Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-21
MEETING OF BOARD or EDUCATION
BODY Organizes by the Election Of
Sims mS prCsihEnt.

!
After the vote cast at the recent school
election had been canvassed and Messrs.
! Hess and swane the two republican can
didates, declared elected, the Board of Edu-
cation reorganized last night by electing
! Jacob Sims president for the ensuing year
! The informal ballot brought out a. strict
! party VOTE A. G. Cooper received three
votes and Sims four On motion of Mem
! Der Cooper the informal ballot was made
a formal one and Mr.. Sims election unani-
nous. On taking the chair Mr. Sims
! thanked the board for the honor conferred
! on him and referred to the harmony that
existed during the last year and hoped it
would continue for the balance of his term
of office He then announced the following
standing committees;
Teachers and Rules-Henry and Swaine.
Finance-Stewart and Moore.
Janitors and Supplies-Hess and Henry.
Text Books and Prnting-Moore and
! Stewart
Fuel and Heating-swaine and Cooper.
| Buildings and Grounds-Cooper and Hess.
The following resolutions complimentary
to the retiring members were adopted
Resolved That we hereby tender to w
II. Thomas and c. Spruit whose terms of
Office expire with this meeting, this more
formal expression of our admiration and
respect for the faithful and earnest service
| rendered by them as members of this board.
Mr.. Thomas, as president, with dignity
and capability has been exceeding courteous
and consderate in the conduct of his office.
Both MIR. Thomas and Mr.. Sprut have dis
charged all their official duties with marked
fidelity to the interests of the district-the
welfare of the schools their hreat desire
the consciousness of duty we'll performed
their compensation Individually, we gladly
testify to the very pleasant relations sus-
tanned with them in our common work and
to the zeal, wisdom and capahility that have
characterized their administration.
The canvass of the vote gave the follow
ing figures: For directors-J. P. Hess, re-
publican, 1876; C. Swane republican, 1921;
E. p. Searle, democrat, 1,023; D. Macrae,
democrat 1,OS1.
High school proposition: For, 2193;
against, O33 Cutoff school: For, 2294;
against, Ss1. Tax levy for interest on
bonded debt: For, 2,26O against, SO7.
The women voted as follows: For High
school proposition S2S; against, 60. For
Cutoff school, IT'S; against n. For tax
levy, 772 against, 10
Superintendent Hayden's statistical
port for the sixth month of school, ending
March g. showed the entire enrolment for
the year to be 1850, a gain of $50 over the
preceding month and pa over the same
period of last year; total enrolment for
the month, 1920, a gain of 70 over preced
ing month and 127 over last year; average
daily attendance, 3,491 loss of 16 over
previous month and loss of 214 as COM
pared with last year. The number of cases
of hardness were 37S, as compared with 42S
for previous month and 299 for the same
period OF last year; the number of pupils
with perfect attendance was 1,4SS, as COM
pared with 1870 for preceding month and
| 1872 for last year. In referring to the de-
} crease in attendance Superintendent Hayden
says in his report:
Attention is called to the losses for the
month, as compared with the same month
last year An analysis of the teachers re-
: ports for the month shows that the irregu
, larites in membership attendance and
punctuaity have been especially serious in
the lower grades and among the smaller
children. These irregularities have been
caused largely by the unusual severity of
the weather and the prevalence of sickness
among the children.
, believe that the teachers are making
earnest efforts to secure improved attend
ance, looking faithfully into the cause of
absence or disappearance from school and
t Offering inducements for regular and pune
tual attendance.
We are glad to report steady improve
ment in the matter Of tardiness. Our last
report showed a decrease of $50 below the
number of cases reported the previous
decrease of fifty cases. We believe that
this indicates more interest in the matter
on the part OF teachers pupils ana parents
frol, H. d. faSoeI was unanimously re-
. eiecteu suprl'ntenuenC ol tho cI'y S'noolS
ana froi w. ~ cililofd receINeu Tue same
compliment ior prlhclpal Oh the n!gh SCHOOL
, secretary Ross was aioWeu 800 lor pre-
J, parlhB the poIl books ana other Work IN
connection with the school election.
g The Judges and clerks of election were
( ordered paid So each and the same amount
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On motion of Member Stewart the aecre-
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