Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-03
Public Schools Pride of the City

Superintendent A. H. Warehouse
and the people Of Fremont are just
ly proud of their educational facili-
ties. Only Lincoln and Omaha have
superior advantages in preparing the
rising generation for their life work.
This years graduating class at the
High school numbers seventy-six.
Last year the number was only fifty
six. Mr.. Waterhouse says the in
crease is due partly to the new build
ing, which provides courses and ia
cilities not heretofore possible. The
principal, A. R. Congdon, has been
in his present position eight years.
The estimate called for this yea for
school purposes in all of the schools
is $o5,+l4. Last year the amount was
about $63.000 The difference is &C
counted for partially by the gradual
increase in salaries. Mr.. Warehouse
hopes the time will soon come when
salaries paid will be large enough, so
that Omaha and Lincoln will not grab
the best teachers as fast as they are
developed" which has been the case
in number of instances. In other
words, the larger cities know where
to look for a good article.
The High school numbers 443, an
increase of thirty-fve over the pre-
vious year.
There are eight grade school build
ings. The total attendance in al the
schools this year is 2,l50. Last year
the number was 1000.
The High school boys do not play
foot ball extensively, but they play
base bali considerable with Omaha,
South Omaha, Columbus, Wahoo.
Schuyler, West Point and Arlington.
They know something about basket
bali, too, having a clean record of
six games and six victories over
Omaha, South Omaha, Wahoo, North
Bend, Schuyler and Arlington. There
is good gymnasium in the school
and other up-to-date equipment.
There has been a great change in
the methods of instruction in late
years, and the Fremont schools have
kept pace with them. 1t is most
noticeable in the addition Of the kin
dergarten department, which has
proven such an important factor in
starting young America out in school
work. Every child is delighted with
this department, and none is kept
away from school by unnatural
causes. 1t is a veritable playhouse.
Along with the fun the young mind is
taught the rudiments in the steps OF
acquiring an education.
The school grounds, too, have I'M
dergone a complete change, for they
are filled with appliances for the en-
ioyment of outdoors, with see-saws,
giant swings, turning poles, basket
ball, all going to make school life
more enjoyable for the pupil.
While no general system of study
as laid out for by educational publ
cations is followed in the Fremont
schools, there is, however, a much
closer supervision of neachers than
is observed in most cities. The class
room work is carefully planned and
laid out in the superintendent Office,
so that practically the same method
and Interpretation of the work is fol-
lowed in all the rooms Of the grade
schools. Three courses are followed
in the high school-Latin, English
and German-with some commercial
work in addition. To complete the
course thirty-two credits, with a
standing of IS in the various branches 5,
are required. y =
A new system of industrial training
is being deyeloped in the high school
that is being worked out to the ad-
vantage of the boys and girls who
perform daily tasks at home or carry