Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-16
CHANGES At HIGH SCHOOL
Two Glasses to Be Graduated Yearly After
the Present School Year.
CUTOFF CHILDREN WANT MORE LEARNING
TreRsurer's Report shows n Balance
in Teachers, school House
and the Contingent
Funds.

Another innovation In the high school
course was decided upon at the annual
meeting OF the Board of Education last
night. At the suggestion and recommenda-
ton of Superintendent Clifford the board
authorized the graduation Of two classes
each year, the commencement exercises to
be held at the end Of the first semester,
which is usually in the latter part OF jan
uary or the beginning Of February, and the
other as heretofore, in June, at the close
Of the school year.
1t was explained that by having two
graduating Glasses pupils who enter the
high school at the close of the first semester
will not be obliged to either take the four
years course in three and a half years,
thereby having, as a rule, to study in the
summer to catch up with their lessons, or
to stay four and a half years to complete
the entire course in order to graduate.
Under the new system the pupils who enter
the high school at the end OF the first
semester will graduate in January or Feb
ruary, as the case may be, and those who
enter at the beginning of the school year
in September will graduate In June, as
heretofore.
superintendent Clifford stated that he be-
Iieved the new system would be an in
NthNAN W ~ NtA@A
until they graduated. 1t is also said he
believed 1t would inspire the pupils to
better work. At present those pupils
whose four years expire at the end Of the
FIRST semester have no inspiration to study
for the remaining second semester until
they graduate, as they have completed their
course OF study at the end OF the first
semester.
The new system will not affect the class
which will graduate next June, but in 1904
there will be a class Of from twenty to
| thirty which will graduate at the end of
the first semester.
Cut-On Children Want Facilities.
Another important matter before the
board was the application OF children in
| Cut-on. the portion OF Council Bluffs on
the other side Of the river, to be given high
! school privileges. A number Of pupils In
that section Of the city have completed
the grades and now desire the benefits Of
a high school education. They have been
denied admission to the high school In
Omaha, except on payment Of tuition. and
they are practically precluded from attend
ing the high school in this city, owing ia
tha distance and roundabout way they
would have to travel in order to get to
Council Bluffs. No action was taken last
night beyond referring the matter to Presi'
dent Sargent to investigate.
Treasurer Davis annual report for the
wear ending September Is showed a bal
ance in the teachers fund Of &5.337.77, ant
that s7l, 1853. 80 had been paid to the teachers
/ during the year; balance In the schoo
house fund, s.. 1881 SO, and in the contingent
fund, 81 LASS. SO. During the year $S,247'4'
had been expended on free text books
Miss Ollie Harl was elected a teacher Il
I'LL a vacancy in the Harrison Street school
and Miss Ollie Beecroft to Ali a vacancy II
the Washington Avenue building.
The contract for transporting pupils from
the Clark Street school district to and iron
the Pierce Street school was awarded to
e. Butler at $3.50 a day. Richard James Sc
cured the contract at the same rate 10
transporting the children Of the Woodbur
Avenue school to and from the Third Stree
school.
The Southwestern Iowa Teachers sssocia
ton was given the use of the high schoo
auditorium for its three-day meeting' DC
tober 20, 80 and 81.
Dillon Ross was reelected secretary G
the board at the former salary OF $40
month and his bond fixed at $4,000.
Secretary Ross announced that he ma
{ completed the school census, but had nc
tabulated the figures. Not including IN
r children at the Christian Home, the censu
shows 6,545 children between 8 and Il year
NJ a1e Last wear the census showed 6,2l0.