Omaha daily bee., 1889-11-05
BOARD OF spuoArioN.
The Question OF Providing More
school Room Again Discussed.


following condition OF the school fund;
General fund. .............. $26. Az 40
Slnklng lunu ..s.....,....,...... 5,zlosl
Site aud building fun. n........., 14,03S2l
The report was referred TO the fuauce
committee.
Superintendent janet submitted re-
port showing the number of build.
ings swith rooms In which there are
more than ffty-five or less than
cighty-iive pupils. The report also
stated that new school had been opened IN
Lathrop school, and also in the Saratoga
scQool, with Miss DAVIS in churge of tho
former ana Miss Biggar of the latter.
Superintendent of Buildngs Woolcy sub
mitted a report stating that the laboratory
In the High school Is now completed and IN
use, and the gymnasium room is ceilod.
VIM. Mcconnell asked and was given ber-
mission TO introduce the lengthy resolution
which was adopted at the meeting of citizens
held in the board rooms last Tuesday even
ing, relating to the proposed closing Of the
Fifth and Sixth grades of the Central school,
in the High school building. The resolution
also asked that proposition be submitted TO
the people to vote bonds for the erection of
additional buildings us an addition TO the
High school buildings.
MIR. IL. III. Robson, one OF the committee
appointed at the meeting, spoke in support
of the resolutions. The committee did not
wish to complain or blame the board, but
! asked for relief. The board Tad taken the
first step toward the total destruction of the
| Central school, and one which would result
| in injustice to hundreds of pupils. The
school is in the center of the city-in the
most thickly settled portion. The commit
| tee would suggest that the best method of
overcoming the difficulty would be the build
ing of an addition TO the High school.
/ Mr. Robson wished IL to be understood
that this move is not confined strictly To
| those citizens who live in the Fourth ward,
! but is matter of general interest, which is
ttrAs, ttsar haN nfN nf stf ~, nj
| parts of the city.
The speaker also suggested that n meeting
| be called to consider the bond question, and
stated that the citizens in the neigh borhood
of the High school would do all in their
power to assist the board.
DIR. Saville introduced q resolution to re-
| scind the action of the board closing ono OF
| the rooms in the Central school. DIR. Savil q
| said, in support of his resolution, that there
was another room in the building which
| might be used instead of the basement room
now used. This room is IN the attic, or
fourth floor
Mr. Wehrer said he had no patience with
the idea of keeping the pupils la the base
ment or putting them in the attic, when
there are good rooms in the Pleasant school
| which are not occupied at all. There are
| good walks all along the streets, and the
] rooms are in first-cass order al dsLould be
4 occupied.
After considerable discussion the entire
matter was referred to the committee on
| boundaries.
A request from the Tariff Reform club
| asking that the club be allowed the use of
! the BOARD room on next Tuesday evening was
! not granted because of the repairs which will
| be made about that time.
An application from Rev. w. III. Althouse
! for the use of the Sherman school building
| for church purposes on Sunday was refused.
| A petition from the citizens of Monmouth
! Park Portland and Denman places and
| Druid Hill asking for Il school building in
that section, was referred to the committee
| on boundaries.
! An application was received from G. F..
| Wills for position as substitute teacher in
| the High scnool.
proposition was received from E. f.
| Ringer to sell the board "A school site in Port
| land Place or Denman Place. The co mmuni-
(, cation was referred to the committee on
| buildings and property.
| The committee on buildings reported that
| they had rented the Saratoga Congrega-
| tlonal church for S15 for use as an additional
| room to the Saratoga school.
| The committee on heating and ventilation,
| to whom was referred the matter of employ
| ing a competent person to suDeTintend the
| heating and ventilatng apparatus of the
| school building, recommended that the board
create the office of engineer-in charge, and
! elect a competent person 10 said Office, at
/ salary OF 81, 300 year.
| MIR. FELTON, spoke IN favor Of the adoption
| of the report.
MIR. Wehrer thought that ii the board was
1 paying men large salaries for doing the work
of running the heating apparatus 1t might
| as well have men who can run their ma
chimes. If the men the board now has are
| not able to do their WORK they had better get
! some who do know their business.
Dr. Savllle thought there would be a great
| saving of fuel by having some one to oversee
/ the engineers and instruct them IN the
| proper way to manage the plant.
| Mr.. Rees was opposed To creating any
| more offices.
MIR. Mcconnell advocated the employment
| Of an expert engineer to investigate the
| method of the janitors in running the heat.
| ing apparatus and report to the board.
he question was put to vote and lost
The committee on teachers recommended
| that all grades above the second, in the Sner-
man school, be transferred to the Saratoga
| school. The report was adopted
On recommendation OF the committee on
| teachers, Miss Baker was elected 10 the posi-
| tion of assistant principal at the Dodge
| school.
| The committee on boundaries reported
| back the resolution of DR.. Sayile on the
| question of the basement room in the Central
| school, with the recommendation that the
| superintendent be instructor TO transfer the
| pupils in the Pleasant school district to that
| school, and that such other pupils IN the
| Central school rs can be accommodated be
| retained. The report was adopted.
The committee on High school reported
| that it is not eXpedient to establish a teach
ers' training course until next year. The re-
| port was filed.
| The committee on high schools, TO which
| was referred the resolution of MIR. Wehrer
| instructing the committee to investigate the
| workings of the manual training depart
ment, submitted lengthy report commenda'
| tory of the manual training course and its
| application in teaching the young idea how
to shoot.
On recommendation of the committee on
! supplies the board resolved TO purchase a
| number of models for geometrical free-hand
| drawing.
The committee on finance submitted re-
| port OF bills, claims and the monthly pay roll,
amounting in all TO S2S 457.S2. This over
draws the boards account about $1,000.
On motion of DIR. Spalding the board pro-
ceeded TO the election of an examining COM
| mittee for the purpose of examining appli-
cants for positions as teachers in the night
schools. The ballot resulted in the election
of Miss Claire Rustin and Prof. Lewis.
| After several ballots the board failed TO
elect the third member OF the committee.
The board then adjourned until TO-
morrow night, at which time they will con
slder the question of submitting bond pro-
position TO the people, and IL is probable that
the matter of electing successor 10 Mr..
Sholes will also receive attention Thero
are number of gentlemen mentioned as
probable SUCCESSORS TO Mr. Sholes, those
most prominent being Edward A. Parmelee,
Clinton N. Powell and w. N. Mason.