Omaha daily bee., 1895-05-07
LOWER SUCCEEDS DURYEA
Vacancy in Poard of Education Filled After
Lively Contest.
TOOK TWeNTY-SX BALLOTS TO DO IT
reorganization of High School VIII Bc In
Accordance with supplementary Re
port Making Important Changes
of the Original Plan.
COX TWENTY-sX BALLOTS TO DO IT

At the regular meeting Of the Board Of
Education last evening the resignation of
Dr. Duryea as a member was accepted, MIR.
Burgess alone dissenting. 1t was as fol-
lows:
To the President of the Board of Educa-
ton, Omaha, Neb,: Dear Sr-In view Of
to offer my resignation on April l. From
that time l was making rapid progress to-
with my physician. He recognized the i'm
proNement | had made, but was not willing
to allow me to endure much strain upon
should be established by a longer rest
In, IN view also, Of the demand upon the
end of the school year, | am moved to
make the offer of my resignation and to
urge It upon the board for acceptance. 1t
template the sevsriug of our personal and
official relations and the REIMBURSEMENT of
a work in which | have been so keenly
, BE pleased to express my kind r CARDS to
the members Of the board and thank them
for their consideration and courtesy mani
tested toward me at all tim. S, AMI especially
rospaatrug 5nt %e Of my yyosEFH sSioF 5Gq mos
LOWER ELECTED FOR VACANCY.
George p. Lower of the Fifth ward was
elected to fill the vacancy on the board
caused by the resignation OF DR.. Duryea
This was rot accomplished without strug-
gle, and it was net until the twenty-sixth
necessary to elect.
The task of filling the vacancy was at
cnce begun, the first ballot resulting as fol-
lows: Charles Huntington, 3; j. b. Meikle,
3; Lower, A. Mrs. Ella w. Peattie, 3; c. o.
Lobeck, 1; blank /. A dozen ballots showed
no material change, and it became evident
that it was fight to finish between Lower,
Huntington and Meikle. On the thir-
teenth ballot Lower secured his fifth vote
and on the next Meikle followed suit. On
| the twenty-third Lower only needed one vote
to elect, and on the twenty-siXth it came
into line and he was declared elected His
oath of office was at once filed and the board
took recess of five minutes in which to
protfer congratulations.
Huntington only showed four votes, but
these stayed by him to the end. Mrs. Peat
tie received one vote until the twenty second
ballot, when ii went to Huntington. Prof
Gillespie received vote or two during the
balloting, as did also DR.. S. X. Spading.
HIGH SCHOOL REORGANIZATION
The board went into committee of the
whole, with Vice President Thomas in the
chair to consider the committee report relative
to the reorganization of the High school, This
had been presented at the previous meeting
but last night the committee added a sup
Elementary report, which contemplated ma
terial departure from the plan previously
submitted. The new idea provided for sec
ond assistant principal and for a scale of
salaries ranging from 81 100 to 81 500 for the
heads Of departments and from 800 to 81 100
for subordinate teachers.
Prof Lewis was called on to explain what
would be accomplished by the reorganization
He said that under the present system the
entire curriculum was under the supervision
of the principal. The courses of study were
so varied that it was practically impossible
for one man to keep in touch with such a
wide range of subjects. The new plan would
divide the work of supervision and allow the
head of each department to become a spe-
cialist and do more efficient work He and
Superintendent Marble united in recommend
Ing the adoption of the entire report of the
committee, and after some further discussion
such action was taken.
The following census enumerators we're ap-
pointed to take the school census for the cur !
rent year. First ward j. C. Kenworthy j. |
r. Jicnsky; Second ward, r. A. Wheeess |
John Yerak; Third ward, o. r. Ricketts,, c. |
G. Bloom; Fourth ward, Eli Garrett, Thomas |
c. Doyle; Fifth ward, A. T. Hayes, Nellie |
Giles; Sixth ward, Z. NJ. Robinson Adolph |
Matson; Seventh ward, II. f. Cochran Henry |
A. Drum; Eigth ward, J. G. Thompson, c. j. |
Westerdahl; Ninth ward, James Allan. George |
s. McGregor. The census taking will be |
begun May 20.
1t was decided that the schools should close |
for the year Friday, May 81.