Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-05
TO EXTEND FREE SCHOOLS
Proposed Bill for Gratis Tuition Receives
Warm Endorsement
BOARD OF EDUCATION TAKES ACTION
Measure Provides that Residents of
Nebraska SHAH he admitted TO
Any High school In the state
without Chargc.

The Omaha Board OF Education adopted
resolution last night requesting the Doug
las county delegation in the Legislature to
do all in it's power to secure the passage OF
a bill granting to residents Of Nebraska free
tuition in any high school in the state.
For many years the principal In the
Omaha High school has had controversies
with parents who live just outside the city
limits concerning the right OF their chill
dren TO attend the High school without pay
ing tuition. In some cases persons who
live outside the city pay taxes on inside
property and feel hat their children are
entitled to free tuition.
4 resolution was presented by Mr.. How
ard, which provided that the board secure
the passage oi n law granting free tuition
10 the children. of all residents of Douglas
county who are taxpayers in tie city OF
Omaha. This resolution was opposed by w.
+. Johnson Robert Smith and several
other members. who maintained that non
residents OF Omaha wCud buy cheap lots
in the city that their children might enjoy
school privileges.
Resolution is Tabled.
Robert Smith suggested that law might
he satisfactory which provides that free
tuition be granted to children whose par
cnts pay taxes which equal the price OF tut
llbls WI lbWbIu > ItSOlullou was n0dlly
tabled as impracticablc and the board went
on record as favorng free high school
law.
Tho question OF raising the salaries of
janitors was revived at last nights meet =
ing and tabled. Mr. Christie of the com 70
mittee on salaries offered resolutions which
provided that the salaries of the janitors at
the High school and the Saunders school be
raised $40 per month Mr.. Barnard op-
posed the resolutions and urged that no
change In the salaries OF janitors should be
made until the whole list IL revised and
freed OF inequalities which now exist
Dr. Frederick +. Teals resignation as a
mcmber OF the board was presented and ac-
cepted. He left Omaha last week to accept
the superintendency Of the Norfolk Hos
pital for the Insane. DR. Teal's communl-
cation to the board was as follows:
Having given up my residence in Omaha
herewith tender my resignation as "A
member of your honorable body. | wish tc
extend my thanks to the members individ
uhlN for their many acts of kindness ant
courtesy. trist that the coming year vii
he "A successful one for the Board of Edu
cation and the Omaha schools.
Elaborate Annual Report.
The report of the Board Of Education fo
the year ending June 30. 1860. was dis
tributed among the members The bool
contains photographs OF the present higl
school building and the new building whicl
Is in course of construction. II also con
tans pictures Of Comenus. Central Cass
Saunders and Pacific schools. An obituar!
and photograph of the late $. u. Beals ar,
included in the report
+. H. Gulick was awarded the contrac
for tuning pianos in the city schools. Th,
contract price was $2.75 per instrument.
Six hundred square yards of artificia
SIatp blaCkbonrI ut
nam, Bancroft and Kellom schools.
Bellevue college requested that its gradu
atos be exempted from taking grade ex
aminations when seeking places in th
Omaha schools,
Miss Pearl Riley was placed on the as
signed list OF kindergarten teachers.
City Treasurer Hennings' report on tn
school funds for 1900 showed that S25.
36l93 moro in taxes was collected than 4
1899. The amount Of warrants paid In 100
was s37 1861 greater than during the pre-
vious year.