Nebraska Newspapers

    WOULD READJUST SALARIES
Kan to Pnt the Pay of Teachers on Dif
ferent Basis.
MERIT INSTEAD OF LENGTH OF SERVICE
Sarlnn to tinllnnrd of Education of
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No IJmiKrr of I.onInK IleNlr-
, nlilu IiiHtructor * .
\Vhllo the energies of the members of the
Hoard of Education are being dovnted to plans
for retrenchment In the public school sys
tem , the Idea of any economy In the salaries
of teachers la almost altogether lost sight of.
H has long been the policy of the majority
if the board to refrain from any action In
regard to ( ho salaries of teachers on the
plea that If thcro should bo nny reduction
the best teachers would at once resign and
go to other cities , where they would bo
paid salaries commensurate with their mer
its. This la the solo excuse that has bsen
advanced by the board for Its failure to make
any readjustment In the ralarles of teach *
trs , nnd It Is understood tint for the same
reason the present finance committee- will
not Include the toichers In Us recommenda
tions , which are to bo made to the board
tonight.
A gentleman who wag for several years a
member of the Hoard of Education , nnd who
lavery familiar with the situation , suggests
n plan that will Involve a saving of nearly
120,000. So far from being open to the standIng -
Ing objection of tlio members of the board ,
It alms to actually Improve the teaching force
cf the schools , without making It necsssary
to lose a single teacher whoso services are
really valuable.
NEW SALAIIY SCHEME.
The plan euggested has refercnca to the
well known unsatisfactory features of the
present scale of salaries , which Is admittedly
based upon length of torvlce rather than act
ual merit. According1 to the present rule all
teachers without experience In graded schools
are paid ? 400 for the first year , or $40 a
month. For each year of service an addi
tional ? 50 a ycnr'ls adiled , until the salary
reaches $700 a year , which Is the limit. After
this point there Is no further advance , un
less the teacher to fortunate- enough to se
cure a prlnclpalshlp.
This system has been In use until the
nchool syetcm has bscomo toplieavy. Out of
the 330 teachers- present employed , 200
have reached the maximum grade and re
ceive n salary of $70 per month. As their
progress has been graduated by their length
of service Instead of actual merit. It follows
that a large portion of these high salaried
teechcrs nro women of'very ordinary ability.
They have bosu Just successful enough to
hold their positions , and have graduated up
ward In the scale by virtue of that fact , when
their teaching ability has not Improved In
any respect slnca the tmohen ! they were
getting $40 or $50 a month.
As a means of partial remedy for thla diffi
culty It Is mggoatcd that the rules shall be
amended so that the maximum compensation
on account of length cf esrvlce shall bo $ GO
Instead of $70. Thla would at once reduce
the expenses of the board $20,000 per year.
But In order that the reduction mlcht not
fill en teachers wh&se services Wore really
worth more , It is suggested that two special
classes of teachers at higher salaries should
bo recognized. There are now twenty eighth
crado teachers who iccolvo $30 a month.
This clan la continued and an additional
clas < provided for of thirty teachers who
chall receive $70 a month , or the maximum
that Is now paid to 200 teachers. Tills would
coat $3,000 a yoir , thus reducing the total
economy to $17,000 , which would be equal
to a tax levy of 1 mill on the 1S9G valtiatUn ,
CttCATE AVIIO ESOMBTINJ3ENTIVB.
'
Anido from" the itcc'esslty * for re
trenchment , Jt is urged 'tlfat the system
D'JBgestcd would provide an Incentive to
efforts at self-Improvement en the part of the
teachers that has heretofore been lacking.
It Is stated that when a teacher roaches the
maximum chso at $70 a month eho. has
reached the limit and consequently loses al
ambition bsyond keeping up un average
record that will enable her to retain her
position. Some o theao toichers who Im-
aglno that 'they may bo able to secure f
prlnclpaU'hlp ' begin to scheme and pull wires
for that end , and as a rule political supper
Is rolled on as the moit essential factor In
their promotion. But the majority understand
that they can bave no hope of becoming
principals and their ambition Is consequently
allowed to languid ) .
