anaheim-gazette 1930-07-10

THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE ESTABLISHED 1870 HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Publisher ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR $2.00 SIX MONTHS 1.00 Entered at the Anaheim, California Postoffice as second-class matter. COST OF EDUCATION Complete reorganization of the state department of education is seen in an announcement of policy by Vierling Kersey, superintendent of public instruction. Plans have been underway for many months and have now progressed to the point where Kersey has invited cooperation of educators, public organizations and citizens generally. “Equality of opportunities and cost of public education is the keynote of the policy,” Kersey said. “In carrying out the idea we will effect a reorganization of the state department to better facilitate the new system. “Offering equal education opportunities, no matter where the pupil may reside, presupposes a change in the system of raising money for education. A greater share of the cost of public education must be borne by the state, and less by revenue from local property taxation, which is now an almost prohibitive burden in some districts.” Leadership of the state department of education in legislative matters in contemplated by Kersey. The department will be “an integrating and interpreting agency” to study education methods and progress; maintain standards of teaching; prepare useful statistics; and be a cooperative education service organization for local school authorities and the people, without powers of dictation or mandate. “A state equalization fund by which children in poorer districts may not be penalized in their educational pursuits by reason of a shortage of funds is a vital part of the new plan.” Kersey Leadership of the state department of education in legislative matters in contemplated by Kersey. The department will be "an integrating and interpreting agency" to study education methods and progress; maintain standards of teaching; prepare useful statistics; and be a cooperative education service organization for local school authorities and the people, without powers of dictation or mandate. "A state equalization fund by which children in poorer districts may not be penalized in their educational pursuits by reason of a shortage of funds is a vital part of the new plan," Kersey declared. Education is a state function, and the primary responsibility of the state is to insure adequate financial support for the schools, as well as coordinating, supervising and improving public education." "Education is a state function, and the primary responsibility item in the reorganization, in Kersey's opinion. Adequate education facilities for adults, and for their civic, economic and cultural relationships and domestic training, will be included. Kersey has been working on the plan for many months. Ap pointed to the position of superintendent a year ago, he will be elected by the people at the August primaries, as he has no opposition. Following the election, he expects to take immediate steps toward completing his proposed reorganization. A SPLENDID SHOWING Orange county stands fourth among California counties in population gain according to the official 1930 census, with 118,611 persons in the county, an increase of 92.3 per cent over 1920 census figures. California now has a total of 5,648,934 inhabitants, present census figures show, compared with 3,426,861 in 1920. Los Angeles county heads the list in population gain, but Northern California counties have showed substantial increase, with San Mateo county in second place, and close behind Los Angeles county for first place honors. The Los Angeles gain was 134.9 per cent over 1920, and San Mateo county had a percentage increase of 109.7. Seven of the eight Southern California counties are among the first ten counties throughout the state showing an increase. San Mateo, Del Norte, and Monterey counties represent Northern California in this select group. The state population is divided approximately into the following groups: Redwood Empire, seven counties, 215,000; Sacramento Valley, ten counties, 325,000; Mining and Mother Lode district, 15 counties, 110,000; San Joaquin Valley, eight counties, 540,000; San Francisco Bay and East Bay Regions, six counties, 1,415,000; Coast region, four counties, 135,000; Southern California, eight counties, 3,125,000. The counties showing an increase in population and their standings are as follows: Los Angeles, first; San Mateo, second; San Diego, third; Orange, fourth; Monterey, fifth; Ventura, sixth; San Bernardino, seventh; Del Norte, eighth; Riverside, ninth; Santa Barbara, tenth; Sacramento, eleventh; Marin, twelfth; Modoc, thirteenth; Lassen, fourteenth; Contra