Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-22

expect TO soar higher than ever before in
the history Of the organization. Beginning
on tho 18th they will start their annual
spring carnival. Eagles from all over the
state and other states are expected TO put
on their wings and fly into roost, only
there won't be any ~roosting. They promise
to hold one continual flying match lighting
in high places and then only to get a fresh
start. Acrobatic performances. a c~ontinu-
Gus vaudeville, streets OF all nations and
Arkansas, Lilliputian thestricals. a dog and
pony show are to be SOM OF the side at
fractions. but the big show will be on just
the same all the time.
Equal Suffrage Rally.
Miss Gail Laughlin Of New York ad-
dressed a large audience at All Souls church
last night in the interest Of the woman
suffrage movement. At the close OF her
address. thirty-three new members we're
added to the Equality club. This club
during the afternoon elected these officers:
President. Miss Bertha B. Stull; vice pres
ident, Mrs. Maria c. AFTER; recording sec
rotary. Mrs. 1. H.. Hatfield; corresponding
secretary, DR.. Emma Demaree; treasurer,
DR.. Margaret L. Sabin; auditor, DR.. Inez
Philbrick.
Circular on Junior NOrmals.
State Superintendent Fowler today issued
a circular regarding the Junior normal
schools. A portion of it follows:
H. r. No. 100 establishes Junior normal
schools at Alliance, McCook and Valentine
and at more than two other places to be
determined by the state superintendent.
PROVIDED, that at each Of these, places the
public school buildings, textbooks and APP
paratus of the respective school districts
be placed at the service of the state under
the jurisdiction of the state superintend-
| ent. / have located the two additional
schools at Holdrege and North Platte.
These schools will all begin June 8 and will
which will open June Is for a ten weeks
term. The conductors will be the local city
superintendents, with the exception of the
one at North Platte, where Superintendent
ductor.
The appropriation by the state for these
FIVE schools for the biennium is but 1900;
In Other. words, 1920 for each school each
year. This is the maximum amount that
may be used by one of these schools one
year. However, where there are counties
In the territory of any of the junior normal
schools thar desire to be Incorporated with
It under the union normal institute law,
and thus by a merging of state and county
faculty, lecture course, and such advan-
tages and opportunities, we shall be pleased
TO comply with such requests. as we have
already done at Holdrege and North Platte.
We shall make each school the best possible
with the funds at our command.
The last week of the Junior normal school
will be the union normal institute for those
counties Incorporated under this plan, and
while attendance at such institute is as
compulsory as attendance at a home In
stitute, l would suggest a three to six days
professional institute in each county, ex-
cept the county in which the junior normal
school is located. This would accommodate
those who have a reasonable excuse for
non-attendance at the. Junior normal school
and the union normal institute. An insti-
tute fee should be charged those In at
tendance at the home institute. Some Of
the instructors whose terms would close
with the Junior normal school might he Sc
cured for the home institute at reasonable
terms. AS a matter of simple justice and
as an ENCOURAGEMENT to professional train
ing, 1 most heartily recommend that county
superintendents excuse those teachers who
stitute. IL they desire 20 be excused.
The attendance at these schools depends
almost entirely upon the attitude of the
county ouperintendents in such territory.
The teachers in these counties need the
training which these schools will offer.
Hence, the duty of the county superintend-
ents in their attitude toward these schools
is plain.
lutely free to all teachers and prospective
teachers of Nebraska. Not even an insti-
be IA years of age, of good moral charac-
ter and of good physical health" who
have a fair knowledge of the common
the country schools or in the lower eight
grades of well-organized city. schools"
model school conducted at each point.
The railroads make a rate of a fare and
one-third for the. round trip. Special ar
reasonable rates should be made at each
OF these schools. McCook figures from 50
does Valentine. Alliance, Holdrege and
North Platte should do as well. The aver
age cost to each teacher for the full term
of ten weeks, including board, lodging,
railroad fare, etc. need not exceed $45.
The question has been raised relative to
counties using the institute funds to pay
| the ira nRDOrtatiOn eNnenSPg of their teach
ers to the junior normal schools. 1 regret
that the bill giving such authority Jailed
and the ruling Of the attorney general rela-
tive to this question in connection with the
State Normal school at Peru, l am COM
PEELED to say that such use Of funds would
be illegal.
New Enterprise for Lincoln.
Lincoln is to have a new shirt factory
to cost S25, 900. 1t is to be known as the
Ocean Shirt factory and is to. be erected
by Toeyes & Kirk, experienced shirt men.
both of Lincoln. The Commercial club, in
order to get the enterprise, gave a bonus of
49, 900. The company will employ from fifty
to 100 men. Saturday the company bought
the building at Twenty-fourth and o streets
and as rapidly as possible will install its
new machinery.
Russians to Work in Beet Fields.
Representative Ferrar Of Hall county was
in the city yesterday with his farm man
ager for the purpose Of taking out another
shipment of Russians to work In the beet
fields around Grand Island. Some days
ago 800 we're taken out and put to work
and Wednesday morning another lot Of 800
men, women and children will go on a
special train OF seven cars. Mr.. Ferrar is
the manager of the beet sugar factory at
that place. He said that the laborers were
paid 500 an acre for taking care of the
beets. They live in cottages erected on
the fields where they work. The members
Of the families all work in the fields. About
$40, 900 will be paid out at Grand Island
alone to this class of labor.