Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-17
RENEWAL OF SCHOOL BONDS
Ell 70 Enable The Issuance Of Bsfundinr
6Brit for Omaha District 70
BELIEVE PRESSURE ON SINKING FUND
Beard Of Bducutton Receives Draft
If Measure from AttsrBep and
May Irre Its Ennctment
Enfo Law.

the B1ard Of Education last night Mem
berE Homan Funkhouser and Andreesep
we're absent. The chief business of impur-
tance transacted wHE the submission Of a
relundinE bOnu bill upon which no nc
lion was tRken. The settlement Of the COD
truverFy with John Rowe G. Co. regarding
the heating and ventilHtinE plant Ht the
high school and the adoption OF resolu-
tion whereby pupils In the manual training
department at the high school are 20 make
articles actually needed In the schools and
10 receive pHy for ne same
The refunding bond bin was drawn by
G. Herring, attorney for the board 10y
direction Of the judiciary committee. In
accordance with d resolution introduced
by Member Holman some time ago. A.
present the board is compelled 10 com
msnce HmRHsinE q sinking fund to pay
on each bond iBBue when the time has
one-hhf expired. This means q STEADY
drain on the resources. as sg75 000 In bonds
iHH cue between 1908 and 1921 each O
twenty year issue. The bill in question
amends section &c 81 subdivision II OF
chapter lxxlX Of the compiled statutes
and provides for the issuance uf renewal
bondE in school districts Of the metro
politHn class In other words IL is de-
signed to relieve the accumulation Of The
sinking fund and TO permit the issue Of
new bonds 10 take up the old ones when the
latter have mRtured. The judiciary com
mittee submitted IL with the recUmmenda-
tiUn that II De referred TO the board for
action.
settlement with Rowe Co.
Chairman stubendnrf. for the committee
on buildings and property recommended
3 settlement with John Rove Co. for
81 O66 10, which is s1s5 more than was FIRST
decided upon by the board. provided the
company completes the work as outlined
by the expert who made an examination
When the committee on buildings ana
property reported in favor Of receiving
proposals for the construction Of twenty
FIVE Kindergarten tables, estimated TO cost
from S2.25 TO S2.75 each. Member Mcintosh
moved that the work be done by the stu
dents In the high school manual training
department and that each workman receive
pay for his work on B reasonable and bust
neBslike hasis.. He made & speech, de-
claring that the inspiration Of utility"
was desirable feature in manual training
and his motion was adopted
Attendance Ht the schools.
The report Of the superintendent show
lbS56 pupils in the schools February 13
This is fifteen more than on the same dsy
last wear and the increase would have beeI
greater but for the fact that many Of thi
Beals schools pupils were moi in school
Seven rooms had more than hfty-fve pupil
and sixteen rooms less than thirty-five.
Upon the report from the committee ol
buildings and property 1t was decided no
20 build the nsw Monmouth Park school ol
lots adjacent to the present site, recentl
acquired. until the attorney gives the word
The school district has NOT yet legally ao
qnirea title 10 The property. though II hold
a deed in escrow. it has been found tina
Bome $500 in claims against the lots are ye
10 be satisfied.
Fifteen students In the commercial cuurs
al the nigh school pstitioned the hoard {
direct that the spencerian system Of pen
mRpship he deEignRted for the course with
out delay 10 conform to the "style Of writ
ing demanded in a business community.
The matter was referred TO the eommitte
Cn textbooks.
Permission was given TO sOlnn r. Town,
president. and the members of the OmAh
Audubon society 70 visit the schools to in
tereBt children in the study and protectiO
Of birds and 10 obtain members anon
them.
Hereafter junitors who permit steal
pipes or radiators to become damaged B
allowing water TO freeze in them will hRS
TO pay for repairs. If they are negligent.
resolution TO this effect was adopted
suhmittsd by the COMMITTEES on building
and property.
Sunket for HiEh school PupIla.
The high school COMMITTEES had a resoll
tion passed exempting the pupils in Il
twelfth grade from attending school &
Friday February 20. 10 20 TO Lincoln und
the chRpsronRge Of two high school teArhe
and visit the Legislature in session and Il
State university.
Authority was also given for the er
ployment Of Robert s. Lansing TO tea
four-study periods two-thirdE of the tin
st the high school at a salary Of 50 day,
place OF Miss Brown. assigned 10 tea
writing MIR. Lansing was On the assign
list had the highest examination marks a
has had two years experience.
letter from A.. ". Tressler, secretH
of the committee on accredited schools
the University of Wisconsin. stated n
the Omaha High school would be continD
on the accredited list.
resolution by Member J J. Smi
provided that nonresident pupils, or pup
over legal age. who wished 10 take one
more studies at the high school be chHre
one-third of the regular tuition rate I
Cne study, 60 per cent Of the regular n
for two studies and 50 per cent for thr
The resolution seemed - puzzle the oh
members and it was referred 10 the hi
school committee.
NeyV Department Expensive.
The mechanical drawing extension
Gently installed NJ the high school Is Eni
10 cost money. Authority was granted h
night 70 buy s2So worth Of iREtrumsn
drswing paper and Two dozen or more on
stools
Member Mcintosh found fault with
contract drawn up with James Morton
Sons for supplies for the manual train
department. and which the judiciary co
miutes had found legally correct. He s.
4 WAS not prepared q business ba
and did not provide for standards in or