Costa, fifteenth; Sutter, sixteenth; Santa Clara, seventeenth; Kern, eighteenth; Santa Cruz, nine- trict, 15 counties, 110,000; San Joaquin Valley, eight counties, 540,000; San Francisco Bay and East Bay Regions, six counties, 1,415,000; Coast region, four counties, 135,000; Southern California, eight counties, 3,125,000. The counties showing an increase in population and their standings are as follows: Los Angeles, first; San Mateo, second; San Diego, third; Orange, fourth; Monterey, fifth; Ventura, sixth; San Bernardino, seventh; Del Norte, eighth; Riverside, ninth; Santa Barbara, tenth; Sacramento, eleventh; Marin, twelfth; Modoc, thirteenth; Lassen, fourteenth; Contra Costa, fifteenth; Sutter, sixteenth; Santa Clara, seventeenth; Kern, eighteenth; Santa Cruz, nineteenth; Mono, twentieth; Plumas, twenty first; Alameda and Merced, tied for twenty second; Imperial, twenty third; Yolo, twenty fourth; Siskiyou, twenty fifth; Sierra, twenty sixth; San Luis Obispo, twenty seventh; Humboldt, twenty eighth; Madera, twenty ninth; Lake, thirtieth; Placer, thirty first; El Dorado, thirty second; Stanislaus, thirty third; San Joaquin, thirty fourth; Tulare, thirty fifth; San Benito, thirty sixth; San Francisco, thirty seventh; Sonoma, thirty eight; Tuolumne, thirty ninth; Butte, fortieth; Fresno, forty first; Napa, forty second; Colusa, forty third; Trinity, forty fourth; Yuba, forty fifth; Amador, forty sixth; Tehama, forty seventh; Kings, forty eighth; Shasta, forty ninth; Solano, fiftieth. DESTRUCTIVE FIREWORKS There's no reason why California citizens should turn the most important day in American history into a Roman holiday. Such is the belief of Will J. French, director of industrial relations, who says there are more accidental deaths and injuries on the Fourth of July than any other day of the year. "Perhaps the most tragic feature of the Fourth fatalities is that such a large percentage of the victims are children," said French. "Parents have a serious responsibility on this day. Wherever fireworks are handled they should be carefully supervised by adults." According to French fireworks destroyed eyesight, caused lockjaw deaths, mangled fingers and hands, caused injuries by fire, made cripples for life, destroyed homes by fire, caused serious and fatal burns, poisoned many little children, caused gasoline explosions, caused many driver accidents, gave wrong ideas of patriotism, wasted lots of money, made too much noise. No matter what one may think of the results of the London Naval Conference and how far the conference went toward giving Uncle Sam parity with Great Britian in naval strength, the conference aside from the treaty had one beneficial effect. For it stimulated interest and understanding among the people of the United States as to our merchant marine and its importance to the national welfare. Even Uncle Sam Can't Please Everybody By Albert T. Reid This country has gone completely to the dogs. Our rights are curtailed and our sacred privileges are taken from us. We are in the hands of fanatical bigots. It is a terrible country, sir - terrible! This is a lousy country! Everything is given over to the privileged class. Capital is in control of everything. The poor man is down trodden and oppressed. We should be like Soviet Russia - free, free, free! Uncle,- this is the best dog-gone country in this cock-eyed world. We ought to be down on our knees about a third of our time thanking Heaven for smiling on us this way. I'm sure glad to be alive. Albert T. Reid U. S. and Latin-America The caharacter of American civilization has been greatly affected by the fact that we have been primarily not a nation of traders or financiers, but of producers. The wealth of America has chiefly come about not through barter, but through the development of resources. This has made Americans the foremost of all pioneers, adventurous and inventive, and has reacted upon the national character in a broadening and stimulating way. The most natural field for American investment and activity of a mutually helpful character is in the lands most similar to our own—the republics of Central and South America. The development of these nations was long retarded by insecure political conditions. Today the western hemisphere has greater governmental stability than the eastern hemisphere. Of all the larger nations of the western world, Mexico remains the only one periodically torn by revolution, and there seems reason for believing that Mexico may have changed her ways. American pioneering genius is especially adapted to assist in the economic development of the twenty republics to the south of us. The problems these nations confront are similar to those which America has solved. Their productive capacity