Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-08

Superintendent OF instruction .........
.........+. CARROLL @. PEARsE
.:.."."~..DUNcAN F1NLATsoN
Custodian and inspector Of suppiiesHe.~S
The Board Of Education at It's regular
meeting last night reelected all Of It's
former officers. Pearse. Finlayson and
Grimes were elected for three years. Bur-
CESS would have been elected for three
years, but for the fact that the law specin-
cally limits his term to one year. Pearse
on two previous occasions, has been elected
TO a three-year term. and once to q one
year term. The terms of the superintend-
ent OF buildings and the custodian OF
supplies have been one-year heretofore,
and the rules were suspended In order
to extend them to three years. Barnard.
W. F. johnson and Mcintosh protested
against the extension of terms. and the
remainder OF the boyd. with the exception
OF Levy, who was absent, voted for ex-
tension.
Thirteen for Penrse.
c. O. Pearse received thirteen votes for
superintendent Of instruction. the four
teenth ballot being blank. The PROPOSE
ton to extend his term from one to three
1chIb IeCNtNcu ten NOlcbs
Duncan Finlayson. one Of three candi-
dates for superintendent Of buildings. was
lre-elected by a solid vote Of the board,
but the motion to extend his term to three
years received only ten votes, and siren
nous opposition was made to it by Bar
nard and Mcintosh.
"If the friends Of this three-year term
business had sprung II in the caucus this
afternoon" said Mcintosh, they couldn't
have elected Finlayson at ALL"
Il believe you're right answered Bar
nard.
when the tellers read on the ballots.
showing that Flnlayson's term had been
extended, President Barnard declined to
announce It. I'm inclined to think. gem
tlemen." said he, that you are violating
the law in doing this. so l shall not an
nounce It,"
Asked why he had not taken a similar
stand when Pearse's term was extended, he
answered that the law especially gave the
board the right to elect the superintendent
of instruction to a three-year term.
J.F. Burgess received thirteen votes and
]. w. Fead one vote for secretary to the
board.
salary Raise Fails,
e. F. Crimes received fourteen votes for
custodian Of supplies and ten votes for a
three-year term. All attempt was made to
increase his salary to 81, 1000 a year. but this
was voted down. His present salary is
5000 per year.
A handsome inlaid cane, made by the
pupils of the manual training department
Of the High school, was presented to Presi-
dent Barnard by Prof. John F. Wigman,
instructor Of manual training. the presenta-
tion speech being made by Mr.. Howard.
A large number Of bids were opened
J for supplies to be used in the schools dur
ing the school year OF 1s02-s. Among these
were several for High school cadet unit
forms. For years these uniforms have been
: furnished by a local firm, 1t receiving for
them SIS suit. Among the outside bids was
one for $14 per suit by a Cincinnati Arm
and another for $14.95 by q Kalamazoo
house. Since aIl the bids we're for a heavy
quality Of cloth, all were rejected. and the
secretary was directed to advertise for
bids, calling for both heavy and light goods
A resolution authorizing the appointment
Of a committee to investigate the feasIbil-
fly Of increased school facilities at or near
Monmouth park was adopted.
After the adjournment Of the meeting
the members Of the board and several for.
mer members, in all about twenty, were
given e supper ut the Calumet restaurant
BY the officers reelected last night.