Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-09
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
School Teachers Make Prepsr-
atiOns for Opening Session Today.
BOARD MAKES FINAL PLANS,
Annual Picnic OF SWIFT and Company
Employees IL Held Rt BenninE-
ton--LRbOr Day Quietly
Observed.

employees IL hetu NJ heuhAhh-
ton--LRbOr Day auietly
Observed,
The first teachers meeting OF the yea,
was held in the high school auditorium
yesterday morning. The roll call showed
only four OF five absent The superintend-
ent made some general announcements
covering the Immediate duties which the
teachers are to take up in the morning the
first session Of the public schools. For tho
special entertainment aud instruction OF
the teachers, c. A.. Fulmer Of the Wesley
an university, delivered an address on the
| theme. THE Necessity of a Teachers
Growth" Mr.. Fulmer was one of the most
prominent superintendents Of the state, To-
Cated at Beatrice before taking up his
work at Wesleyan. He made three points
to a fixed triangle OF development. First.
il must come along lines of education; sec
and, that Of pedagogical proficiency and
last, and most important by far, in adj
minlstrative ability4 without the power
OF administration the power to govern and
direct the Wills, energy and ability OF
children, the teacher fails In all other
points. Education and power OF teahing
count for nothing IN such a teacher. 1T
is fortunate for us that the administrative
faculty is capable of great development,
and that we may profit much by the mis-
takes and errors into which we fan"
The teachers will take mp their work in
the various schools this morning. AS a rulo
there has been little complaint over the
assignments. Ar
Board of Education.
The Board OF Education met last night
and considered a few minor details relating
A. --t..1 u,.-lr MA, .nAarinNApA1pN -
ported that the Tooter was on a paying
basis. having paid all debts with a balance
Of $40 in the treasury. The cost OF run
Ring the paper for the year was 5000.
The management win make a bi-weekly
report of the finances this year.
Several complaints were lodged charging
in~competency of ~ianitors, and it Is likely
that the board may discharge some of the
present force, IL better results are not OBJ
tanned shortly.
Rose Fiala, a graduate of the Peru Nor
NAL and a teacher of two years expert
ence, and Miss Georgia Paokar, of the Iowa
State Normal, with an experience of five
years, were elected to positions on the UNI
assigned list Of teachers.
Miss Olive Brown. who was elected to a
position at Jungmann school, was lately
married. but did not report this fact to the
board. As yet the place has not been filled.
Bank Moves Next Mnday.
The Packers National bank management
has fixed the date of moving into the new
quarters for September Il. The convent
ences and beauties Of the new structure are
every day more and more apparent. Within
the last day or two the large bronze doors.
Weighing over 600 pounds. were set in
place.
.Swift's Annual Picnics
1--WE always have such a fine time at our
annual picnic that we talk about it half a
year a~fterward, and then talk about the
plans for the next one the balance Of the
year. Swift and Company's outing Monday
at Bennington was no exception. 1t was
the best We have ever had" said @, M.
Lawrence, one of the prime movers Of the
affair.
There were from 800 to 1000 persons at
the picnic. The first event of the day was
the base ball game between the swift's
Regulars and the swift plant team. 1t was
a neck-and-neck contest and the Regulars
won by a score OF 10 to 3. In the afternoon
the Regulars played the Bennington team,
winning, 5 to 4.
The mess call was sounded at noon and
the lunchers feasted for nearly an hour,
stimulated by the music of GREEN'S band.
At ! o'clock the amusement features we're
held. They consisted OF racing, jumping and
similar contests, one of the chief sports
was the fat mems race. Il. v. Arnold won
the race in about twenty seconds, but he
was not the feature. The feature was Pond
Of Omaha, who executed the double SOM
! ersault in the roly-poly style trying to
make up for the lack OF length In his legs.
The unknown contest" was the best fun
producer OF all. T. ]. Alton, C. French, F.
A. Shaw, II. Hansen, r.. o. Haskins and
? A. l.. Branstead competed. A big box was
set on a table in the athletic field and
opened with great solemnity. The con-
testants waited for the unknown stunt they
were to perform, all wrought up for any
event. The box contained seven bottles
filled with milk, provided with the appar-
atus familiar to infancy, and the mon In
b competition were required with much awk-
= wardness to perform the ancient feat of
a emptying the bottle in the shortest time.
French had a great lead on r. o. HaskIns
; until he got a bone in his throat and had
2 to wait until II was extracted He lost out
b finally by the width OF a toe left in the
V neck of the bottle, He said the milk he
had was too thick TO run fast.
Magic City Gossip.
I a, c. Paneoast Will go to Philipsburg,
d Kan, today on a business trip.
3 w. H.. Shriner OF Fremont was ON the
South Omaha market yesterday.
letters Gold Top Beer delivered 10 any
part of the city. Telephone No. 8.
The city council met and adjourned last
night on account Of the legal holiday.
J. Heyman & Berry sellers OF quality"
4 meats, oath and L, telephone 800; 24th and
A.. telephone III.
Edgar Kiddoo returns today from a vaca-
ton spent in Illinois to enter the South
n Omaha High school,
Cali and get our terms when In need Of
y money. Confidential. Fidelity Loan Co, 4Ot
North Twenty-fourth street.
a Miss Eunice Ensor has returned from
Chicago, where she has been taking a
n course in the Chicago Conservatory OF
e Music.
n The sheep rolled into South Omaha 27.5l7
strong yesterday. This is another record
day. The prices remained about on a Level
with last week.
y Harry Anderson reported the loss OF a
y bicycle yesterday. Officer John Gaughn
found the wheel, but was unable TO catch
the boy who stole II.
u The South Omaha Country club gave an
e Informal dance last night. During the aft
y ernOop several games OF tennis and golf
{" were played. The tennis games were in
the tournament.
The Identity Of the cocaine victim dis