is almost unlimited. It can be utilized by Americans not for the exploitation of these peoples, but in a spirit of helpful cooperation which will be mutually profitable. The products of these republics are chiefly those we do not ourselves grow or manufacture. There is a natural basis of exchange between the United States and her southern neighbors. Investments in Latin-America are safer, more profitable and more mutually beneficial than investments in Europe, handicapped by a standard of living and by causes of war which makes exchanges of commodities increasingly unequal. Moreover the investments of vast sums in the European countries by American capitalists are increasing European ill will against the United States on the theory that we are placing Europe in economic bondage. The development of Central and South American resources will create domestic wealth, as development with European capital developed the domestic wealth of the United States in thepio. One of the obstacles to American enterprise in Latin-America has been the agitation carried on there and in this country by agents and dupes of European propaganda, spreading the idea that the United States has imperialistic intentions, that its object is to seize the land and destroy the sovereignty of the western republics. American failure over so long a period to do this, despite ability at all times to enforce our national will on these nations, will to all fairminded people be a sufficient answer to this slander. Intelligent Latin-Americans and honest Americans understand that we have no such designs. The expression of such views is only a manifestation of that hatred of the United States with which many Americans are affected, and of the selfish designs of European nationals who view with growing concern the development of closer relationships among the nations of the western hemisphere. American investors, students and tourists should turn their eyes southward rather than eastward for the realization of America's natural role in world development. Our First Settlers The tercentenary celebration of the coming of the Puritans to Massachusetts Bay is revealing some interesting facts. These facts have always been known to the historian, but there has been so much idealization of the country's first settlers that the really miscellaneous character of the first groups has not been known to the average man. A recent writer has pointed out that those first groups were composed of very varied elements. The Plymouth Pilgrims were a humbler group of people than those who came later in 1630. They were for the most part composed of the lower middle classes. Quite a number among them had no interest in the religious purposes of the leaders of the group. Miles Stanish was a Roman Catholic, so the tradition runs. He came with the Pilgrims as a military man. Some other members of the group were brought over to help in setting up necessary factors in an orderly society. The Puritans who came over in 1630 were composed of a great variety of people. The leaders were religious men who had tired of the religious practices England. With them was a considerable number of farmers sympathetic with the religious views o fthe leaders, but seeking economic betterment in the new world. On addition there was a large group of servants, most of whom had little interest in the religious life and practice of the colony. It was some of these who disturbed the peace of the colony by their revels around the May pole at Merrymount. Many of them were sent back to England. On the whole, though in the minority, the religious elements left their stamp upon the colony. Though only about one-fifth of the number of those early settlers were church members, a considerable number of the rest were sympathetic with the purposes of the church members. Religion dominated the life of the colonists, and wherever the descendants of those early settlers have gone they have carried with them the moral and religious ideals which were with them at the foundation. This is evident in all those regions of the middle west settled by New Englanders. The impress of it is here manifest in Southern California. And as David Starr Jordan said some years ago, underneath the varied life of the whole state of California one will find deep traces of the men who landed on the shores of Massachusetts Bay 300 years ago. These occasional celebrations have a tendency to clear up historical errors in the popular mind. But they also serve to impress upon us the fixed ideals that have never been forgotten amid the invasion of other peoples with different purposes and ideals. The politicians and journalists who predicted in 1822 that an increased tariff would boost the cost of living, reduce wages, cause unemployment