l80 HISTORY OF PASADEJNA. 



PASADENA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. 



This district was originally a part of the San Pasqual school district, 

 which covered the city of Pasadena and left outside of the city limits the 

 remainder of the San Pasqual district. When the city was incorporated in 

 1886, that part of the territory which comprised the city should have been 

 set off as a separate school district, as provided by law ; but no steps were 

 taken in that direction. In 1889, when it was discovered that a mistake 

 had been made and that two districts had been voting for one set of trustees, 

 the District Attorney and the Attorney -General decided that a set of 

 trustees must be appointed for each district. These two boards of trustees 

 met in joint session and conducted the school business so that no trouble 

 was experienced. Special teachers were employed by both districts, and 

 their salaries equitably divided between the two ; and thus affairs went on 

 until the San Pasqual district was added to the Pasadena city district, 

 which was the only legal consolidation that could take place. The school 

 district is now identical with the old San Pasqual district, but called the 

 Pasadena City School District. 



From various parts of the same document I gather a few items. It is 

 mentioned that loi visits to class-rooms were made by trustees during this 

 year, whereas a total of only 131 similar visits had been made during the 

 preceding fifteen school years. In regard to the State law which requires 

 school children to be vaccinated the report says : four physicians of the city 

 donated their service as inspectors, and reported 426 pupils examined by 

 them who bore evidence of previous successful vaccination ; 727 pupils 

 presented lawful certificates of vaccination ; 43 presented physicians' cer- 

 tificates stating that after due effort it was found that successful vaccination 

 could not be produced ; and two or three pupils whose parents opposed 

 vaccination were withdrawn from school because it was required. The 

 school census of 1890 showed a decrease of 387 from that of 1889 [the 

 "boom" had collapsed]; and the total number enrolled was only thirty- 

 nine less than the full census report. "The average daily attendance of 

 pupils for the year ending June 30th, 1889, was 1136, and the total expend- 

 itures the past year, $32,507.00, thus making the cost of educating each 

 pupil $31.37^." The financial report of this year for the first and only 

 time, gave the accounts of the Pasadena City District and the San Pasqual 

 District separately. Geo. F. Kernaghan served as clerk or secretary and 

 made up the reports this year. 



From the School reports for 1890-91, I glean sundry matters to pre- 

 serve for future reference, or comparison : 



THE PASADENA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. 



The boundaries of this district comprise not only the city of Pasadena 

 in its entirety, but extend on the west to the Linda Vista hills, on the north 

 to and some distance into the mountains, on the east to Allen Avenue, and 

 on the south to the boundaries of the city, where they join those of South 

 Pasadena, and thence eastward a little south of San Pasqual street to Allen 

 Avenue. The district contains a population of about 7,000 people. [1891.] 



