Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-05
NEW SUPERINTENDENT CHOSEN
Prof. J. II. Beveridee of Missouri Val
ley Heads the schools.

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Prof. J. II. BeveridRe of Missouri VAL
ley Heads the schools.
Prof. ]. H. Beveridge. superintendent of
schools at Missouri Valley, was elected
superintendent Of the public schools Of
Council Bluffs to succeed Prof. w N.
clifford at the meeting of the Board Of
Education Monday.
The election of Prof. Beverage fol-
lowed an executive session of the board
for an hour and was unanimous.
Prof. Beverage was selected from a list
of thirty-two applicants for the position.
At the executive session 1t is under
stood the list Of candidates had been
simmered down to five. including Prof.
Carlos NJ. Cole of Sioux City n Prof.
King of Boone, Ia The formal ballot
taken in open session was unanimous for
Prof. Beverage.
Prof. Beveridge, who was at the Grand
hotel, was notified by telephone Of his
election and he appeared before the board
and thanked it for the honor conferred
on him. After a brief conversation by
telephone with the president Of the Board
Of Trustees of Missouri Valley, Prof.
Beveridge formally accepted the position
and will enter upon his duties today, the
Missouri Valley trustees consenting last
evening to his release there.
Prof. J. II. Beverage was superintendent
OF the schools OF Glidden, Ia, from 1892
to 1902 with the exception Of two years,
during which he secured a leave Of abb
sence to complete his college course at
the Ohio university, where he took a
post graduate course in physiology and
post graduate course in psychology and
pedagogy. Since 1902 he has been
superintendent of the schools at Missouri
Valley.
The new superintendent salary was
fixed at $2,100, to be paid in twelve
monthly installments.
Prof Beveridge's wife and two children
will come here August Is. He is one Of
the instructors selected by Superin-
tendent Jackson for the Pottawattamie
County Normal institute to be held in
this city the latter part Of this month.
The resignation of Mrs. Dora Churchill
as principal of the Pierce Street school
was accepted and Miss Howard, one of
the teachers in that school, was elected
to fill the vacancy. The designations of
Miss Letha Baker of the Pierce Street
school, Miss Grace Griffith OF the Third
Street school and Miss Hutching of the
Twentieth Avenue school were received
and accepted.
These new teachers were elected: Miss
Mary O'Connor, salary, $40; Miss Dora
spetman, salary. $40; Miss Augusta Fra.
eel, salary, $45; Miss Maude Myers, sal.
airy, $40. Miss Frazey is from the Drake
university at Des Moines while the Others
are from this city.
Prof. D. r. McGrew Of the high schoo
faculty, in a communication to the board
announced he would resign unless his sal
airy was Increased. The board took sum
mary action by accepting his resignation
II in the opinion Of the. superintendent ant
the principal the work can he done with
out filling the vacancy, no successor L
Prof. McGrew will be appointed. II
however, It is decided that his place shall
be filled. the selection Of a teacher will b,
left to the new superintendent and Prin
cipal Thomas to recommend.
c. I. Hiddleston was appointed janitor o
the Second Avenue school and Georg
Smiley ~janitor of the Third Street schoo
at the same salaries as paid the forme
incumberts.