and destroy our foreign trade—all of which prophecies were fulfilled by contraries, will not be at all embraced when their recent lugubrious forecasts about the effect of the new tariff are similarly discredited because by that time they will be out with an entirely new set of prophecies. Following his declaration that the new tariff law would hurt business and cause unemployment in the United States, Henry Ford announced plant improvements costing $16,000,000 to be made in 1930, with projects now in the more profitable and more mutually beneficial than investments in Europe, handicapped by a standard of living and by causes of war which makes exchanges of commodities increasingly unequal. Moreover the investments of vast sums in the European countries by American capitalists are increasing European ill will against the United States on the theory that we are placing Europe in economic bondage. The development of Central and South American resources will create domestic wealth, as development with European capital developed the domestic wealth of the United States in the pioneering period, creating values with which Americans have been enabled to discharge the debts thus created. They were for the most part composed of the lower middle classes. Quite a number among them had no interest in the religious purposes of the leaders of the group. Miles Stanish was a Roman Catholic, so the tradition runs. He came with the Pilgrims as a military man. Some other members of the group were brought over to help in setting up necessary factors in an orderly society. The Puritans who came over in 1630 were composed of a great variety of people. The leaders were religious men who had tired of the religious practices of the church in the home country. They were for the most part leaders in social intellectual and business life in troy our foreign trade—all of which prophecies were fulfilled by contraries, will not be at all embraced when their recent lugubrious forecasts about the effect of the new tariff are similarly discredited because by that time they will be out with an entirely new set of prophecies. Following his declaration that the new tariff law would hurt business and cause unemployment in the United States, Henry Ford announced plant improvements costing $16,000,000 to be made in 1930, with projects now in the hands of architects to cost $40,000,000, which explains the difference between talking politics and talking business. HISTORY OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS Development and Growth of Educational System During 69 Years, from 1859 to 1928 By ELENORA ALICE PARKER Sixteenth Installment, Continued from Our Last Week's Issue. 1927—(1) May Day exercises inaugurated as an annual event in connection with Health and Hygiene work. (2) First introduction of Girl Scout work. (3) September 21. Cafeteria established in basement at Fremont school. Meals cost pupils 15-20c. Closed with a balance of $222.19 on hand for next year's work. 1928—(1) Rectangular plot of ground 143.29 feet x 513.25 feet on South Janss and South Palm streets purchased for $7000.00. (approximately 5 acres). (2) Each P. T. A. represented at the State Convention by one of its members. (3) "Work benches" installed in the Kindergarten. (4) Board for the first time permitted one of its employees to leave the city, county and state to attend an Educator's meeting in another state during school time, the Superintendent having been sent by it and being absent from work about a month. (5) certificates of perfect attendance awarded for the first time. SUMMARY OF SPECIAL WORK Music 1905—Miss Edna Ames, salary $25.00 per month, taught in four schools. 1908-09—Miss Edna Ames, supervisor (the teachers did the class work under her direction) salary $30.00 per month. (Even at this salary the Board objected to her giving private lessons.) She resigned June 1911. 1910—First victrola purchased to serve the entire system. 1911—Miss Pearl N. Rosenthall, salary $77.77. Resigned Sept. 25, 1911. 1911—(1) Miss Ada Brown, salary $77.77, several years before her resignation raised to $105.00 per month. Resigned Jan. 1, 1917. Cause of river overflowing. 2. Quarentines— (a) January 10 to 27th 1908. Smallpox epidemic—three cases in town. (b) October 11—December 2, 1918. "Spanish Influenza." Phones 1908—Pacific Phone Installed—something unusual but greatly desired. 1909—November. Union Home Telegraph and Telephone Co., installed at Grammar and Primary Schools free, with extensions at 85c—Katella $1.50 against a $4.00 charge of the Pacific. Prices met by Pacific on Dec. 1. 