Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-04
JUNIOR BANNER STILL FLIES
Floats from Courthouse Flagstaff and
JanitOr Carries the
Key.

The rivalry between the seniors and
juniors Of the High school In regard to the
nying OF their class colors remains una
bated and Friday the juniors again sue
ceeded In Haunting their banner to the
breeze from a point from which they dehed
the seniors to haul 1t down. All Of yes
terday the green and white banner with
the mystic numbers "'O3' upon it waved
from the Flagstaff on the roof Of the county
courthouse in open defiance to the seniors.
Early yesterday morning the juniors ap-
piled to County Auditor Innes for permits
sion to hang their flag from the top Of the
courthouse. He referred them to John
Hill, the ~janitor. with the intimation that
he had no objection If Hill was willing. Hill
had misgivings that to grant the request
or the Juniors would result in trouble
from the seniors, but finally consented. The
flag was hoisted and Janitor Hill took the
precaution to lock the door leading to the
roof ana put the key In his pocket. The
seniors, 1t was reported, threatened to
storm the county courthouse at night, but
the officers in charge of the building an
nounced that IL any violent demonstration
was attempted the county Jail was convent
emily close by and the steel cylinder cells
were capable of accommodating a number
Of High school students.
The Board of Education had I'D to last
evening taken no action in regard to the
expulsion Of Seniors Spetman and Flick
niger, and 1t was stated that the young
men would probably be reinstated without
action Of the board. Tho members Of the
board are, they admit, somewhat In a guam
dairy. They feel that the boys should be
reinstated, but yet hesitate to take any
action, as to do so they believe would not
4 he nnndnniua 10 fhA - ALL
pline.
School Director Hess, who was last year
president of the board, in discussing the
situation at the High school yesterday said:
while we are anxious and feel that the
two seniors expelled Thursday should be
reinstated, yet we hesitate to order their
reinstatement over the heads Of the SUI
Derintendent and principal. The rein
statement of the two young men rests with
the senior and Junior classes. If they
would cease this fighting over the flying Of
their banners l am sure there would be
no difficulty in securing the reinstatement
of young Flickinger and Spetman. II greatly
is to be deplored that this trouble has
arisen at this time, so close to the gradu-
alton OF the senior class. 1t is a bad thing
for the school in general, and unless disci-
pllne can be maintained at the High school
1 cannot see any other course for the board
to pursue but to make some change. No
change, however, can or will be made be-
fore the close Of the school year. One
thing is certain. this rivalry between the
senior and junior classes must cease or
the school will be ruined. The authority
OF the superintendent and the principal
must be maintained"
The sophomores had planned to organize
and had already selected their class colors,
red and white. but Principal Ensign noti-
ned them yesterday that he would not per-
init them to proceed further in organizing.
The freshmen. also, II is said. had become
imbued with the class fever and were talk
ing OF organizing, but have been informed
that they will not be permitted to do so.
When the seniors saw the banner of their
rivals flying from the top OF the courthouse
they thought they would go them one bet
ter by flying their colors from the top OF
the Grand hotel, the tallest building in the
city, but in this they were disappointed.
E. w. Hart, receiver for the property, de-
clined TO aocede to their request as he did
not want any class rush" which might
have been the result. to occur in the hotel.