Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-01
EDUCATIONAL
Public Schools and Colleges
that Thrive in Omaha


S. Omaha graded schools 10 lo4 4Ioi
Creighton university ..... 10 o65
Catholic parochial ........ IL IS 2,4f9
Higher schools for girls. % 6ls
Omaha university ........ l q III
Omaha business colleges 81 LOB
State School for Deaf. 10 200
Omaha has become an educational cen
ter Of first Importance, with schools, col
leges and universities, whose work covers
all fields of instruction.
Public schools.
The backbone of the educational system
is of course the public schools. There
are two public school districts-one for
Omaha and one for South Omaha, each
under the administration of a Board of
Education. with the supervision of the
schools vested in a superintendent of in
struction. Free public schools are main
tanned in two high schools, one in Omaha
and one in South Omaha, and in forty
seven graded schools, making a total of
forty-nne schools, in which sci teachers
and principals are engaged in the instruc-
ton of a grand total of 2O,S51 pupils. The
value of the school property is estimated
at $2,372,7l5 and the annual expense of
maintenance aggregated for the school
year s731,719. while current receipts ag-
gregated s7s2,O94.
Omaha High school.
Omaha's high school occupies a large
square Of ten acres on the most promi-
nent hill in the city, where the territorial
capitol was formerly located. The old
high school building, which still stands,
was erected in 1871 at a cost of S25O,OOO, its
tower rising 800 feet above the river level.
Four years ago the main front of fine
new high school building of classic design
was erected at a cost of $4,000, this
structure standing directly east of the old
building, and the plans, made by Archi-
tect John Latenser, contemplate an add
ton of lateral wings and the ultimate re-
moval of the old high school building.
The new building is of cut sandstone,
handsomely finished in hard wood and
equipped with all the most modern facili-
ties and conveniences for school work. The
high school is under the principalship Of
Prof. A. H. Warehouse, with Miss Kate
McHugh as assistant principal, with q
staff of fifty-six teachers. The last re-
port on attendance was 1,493 and the
school graduates $50 to 200 students every
year.
south Omaha High school.
The High school at South Omaha has
new school building erected at a cost Of
approximately 100000, being designed also
by John Latenser. The structure is of
brick, with stone trimmings, and the novel
feature consists in a large auditorium capa-
BILE of seating more than the entire mem
bership of the school, which numbers 1876.
The school is under the principalship of
Prof. N. NJ. Graham, who is at the head Of
a CORPS of fifteen teachers.
Omaha Graded Schools.
Following is the list of Omaha graded
schools:
Bancroft-An eight-room brick building on
Ninth street, south of Bancroft, erected at
a cost of $4,000 on a site valued at $4,000;
Kate l.. Brown, principal; attendance, 3l6.
Beal-A new six-room building just con-
structed at cost of $4,000 at the corner
of Forty-eighth and Walnut street; Vir-
ginia White. principals attendance, 1888.
Casa sixteen-room brick building cost
ing $4,000 on a site valued at $4,000, between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth street, on Cass;
principal, Mary Simonds; attendance, 6Oi.
Castellar-A twelve-room brick building
and two-room frame annex; value of build
ings. s23,5O0; ground $780, at Eighteenth
and CASTELAR,; principal, Mary b. Newton;
attendance. 6O4.
Central-A twelve-room brick building
costing $4,000, on a site valued at $4,000,
on Dodge street, west of Twenty second
principal, Mary Fitch; attendance, $50.
Central Park-A four-room frame build
ing. with two-room annex; the buildings
valued at 5000 and the site at $1,000; a
Forty-second and Saratoga streets; princ
pal, Elizabeth Rooney; attendance, 20S.
Clifton Hill-Four-room frame buildins
costing 5000. on a lot valued at $2,t0J,
Forty-second and Miami streets; principal,
Isabelle Doyle; attendance. &3
Columbian-A ten-room brick building
erected at a cost OF $4,000, at Thirty eighth
avenue and Jones streets; grounds valued
at $1,000; principal, Margaret Vincent at
tendance, 1852.
Comenius-A sixteen-room brick building
costing $4,000. on grounds valued at $40, 900.
on Fifteenth street. near William; princi-
pal, Helen Wyckoff; attendance, 502. Prin-
cipal night school, Louise Adams; attend
ance, 223.
Druid Hill-A two-room frame building,
with grounds valued at $500. on Thirty
first and Spalding; principal. Martha Chris
tiancy; attendance, SO.
Dupont-A four-room brick building and
one-room frame annex: grounds and build
ing valued at $500, at Twenty-ninth and
Martha; principal, Frances Butterfeld; at
tendance, 161.
Farnam-A twelve-room brick building,
costing s22.6Oo on a site valued at 81, 600,
at Twenty-ninth and Farnam streets; prin-
cipal, Agnes Harrison; attendance, 500
Forest-Three two-room frame buildings,
valued, with ground, at $500. at Fourteenth
and Phelps; principal. Franc Eaton; at
tendance, 229.
Franklin-Ten-room brick building, cost
ing $50, Co., on ground valued at 5000, at
Thirty-nfth and Franklin streets; principal,
Annie Hutchins; attendance. 446.
Gibson-A two-room frame building
valued. with site. at $500. on Boulevard
street; principal. Carrie Nash; attendance,
%.
Kellom-A sixteen-room brick building
erected at a cost OF s5S5Oo. on a site valued
at $4,000 on Twenty-third street, between
Nicholas and Paul streets; principal. Anna
Foose; attendance. sS1. Principal night
school, Huldah Isaacson; attendance, 12S
Lake-A sixteen-room brick building, with
two-room frame annex; value OF build
ing $40, 900; OF grounds, $4,000; located at
Nineteenth and Lake streets; principal
Emma whitmore; attendance. 82s.
Leavenworth-An eight-room brick build
ing. costing $4,000. on a site valued at
SIS, OOO at Leavenworth and Seventeenth
streets. Principal. Lizzie Bancker; attend
ance, 319.
TJpcolr-A ten-roor, hricl butldInR cost-