Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-04
Nebraska
NORMAL BOARD RAISES BID
Offers to Pay Seventy Thousand for
Wayne Normal School.
OWNER TAKES TINE TO CONSIDER
Mrs. Pile wishes 60 Consult with
People in Wayne Before
saying whether She
Accepts.
tFrom a SD correspondentl

LINCOLN, Dec. a-(special.)-The State
Normal board today increased its offer Of
10000 for the Wayne Normal school to So
Oo. Mrs. Pile, the widow OF the funder Of
the school and its principal owner, asked
for time to consider the offer, so there the
matter rests. Former Senator B~ressler,
speaking for the owners, said they could
not say what they would do until parties
In wayne had been communicated with,
and IL may be a week before the answer
Is made 20 the offer.
When The board met this morning II took
up the Chids' motion for an offer Of $4,000,
and this was voted down, the rollcall being
as follows: Yes: Shellhorn. No: Brian,
Hays, Ludden and Mcdonald.
The board then for some time discussed
letting the matter go over until some fu-
1ture date, but as the law says the pur-
chase must be made before the first of
January, this idea was finally abandoned.
When it looked as II the board would not
get together. there being two members alb
sent, Mr.. Childs, who Is I'll, and Superin-
tohdent Bishop, who had to go to Milwau-
kee last night. superintendent Crabtree
suggested that the members might go into
executive session and find out how much
they differed, and get together.
This suggestion was frowned upon by the
members, but they gradually collected at
one end Of the long table, with the excep-
ton Of DIR. Ludden, who said he opposed
all sembiance of an executive session, and
the matter was soon settled.
vote is Taken.
Brian moved that the state pay $4,000
for the school and this carried with the
following vote: Yes, Brian, Hays, Ludden,
Mcdonald, Shellhorn. Nc one voted in the
negative.
Senator Bressler then asked the board IL
# was necessary for the owners of the
school to decide on the question at once.
He was told that time would be given the
owners for a consideration Of the offer
and II the decision is favorable the at
torney general will draw up the contract
without any further meeting Of the board.
1t seemed TO be the opinion Of the ma
josity Of the board that the legislative
committee. which estimated he value of
the school. were too generous and that
$4,000 was a good price for the property.
1t was suggested. however, that the citl-
gems OF Wayne might take up the diff
ference getween the offer and the price
asked by Mrs. Pile and the appropriation
made by the legislature, $4,000.
Chairman Childs of the board got out Of
a SICK bed to attend the meeting yesterday,
but last night he returned home and was
unable to be present today at the meeting.
Cut Down Printing BIZ.
The State Normal board next year prob
ably VIII print one big catalogue containing
the coarse Of study for the normal schools
I'm place of a publication for each school.
Next year the board expects to have four
normal schools under its control and for
that reason the printing bill viii amount to
considerable. BY publishing a course of
study Cor all of the the board expects to
cut down its. nrfnffpu hin oanst1arob1,, .A -
Member Hays brought the matter to the
attention Of the board this morning and
announced hat the printing committee in
tended to work out the proposition at its
earliest opportunity. The members seem
to take kindly to the suggestion.
Graduates 10 Have Two Diplomas.
The state Normal board expects to issue
diplomas TO all the graduates of the two
normal schools who are now teaching OF
certificates issued by the defunct board
The records Of the present board show
nothing Of the graduates turned out las
June. as the other board stepped in ant
issued the diplomas. Should a teacher
certificate be questioned. there would b.
nothing TO show in the records that tn
certificate or diploma had been issued.
matter was brought to the attention
Of he board by a graduate who is now il
another state. After considering the mat
ter, the board decided TO issue new certifi
oates tosan the graduates, permitting ther
TO keep, the others as a souvenir Of tn
defpnot board!
Getting Delinquent List Ready,
Walker Smith, corporation clerk in tn
office of the secretary Of state, is bus
checking up the corporations which PAL
their occupation tax on the last day al
lowed them by law. As soon as possible h
viii prepare a list of the delinquent cor
porations and present them to the governo
and they will be proclaimed out OF bus
ness.
During the day several corporations hav
telephoned the office Of the secretary G
state asking II there Is some way the
can pay up the tax and be relnstate,
The answer in all cases has been that
win now be necessary for these corporl
lions to file new articles of incorporation.
Adams TO Get Right.
J. II. Butler Of the Adams Expires
company has notified the state railwa
commission that he is preparing the tariff
Of the company IN such shape as to con
ply with the law and orders Of the con
mission regarding the long and short haul
The tariffs viii be filed by December
SO ne wrote.
In Memoirs OF Miss Wilson.
The following resolution was adopted {
day by the railway commission;
The commission and members OF the q
flee force OF The Nebraska State Railw,
commission desire TO give utterance 10 tins
sorrow, and 10 express their sensibility
the loss occasioned to them both In pc