Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-06
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
superintendent Davidson Tells the
Instructors What is Expected.
SCHOOLS OPEN ON TUESDAY
Guides for the Youths Are Told ia
Have JOY In the work aud to
Make Each Day Ver-
table Christmas.

when teacher Ifts her finger today.
takes off her glasses and puts them care
tully on the desk ere she steps out before
I you and your class to give you that little
talk which Is the official opening Of the
school term for the year 1901. and when
sne tells you Of your past failings and be-
speaks your superhuman efforts to obtain
virtues in the future, don't be discouraged
| or downcast; teacher got hers Monday
morning-a holiday for YOU The chief
| panjanderum OF the Omaha schools the
superintendent himself. took off his glasses.
after calling the roll just as your teacher
| does, and delivered a few pertinent re-
marks 70 the teachers Of the Omaha
| schools
First he told teacher that in future-the
sins OF the past are forgiven. put on record
and forgotten--the school would expect strict
business policy from the teachers in regard
to the school, that is pfomptness in regard
to their business arrangements with the
school authorities.
| In the past. teacher has not always re-
garded the fact that II she doesn't intend
to fulfill her contract with the Omaha
schools and teach here. she should give in
dicatlon OF such fact TO the authorities in
! June, II possible, but II not then not later
| than August Is. A neglect in this little
business matter complexities, very much,
the business OF arranging the supply of
teachers to meet the needs.
| Urges PrOmptness.
But not only did he mention The import
ance of being prompt in attending to the
business arrangements, but he chlded
teacher, who is herself a preacher of
promptness. for her past lack Of prompt
ness in getting to schools. lie said that
| when he looked at the teachers record for
last year and saw the register OF their
tardiness he could not so much complain
| OF the pupils hardness. But this year
teacher 10 to be tardy. never; and you, dear
! pupils, are likewise to be expected to be on
| time.
! The talk was not all admonition. however,
and the teachers received praise due for
past achievement.
! A better teaching corps for the Omaha
schools inspired with, joy in the work that
is to be done was the theme of the adj
dress. The teachers assembled Monday
morning to make final registration for the
beginning of school Tuesday
Make Omaha n standard.
| Said Mr. Davidson: What we want is a
/ teaching corps that viii be known all over
| the length and breadth of this land. There
! was a time when to be teacher in the
schools of Minneapolis and Indianapolis
was a passport to any position on the
| force OF any school in America. Why can't
we have that true right here In Omaha this
year,"
Let be alive and professionally inter
estsd Even girls from our training schools
have done we'll on the western coast
that a superintendent from there wrote
me recently that he would take any teacher
that had been trained with u.s.
I'VE can help ourselves by thinking In
terms of Omaha rather than in terms OF the
small room in which we teach. 1 want &c
strike the note OF JOY IN Work. The very
atmosphere we throw out around us ought
to be one OF wholesome inspiration
tuplift and joy pat that Spirit into your
work and the lives OF the children Lei
us have Christmas every day in the public
schools"
roll call was taken TO find out II every
teacher was ready TO begin work and regis
traton cards were filed
plan was proposed for allowing every
teacher to contribute to general FUND
which will be expended to bring well known
educators and lecturers to Omaha.