Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-30
TEACHERS WORK
They Ask to Be Allowed to Take School
Census This Year,
EARNINGS TO co TO ANNUITY SOCIETY
Heretofore Census work Has Been
Let 60 Special Employees and
Teachers Assert they Can
DO II Better.

The majority Of the principals Of the
Omaha public schools are seeking extra
ordinary employment at the hands Of the
school board during the summer vacation.
They desire to be employed as enumerators
to take the school census Of the city, under
the regulations which require the census
to be taken each year.
The teachers making this request do 80
in the interest OF the Teachers Annuity
and Aid association, organized for the pur-
pose Of pensioning teachers after a certain
period Of service. The financial condition
Of the society is not strong. and to swell
the funds the principals offer 20 turn over
TO the treasurer Of the association all money
received for taking the census. In previ-
Gus years persons have been employed espe-
clally for this work, the cost varying from
$500 to $3.50.
On behalf Of the plan the teachers say
that they, being acquainted with the condl-
lions in each school ward or sub-distrlct,
will have a much easier time in taking the
census than a person appointed for the
purpose who may know nothing of the
conditions. and that the city can assist
the association, while paying out no more
money than usual for the work.
Standing of Association.
The Teachers Annuity and Aid associa-
ton has for IT'S officers some OF the best
known teachers OF the city. Miss Anna
Zoos is the president, Mrs. Nora H. Lemon
is first vice president, Miss Sarah Nc
Cheane is second vice president, Miss
Emma Wheatley is treasurer, Miss Eolia
w. Nichols is financial secretary and Miss
Hulda F. Isaacson is recording secretary.
II has 104 active members at this time and
an honorary membership consisting OF a
number Of persons and firms who have
contributed to the funds.
The society was organized about March
20, 1897, with sixteen charter members. The
last statement Of the condition Of the treas
ury showed total assets of So. 020. 33-S3,4 400
Of which is invested In government bonds
and S~1,129.75 in city warrants. The total
receipts since the organization of the So
ciety have been sS,SS3.97 showing expenses
Of only SS63.6 for the FIVE years Of it's
existence, much Of which is accounted for
by the premiums on United States bonds.
The principals who have been interview
ing the members of the board claim that
they have met with no objection from those
they have seen.
Heretofore 1t has been the custom to di-
vide each ward into two districts and APP
point an enumerator for each district, max
ing eighteen enumerators for the city. Last
year four Of these were women. The law
requires that the reports shall be in the
hands of the county superintendent by June
l, which necessitates that the census be
taken during June. The enumerators are
paid 8 cents a name; there are about 0 1000
children OF school age in the city, so the
amount paid for the service is in the neigh
borhood of $500. Last year the cost OF TAX
ing the school census was s927.S9. The sta
tionery cost something over s27. From this
computation the teachers could expect to
add something like 5000 to the treasury OF
their association.