Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-07

wholly from the unsatisfactory books US
ually forced into all schools alike by state
adoption and uniformity and from the uni
yersally unsatisfactory books which have
been put into the schools where state pub
licatm has been attempted; therefore, be
II
Resolved That this board believes any
attempt to repeal our present state teNt
book law Is ill-advised and the passage of
any law requiring or providing for state
adoption and uniformity OF text books or
for state publication OF text books would
be a serious mistake and would do much
barn to the schools OF the state
Committee ON Legislation.
A committee, consisting OF President Pen
fold, Members Bandhauer and Cowie, Su-
perintendent Of Instruction Pearse and Sec
retary Gillian, was appointed to look
after this matter and any other leg
islation affecting the interests OF the school
district that may arise 1t will attend
sessions IL necessary and will take any
proper steps to promote or defeat legisla-
tiOn that will be favorable or detrimental,
Superintendent OF Schools Pearse was
granted leave OF absence to attend the meet
ing OF the Department Of Superntendents
OF the National Educational association to
be held at Columbus during the week OF
February 90 His expenses to the amount
of SlOO will be paid by the board.
Superintendent of Buildings Banker was
granted leave OF absence to visit Chicago,
Detroit, Cincinnati, Buffalo, Milwaukee. st,
Paul and Minneapolis for the purpose of
investigating the modern systems Of heat.
ventilation and sanitation used in the
schools OF those cities. The cost OF the trip
was limited TO 5000 and will be paid by the
| board. The trip is considered advisable. in
asmuch as a number OF new buildings are
to be erected this year and it will be neces-
sary to replace some of the heating plants
/ in old buildings
A half dozen property owners living in the
| Davenport school district requested by peti-
| tion that the proposed new school be erected
as near Forty-frst and Davenport streets as
/ is practicable. as this point is the most ac-
cessbe Another petition asked that the
school be located west of Lowe avenue.
Teachers Quit Their Jobs.
The following teachers resigned their posi-
tions: Anne NJ. Jensen, Clara c. Edholm,
! Katherine Wolcott, Minnie NJ. Swartzlander.
| Esther E Heston was granted reave of alb
sence during the remainder of the year and
4 Teacher Julia f. Haven until April.
The following additional applications for
the position of military instructor Of the
| High school cadets were received: Z. Gar
| cond of this city, former officer in the
| French army; A. T. Wilkinson of Baltimore;
| F. F. Musrush, of Des Moines; w. B. Ten
| Eyck.
Through Mrs. A. c. Troup the Daughters OF
! the American Revolution offered to the
students of the eighth grade medal for
the best essay on Colonial Manners and
Customs" to be submitted by June 1, the
object being to encourage historical re-
search and foster patriotism. The offer was
| accepted.
BY request of the Teachers Annuity and
Aid association the successful bidder for the
S2500O0 High school bonds will be asked to
sell one of the 81 900 bonds to the society at
par value. The association has the spare
| cash to invest.
| A request that the Board of Education
sign the petition for the grading of Phelps
street from Thirteenth to Sixteenth was re-
ferred to committee.
The January teachers and janitors' pay roll
was passed.