Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-19
TEACH PHYSICAL CULTURE
Board of Education Decides to Add Instruc-
ton in All Grades.
BIDS ON FIRE ESCAPES ARE LAID OVER
Teacher Prohibited from Taking
Any outside work without First
Obtaining Permission from
the Board.

Physical culture is to be taught in the
schools OF Council Bluffs. This was prac-
tically decided upon at the meeting Of
the Board of Education last night when
arrangements we're made whereby Miss
Frances Wright, one of the kindergarten
teachers, will instruct the teachers of the
city schools and they in turn will impsrt
to the pupils under them the knowledge
they derive from Miss Wright. Teachers
classes in physical culture will be held
once a week in the high school auditor
ium by Miss Wright. who in addition to
her present salary as kindergarten teacher
will receive $40 a month for this work. In
the near future arrangements will be made
for the teaching of physical culture in all
| grades. Miss Wright a year ago took n
special training in physical culture and is
said to be we'll qualified to instruct the
other teachers.
Owing to the absence Of Chairman Cooper
OF the committee on buildings and grounds,
! several bids which had been filed with the
| secretary for the erection OF the fire es-
| capes on the Washington avenue, Bloomer
and high school buildings were not opened,
although several of the bidders were pres
ent. President Sargent was In favor OF
| opening the bids as he believed this mat
ter had been delayed too long already but
the other members did not like to assume
the responsibility in the absence OF Mr..
! Cooper. It is expected that a special meet
ing will be called in a few days when the
bids will be opened and the contracts
awarded.
No Work Outside.
Henceforth no teacher in the city schools
will be permitted to engage in any work
outside her regular duties without obtain
ing permission from the committee on
| teachers. A resolution to this efect was
adopted last night, the matter being
| brought UP by the request Of Miss Jensen
OF the High school faculty, that she be
permitted to teach classes OF the Council
Bluffs woman's club foreign language de-
\ partment after school hours. Miss Jensen
had previously been given permission to
teach these classes on Saturdays, but this
| did not suit the convenience Of the club
women, end they wanted the benefit Of
Miss Jensen's instruction Tuesday after
moons. The permission was granted sub
ject to revocation at any time the board
might find that It interfered with her reg
ular work in the high school.
The salaries OF Janitors Crum OF the
Ugh school and Simpson OF the Washing
ton avenue building, were raised $40 on
recommendation of the finance committee.
1t was decided to give Charles Harvey
and four other young lads $40 as a reward
for supplying Information which led to
the arrest of a number Of youths who did
$40 worth OF damage at the Gum school
house Halloween. The boys, who adj
mitted doing the mischief, were dis
charged by Judge Scott after he had read
them a lecture and they had promised not
TO do it again. The fact that the boys had
been arrested or that any damage had
been done at the school house, appeared
to be news to a majority of the members
OF the board.
In presenting his report for the second
month Of the school year ending October
81, Superintendent Clifford called atten-
ton to the fact that the enrolment had
reached the 5000 mark. the largest at this
time Of the year in the history OF the
schools. The average daily attendance,
4,44s, he also stated, was the largest in
the history OF the schools.