1914—July 16. Schools discontinued use of the Union Home phones. Later the "Bell System" was installed in all buildings and is still used. Substitute Teacher 1908—the first teacher so designated was Mrs. P. L. Tople. Previous to this time of any teacher was physically unable to take charge of her room the class was dismissed (absence of teacher for any other reason was not permitted). Of times teachers were at their desks when they should have been in bed—which was a detriment to the pupils. Mrs. Tople served in this capacity for several years. Since then the schools have been without a specially designated substitute teacher, but it has usually been possible to obtain one when needed since the county now has many ex-teachers within its confines. Bus 1912—September 27. First bus service for the south eastern part of district established. Mr. Walton a resident of that section was hired at $60.00 per the farmers sympathetic views of the leaders, economic betterment in the addition there was a servants, most of whom rest in the religious life of the colony. It was who disturbed the peace by their revels around Merrymount. Many of them was a considerer of farmers sympathetic views of the leaders, economic betterment in the addition there was a servants, most of whom rest in the religious life of the colony. It was who disturbed the peace by their revels around Merrymount. Many of them was a considerer of farmers sympathetic views of the leaders, economic betterment in the addition there was a servants, most of whom rest in the religious life of the colony. It was who disturbed the peace by their revels around Merrymount. Many of them was a considerer of farmers sympathetic views of the leaders, economic betterment in the addition there was a servants, most of whom rest in the religious life of the colony. It was who disturbed the peace by their revels around Merrymount. Many of them was a considerer of farmers sympathetic views of the leaders, economic betterment in the addition there was a servants, most of whom rest in the religious life of the colony. It was who disturbed the peace by their revels around Merrymount. Many of them was a considerer of farmers sympathetic views of the leaders, economic betterment in the addition there was a servants, most of whom rest in the religious life of the colony. It was who disturbed the peace by their revels around Merrymount. Many of them was a considerer of farmers sympathetic views of the leaders, economic betterment in the addition there was a servants, most of whom rest in the religious life of the colony. It was who disturbed the peace by their revels around Merrymount. Many of them was a considerer of farmers sympathetic views of the leaders, economic betterment in the addition there was a servants, most of whom rest in the religious life of the colony. It was who disturbed the peace by their revels around Merrymount. Many of them was a considerer of farmers sympathetic views of the leaders, economic betterment in the addition there was a servants, most of whom rest in the religious life of the colony. It was who disturbed the peace by their revels around Merrymount. Many of them was a considerer of farmers sympathetic views of the leaders, economic betterment in the addition there was a servants, most of whom rest in the religious life of the colony. It was who disturbed the peace by their revels around Merrymount. Many of them was a considerer of farmers sympathetic views of the leaders, economic betterment in the addition there was a servants, most of whom rest in the religious life of the colony. It was who disturbed the peace by their revels around Merrymount. Many of them was a considerer of farmers sympathetic views of the leaders, economic betterment in the addition there was a servants, most of whom rest in the religious life of the colony. It was who disturbed the peace by their revels around Merrymount. Many of them was a considerer of farmers sympathetic views of the leaders, economic betterment in the addition there was a servants, most of whom rest in the religious life of the colony. It was who disturbed the peace by their revels around Merrymount. Many of them was a considerer of farmers sympathetic views of the leaders, economic betterment in the addition there was a servants, most of whom rest in the religious life of the colony. It was who disturbed the peace by their revels around Merrymount. Many of them was a considerer of farmers sympathetic views of the leaders, economic betterment in the addition there was a servants, most of whom rest in the religious life of the colony. It was who disturbed the peace by their revels around Merrymount. Many of them was a considerer of farmers sympathetic views of the leaders, economic betterment in the addition there was a servants, most of whom rest in the religious life of the colony. It was who disturbed the peace by their revels around Merrymount. Many of