was Judge Silent himself.
In IL report to the commission Judg
Silent presented the following:
To guide US in the selection of a
superintendent of the city parks it
would seem advisable that we
should have a well defined and
definite idea of his qualifications.
Many applications are already be-
fore us and more are coming, most,
If not all of them, by estimable
men, each Of whom considers him
self emlnently qualified for the
position. The task of securing the
right man for the place is not an
easy one and will require our most
careful consideration.
Upon the ability and loyalty of
the appointee will depend, in n
very large measure, whether we
shall succeed in making our parks
a great feature OF our city. Each
member of the board has probably
his own ideal. I know that l have
mine. I would select an enthusiast
possessing also common sense;
dreamer. but not a somnambulist;
a poet, but not a rhymster; a
painter, but not a dauber; an
artist without a professions;
modest man and not an egoist; a
man of restless energy and of en-
thusiastic and patriotic devotion
to his work and to our city which
he is to serve; a man to whom to
overcome obstacles is a pleasure;
a dreamer who has the ability and
the industry to produce his dream
in the real; a painter who finds his
finest Inspirations in pictures not
made by brush; a poet whose soul
is attuned to nature; worker VINO
finds the compensation of his labor
not in the salary but in the great
results to be produced in the
pleasure and happiness that he can
give to others.
For such n man the present park
situation presents a rare oppor-
tunity for a distinguished life work.
1t has been said that this ideal can
not be found. / acknowledge he
will not probably be found in con-
spicuous place, or If so found his
worth is already appreciated and
his employment permanent. That
such a man can he found l have no
doubt. When our city awoke from
the shock of the magnitude of the
Owens river project-a proposal to
bring that river to our city, dis
tance of over 200 miles, and to
spend $24, ,000 900 of the city's money
in the enterprise, the first inquiry
was, Can the men be found to carry
on that work honestly, efficiently
and free from political intrigue?
The question has been answered by
our MI Mulholland and by his
associates, in the creation of per-
haps the most efficient and well
organized business and construc-
tion machine that can be found
anywhere, and yet the leaders in
this work, such as Mr. Mulholland
and Mr.. Matthews and others,
while known and appreciated by
their friends, were not conspicuous
until the opportunity arose.
Given a little time, and the ef-
fieiency of the aqueduct project
can be reproduced in a smaller way,
in our park work. Pending the
search for the right man, the place
made vacant by the resignation of
Mr.. Morley can be temporarily
filled and the work started on the
proposed lines.
improvements Under Way
Some of the proposed Improvements
n the parks were put under way yes
erday by the park commission when
/. o. O'Melveny and ]. b. Lippip-
'ott were each appointed a committee
If one to look after special features
n their departments.
Mr.. O'Melveny is to prepare plans
or a new conservatory to be built in
1astlake park. 1t is the intention to
,uild this conservatory by section. For
,ix or seven years the park depart
nent has been trying to get this con-
;ervatory, but so far has failed, as nc
nance committee of the council would
rive up the necessary money.
Mr. Lippincott is to prepare plans
or a road around Griffith park, begin
ling at the entrance and following the
EASTERN boundary, then around the
lorth to the Cahuenga hills and down
through the Cahuenga pass. The COM
mission believes this will offer a splen-
lid opportunity for q mountain road.
Where Is Morley? the Question
Has the city a park superintendent,
,r has it not? This is the qeustion that
confronted the park commission at its
Meeting yesterday, and there appeared
o be no answer to it. In order to find
tut the commission instructed c. T.
Iorbert, the new secretary, to write
o John G.. Morley, who was park SUI
until last Saturday aft
rnoon, and find out if he still has the
OBJ.
Saturday Morley declared he was not
,oing to hold his position any longer.
is he had been ordered to get out by
April 1. anyhow, and that he would
urn over the parks to one of the COM
nissioners. He put the city's automo-
,ile which he used in a garage, but
allied to notify any of the commits
iioners that he had abdicated his Of
ice. He did not attend the meeting of
he commission yesterday, although he
las never failed to attend previous
meetings., and the commission takes II
or granted he has quit the citys en-
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