Omaha daily bee., 1894-01-03
new BOARD OF EDUCATION
How the Body Was Reorganized at Last
Nights Meeting,
POWELL is AGAIN ELECTED PRESIDENT
Thomas Placed Next In Honor-Makeup OF
the Standing Committees-Informa-
ton Asked by T~ukey-Other
Matters Disposed or

The Board of Education met last evening
to reorganize and attend to q number of
routine matters thai demanded considera-
tion,
1t was the first meeting of the new board,
and the newly elected members were all OH
hand to be introduced to their new respon-
sibilities.
The new members,are +. w. Bandhauer,
Fred 3. Lowe, Ira o. Rhoades and A.. p.
Tukey. They take the desks forsaken by
the retirement of c. E.. Babcock, II. b.
Coryell, Morris Morrison and z. }. Smyth.
The old members who hold over are Colonel
Henry c. Akin, w. N. Babcock, }. +. Bur
CESS, Rev. DIR. Duryea, c. S. Elgutter, r. W.
Gibson, G. L. Jaynes, Henry Knodell, b. f.
Thomas and Clinton N. Powell. j. L. Pier
son was reelected.
Powell Reelected President.
Secretary Gillian called the meeting to
order. b. +. Thomas was made temporary
chairman aud the board proceeded to elect n
president and vice president. An informal
ballot for president gave Powell, s; Thomas,
4. MIR. Thomas then withdrew his name
and the secretary was instructed to cast the
unanimous vote of the board for MIR.
Powell.
MIR. Powell briefly expressed his apprecia-
ton of the honor conferred and the election
OF a vice president was proceeded with.
Thomas Chosen Wee President.
The candidates names were Colonel Akin,
]. l.. Pierson, w. N. Babcock and b.. +.
Thomas. The contest narrowed down to a
neck-apd-neck race between Thomas and
Pierson, each having six votes.
Upon a motion by DIR. Duryea the rules of
the OLD board were adopted.
The board resolved that no cuts should be
tnc artn "a in thn r,,bli.hnl ,n,,N,t, IS, 1000
A. l.. Gordon wanted to DO all the draylng
for the board for $50 a month. The COM
muniCation was referred.
Secretary Gillian was instructed to hire an
assistant for the next three months at $50 a
month. DIR. Duryea took occasion to OK
press the hope that the prospective assist
ant secretary would help out the superin-
tendent of buildings in his accounts, as he
thought the superintendent could not be ex-
pected to keep them himself and attend to
his other work too.
Turkey seeks Information.
Mr.. Turkey began his official career by Of
fering a number of resolutions. The first
directed the secretary to furnish each men,
Der Of the board with a list of all employees
of the board, exclusive of teachers, with
their duties and the salaries paid to each.
Another called on the custodian of supplies
Tor u statement OF oil supplies received and
disbursed by the board since August and
amount now on hand. The third called for
the appointment of a committee of three to
consider means for reducing the expenses of
the board for the coming year. The resolu-
ttons were passed and Messrs. Turkey, Pier
son and Akin were named as the retrench-
mcnt committee.
Colonel Akin reported that an additional
appropriation Of $50 would be necessary to
defray the expenses of the Macleod ~investl-
CATION. The 500 previously appropriated
was voted to the stenographer. and the de-
ticiency will be considered at a future meet
ing.
Upon motion of DR.. Duryea the rules gov
erning the superintendent of buildings were
ordered revised and reported for adoption.
The regular December pay roll was ap-
proved.
Standing Committees Appointed.
President Powell appointed the following
standing committees for the current year:
Finance = Thomas, Babcock, Knodell,
Lowe, Bandhauer.
Teachers ard Examinations-Akin, Turkey,
Tnomes, Babcock, Rhoades.
Text Books and Course of Study-Lowe,
Gibson, Babcock, Burgess, Bandhauer.
Buildings and Property-Tukey, Pierson,
Jaynes, knodell, Lowe.
Supplies-Jaynes, Rhoades, Burgess, Ell
gutter, Bandhauer.
Heating and Veutilation-Pier5on,
Turkey, AKIN.
High School-Duryea, Thomas, Knodell,
Gibson, Elgutter.
Special Instruction Gibson, Jaynes,
Elgutter, Rhoades, Pierson.
Claims-Rhoades, Pierson, Gibson.
Judlclary-Elgutter, Thomas, Lowe.
Salaries-knodell. Akin, Turkey.
Boundaries -Bandhauer, Jaynes, Duryea.
Observation-Disclosures, Jaynos, Burgess.
Rules, Forms and Printlng-Burgess.
Duryea, Akin.
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