Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-03
MOVEMENT TOW ARD HAR MONY
Reorganization Of School Board will Elimi-
nate Factions.
HAYWARD IS fAvoRTE FOR THE CHAIR
Second ward Asserts IT'S Plea for Rep
rcsentatiOu ON the Hoard to
Succeed Dir. Teal,
Resigned.

After Monday, January Z, the city OF
Omaha will no longer have Board OF
Education which is divided against Itself.
On that date the board will reorganize and
II is assured that Charles s. Hayward will
be elected president He will have the
votes OF tho members Of the board who
promoted the reform movement last year
and will have the support OF at least two
Of the new members, Millard +. Funkhouser
and James w. Maynard.
with the reorganization of the board the
minority element, which supported j. NJ.
Gillian for secretary, will be almost wiped
out. n. NJ. Howard, Or. Teal and Charles
Il. Black will be the only remaining mem
bers OF that faction. The majority ele-
ment, composed of the members who sup
ported j. +. Burgess for the secretaryship,
will retain the following members: j. G.
Barnard Morris Levy. Charles S. Hayward
w. +. Johnson, Robert Smith, J. J. Smith
H. N. Wood. b. +. Thomas, the retiring
president, is the only Burgess man whose
term OF Office will be ended.
Dir. Teal, Successor.
DR.. Frederick +. Teal, who leaves Omaha
TO become superintendent OF the Norfolk
Insane hospital will resign from the board
in short time and there Is considerable
discussion concerning the man who will
be elected by the members of the board
TO fill the vacancy. The Second ward has
no representative on the Board Of Educa-
tion and several of the members are OF
the opinion that "A man from that ward
should be named. f. w. Corliss and Ferdi-
nand Haarmann have been mentioned for
the place. Both of these men live in the
Second ward.
Among other probable candidates are DR..
Harry A. Foster OF the Sixth ward and
George T. Nicholson of the Fourth ward.
At one time IL was reported that DR.. Teal
desired to be succeeded by DIR. Foster, but
the report was denied by DR.. Teal, who
said that he was not supporting any par
ticular man.
"It is probable that Second ward man
will be chosen" said b. +. Thomas, after
talking with several members OF the board
/ am convinced that they desire to give the
Second ward representation and will en-
deavor to agree on a man from that por-
tion OF the city. There seems to be no strife
or division in the new board and I do not
think the members will have any trouble
in agreeing on a man who will be ac-
ceptable."
Attitude of New Members.
Five members of the board were elected
at the recent election, but Mr.. Levy and
j. j. smith were chosen TO succeed them
selves so the only new members are Will
liam B Christie, Mllard +. Funkhouser and
James W. Maynard. There has been con-
siderable speculation as to how these new
men will line up, but two OF them have
expressed their intention of supporting Mr..
Hayward for the presidency and IL this
promise Is kept the opposition to Mr.. Hay
ward will be so slight that the minority
will bo but slight factor in the politics
Of the board.
'It seems to be the sentiment Of all
members OF tho board that factional strife
as to be eliminated" said Mr. Levy while
discussing the possible combinations that
might be formed in the new board. II ex-
pect to see Mr.. Hayward get a unanimous
vote for the presidency and believe that
the members will all work in harmony
or course the members who promoted the
Investigation last winter are in the as
cendancy. but all the members of the new
board are anxious to prevent boodling and
desire to work together for the good Of the
schools"