Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-03
SCHOOLS PROVIDE
OWN RECREATION
Board of Education Decides Not to
Join with City in Play
ground Move.
END OF SCHOOL YEAR JUNE IS

With Members Foster and Tag
CART voting in the minority, the
Board of Education last evening
adopted a report of a special COM
mittee, the effect Of which is a
declination of the public school au-
thorities to join with the city council
in the new recreation board matter.
The board went into executive ses-
sion at $50 o'clock and deliberated
for an hour before going into open
meeting. This was the first time the
school board has held an executive
meeting since the tornado, two years
ago this month.
! The report submitted by Members
| Cowell Woodland, Holovtchiner, Will
Jams. warfleld AMI wakeley, read as fol-
| lows:
Resolved, That the Board OF Educa-
ticn favors providing, extending and de-
veloplng Fairgrounds in connection With
the various schools when needed. as soon
as practicable, and furnishing supervi-
| sion for the same; but believes it will be
4 10 ulNiut NHt INobOhslbllANJ
with the proposed recreation board; and
that the Board Of Education respectfully
declines the invitation TO become a part
Of the proposed recreation board"
Calls Il Ambiguous.
| Member Jenkins declined to vote be-
cause he said he could not understand the
! resolution which he characterized as an
ambiguous document. Member Car
penter said he voted with the majority
because he believed the majority had
| gone over the matter thoroughly.
Member Woodland said he believed it
would be better for the school board to
maintain exclusive control of recreational
activities carried on during the school
sessions and in connection with the school
work.
Earlier In the evening a letter from
| Mayor j. c. Dahlman and City Commits
sioner J. B. Hummel was read, this COM
nunication being a request that the
school officials cooperate with the city
officials in this recreation board PROPOSE
ton.
This action Of the Board of Education
means that the city council must revise
the recreation board ordinance to the ex-
NSil VI NilAlllndNAhB Niol pbl hiOh ANANi Aihih
to the school system. This revision hav-
ing been accomplished, the recreation
board will then be organized and the
work will be pushed ahead as soon as
possible.
The board referred to committee a
letter from Mrs. w. A. Smith, president
OF the Fontenelle Needlecraft, asking that
this organization be granted the use
of the Monmouth Park school au
ditorium for meetings twice a month
President Ernst stated that he did moi
= like such "precipitste petitions from
strangers" and Member Cowell inquired
; OF Member Holovtchlner whether the linC
was drawn on card clubs in granting tn,
use of school auditorlums to organiza
tions
| Release OF Sureties.
Attorney c. f. Herring reported that h
had made an effort TO recover for thu
school district treasury money tied up IL
appeal cases lie submitted list of case
representing $3.50 OF bonds which have
been released because the transcripts haC
been filed too late. A test case was mad,
and the court held that where a bono
was taken for an appearance of the de
PENDANTS at a present term OF dstric
court and no action was taken until ate
such term had adjourned, It released IN,
. sureties."
The rules were amended to provide tina
the school year shall be changed back t
thlrty-eight weeks. the board having de
oided on thirty-slN weeks last summer
This will not affect the pay Of the teach
ers. The last day of the present schoo
year is fixed at June IS.
!
port OF his recent visit to Indianapoli
and Cincinnati, where he visited severa
technical and special schools.
. Patrons of the Lincoln school distrc
i petitioned the board for manual trainin
in Lincoln school Referred 10 commit
. tee.