them was a considerer of farmers sympathetic views of the leaders, economic betterment in the addition there was a servants, most of whom rest in the religious life of the colony. It was who disturbed the peace by their revels around Merrymount. Many of them was a considerer of farmers sympathetic views of the leaders, economic betterment in the addition there was a servants, most of whom rest in the religious life of the colony. It was who disturbed the peace by their revels around Merrymount. Many of them was a considerer of farmers sympathetic views of the leaders, economic betterment in the addition there was a servants, most of whom rest in the religious life of the colony. It was who disturbed the peace by their revels around Merrymount. Many of them was a considerer of farmers sympathetic views of the leaders, economic betterment in the addition there was a servants, mostof whom rest in the religious life ofthe colony.It was who disturbedthepeacebytheirrevelsaroundMerrymount.ManyofthemerealcelebrationshaveawaruphistoricalerrorsinandButtheyalsoservesthesfixedidealsthatforgottenamidtheinpeopleswithdifferentdeals. and journalistswhothatanincreasedtariffcostofliving,reduceemploymentanddesignationtrade—allofwhichfulfilledbycontraries,andembracedwhentheirsforecastsbathyusebythattimetheyanthentirenewset declaration thattheshould hurtbusinessandimentintheUnitedFordannouncedplantostaging$16,000,000tobewithprojectsnowinthe 1905—Miss Edna Ames,salary $25.00per month,taughtin four schools. 1908-09—Miss Edna Ames,supervisor(the teachers didtheclassworkundher direction)salary $30.00per month.(Evenatthis salaryThe Boardobjected tohergivingprivatelessons.)SheresignedJune1911. 1910—Firstvictrola purchasedtoservethe entiresystem. 1911—Miss Pearl N.Rosenthall,salary $77.77.ResignedSept.25,1911. 1911—(1) Miss Ada Brown,salary $77.77,severalyearsbeforeher resignationraisedto$105.00permonth.ResignedJan.1,1917.(2) First pianopurchasedforuseatFremontsincetheschoolsnowhadanauditoriumfortheownuse. 1917—Miss Evelyn R.Applegate,salary $100.00permonth.ResignedAug.22,1918. 1918—Miss NinaOwen,salary $100permonth.Resigned1925. 1922—Threeadditionalvictrolaspurchased-nowoneforeachschool. 1925—MissCatherineWilliams,salary $1800peryear. Art 1908—MissAdelaMacNell,salary $20.00permonth,taughtinfourschools. 1910—MissBessEdwards,salary $80.00permonth. 1914—MissSadaHouse,salary $90permonth. 1924—MissBerthaBatts,salary $1500peryear. 1925—NaomaWilliams,salary $1500peryear. 1925—ClarenceErickson,salary $1500peryear.RayV.Mize,salary $1800peryear. 1926—F.Fredrickson,salary $1900peryear.T.Mellinger,salary $1800peryear. Domestic Science 1911—Miss BerthaKimballa teacherinthe6thgradetransferredtothiswork and her salary raisedfrom$77.50to$90permonth.Resigned1917. 1911to1925BothSewingandCookingtaughtbytheoneteacher. 1917—MissElizabethRenshaw,salary$100permonth. 1924—MissGladysEnsley,salary$1300peryear. 1925—MissGladysEnsley,salary$1300year.year.MissEdithPorch,salary$1350peryear. 1927—MissEdithPorch,salary$1525peryear.MissEdnaFletcher,salary$1300peryear. Physical Training 1925—Mr.SamuelLoose,salary$1620peryear. 1926—Mr.SadahL.Wilcoxaddedtotakegirl'swork,salary$1400peryear. Bus 1912—September27.Firstbusserviceforthesoutheasternpartofdistrictestablished.Mr.Walton residentofthatsectionwas hiredat$60.00permonth.Henotonlywassheregulardriverbutalso furnishedthe"bus." Thebuswasapringwagondrawnbytwooldbrown horses.Seatswereplacedacrossthe"wagonbed"forthechildren. 1913—thebuswasgreatlyimproved.Atop,the"prairie schooner"typewasprovidedandseatsrunninglengthwiseattheslidesofthewagondwellereinstalledadding greatly tothecomfortofthechildren.Thebuscalledatthehomesofthewagondnightandmorning. 1914—the"prairie schooner"topwas displacedbyanew leatheronemadeoveraframeandhavingsidecurtainsthatcouldbe droppedinrainyweatherThisbespokerealluxuryforthechildren.Hhoweverthenumberofpuppilshadincreasedso thatthedriverno longerfounditpossibletovisitallhomes.soregularstoppingplaceswhere.thechildrencouldcongregate.were designatedbytheBoard. 1916-October 17.Thefirstauto truck-toserveasa"motorbus"wascontractedforwithStone,DancyMotorSalesCo.boolearnedKelleySpringfieldmotorbusfor$2750.00.Durethreeotherbidswere rejectedbytheBoard.BusdeliveredJan.9,1227.ArrthurWillettwishedasdriverat$250.00permonth. Attendance or Truant Officers 1907-November7.S.O.Lewellyn,aCivilWar Veteran and townconstable Wasfirsttoactinthiscapacity.His salarywas$10permonth.HisdutiesincludedcheckingofabsencesInHighCentral,katellaAndBroadwaySchools;ringingoftheCentralschoolbelleveryeveningtocomplywiththe"curfewordinance"ofthecity;inspectionoftheschoolgrounds onSaturday,Sundaysandholidaysaswellasafterandbeforeschoolhours.Heserveduswelluntilhisdeath,February28,1941. 1910-Mr.Lewellyn'ssalaryraisedto$15permonth. 