Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-23
WHO WOULD BE HIT
BY ABOLITION Of
TRAINING SCHOOL
Eligible List Already Made Up
from Young Women Success
full as Examination
Candidates.
TEN HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED
Sixty-Four Graduates Of Course Are
Right Now Numbered Among
the Teaching Corps.
COMMITTEE SECRECY NOT LIKED

Much interest has been aroused
over the secret action Of the teach
ers' committee of the Board Of Edu-
cation TO abolish the normal training
school, which has been maintained
by the board for ten years, news OF
which in some way got out" and
was given publicity through The Bee.
Those who follow school affairs
are looking forward to the next
meeting of the board, when the
recommendation will be fought out
on the floor. The teachers commit
tee in its star chamber session di-
vided on the question. with DR.. Jen-
kins, president of the University of
Omaha, leading the majority in the
committee.
II develops that on what they thought
was assurance that the school was TO be
kept up, the following young women
graduates OF the high school took the
examinations successfully in June for
this training school. and are on the elig-
ible list to enter In September;
Margaret Bolan COOS North Twentieth.
lla NJ. Mesklmen 24SS South Seven
teenth
Mabel f. Holmgren, 1925 cass
Martha Goodall, 276s California,
Ruth NJ. Elmberg, Sixtieth and Center,
Beatrice v. Swanson 2Gl7 Decatur.
Martha Rau, blls Pierce.
Gertrude NJ. Renolds. J0O9 North Twen-
'Marceiia F. Houlton. 1908 Burt.
Mildred NJ. Clausen. i0l3 North Twen-
ty-eiNth
These young women made special prep
aratlon for the normal training work
and the action Of the committee, II sus-
tained by the board, will mean that
much loss to them Five more were
also certified as next ranking In case
of vacancies in the list
Graduates Bnve Made Good.
When the SCHOOLS are reopened In two
weeks there will be sixty-four teachers
in the teaching corps who have graduated
from this training school, According to
the records, all these training class grad
uNtes have thus made good, not includ-
ing others who hate for various. REASONS
quit teaching or gone to other cities,
contribute some of the best talent In the
instructional corps. and more than one
Of them has earned a principalshlp.
The names OF the seniors OF last years
training class are:
y. G. Baumgardner Mary A. owens
Freeda Bellman Ethel NJ. Pepper
Belle Cathroe Helen M. stone
Helen NJ. Herte Alfredo j. Treulben
Gladys A. Line Byrd f. Trebilcock
Elsie Meskimen NJ. Bloom White
Nettie'M Muir
These graduates became eligible to reg
ular positions on the teaching staff by
reason of their graduation from the
training school this year.
The proposition of Chairman Jenkins OF
the teachers committee is TO discon-
tinue the training school after another
year, only giving last years juniors an
opportunity to complete the course be-
fore abandoning this feature OF the school
system.
Il observe there are a number OF uni
verslty of Omaha graduates who have
been placed on the assigned list without
the special examinations previously re-
quired." remarked man who has been
investigating this matter. and who in
tends TO have a few words at the next
meeting of the Board OF Education. TO
friends of the training school It looks as
II the move to abolish It is designed to
transfer the positions previously given to
its graduates to graduates OF other
schools.