H the proposed plan wao put In force the
two ppeclal Classen would provide places for
fifty teachers , who would draw the addltlona
salary purely on account of their Indlvldua
merit. Thcaj would Include alt the teachers
who would bo llkoly to bo tempted by lib
eral offers from other cities. The mediocre
teachers , who have boon drawing high sal
aries simply because they have been In the
Mhool for a Plated period , would have to
stand a reduction of $10 a month , but It li
assorted that this would only bo a fair ad
justment of salaries baaed on the actual
value of the teachers. The new system
would Involve some readjustment of the dif
ferent grades ot teachers , the best being P3-
lected to fill the $70 claw , and this would bo
a proposition for the superintendent o ]
jjchools.
If thlo plan should bo adopted by the
board , together with the proposed readjust
ment cf the salaries of Janitors , It would
make a total tnvlng of $23,000 In these de
partments alcno.
1'iniMG SCHOOL
Not Kunming I'oNNllilllllvN of the
.School SJ-NU-III.
In a review of the recent state conventlcns
of Echool teachers the St. Louis Globe-Demo
crat makes the following observations : The
conventions are really ot more Interest and
Importance than the political meetings to
which the people give preference of considera
tion ; nnd It Is to b& rcgretled for substantial
reasons that so much Indifference exists with
regard to their proceedings. It Is trite to say
that the education of the maswea I iDdlspuns-
nblo to the twcurtty and progress ot our sys
tem of government. The Idea of popular
Bovcrflgnty carries with It the Implication of
popular Intelligence and a gradual Increase of
thD aggregate sum of useful knowledge. At
leaot nlne-tentho of the childrn of the coun
try obtain only Mich education asa \ provided
by the public achoolo , and It follows that tl.o
Influence of these cchoola in the domain of
citizenship and In all the field : * of ordl'iaiy
employment turpasucs that cf any uihf- cue
nifsncy. The functions of the teachers ruvo a
direct and serious relatUn to the common
welfare and prosperity. They aie jiot let-s
worthy of pupport nnd honor , when their
work lu well done , than the statesmen vho
make our laws and the commander ? , who win
our battles. Their service Is of a kind that
nffecta th * my foundations of society , atU
goes to the shaping of national diameter and
national destiny , not In one respect alone , but
in an InclueUo and complete tense.
It la pasy to see. therefore , that a conven
tion of public echoa ! teachers lias n highly Im
portant meaning , and should cot be lightly
regarded , Wo derive from kuch gatherings
our best Information au to the condition and
prospects ot the cause of educa
tion In Its broad and practical significance.
But ij Is a curious and lamentable fact that
this Information IB not usually Imparted In an
attract vo and latlifactory aiyU , There stems
to ba something In the occupation of the
teacher that unfits him for giving lucid and
entertaining expression to the facts nnd viewy
that ho lus to present , He Is apt to I ) . ' tire-
ua in ely technical and theoretical when he
should be simple and straightforward.
Hla diction Is artificial , Involved and
monotonous , He does not appear to
bava any sense of humur , or
nay conception of tha art of saying things
With an agrjeablo literary effect , J'erhaps
force ot habit make * him unconsciously ill-
dactlo and causes tilm to take himself too
seriously as a part of the educational tyg-
tcm , If to , then the habit should be
reformed to the end that more life and more
of the every-day vernacular may be put into
his speeches. The people would thus bo
Induced , undoubtedly , to listen to lilm morn
closely , and the conventions In which ho dots
bU talking would not , as nt present. l >
looked upon with to much public ImiuUc-nco
nil disappointment.
