Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16

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financial condition Of laboring men; pointed
with pride that the board employees receive
union wages and looked with confidence to-
ward a future where organized labor would
not appear TO deny to other laboring men
the rights they claim for themselves, as they
do at present through unwise advice and
rash leadership. This resolution was passed
almost unanimously. Van Glider only vot-
ing in the negative. The latter declared the
resolution was another coat Of "whitewash,'
which declaration again aroused the applause
of the lobby.
Kiewit tried to get his turn to introduce a
resolution, but was shut OF by Acting
Chairman Grafton.
Another Conference set.
Later in the meeting. however. Kiewit
introduced q resolution that the board in
yite the brlcklayers' union to confer with
the committee on buildings and property
on some grievances 1t claims to have. The
meeting was fixed for Thursday night.
MIR. Moore also introduced a resolution
that hereafter no one be employed by the
board who is not a journeyman workman.
This was laid on the table.
Another feature OF the meeting occurred
while a motion to adjourn was being made.
Member Penfold introduced a resolution to
reconsider the vote by which the board at
its last meeting gave an order to the Ameri-
can Book company for new Biographies. In
explanation Pentold pointed out that the
board was running up a big expense by Its
action. The proposed contract provides for
an exchange price as follows: The board TO
purchase elementary Biographies at 40 cents
each and sell the books at present in use
to the company for 81 cents; to purchase
complete Biographies at 80 cents and sell
the old ones at 81 cents. To exchange the
present books in use for the new ones
would cost nearly s., 100, inasmuch as $500
elementary Biographies and $500 complete
ones would have to be secured. Mr.. Pentold
declared that he had been informed that
the board could secure book for book and
it was for the purpose Of trying to secure
such a deal and to save the city s., 100 that
he made the motion.
Members Burgess and Thomas were espe-
cially vigorous in their opposition TO the
motion. They first declared it out of order
and when the chair ruled against them
they took another tack. They insisted then
that the board was laying itself liable If 1t
reconsidered it's action, even though no con
tract had been signed. The fact that the
books had been ordered made the action
binding.
IF the gentlemen don't want to vote on
the question I will not press 1t" finally de-
clared Penfold. II simply want to save the
board money il l can"
Vote 1T Down.
This silenced every one and finally a
vote was ordered on the resolution. 1t was
downed by the following vote:
: Yeas-Irey, Kiewit, Moore, Penfold, Van
Gilder-5.
= ~Nays-Burgess, Dennis, Grafton, Johnson
Sears, Thomas-6.
l The coming school year will open two
weeks later than the rules provide for-or
September 19-and will close two weeks
later in June. The change was made a
the request of Superintendent of School:
t Pearse, who stated that the school attend
. ance at the opening of the year would b.
comparatively small on account OF the expo
sition. Many of the pupils in the highe
+ classes are employed at the exposition o
e in posit.onc created by the exposition, VIII
e would rot attend school until their Job
end ut the close of the exposition period
a Tho year will close about June -.
susanna A. Walker resigned her position a
d a teacher in the High school, because sh
s has secured a more desirable position l
Greater New York.
Teacher Anne w. Jensen was granite
l. leave of absence until January 1 on accoun
Illness, Leave OIL dDStlGt w Nv 'tSh +'
l. Of the school year was also granted 70 JUL
E. Havens.
Is some Additional Teachers.
. Several additions were made in the teach
ing force. Miss Margaret Boyd and MI
= Ella Perrine were elected, their names hay
:, ing been omitted by a clerical error froi
=. the ballot for teachers at the regular cleo
ton in June. Miss Juliet McCune, Mi:
~,--- tStlz- nc Lathnripa VN0lnntt ar
A Miss Alta Peacock were elected to fill va
. cancies caused through resignation of tw
q and the leave of absence granted two 9TH
a teachers elected in June. Mrs. Jeanet
d Woodward was elected as principal OF II
% Amber school in place of Miss Ida Ham
d who preferred TO retain her position as
ID grade teacher. Miss Hanna modestly state
If hat she thought 1t best for her to rema
ID in the ranks.
The following teachers were placed on II
list of assigned teachers to be used as the
services may be needed: Juliet Maddi
Fanny Hurst, Mary Elgin, Florence Ma
nard, Jessie English, Hattie Searles, Ha,
i chen Rehfeld, Lillian Haide, Belle Hur
iie phrey, Mady Thompson, Verna Blyth
t., Caroline Day.
10 The committee on special instruction W
I. given further time in which to make a r
port upon Applications from persons uesl
!, ing to teach elocutton in the High school.
ne Committed Asks More Time.
ne The special committee which was a
tx pointed to consider a proposition for t
ns building OF a High school and such 9th
Is school buildings as may be needed and I
issuance of bonds for the same report
as that it has considered the matter and
e. collecting information from other cit
bearing on the subject. The commit
by asked for further time and was given t
weeks.
IT. The superintendent Of buildings was
structed to provide a work room for a clt
IL Of ten boys in connection with a live exhi
at the Transmississippi Exposition, in VIII
a class OF ten boys will be at work cont
M ually to illustrate the manual training
90 partment. Harley Eller, a manual train
graduate, was selected to take charge of
plant at a salary of $50 a month.
ION While there was no opposition to 1t, a
est quest from General Manager GARRISON Il
ses the board loan ten guns used by the II
School cadets to Captain Mercer was
ion ferred to a committee with power TO 6
.ty, Captain Mercer proposes to use the guns
re- the sham battles of the Indians.
Sc A resolution was passed instructing
ma parties now occupying the land recently p
spg chased by the board adjoining the c
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