Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-11
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Superintendent Mclean Reports Need Of
Greater High School Facilities
MORE ROOMS ESSENTIAL TO PROGRESS
No Plan as Yet TO Meet situation and
Probably None VIII BE Laid Until
Fate of Bonds Is Known
Magic City Gossip.

! At the request OF the Commercial club
Superintendent J. A. Mclean of the public
schools has prepared some additional data
| In relation to the number of pupils who
have completed the eighth grade course
and thereby become eligible to enter the
high school These statistics go back for
four years, commencing in 1900 From the
Hawthorne school eighty-one pupils COM
pleted the course; from the Brown Park
school sxty-seven from the West Side
school forty-one: the Lincoln school. eighty
three and Central school eighty. This
makes a total of S52 pupils eligible to the
high school in four years The above total
includes the preparatory grade. For the
present year the total high school enroll
ment is 240.
In this connection Superintendent Nc
| Lean states that the accommodations for
high school classes are entirely inadequate.
More room he says must be provided in
some way II the school district intends to
accommodate the high school class at the
next term. More than once Mr.. Mclean
| has pointed out the need of better accom-
rnodations for pupils in the high school.
Now that the number is constantly in
| oreasing something, he says, will have to
be done. So far the Board of Education
has taken no steps to provide more rooms
| and the chances are that nothing along
this line will be done until the fate Of the
bonds is known. Even should the high
school bond proposition carry 1t will be a
year or more before a high school build
ing could be completed so that the board
| will certainly have to make some tenn
porary provision for the large class that is
| to enter the high school in September.
| With an additional ward school building
near the heart of the city a portion of
the pupils now attending Central school
could be diverted to the new building and
| thus make more room for the high school
pupils. Members OF the board have not
agreed upon any plans to be followed in
the event that the bonds carry or are
defeated.
Anderson Comes July L.
On July /. c. B. Anderson, president of
the Crete State bank, will move to Omaha
and assume the position of cashier Of the
South Omaha National bank II. c. Bost-
wick the present cashier, said yesterday:
THE negotiations between the bank and
Mr.. Anderson have been concluded and Mr..
Anderson will be installed as cashier OF
the bark on July 1. The business of the
bank is growing so rapidly that we found
1t necessary to secure the additional help
OF an experienced banker. Mr.. Anderson
is we'll and favorably known and is a
banker of years of experience"
Mr.. Bostwick, who has been cashier Of
the South Omaha National bank for about
sixteen years, will be promoted to vice
president Of the bank and remain In active
1 charge Of the affairs Of the institution.
Mrs. Hunters Troubles.
, Wednesday afternoon a deputy United
' States marshal visited South Omaha and
! called upon Chief Briggs to deliver Mrs
Z Chester Hunter into his custody. Mrs
! Hunter is accused Of obtaining money un.
i der false pretenses by forging her hus-
5 bands signature to secure back pay due
{ him to the amount Of Sl06 as a soldier in the
0 Philippines,
Lodges Report Friday Night.
The three workmen lodges and the three
Degree of Honor lodges will meet Friday
! night at the Ancient Order of United
J Workmen temple, Twenty-hfth and N
streets, to report on the amount OF money
a raised for the flood sufferers. Sunday aft.
ernoon a meeting was held at the temple
and committees were appointed to solicit
funds. Important meetings of all of the
lodges interested will be held between now
and Friday night for the purpose of voting
: money for the fund. 1t is expected thai
about $500 will be contributed by the six
= lodges mentioned.
Opinion Divided.
= Property owners on Twenty-third street
:. are divided in the matter of paving the
street from A to Q. Those residing soutl
. OF K street appear to favor the proposition
= but a great many living north of X street
. are opposed to any kind of a pavement
a being laid. 1t is understood that those In
a terosted in the matter will circulate pc
: tition in a few days for the purpose of as
+, certaining just bow many are for and how
q many are opposed to the paving scheme.
Q Permanent Sidewalk Notices.
City Clerk shrigley was busy yesterda!
preparing notices to be sent out to residen
and nonresident property owners to la!
permanent sidewalks in the 6istricti
= created by the city council at the meeting
held last Monday night. Property owner
will be given thirty days in which to com
ply with the notices. At the expiration o
this time, in cases where the walks hav,
y not been laid, the city will proceed TO d,
d the work and charge the cost up agains
d the abutting property.
;. Two Carpenters Fall.
h While working on a house at Twenty
!. eighth and G streets Tuesday Afternoon
a the scanolding gave way precipitaunl
, William Weimer and Charles Buel to tn
Il ground a distance OF fifteen feet. Bue
q had two ribs broken besides receiving
number Of severe bruises Weimers spin
was badly injured DR.. w. c. Buel at
tended the men. Both reside in the vlcin
ity Of Thirty-hrst and f streets,
n Taking Dispositions.
10 Attorney Fenwick of Washington, d. C.
and Attorney Owens of New York City
both patent lawyers, are here taking dep
ositions in the patent case of l.. c. Shar
= OF Omaha and William Rubin OF tn