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chapter i

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM AND THE ORGAN­

IZATION AND LOCATION OF NEWHALL AND CON**

TIGUOUS SCHOOL DISTRICTS

The aim of th e c h a p te r* The aim o f th is ch ap ter is to

s ta te the problem and to explain th e o rg an izatio n and lo c a ­

tio n o t Newhall, C astaic onion, F elto n , Honhy, New Era and

Saugus School D is tr ic ts , a l l o f which a re in th e n orth ern

p a rt of Los Angeles County, C a lifo rn ia , and a re contiguous

to one another*

Statem ent of th e problem* m th is su rrey a study is

made o f the o rg an izatio n and a d m in istra tio n , teach in g s t a f f ,

curriculum , measurement o f sehlerem ent and In te llig e n c e o f

th e p u p ils, b u ild in g s and grounds, and co sts in th e ir d if ­

fe re n t phases in th e abore named d i s t r i c t s , a l l of which are

independent in th e'elem en tary f ie ld , but a p a rt o f th e Los

Angeles C ity High School D istric t* An attem pt is made to

make recommendations in a s c ie n tif ic manner fo r th e b e st type

o f school o rg an izatio n fo r th e d i s t r i c t s studied in th e su r­

rey*

The o rg a n iz a tio n * Each o f these s ix elem entary school

d i s t r i c t s i s a sep arate le g a l u n it unto i t s e l f and i s gorem ed

by i t s lo c a l board of tru ste e s* C astaic Union is a union of

C astaic and L ire Oak D is tric ts and i s gorerned by a board

o f f i r e members a s i s pro rid ed in the C a lifo rn ia School Laws

re la tin g to union school d is tr ic ts * Each of th e o ther f ir e