Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
West Side School Exhibition Draws
Many Compliments.
CONDUCTOR TYLER IS INJURED
stru ok by Automobile When Alight-
in. from street Car-City I'M
N ovements Must lie De-
Iayed for Year.

N@< Jessie Stitt and the thirteel
ts,rbAgs under her at West Side school
Tbi,tv-sAnood ar 1 L streets, are receiv
ing the oangratul, Nioas oil the city 70
the great WORK acco. npAshed with the s.
children uhGer their c IRE during the las
year.
tOr several days the "ahS OF tn
school rooms have been d, ~orated VIII
the class work OF the chic. ven r'~g'n'
from the kindergartes paper OH TO tn
art drawings AM pFize essay OF IN
higher classes.
The West Side School lies In the near
of district thiokly PopuIstsd bc tn
sturdy immigrants from southern U
rope. Immigrants from Poland, Aus
tria, Lfthuania and kindred states have
gathered together in the neighborhood
OF the West SIDE school building, which
mas an attendance of so children. OF
this number IS per cent are foreign born.
according to Principal Sttt. who has
spent many years in training the for
eign born to become good American citi-
zens
The exhibits over which the school
authorities are proud include not only
the results Of mental culture and theo-
retical education, but also one finds es-
pecially prominent the results of the
manual training work. The work begins
in the lower grades. where the children
of whatever age are enrolled until they
have mastered the rudiments Of the Ian
guage.
Here in the southwest corner Of the
Magic City the teachers say they find
situations as complex and intricate as
ever confront the school teachers and
sociological workers on the East side in
New York or in the O'Hara district OF
Pittsburgh. The Slav. the Italian. the
Russ and the Jew, all immigrant chill
dren are thrown together with the ma
tive-bon American in the West SIDE
school. which is vertable melting pot
for the future citizens Of the republic.
Parents show Interest.
Friday and Saturday when the teach
ers exhibited the work of the children
It was remarkable how interested the
parents Of the pupils were in the work
being done for their children.
Especially to be remarked was the
sagerness with which they applauded the
work that might afterwsrd be coined into
dollars and cents. The older girls Of the
school exhibit specimens Of fine needle
work and drawing. while the boys show
marked proficiency in the use OF tools.
the carpenter. clay modeler, wood cutter
and basket maker.
Miss Jesse Stitt, who is the principal OF
the school, has thirteen teachers under
her direction. These women have set
themselves to carry out the work Of edu-
cation on q broader scope than is gen.
orally comprised In the work Of the class
room. The exhibits show that the teach
ers have worked with an eye to the ma
terial at hand and to the purpose TO which
that material is devoted. The children
Of the West Side school district, being
for the most part foreign born or Of
foreign extraction, are taught primarily
the methods Of American life. They are
also taught neatness and cleanliness and
the teachers say the parents OF the for
eign children seem glad enough to profit
by the instruction given the children.
The teachers Of the school are: Misses
Jesse stitt Vera Du Bots, Helen Water
man, A. Manning, Bebe Carrie, Esther
johnson, Inez Mangen. Agnes Wilson,
Ella Scott, Irene Dewitt Anna Galan,
Lillian Empey, Helena Coleman and
Leonora Weingard
Tyler struck by Auto.
J. NJ. Tyler. a street car conductor re-
siding at Twenty-fourth and G streets,
min
day afternoon at 1870 O'Clock by an auto
mobile driven by Lester shamblen. pro-
prietor Of the Rockaway restaurant at
23lS n street.
Tyler had Just alighted from the street
car in front of his home at Twenty
fourth and G streets. In passing behind
the car he failed to notice the automobile
driven by Shamblen. The automobile
struck Tyler TO the pavement, injuring
his head and limbs The injured man
was attended by DR.. r. E. Schindel. after
which he was taken to the South Omaha
hospital by Chief Of Police John Briggs.
Halt in City Improvements.
Things are looking dark for the men
who profit by public Improvement work
of South Omaha and unless all signs fall
the new council will find itself up against
a blank wall Monday night when City
Attorney H. C. Murphy returns an opin-
ion as to the validity Of further con-
tracts under the present charter.
City Attorney Murphy and his assist
ant sam Winters announced yesterday
that they would hold In conformity with
the opinion already rendered by the
courts which find the labor clause Illegal
and unconstitutional. Mayor Tom Hoe
tor has recognized the conditions of af-
fairs since the assumption OF his official
duties and one OF the most pressing
recommendations Of his message to tho
council was that the charter be tested
to find out just what amendments II
any. are valid.
The feeling is growing that all the
amendments are invalid and contractors
are chary about spending any money In
city work that may never be paid for.
Some have suggested that the contractors
test the validity Of the charter amend
ments. Others have urged that the city
take the matter into court while by far
the greater number insist that the next
meeting Of the legislature viii give ample
time for the consideration OF a city
charter old or new. In the meantime
the general opinion is that the city may
we'll be spared further expense for pub
II Glass before Breakfast
tones up the stomach, clears