Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07
NSUSENUNERATORSNAMED
Board Of Education Selects Two for Each
Ward in City.
woMAws CLUB REPORT TO Be ANSWERED
Resolution by Mcintosh to Reply to
Criticisms of women Meets with
Opposition. but Is Finally
Adopted.

At Monday nights meeting Of the Board
Of Education the committee on boundaries
recommended the census enumerators for
the school district OF Omaha for 1902. Those
selected from among the numerous appli-
csnts are. Teny Back and Mrs. w. NJ. Hay
for the First ward; Emma Wheatley and
Mary B. Newton for the Second ward; II.
L. Gillespie and z. O. Glenn for the Third
ward; Nora II. Lemon and Harriet 8. Eddy
for the Fourth ward; ID. J. Smith and Ed
VI. Robinson for the Sixth ward: Henry E.
Peterson and Christina Slower for the Sew
enth ward; Sarah NJ. McCheane and Huldah
F. Isaacson for the Eighth ward. and Min
ME S. Dye and Martha l. Powell for the
Ninth ward. All members Of the board
voted aye. The enumerators will work
through June and will receive 3 cents per
name.
Mcintosh prscipitated the discusssien Of
the evening by Offering a resolution for
the appointment OF a committee to consider
and reply to the allegations os the COM
mittee OF the Woman's club. printed re-
Gently, to the effect that the board had cut
salaries while requiring more work. The
preamble OF the resolution refers to the
woman's clubs report as "discrediting the
boards efforts to give the school district
an efficient and economical administra-
NlOuf II = uA1 BA1abAbAS W ch9Ho
took exception, maintaining that the re-
port did no such thing.
One OF Unhappy Committee.
J. ]. Smith said he had been one Of the
unhappy committee Of the board that had
met the committee Of women and that the
latter certainly did mean to discredit the
board. He said further that the women
were loaded with all kinds Of figures from
- =. 49, 49,
ceeded slowly and with serious considera-
ton before attempting reply. W.. F. John
son tried to have the preamble stricken
out, but was unsuccessful and the original
resolution was adopted.
The meeting was prolonged to 10 o'clock
with an abundance OF minor matters. +.
w. Marsh's application for the privilege Of
photographing the various schools was re-
ferred to the teachers committee and the
superintendent.
The IRE escapes recently constructed at
the Farnam. Park and CASTELAR, school
buildings were approved by Building In
spector Carter and c. E. Watson, deputy
commissioner Of labor. and the contracting
company's bill Of S1,465 for them was
placed on the claims report.
Ellen NJ. White. principal Of the Co
menus school. who is Ill at Normal. Neb,.
was given du tANShbAOh VI hVaNS ~ ~ wv
of the term.
Attorney Herring reported that the
school district as lessor is not liable for
the 1921 bill presented by the c. w. Hull
company for restoring the brick wall on
the south side Of the lizard street school
site, where the company had its coal sup
ply. The wall was blown down during tbs
recent storms.
The president and secretary were In
structed to sign q petition to allow 2,50C
cubic yards OF earth to be removed from
Jones street between Thirty-eighth street
and Thirty eighth avenue, the street to be
left In passable condition.
RepavinE of Twentieth street.
Funkhouser and Mcintosh voted the onl.
nays on the approval Of the recommends
tion that there be not signed the petition
for a repaving with sandstone OF Twentieth
street from Cass to Farnam. for the reason
that %asphaltum would be better. In thil
resolution was also incorporated instrucr
lions to the secretary to request the coun
ell for a division OF the paving district, 81
that one district shall extend from Cass Il
Dodge streets. The superintendent o
buildings was instructed to lay bricl
walks on tho north and south sides OF tn
Mason school and to grade the High schoo
grounds according to the plan submitted
by James Y. Craig, which plan contem
plates the moving of 5000 cubic yards o
earth. all to be used upon the grounds.
Homan introduced a resolution requir
ing the committee on textbooks and cours
of study to prepare by the second meeting
in June a course Of study for the Lothrop
Comenius and High schools by whicl
course pupils will be enabled to seour
certificates when unable to complete tn
full four years course. The specia
branches of study enumerated were com
merciai arithmetic. penmapship. spelling
grammar, English history, typewritins
stenography and natural history. The plaI
OF the new course will be to have thes
given special attention in other grade
than the ninth.
The board adopted the resolution Of "