Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-02-18

partitions, towels and bathing suits, and
the question Of whether or not an instructor
should be employed at $50 a month to have
supervision of the room and exercises, en-
gagged the attention of the Board of Educa-
tion for an hour at Its meeting last night.
w. F. Johnson, Howard, Mcintosh,
J. J. Smith and Robert Smith made speeches
in favor of the expenditure, while Stubben-
dorf, Levy and Homan opposed 1t. Mr..
Homan gave it as his opinion that pupils
of the city schools already have enough
physical culture.
PHYSICAL Culture Course at Home.
"Ninety-nine per cent Of them" he said,
"have to help their parents after school is
out, and this gives them all the exercise
they need. We have already overdrawn
three OF our funds, and here 1t is only
February. l don't think we ought to reduce
the salaries of some teachers we have in
order to hire new ones. This gymnasium
project is a fad. We can get along without
It, In Chicago the Board of Education has
abandoned physical culture altogether. AS
1t is, the girls have the gymnasium room,
in which they can play basket ball and
engage in other recreation which doesn't
require a teacher, and l think we had
better let the matter rest that way until
we have the money for the improvement"
The motion was put, and by vote of
s to It was decided not to improve the
gymnasium or to employ teacher. Later,
Mr.. Mcintosh submitted a resolution that
the gymnasium be closed until such time
as a teacher could be employed, as, he
said 1t was dangerous to permit the girls
to exercise there without an instructor.
The resolution was adopted.
Day for Memorial Fund.
The board met in regular session and at
o'clock was called to order by President
Barnard. A call Of the roll showed thir-
teen members to be present, as follows:
Andreesen, Cermak, Homan, Howard, Theo-
dore Johnson, w. F. johnson, Levy. May
nard, Mcintosh, J. J. Smith. Robert Smith,
Stubendorf and Barnard. Mr.. Homan, as
chairman OF the teachers and examination
committee, read a report upon coinmunica-
tions received from General G. F. Mander-
son and Hon. william T. Harris, United
States commissioner of education, request
ing that day be designated on which con-
tributions from teachers and pupils would
be received for the benefit of the Mckinley
memorial fund. The report complied with
the request and set aside February 21 al
such day. 1t was made plain that neither
teachers nor pupils were requested to con.
tribute, but that they were given permits
sion to contribute II they so elected. "A
splriteas debate ensued, some OF the mem,
bers taking the position that no project
however worthy, should be submitted t.
| the schools in this way. The proposition
finally carried by a vote of Z to 4. The
money so collected is to be turned over Il
Superintendent Pearse, who will deliver Il
to the local officers OF the Mckinley Me
mortal association.
Closing the Night school.
Smallpox and the question of the bes
means of guarding against 1t in the city
schools was given considerable attention
As one means to this end Member Homar
submitted a resolution that all night schools
be closed by the end Of the week. He salt
he had learned that the disease was mort
likely to be disseminated in the nigh
schools than in the day schools on accoun
of the class of pupils which attend. Tn,
resolution was adopted. He then submitted
another to the effect that by March s al
pupils and teachers of city schools be re
quired to give evidence of recent success
full vaccination and that refusal to compl.
be met with dismissal in case OF teacher
and expulsion in case Of pupils. This wa
! also adopted.
The order closing the night schools will
throw seven teachers out Of employment
} Night schools are now being held at thre
OF the ward school houses, with an averag
attendance Of about twenty-five pupils a
each.
New Substitute Teachers.
! The teachers and examinations commit
tee recommended that Misses Anna How
land, Leah Leger. Laura Haggard, Elsi
McKenna and Sarah Townsend be placed o
! the list Of substitute teachers. The appll
7 cations Of Misses L. Schmidt and Susan /
Z Hinman for positions as teachers in tn
High school were referred to the Hig
, school committee. The applications
Misses Alberta Brenneman, Anna Wander
: cook, Sarah e. Townsend. Isabel William
. and Nina Kirkard for positions as teacher
in the ward schools were referred to II
q committee on teachers and examiAations.
The application OF ]. A Banks, 20;
: Davenport street, for the positions of truar
: oficer and school census enumerator WI
: received and filed. The application
/, Clyde o'Neill for a position as chief eng
s neer at the High school building was r,
= ferred to the heat and ventilating comm
tee.
"a New Work of Benedict.
K communication was received from Il
! natural science department OF the Woman
) club asking permission TO study objec
It under the microscope under instruction
IS Mr.. Benedict one hour each week" Il
m work not to interfere with his duties as /
instructor in the High school. The reque
was granted.
r The buildings and property committ
recommended that the bid of the omal
! Safe and Iron works for the erection
hre-escapes at the Park, CASTELAR, al
Farnam schools at cost Of S1.4s5 be a
ee2ted.
The license inspector submitted a Ii
Te showing that there are $50 saloons
a Omaha paying licenses.
" Superintendent Pearse was granted a te
day leave Of absence in which to attend I
ID national convention OF school superinte
s. dents. which meets at Chicago next week.
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