Thote who read the reports cf the pro-
wedluiw of thue bodies , however , with sultl-
clent care ( o comprehend them , will find that
whllo the public schools are generally be *
llcved to be operating Micce-fitfully , they are
not coming up to Jhelr possibilities , It In
deed they are maintaining previous standards
ot excellenca. H Is an unpopular assertion
to make , but It Is a fact nevertheless , that
the vast amount ot money appropriated for
the education of the manses dors not pro
duce the best attainable results. The
teachers themrelvea tacitly admit as much
by pointing out how numerous Improvements
could be made. Tney do not acknowledge
any fault en their own part ; and yet there
Is reason to bcllcvo that some ot their
methods and tendencies nra decidedly hurt
ful. Certainly their theory of arbitrary
cliss'flcatlon , for Instance , has the effect of
suppressing as much talent as It develops ,
The pupils are nil forced thereby to a com
mon level and a uniform process of mental
growth , as so many pigs are fattened for
market. There Is a constant waste of In
tellectual energy en account ot this lack o
discrimination as to different degrees am'
kinds of capacity , and med'ocrHy ' accordingly
becomes the rule1 , with no chance for supe
riority to make Its duo progress and gain Its
Just advantage. Other defects and draw
backs might be mentioned , The sources ol
complaint are numerous , and It Is not n sum-
clent answer to say thit the > schools deserve
praise for tho'r present measure cf effective
ness when the opportunities to make them
very much.bettef' are persistently neglected ,
AVIIAT Til 13 STATI3 SHOULD TI3ACH
of UndiTl vlmr Principle
of I'ulillp KiliicnUon.
The most ardent advocates ot higher edu
cation by the state do not put the ground
of their request upon charity , fays a writer
In the North American Review. Neither
does the state undertake education to give
cultureor polish to a number of Its citi
zens : If fo. It becomes a form of socialism.
nnd , to bo consistent , other good things
should likewise bo furnished. Where shall
wo draw the line ? It would be much better
for the state to furnish hygienic houses and
apartments to the people at n moderate
rental than to offer the advantages of a
higher education. The former Is actually
done by most of the larger cities of Great
Britain. In any scheme of advancing raclnl-
Ism , higher education should bo the last
thing attempted. As at present constituted
the stale does not educate with socialistic
Ideas and motives. Why , then , does the
state educate ? To presrvo Itself. How far
should the state educate ? Simply to the
point necessary for Its preservation , The
underlying principle of state education Is
state preservation. The moment we leave the
prlnclplo of necessity , we are on uncertain
and debatable giound. It does not require
much dlscusalon to determine the simple
and fundamental branches of education that
Die state should teach In order to protect
itself against gross Ignorance nnd Inefficiency.
Reading , Writing , figuring and a knowledge
of the country's history should bo most
thoroughly taught. To this could be com
bined an education of the hand as well as of
the head , the first rudiments of training
having been started In the kindergarten. All
appliances for teaching "these fundamentals
of education should be most modern and com
plete , and carried on under the best hygienic
surroundings. The absence of any attempt
; o cope with the higher and more ornamental
branches would leave sufficient time and
money to lay a proper ground work In every
child's case , even the most backward and un
promising one. The Importance of primary
jducatlon lo now universally recognized , as It
Is , directly or Indirectly , made compulsory
n all civilized countries. When , however ,
the state attempts to carry education along
higher lines , the temptation to neglect the
liumblo primary branches In the Interest of
the upper and more showy grades becomes
apparently Impossible to resist. This ten
dency Is nowhere more glaringly exhibited
than In New York , where public 'education
is poor nnd incomplete In the primary and
fundamental parts , but elaborate In the
tilghsr nnd non-essential grades. We have
two well equipped colleges with many
courses , and numerous grammar schools on
: he one hand ; on the other , primary schools
without proper appliances for either health
or education , overcrowded and unable to ac
commodate many of the children who apply
for even this poor modicum of Instruction.
The great majority of the children of New
York who are educated at the city's cx-
icnse never get beyond the primary grades ,
is they have to begin to earn their living at
from 12 to 14 years of age. A conservative
estimate places the number of children who
cannot bo accommodated for want of room
at the public schools , as 50,000 , the great
majority of whom are candidates for the
primary grades. Poor as they are. the funda
mentals of education are thus denied to a
large number of children who need such
training. Many of these children are of
foreign parentage , and nro thus In danger of
growing up In Ignorance of our laws and
Institutions unless the btate educates them
as a measure for Its own protection.
OF THE OIHAIID FUXD.
Original IjWJ.OOO.OOO linn IlccMiiiic Seven
TlmvN ( hat Sum.
