Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-03
SCHOOL board
WANTS SHELTER
when IT Rains
Board of Education Asks
Commissioners to Have a
New Roof Put on
\ City Hall.

The Omaha Board of Education
wants a roof on the city hall that
will shed water when it rains or
SHOWS. The board has wanted>this
for six or seven years. The men,
bers have dreamed of it and hoped
for it. And last night, at the regular
meeting, they actually resolved to
ask the city council to put roof on
the city hall that will keep out the
weather.
The boards offices occupy the top
floor of the city's hall. The walls
and ceilings of these rooms are a
sight" the paint hangs in festoons
and fringes and curleques, having
peeled off when the water has run
down through the so-called roof
When there is heavy rain the en-
ployes get out the tinware and set
pans under each little stream of
water Sometimes chunks of plaster
fall down.
About two years ago the city
councill lis supposed to have put a
new roof on the hall. - But some
body Numbered, for it was a roof in
name only.
Name Committee.
Attorney Woodland said he had
asked Commissioner Zimman about
new roof and Commissioner Zim-
man said he would try to have a
new roof put on. This statement
was characterized by Member Tai
mage as just another means of put
ting off the improvement. Finally
a committee was appointed consist
ing of These two and Superintendent
of Buildings Finlayson. The COM
mittee will bring to the attention
of the city council the imperative
need of waterproof roof at the
earliest possible time. Commits
sioner Zimmar said a new roof
would cost $1,000 or $4,000, but Mr..
Talmage said it will cost nearer
$1,000.
II am ashamed to have the thou
sands of teachers who will come to
Omaha the end of this month
visit these awful looking rooms,
said one member.
With the new roof on, the board
plans to have the walls beautihed.
Also, at the suggestion of President
w. E. Reed, photographs of
Omaha's handsome schools will be
made, framed and hung on the
renovated walls.
A letter was read from five Swed-
ish ministers, commencing the board
in its action, prohibiting dancing at
community centers held in school
buildings. The letter also protested
against teaching dancing or other
fads and fancies in the public
schools. These things are repug-
nant to Christian people" =, The
letter further asks the board to
" make it impossible for any teacher
TO ridicule or make it hard for any
pupil who, refuses to learn dancing
because his parents object to it"
Grant Leaves OF Absence.
The letter was signed by Revs. C.
%. Sahlstrom, P. G. Nelson, A, Ar
lander, Norberg and F. E. Pamp.
Leaves of absence were granted to
the following teachers: Julia Krisl,
Laura Crandall, Ethel Fullaway and
Anna Granbeck. The designations
of Ramona Lutz and Florence Dom
aghey were accepted. Norine
Schleuter was placed on the assign
ed list. !
The board voted to spend $4,000
for machinery for the carpentry de-
partment and $4,000 for machinery
for the auto mechanics department
Of the High School of Commerce.
This machinery will be such that it
can be moved into the new building.
A sewing machine and a piano
were ordered bought for the Benson
school and electric fixtures for the
Bancroft school.