Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-20
WILL NOT SIGN WITH UNION
Board Of Education Declines to Bind Itselt
in Labor Mat.era
LIST OF THE GRADUATES is GIVEN OUT
Decision Reached TO Hold Meeting
June 2 for the Purpose of Select
ing Teachers for Ensu-
inE Year.

The Board of Education last night de-
clined to bind itself to employ none but
union labor on repairs to school houses.
A majority of the members declared them
selves In favor of treating union and non
union men alike, without showing par
tiality to one or the other. The question
was brought before the board in the shape
Of a communication from the Trades and
Labor assembly, signed by President Raabe
and Secretary Marlowe, in which the board
was asked to employ only union labor in
repairs to school buildings. The communl-
cation stated that In consideration of the
request being complied with no objection
would be made by the unions interested to
the tanitors In the various buildings max
ing repairs, but the request was only TO
apply to such additional labor as might
be employed by the board. Member Cor
man spoke strongly in favor of the re-
quest being granted and was supported by
Member Tinley, but the other members
declined to commit the board and the
communication was finally laid on the table.
John Low was appointed a member OF
the high school faculty to take charge of
the business department during the absence
| of Prof. ]. c. Grason, who has been crit
| ically I'll for some time.
The contract for furnishing the plumbing
| for the addition to the Pierce street school
was awarded to Stephan Bros.
County superintendent McManus was ac-
| corded the use of the High School audi
torium for the County Normal institute
| for the week commencing June Is. Per-
mission was also given for the use of the
auditorium for two entertainments to be
given by the high school pupils under the
supervision of the faculty. Friday night
J rNr--
minstrel show and Friday of next week
J. J. Frainey will give a shakespearean dra-
matio recital under the auspices of the
Cadet association.
The resignation of Janitor Smith Of the
Thirty-second street school was accepted
and c. Roberts appointed in his place.
Superintendent Clifford reported that the
class to graduate from the high school
June 8 would consist of fifty-eight pupils
as follows:
Classical course, IS; Latin-scientihc, "a;
German scientific, 16; English scientific, 8;
business, Z. These are the names of the
pupils;
! List of Graduates.
! Classical Course-Ruth Barstow, Tom
Burke, Fred B. Cherniss. Olive Alzlna Eng
| lish, Nettie Unas Fleming, Eunice Grason,
/ Sadie M. Grosvenor, Alfred P. Hanchett,
jr., Clarence E. Henninger, Anna Homer.
Mignon ], Maynard, Hattie NJ. Mueller,
Matilda Namen, Edna M. Putnam, Edith
A. Shepard. Alga Melita Smith, Harry L.
/ Snyder, Lulu NJ. Wise.
| Latin Scientific Course-Horace A. Ask
with, Ada Brandes, Dana r.. Hanford, Ger
trude Henshaw, Nellie @. Mabie, Georgia
Mitchell, Roy Mitchell, Hattie NJ. Murphy,
George Porter. Ralph Denny Robertson,
1 ~. n Wa naAA
Carleton H. woodward, Margrette B.
Wright.
German-Scientihc Course-Mabel Louise
Anderson, Josephine A. Bixby. Edith Fran
ces Brock, Letta L. Butler. Olive 3. Casey,
Minnie NJ Foster. Zola NJ Graves, Hazel
]. Hammer, Phoebe Helen Judson, Della
Pauline Metcalf Nina Hortense Meyers,
Raymond c. Mathis, Blanche Patterson,
Frieda Peterson Robert L. sprague, Merle
F. Warner.
English Scientific Course-Morgan G. Cut
ler, Lauretta L. Evers, Albert NJ Treynor.
Business Course-Charles Duncan Camp
bell. Gertrude r, Citizens. Charles C. Lacy,
Henry Peterson. James Horace Pierce. Roy
l. Rasmussen, Lottie P. Smith.
Elect Teachers in June.
1t was decided TO hold a special meeting
Tuesday, June 2. at which teachers for the
ensuing year will be elected, In the mean
time a meeting OF the committee of the
whole will be held at which the report of
the committee on teachers will be consid-
cred. This meeting of the committee OF
the whole 1t is understood will be held be-
hind closed doors So as one of the MEM
bers put 1t, free discussion of the merits
or demerits of the teachers can be had
without having 1t made public.
Superintendent Clifford's statistical report
for the eighth month OF school, ending
April "a, showed the following; Monthly
enrolment, boys 1855. girls 2,45s. total 4S2l
entire enrolment, boys 2,751, girls ESQ
total, 55S1; average daily attendance
4,l96.14 per cent Of attendance, 90; number
Of cases OF tardiness. 3Sl; number neither
absent or tardy. 2.019.