The value of the Olrard estate , says the
Philadelphia Times , Is not determined by
the annual report , the leading Items of which
are based upon the returns of the assesoro ,
but the statement Is sufficient to exhibit the
magnitude of the various properties which
comprise the endowment under which the
work of education at Qlrnrd college Is car
ried on. Frcm nn original Investment of
$2,000.000 as a fund for the preparation of
his college , as directed in Mr. Girard's will ,
whose wealth at the time of his death In 1831
amounted to $7,000,000 , the residuary fund
now aggregates In Invested capital $14,921.828.
But this sum does not properly represent
the various holdings. The real estate In
Schylklll and Columbia counties for ex
ample , covering in extent over 33.000 acres
of coal lands , on which eleven collieries are
now In operation , employing upwards of
25,000 men. Is assessed at only $1,718,928 ,
probably not one-tenth of Its value.
The real estate in this city , on which
rentals are paid from G95 buildings alone ,
la afbessed at $5,089,100 , which Is based upon
a three-fourths valuation. Of course no ro-
tnrns i re had from the college proper , the
Inclosuro of which IB valued at $3,2fiO.OOO.
and on which the taxes amount to. $78,000
a ycnr , but the estate holds In city loans
$1,815,050 , and In bonds and mortgages on
real estate- $23C,300 , , and obtains from
grounds $310,000 more , The carh receipts
for the past year amounted to $1 , 588,746 ,
and so effective and salutary has been the
administration of the board of city trusts
that the unusual spectacle Is presented of
Inmtments and reinvestments added 'to the
principal , amounting to $711,500 ,
In the items making up the reclpt
the estate derived $602,715 as rent and roy
alty from the collieries , $149,834 from Phila
delphia properties , $203,658 as Interest
and ground rants , and $311,100 as the prin
cipal of Investments colected. The greatest
expenditure was for the eupport of Olrard
coller.o , which required $513,253 , for tlio
maintenance of the 1,524 students now urnler
the care of the board.
Qliaril'o great work for Philadelphia and
the btate grows with the years nnd eac'i
year adds to its value. As an Institution
the college occupies a peculiar place
as nn educator. following closely
the to-vt of the will of the
founder In teaching facts and things , and
In less than half a century the college hai
matured a body of alumni of 3,765 ycuuij
men , nut one of whom has as yet passed
the Ktleth year , _ _
HUCil.li'S JII\ST TOO HAllSII.
nnlitlilUlifil OUT IIInIi
hcliool KrrHlinifii'H Journal.
The latest tonsatlon In fieahmcn circles
at the High cchoc-1 i * the cM-bllhnifnt of
a press censorship for the ofilchl class paper ,
It , all arose In thlo ways To give a medium
of publicity lo the bright journalistic scintil
lation ) of momborn of the class , the ' "SO
Uuglo" was trought ( o lifta few months
ago , The Bugle I * a monthly paper read
aloud at the meetings of tlio clasp on every
[ ourtli Krldjy. Every pupil was Invited
.o Eond In contributions nnd tie paper wat
devoted exclusively to matters of Interest
.0 Ilia ficshmen.
Tlio flrtt few numbers of the ' " 06 Bugle"
uero a brilliant success , But gradually
tcnu crejit In that were regirdeJ as ovcr-
itoppl-.g the bounds of freelimen propriety ,
Some of the contributions reflected not only
on the pupils , but alto the teachers. The
climax was reached lait Friday when a
j.ie = lally vlclouu thrust -t cue of tba mem-
iors of the clxik roused Ilia general Indigna
tion ot bis cMjcUtea. IVc-teiiU w ere wade
on the tpot and It was Insisted that some
thing must bo done to stop a recurrence ot
the outrage.
After considerable disunion the solution
wag reached In & resolution for the
establishment ot a proio censorship. Here
after all copy for the Bugle \vlll be sub
mitted to one of the High pchool teachers
and without the stamp ot approval will tall
of reading * In the official class journal.
Jntiltorn nml Hctrcncliincnt.
