Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-20
.NURSEfN CHARGE OF
SCHOOL INSPECTION
Board Decides on This Instead
of o. Doctor on Half Time
and Pay.
EVENING SCHOOLS TO OPEN


of Education last evening decided to
place one of the eight school nurses at
the head of the school medical in
-spection department, instead of en-
gaging a physician on half time at
Sl,200 year, as proposed by Chair
man Woodland of the teachers COM
mittee. Holovtchiner, jenkins, Reed,
Foster, Wakeley and Williams voted
for the resolution, which prevailed
and which was offered by Mr.. Wake
ley. President Ernst, Fry, Warheld
and Woodland opposed the elevation
of one of the nurses to the superin-
tendency OF medical inspection.
Final action of the board was pre-
ceded by an exchange of views on
the subject Of medical inspection Of
schools.
Doctors in Charge.
In his opposition to the Wakeley
resolution, Mr., Woodland said: "ln
$50 cities where regular school lnedi-
cal inspection s stems are maintained
nearly all have doctors in charge Of
the work. This is an educational
proposition. We believe that child
having normal eyes and ears, for in
stance, is better equipped for educa-
ton than the child having defective
hearing or eyesight. We are not so
much concerned with the contagious
diseases"
DR.. E. Holovtchincr took excep-
tons to Mr.. Woodland in this man
ner: Nearly all chronic defects
are due to contagious diseases, so
we should be very much concerned
with these diseases, which form the
most essential part of school medi-
cal inspection. Anyone can tell
whether a child has enlarged tonsils,
is near sighted or has defective hear
ing. You can imagine what kind of
a physician we could get for 500 a
month on half time, as has been
proposed. ! favor efficient medical
inspection"
Clerical Position.
DR.. Jenkins stated that he was at
a loss to understand what the pro-
posed half-time physician was to do
unless it would be to fill a clerical
position, Which one of the nurses
could fill, according to the Wakeley
resolution. Superintendent Graft will
appoint the head nurse.
The board created another position
by appointing Fannie Meyers assist
ant supervisor of music at $1,000 a
year. Helen Weeks was named as
sistant registrar at Central high
school at $50 per month.
Evening elementary schools will
be opened as usual at Kellom, Com
enius and South-High school, the
principals to be Cebella Schaller, Ella
Thorngate and Edward Huwaldt
respectively. Karl Adams will be
principal Of the evening high school
to be opened at Central High and Ed.
ward Huwaldt will have charge OIL
similar school to be conducted al
the South High, in connection with
the evening elementary school al
that building. All evening school.
will be opened on October 16.
Cadets In Parade.
High school cadets will be permitted t.
participate In the Ak-Sar- Ben industrial
parade on October 3 and schools will b,
i closed on the afternoon OF October s Il
permit children to, attend the historical
The East Side Improvement club asked
permission to use Hawthorne school To-
meetings. which matter was referred to
/ committee. .T5l753
1 The Druid Hill Improvement club wouit
have the board hasten the erection OF tn
| new Druid Hill school.
Arnold Rathky of 3315 Parker stree
made application for the Edward Rosewa
ter scholarship. He was graduated from
Central high school last June.
Superintendent Graft reported that tn
total enrolment of all schools Ia 24,S32
which Is $40 more than last year.
Two-room annexes were ordered 10
Lothrop and Belvidere schools.
Martha Craig, Dora Harvey. Nora II
Lemon and Minnie Wilson were placed OIL
the retired list. They left the school serv
Ice last June.
May whalen and Virginia Elicit wer
granted leaves of absence for this semes
ter. The following were granted leaves 70
the school year: Donna Mathews. Mar
N. Austin, Olive E. Coffman, Ina Sackett
Madeline Mari. Marie Matthews. Eleano
Dickman. wylde Rhsmey and'stella Abra
ham.
Paydays for the teachers this school yea
will be as follows: September IS, Octobe
"a, November 81. December 10, January 81
February "a, March 81, May l. June 1t.