Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-20
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Eighth Grade School Students Fin
ish Mid-Year Examinations.
ARE READY FOR HIGH SCHOOL
bohemian National Society Listens
90 Drama staged at Its Hall
Mrs. wienbiska and Joe
Budzfk Arrested.

grade schools who have Just concluded
their examinations for entrance into the
high school slxty-five have passed and
number are still in doubt. The excellence
OF The work done by the teachers OF the
grade schools is proving source OF con-
graduation to Superintendent n NJ. era
ham, who yesterday expressed his pleas
ure at the great number of students that
have successfully stood the tests.
The eighth grade schools of the city
have each arranged for reception or
program in honor Of the successful stu
dents.
On Wednesday afternoon Lincoln and
Garfield each graduated ten pupils. \
program of music was rendered. DR..
Boutwell,, pastor Of the First Methodist
church, addressed the students OF Gar
field school, Superintendent \. NJ. Ora
ham spoke to the class at Lincoln.
Yesterday afternoon Lowell and Central
schools held their exercises and supern-
tendent Graham addressed the classes on
the new prospect that was opening TO
them as upper classmen of the pubic
school system of the city. The superin-
tendent told the graduates that II he
were to select text he would choose
the homeiy phrase: Don't get Side
tracked" as the aptest and most .ex-
press!ye advice that he could give. He
told the students that too many are daz-
zled by penny jobs at a time when school,
ing Is most profitable He cautioned the
students against the unwisdom OF leaving
school for a position that will pay a few
dollars salary and never put them IN po-
sition for higher things.
The speaker said that too often selfish
and unwise parents took their children
away from high school on the theory that
the time for repaying parental ,solieitude
had come. He said this was gross mis-
take, and boys especially were ofte0 de-
prived OF larger educational advantages
by parents intent only on their own pres
emit advantage. lie argued that longer
education would give the parents better
hope for comfortable old age under the
protection OF stalwart and successful
men whose primary education had @roved
the foundation Of their after lives,
This afternoon Brown Park, West Side.
Madison and Hawthorne schools wal each
hold a short program and receive their
credentials of having completed the eighth
grade school work.
statutory Charge Preferred.
Joe Budzik and Mrs. Agnes Wienbiska,
Thirty-flrst and r streets. were arrested
yesterday afternoon at the instigation OF
Truant officer Paul McAulay on
statutory charge. II. Slavik. boarder
at the house, was arrested as a witness,
but released later.
Budzik has been living with Mrs.
Wienbiska for the last three months.
Although Mrs. Wienbiska was warned
several times that unless she ceased liv-
ing with Budzik she would be arrested.
she refused to do so. The woman has a
large family of boys and girls ranging
In age from to IS years. Her husband
died about two years ago.
A short time ago the Oldest daughter
was driven from home by her mother
and Budrik She said that II her mother
is sent to jail she will go back home and
take care OF the cnlluren'
Chesko society Program.
After hard days work in convention
assembled the delegates to the Chesko
society were treated last night to an
elaborate program at the Bohemian Ma
tlonal hail, Twenty-first and U streets.
The feature OF the evening was a Bo-
hemian drama, staged and acted by the
local members OF the Bohemian race. The
play was in the Bohemian tongue and
met with much applause from those In at
tendance.
The work Of the convention will prob
ably conclude this evening. although
there may possibly be another session
Saturday. The election work has not
been completed, but It is understood that
several Of the local members oil the order
are favored by the delegates for general
offices.
In case the general officers elected
should be citizens Of this city the gem
eral administration Of the society viii
take place from South Omaha.
stoekman Loses Money.
As he was paying his rare on a cross
town street car yesterday afternoon
Henry Freudenberg. a Madison. Neb.,
stockman, was robbed OF 80. He did not
miss the money until he went inside the
car and reached to get his pocketbook
A man crowded against Freudenberg as