1912-Jan.9PhilipGermanemployed.Salary$20.00permonth. 1914-(1)Mr.Walton,thebusdriver,givenaraisein Salaryof$15andrequiredtobe truantofficerforhisdistrict.(2)J.H.EnearJanitorAtFremontSchoolappointedtruantofficerintown. 2922-MissElizabethRenshawappointed deputy truantofficer-anextra duty added to her program so allowedan extra$100forherservices.Shisincludedthe entire district. 2925GeorgeJackson,Salary$1620peryear. 2926BoeWalterSalary$1640peryear. declaration that the would hurt business and investment in the United States to cost $40,000,000 the difference between and talking business. 1917—Miss Elizabeth Renshaw, salary $100 per month. 1924—Miss Gladys Ensley, salary $1300 per year. 1925—Miss Gladys Ensley, salary $1300 per year. Miss Edith Porch, salary $1350 per year. 1927—Miss Edith Porch, salary $1525 per year. Miss Edna Fletcher, salary $1300 per year. Physical Training 1925—Mr. Samuel Loose, salary $1620 per year. 1926—Miss Adah L. Wilcox, added to take girls' work, salary $1400 per year. Lady Trustees (1) Mrs. Martha O. (Welborn) Wallop. May 1, 1912-May 1, 1915. (2) Miss E. Kate Rea. Appointed July 14, 1925. Elected March 26, 1926. Health Department (1) May 3. Mrs. Balch in behalf of the Community Nurse Committee appeared before the Board and presented the advisability of having medical inspection at school. (2) September. Arrangements made whereby the Community Nurse, Miss Margaret Kuehl, devoted the forenoons to school work. (2) July 3. Miss Hazel Dry became the first regular school nurse. (2) November 6. Board purchased Ford for use of nurse and attendance officer. 1924—Miss Adelaide Price, salary $1500 per year. Kindergarteners 1914—First one in the city established at the Broadway School, Miss Ellise Maddox, teacher, salary $100 per month. Two sessions. 1915—Miss Marjorie Shive, salary $70.00. 1919—Second one established at Citron School. Miss Helen E. Roberts, salary $112.50. Miss Ruth S. Collins succeeded Miss Shive, salary $112.50. 1920—Third one established at Central School, Miss Emily Kell, teacher. 1921—Miss Evelyn Stearns succeeded Miss Kell. 1923—a "Free Primmer Class" established in the Mexican School. Mrs. Carlton, teacher. 1924—Attempt made to establish one at Lincoln School with Miss Ruth Edmiston as teacher but the lack of children made it lapse. 1925—One really established at Lincoln School. Miss Adel Schroeder was teacher. Compulsory Closing of Schools 1.-Floods- (a) February 1862 wrecked the new adobe school house. (b) March 14, 1916-Six days lost be- 1912-Jan. 9 Philip German employed. Salary $20.00 per month! 1914-(1) Mr. Walton, the bus driver, given a raise in salary of $15 and required to be truant officer for his district. (2) J. H. Enearl, Janitor at Premont School, appointed truant officer in town. 1922-Miss Elizabeth Renshaw appointed deputy truant officer-an extra duty added to her program so allowed an extra $100 for her services. This included the entire district. 1925 George Jackson, Salary $1620 per year. 1926-Ray Walter, Salary $1640 per year. Fire Protection 1904-The Gazette of March 10 has the following item— "Miss Roberts principal of the Central School, has inaugurated a fire drill among her pupils, which is designed to fit them for cases of emergency. The drill is practiced once a week, and none of the pupils are aware when the alarm is to be given. One of the pupils is sent to the hall and raises the cry of 'fire.' Instantly the school arises, the pupils standing in the alleyes. Then the drum beats and all hands file out in order. The exciting cry rang through the hall a day or two ago, and several hundred boys and girls were out of the eight rooms in the building inside of three minutes." A very disastrous school fire in the east year before, in which a large number of children and several teachers lost their lives because of doors swinging into the class rooms, prompted the Trustees to have all doors in the building to swing out-all those of class rooms swinging into the halls. Miss Roberts seconded the efforts of the Trustees to protect the children by inaugurating the fire drill. 1907-July 22.A portion of the money raised by a bond election was used to construct the first fire escapes found in Anaheim. These were two stairways built from a platform to the ground, at both ends of the building, thus providing an exit for each room up stairs, should the main stairway be cut off by smoke or flames. These stairways were very steep and rather hard to travel but the children soon became adepts in their use. 1909-November 8.Motion made to install the first fire alarm system at Central school.The huge gongs could be sounded from every room by pressing a button installed for the teacher's use.The alarm system was purchased from the National Electric Works. END