Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-23
Letter Goes to Committee.

a.. Letter Goes to Committee.
The communication from Victor Rose
water was read and referred to a COM
nittee consisting of Members Cole, Nc
Cague and Baird, appointed two weeks ago
10 look into the terms of the bequest of
the late Edward Rosewater for a fund for
scholarship of technology. Inasmuch
the committee was not ready to report, Mr..
Rosewater's communication was not acted
on last evening but will be brought up at
the next meeting of the board. Mr. Det-
weller for one in particular, referred to
| the magnaminity and publc-spiritedness of
the bequest and suggested that the COM
mittee bring in a fitting resolution when
II reports. Mr.. Rosewater's letter to the
board follows:
OMAHA, Jan $40 the Honorable Board
of Education, City of Omaha.-Dear Sirs
| For the executors of the estate of my
| father, the late Edward Rosewater, have
| twelfth section of his WILL filed September
/ 4, 1906 for probate in the county court OF
/ Douglas county, a special bequest Is made
/ for the establishment of scholarship of
technology, to be awarded to students who
| shall have taken course in manual train
! ing in the Omaha High school. The exact
wording of the bequest Is as follows:
"12. ! give and bequeath to the school
district Of Omaha, to be held in trust,
! twenty (2O) shares Of the stock of The Bee
| Building company of the par value of ten
| whereof is TO be expended by the Board
| of Education for the establishment of a
scholarship of technology, to be awarded
| to sons Of Omaha mechanics who desire
to acquire education in mechanical en-
cheering or applied science. The selec-
| ton of said school of technology and award
! of the scholarship to be made by the Board
! of Education among competitors who have
taken course of manual training In the
Omaha High school and whose parents
are unable to defray the expenses incident
to attendance in school of technology or
polytechnic school,"
splration for this bequest was realization
of the obstacles to be overcome by those
compelled to make their way In the world
with self-acquired education and an earn
est desire to assist promising young men
along the highway of success.
/ believe L am also safe In saying that
the school district OF Omaha was selected
TO receive this bequest and the Board OF
part my father had had in the creation OF
this school district. I need only recall that
when a member Of the legislature in 1S7l
he framed and procured the enactment OF
the law making the city Of Omaha one
school district, and for the first time
placing all of its schools under an elective
Board of Education, many Of the most
salutary features of our present school
government being straceabe to that law
AS a concession to those who opposed this
measure he was compelled to add clause
providing for its submission to popular
ratification at a special election to be called
and its suspension In case a majority OF
those voting registered themselves against
IT. And II was 10 give voice 20 the public
sentiment for modern system of public
school management, the then existing
newspapers being committed in the othei
direction that he established The Bee
whose later successes made II possible fol
him to provide for the establishment OF th!l
In view OF these facts, trust 1t may no
be out a place for me TO suggest that thu
scholarship. when It shall take form shall
be called THE Edward Rosewater Scholar
= ~ M n
shall formulate suitable rules and regula
, lions governing its award that will full,
carry out the intent and purposes Of M
, l beg further TO inform you that the ad
ministration OF the estate is proceeding al
. rapidly as the law permits and that IN.
! twenty shares In The Bee Building com
school district OF Omaha Immediately afte
the order OF the court for the distribution
Of the estate. which order. however ca n
not well be made sooner than about threl
the payment of the Inheritance tax upol
this bequest, which will be per cent q
! the value returned by the appraiser. Tn
} income from the bequest should be avail
1875 and should ordinarily produce from
: 500 10 S5n according as the rate OF div
: idend should vary from TO Der cent
1 should be pleased to COOPERATE wit
you or any committee you may appOin
= in anything relating 10 this bequest Yer
truly yours, VICTOR ROSEWATER
E Authority of Truant Omcer.
Member Baird OF the committee appointe
to look into the matter Of authority an
5 duties OF the truant officer. reported tina
the truant officers duty primarily was {