Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-22
FOR MUSIC AND DRAWING
Supervisors for These Departments Selected
by Board of Education,
FANNIE ARNOLD AND ALICE HlTrs CHOSEN
Board Decides that Contracts with
Woman Teachers Must CAN for
Their RCsiGuntion Upon
Their Marriage.


were reelected as supervisors OF music and
I drawing respectively at the regular meeting
of the Board Of Education last night. Miss
Htte had clear majority on the first bal
lot. but there was a strong minority fight
on Miss Arnold and it required three bal
lots to elect her
The re-elections were recommended by the
committee on special instruction. Lunt
moved that the name OF Miss Ethel Evans
be substituted for that of Miss Hitte. and
Van Glider suggested Miss Cora Babbtt as
a substitute for Miss Arnold. Miss Hitte re-
celved ten votes on the first ballot and was
declared elected The first ballot for super
visor of music resulted: Arnold, Z; Bah
bitt. 6. The second was exactly similar, but
on tho third ballot Miss Arnold received
nine votes and the position The salaries
VIII remain at $40 in each case
On recommendation of the High school
committee the following High school teach
ers were elected at the salaries indicated
Nathan Bernstein, $50; Susan Paxson. $50;
Mary II. Sanford, 800; Laura Pfciffer, $780,
Johanne Mansfelde $50.
The contract for making cadet uniforms
for the current year was awarded to Brown
ing, King & Co, according to the same speci-
fications that were in force last year The
prices are: Coat, IS; trousers, $3.50; cap,
Sl.50; total. $3.50.
The purchase of twelve microscopes for
use in the biological laboratory OF the High
school was authorized at cost of not more
than $500.
The committee on examinations reported
that the persons whose names correspond
with the following numbers had passed the
June examination:
High School-Literary department, 25, 80,
40. Al, 43; mathematical, 2l scientific "A;
Latin, SO; Greek, AZ; French (speCiaD, 80,
Grammar Grade-21, 25, 80, "a, 81, 3S.
Primary Grade, s, 10, IL, II 81, % %,
"a, 2S, 20. ST. 80, "a, SO.
DEALING WITH BOOK AGENTS.
The board paved the way for another whir
with the book agents by adopting a change
in the rules which changes the date on
which changes in text books can be con-
siderod to the first regular meeting in Au-
gust
The secretary was directed to advertise for
six days for bids on fuel, stationery and sup
plies for the ensuing year. The committee on
supplies was also authorized to examine the
present contracts with a view to renewing
some of them on the supposition that moth
ing could be gained by readvertising.
j. II. Tracy. secretary of the local car
penters union. complained that laborer
had been placed on the pay roll of the board
as a carpenter. His communication was
placed on file.
w. T. Rink. o. Geckler and Norman C.
Rigg applied for positions in the High
school, and Francis o. Ellis and Helen K.
Palmer for positions in the grades. All
referred.
The resignation of Mary e. Wedgewood as
teacher in the High school was rendered
on account of i'll health and accepted. The
resignation of Katherine NJ. keene of the
Dodge school was also accepted.
On accommodation of the committee on
buildings and property, the board voted to
purchase lots IA. Is and 16, in block s, in
Druid Hill addition from Isaac E. Congdon
for 50 600 This property constitutes the
present site of the Druid Hill school. Jor
dan, Grafton, Johnson and Moore opposed
the purchase, but were outvoted
The committee on Judiciary recommended
the adoption of the resolution introduced AT
the previous meeting, which provided that
a clause should be inserted in the contract
of each female teacher, stipulating that
when teacher married. her resignation
should be considered rendered to the
board. Anderson moved that the resolu
tion be amended to include teachers Of both
sexes but this was promptly voted down
and the original motion prevailed, Ander
son and Grafton voting mo"
resolution seconding the invitation of
the Commercial club to the National Educa-
tional association to hold its 1898 conven-
tion in Omaha was offered by Bandhauer
and unanimously adopted Gratton's reso-
luton appropriating 500 toward paying the
expenses of the three delegates previously
selected was alSo adopted.
The election of principal for the Ecker
man school, which was postponed at the
previous meeting, was taken up and Miss
Agnes Hutchinson was selected by unani-
nous vote. J. l.. Alvison, formerly prin-
cipal at West Side, was elected a teacher.
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