Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-02

High school graduating exercises and by
another resolution providing for the print-
ing Of diplomas for the members Of the
graduating class.
The following contracts for supplies were
awarded: For lumber. Hampton Lumber
company; for lime. cement, sewer pipe and
other like material; for brick, Corneer
Brothers; for oil. Omaha oil and Paint
company, j. A. Fuller e. Co., Richardson
Drug company; for turpentine, f. b. Ken
nard.
Elngs for the schools.
Information was given that the board
Of managers Of the government exhibit at
the Transmississippi Exposition, through
Secretary W. w Cox of the National mu-
scum, had donated thirty eight assorted
flags to the school district. The flags were
used in the decoration of the government
building. These flags will be used to deco
rate the schools on high occasions and ac-
cording to a resolution, will not be loaned
TO anybody.
No eighth grade class will be established
at the Saratoga school this year, but the
people who petitioned that one be estao-
lished are assured that the board will put
such a grade in the school next year.
Lothrop school was authorized.
The teachers and janitors pay rolls were
passed.
Teachers Lilly V. Meikle and Helen G..
Hibbard were granted leave of absence dur
ing the remainder of the school year.
One of the pleasant features of the session
was the "caning" of President Penfold by
Nathan Post in behalf of the students of
I the manual training department of
! the High school The cane was a
| handsome piece of work and a
fine specimen of the handiwork of the
| manual training school students. The stick
| is of rosewood and the head a rounded knob
OF different colored woods, handsomely dove
| tailed. MIR. Post presented the cane with a
| brief speech, in which he eulogized the work
OF the manual training department and re-
quested that it be given larger and more
| suitable quarters in the new High school
building President Penfold briefly thanked
the students of the department in behalf of
| the board.
| Cnss school Term Shortened.
| In order that the Cass school building
may be completed in time for occupancy at
the opening of the school year next, the
present school term at the Cass school Will
| be shortened two weeks, but the children
! from now on will be required to go to school
| six daysNa week, sessions being held on Sat
| urday. The term will end on June II instead
of June 2S.
| The board put itself on record as intending
! to change and improve the High school
| grounds by passing a resolution authorizing
| the employment of a practical landscape
architect to lay out the grounds and estao-
| lish grades. The architect is to be selected
| hv +he committee on buildings and property
the committee on High school and the SUI
perintendent of buildings but the selection
must be approved by the board.
The bonds that will be required OF Archi-
tects Mcdonald and Latenser as guarantee
! that they will faithfully perform their duties
| as architect and superintendent of con-
struction amount to $4,000 and $4,000 re-
spectively, although a strenuous EFFORT was
made to reduce them to $4,000 and $4Ooo
| The committee on judiciary, to which the
| blank form of contract was referred at the
last meeting, reported in favor of such a
reduction. but this failed to carry, 1t being
maintained that the proposed bonds were
altogether too small Cowie Hess, Sears
| Van Glider and Thomas voted for the re-
duction.
The contract as reported by the committee
also provided that whenever the board ac'
cepts the plans and specifications on any OF
the buildings, " per cent of the estimated
cost of the building shall be paid to the
architect and another 11a per cent when the
contracts are signed for erecting the bulid-
ing. This amendment was adopted.
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