Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-27
CALL COMES TO MISS ZOOS
Death Relieves Suffering of HOnOred
Principal After Long
Siege.

Miss Anna Zoos, principal Of keuom
school, died at 1870 Monday morning at
the Omaha General hospital. where she un-
derwent two mastoid operations. Miss
Fcos rallied at times, but very little hope
was offered for her recovery. She died
Of sheer exhaustion from her long siege
and not from the operations. Her sister,
Miss Catherine Zoos, was present when
death came. Miss Zoos was taken III
before the holidays
The funeral services will be held at the
late home, 1863 Farnam street, Wednesday
afternoon. owing to the capacity of the
home the Wednesday afternoon services
will be private. but it has been arranged
that public memorial service will be held
at $3.50 Friday afternoon at the First Con-
gregational church. which service the
teachers and general public will attend
At that service a committee Of the public
school principals will adopt resolutions Of
coincidence on the death Of Miss Fcos. A
committee was appointed yesterday after
noon Of the principals held at the high
school to draft the resolutions and arrange
for a horal tribute
Burial In Ohio.
The body of Miss Zoos will be taken to
Columbus, o., Wednesday evening for
burial Friday afternoon at the Ohio capital
where the Foos family is one Of the oldest
and most respected in Columbus. Governor
Pattison now lives in the home built by
Miss Foos' father
The Kellom school was dismissed as
soon as the news of Miss Foos' death was
received. The school will be closed dur
ing the time of the funeral. The Board OF
Education will hold a special meeting and
will attend the funeral In a body.
Miss Zoos was one OF the three Oldest
principals from point of service in the
Omaha public schools. The other two
are Miss Whitmore and Miss McI6oon. As
u teacher, it is said OF Miss Zoos she
was efficient and just. Though OF a
naturally retiring disposition, she carried
with her such a refining influence that
children could not be mean in her presence.
She was a remarkably self-poised woman
and had personality nlled with many
beautiful characteristics. Hers was a busy
life. She had high regard for her pro-
fession, in which she was both a credit
and a success.
Throws ON own Resource
At an early age financial reverses over
took her father, making II necessary for
the sisters TO earn their own lvings. From
the lap of luxury Miss Zoos soon found
herself in the schOolroom with courage and
determination to do her best in what she
considered a high calling
Miss Zoos was graduated from the
Columbus, o., High school, and taught
for year I'm girls private school Then
she served for three years in a private
school at Paris Ky, and went to Belle
fontaine, o., for short period. She
moved to Council Bluffs, where she taught
through the season of 1sT2-3 She came
to Omaha in 1873 and was teacher at the
Pleasant Street school for a year; then
assistant principal for a year, and princi-
pal two years al the Pacific school Fol-
lowing that service she was principal eight
years at the Dodge school. where she
taught the seventh and eighth grades, and
then went to the lizard school, where she
was principal from 1886 to April 1892 dur
ing'~~-hich month the Kellom school was
opened s,lth Miss Zoos in charge
Miss Catherine Foos, a sister, also is =
teacher in this public schools.