Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-16
TOO PROSPEROUS TO TEACH
Farmers Unwilling 70 Allow Daughters to
work fer Salaries Offered.
RLFoRMs AT TNI sTATE REfONM SCHOOL
Director Lovelsna Of the weather
Bureaa Reviews JuIy Conditions
-AII but Northwest Portion
Has HEAVY Rains.
ANON . star cortespondent.l

LINCOLN, Aug. Observation-Disclosures
tendent Fowler says the scarcity Of public
school teachers throughout the state IL due
almost entirely to the prosperity Of the
farmers and business men Of the rural dis
tricts.
Take a ride Of 100 miles through any
part Of the state and see the fields Of good
crops. and then tell me n you can why any
farmers daughter should teach school for
t25 or $40 a month. . said Mr.. Fowler. They
don't have to do Il any more and that Il
Just why there are schools all over the state
without teachers.
Il was IN Mcpherson county this week
and found that there was not a teacher in
the entire district" continued Mr.. Fowler.
This. Of course. isn't a big county; that is.
is population is not large. but they have
eight schools there and all will have to re-
main closed unless they ind teachers for
them. And l see by the morning papers
that Frontier county still needs forty teach
ers. There are numerous other ~counties in
the state that have been unable to supply
all OF their schools and II looks as though
many Of them will not be opened this year.
'HThe salaries offered in the rural
schools are not high. but they are Just as
high as they ever were. A few years ago
a position carrying q salary Of $50 per
month would have several applicants. But
nov conditions are changed; the farmers
are doing we'll and the business men have
no complaints to offer. The result IL they
keep their daughters at home and the
schools stay closed"
rrRise for BeshtoI.
Chief. Of Police Hoakland Of this city
speaks In high praise Of the work being
dcne BY Superintendent J. ". Beghtol OF
the State Reform School for Boys at Kear-
ney. Mr.. Hoagland returned today from
Koarney. While at the institution he
noted the general good condition Of the
boys. the discipline of both the omcers n
the inmates and paid some attention to
the management Of It's affairs.
The new superintendent has brought
about several reforms in the short time
he has been at the head Of the institution
and the good results are already noticed, .
said the chief. "He has made numerous
changes Ia the methods Of management,
Strengthened the discipline where It was
weak and has made provisions In many
Ways for the betterment Of the boys.
1T is marvellous the change that takes
place In 4 boy after he goes into the re-
form sshcoL' he continued. "Tn the FIRST
Piece they are given Q thorough cleaning.
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"7'e" OF Suiy weather.
Section Director Loveland has this TO say
regarding the weather which prevailed over
Nebraska during the month Of July:
7 month was characterised by low
temperature and excessive rainfall in all
except the northwest section. where the
rainfall was slightly below the normal.
Very few extremely high temperatures are
reported IND these occurred in the vest
ern portion OF the state, generally about the
middle OF the month. The month was one Of
heavy showers; the greatest rainfall in
twenty-four hours at all but a few western