Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-28

BILE districts of Omaha, in the very rough
est part of the Third ward. Until quite
lately it has been surrounded by houses
of ill-repute whose occupants have been
disgustingly conspicuous. The smallpox
scare of the last few weeks, and poverty
which has compelled many to leave school
early to find work, has decimated the at
tendance. But the discipline of the
school, under the direction of Miss Anna
Zoos, one of the most experienced prln-
cipals in the city, is always carefully
maintained and the last weekly report for
all the schools showed that the percent
age for hardness at the East school was
less than for any other.
Miss Wade has the first grade @ class,
thirty-eight scholars, a decrease from
fifty on account of the smallpox. Since
April they have been learning to write,
and their states showed excellent prog
ress. One little Swede boy seemed to be
the best penman, and Miss Wade in
formed us that the Swede and German
children not only wrote best but were
the most careful and attentive students.
They cannot talk as we'll as the Ameri-
cans, but they are better behaved.
Mrs. Newton teaches the first B and
second A, thirty-three pupils, ten less
than usual. They did some very credit
able work at reading sounds at sight.
Miss Wood has forty-two scholars of
the second b and G grade. The walls Of
this room seemed to have caught rather
more than their share of the dust of this
part of town. Miss Wood has adopted
the idea of having her boys and girls
recite and sit at opposite sides Of the
room.
Miss Gladstone, third A and b, had
forty pupils engaged in writing sentences
which they.are proud to call ''stories."
The difference in the boys and girls in
clinations may be seen from these SON
fences. From a boys slate, "The police
man noticed that the man was q tramp
from a girls, ''Did you over soc a
princeT'
Miss Kate Zoos has ..thirty-four Of the
third q class in the northeast corner room
upstairs. From the window of this
room we had a full view of some other Of
the n~uisances which surround the Third
ward school. An alley which looked IA
il it hadn't been cleaned for weeks, a
cow-yard, some stables, and the back
yard of a rag shop on Douglas street,
where some old women were spreading to
the sun an acre or more of the filthiest
rags and remnants of apparel that ever
eyes gazed upon. The stencil that 1oated
over from these is enough to breed small
pox and sixteen other diseases right il
that room. The writing of Miss Zoos
scholars is about the best we have seer
in any grade Of that rank.
Miss Wilson has the fourth A and b
forty six pupils, q decrease from fifty
eight. They read and declaim very well
Miss Fannie Butterield has twenty-nin'
scholars of the fourth G and fifth A,
falling off from forty because many hav'
gone to work. Miss Anna Zoos has tn
fifth B class and the seventh A. Attached
to this district is the mission school
with forty scholars of the first A, laugh
by Miss Bella Schaller. The Third ware
school is probably doing more good thai
any other in the city, because it is stu
ated where educational influences ar
most needed to counteract the evils o
vice and poverty. There is less of tn
homo influence here to assist the teache
in the work of developing the youn
mind, the fathers and mothers have littl
time to impart any instruction to thei
, children, and often have little instructio
to impart. What can be expected Of til
: general intelligence of athild whose pa
! ent sends the following excuse for its al
sence:
"Sir. Pleas to ~jsccues my sun for II
on Bean Thabsont from Chool. Renal
/, Your Truly, F."