OMAHA , Jan. 19. To the Editor of The
Bee : Through the columns of the dally
press wo learn the committee1 o-n finance will
recommend at tonight's meeting1 of the Board
of Education a. reduction of 20 per cent on
janitors' salaries. Now as to whether It Is
for the best Interests of the city and our
schools that the janitor should be the cne
to be slaughtered or not , through your cour
tesy , these lines nro to the reading public
respectfully submitted for consideration :
The largest Item In the list when esti
mating the probable cost of running the
schools through the present year was :
Teachert' , $240.000 ; Janitors , $28,000. Now It
la proposed to tak& 20 per cent off janitors
and tmo $0,000 , whllo the $240,000 Item re
mains untouched. Is this fair ? Let us
consider the relative work done.
The principal of a ten-room school works
on an average twenty days a month , five
hours n day , and receives $120 a month , or
$1.20 an hour. A teacher works twenty
days a month , flvo bourti a day , and re
ceives $75 a month , or 75 cents an hour. A
Janitor works fourteen hours a day for five
days a week and on Saturday four hours ,
making seventy-four hours n week nnd re
ceives $90 a month , out ot which he has to
pay for help at least $25 , his wife's and
children's work not counted , and now It Is
proposed to reduce them 20 per cent and
take nothing on * the $1.20 or the 75 cents
an hour. Again I nsk lu this fair ?
When ft teacher gets her check for salary
It lo Imcmdlatcly put Into the bank and the
money taken out of circulation. It Is not
again touched until the summer months ,
when she goes to Paris , London , the continent
or some other state for recreation.
When n Janitor comes home with his pay
at 24 cents an hour the butcher Is In the
kitchen waiting , the grocery man keeping
him company. On his way home ho has
paid his rent to his landlord , nnd his wife Is
waiting to got down town to buy shoes for
his children. I may add his bait pay for
the summer months at the most gives him
n continental tour to Cut-off lakeor Council
Bluffs If he Is thrifty and has saved up the
wherewithal from more prosperous months.
There wasno wall carried from him when
McCague's bank closed. Ho wayn't a de
positor or shareholder.
Now , If It Is Imperative to scale down ex
penses , why begin on the $28,000 job to save
$0,000 ? I will go you one better. Take 6
per cent all around off. Begin with the
superintendent and secretary. Cut prin
cipals , teachers , the Janitors 'their share and
save $14,000 Instead of $0,000.
May I ask what carpenter , bricklayer , en
gineer or other tradesman goto $1.20 an hour
for his labor , Intelligence and the use of
tooly , or cvtn 75 cents an hour ? Who haste
to bring the moro Intelligence to his work ,
the teacher or the Janitor ? I say most de
cidedly the latter.
The lives of 500 children are In his hands.
Ho has the care of a steam boiler , more
deadly than dynamite , If not skillfully
handled. Ills hours aro. long and his duties
oneroia' , and his wages are now. sought to
be reduced to the starvation point.
A Janitor can't afford much of a cut. He
has his family to provide for. A teacher
has no one but herself to look after. If the
rent payer and housekeeper has to suffer , In
all fairness let the others bear a part of
the retrenchment. A JANITOR.
Exmiilimlloiis Not Yet Abolished.
The semi-annual examinations this week.
First and second grades are not formally
examined.
The teachers of the eighth B grade will
assemble at the board rooms on Tuesday ,
Wednesday and Thursday afternoons to Cor
rect papers together.
AH cards of promotion are expected to bo
Issued by Monday morning. January 20. Pu
pils who pass from the eighth B grade to
the High school will , after getting their
certificates , report at the High school oh
that morning. .
In making his announcement for this ex
amination , Superintendent Pearse says :
"These examinations do not determine pro
motion. Anv nuoll whose standing In the
three examinations Is satisfactory goes , as
a matter of course , to a higher class. Any
pupil whose marks ! are not up to a good
standard should be promoted if the teacher
nnd principal believe he can take up profit
ably the work of the next higher class.
"Some pupils ought , perhaps , to para on
who are not likely to do very creditable work
In the advanced grade. The principal and
teacher togothe'r will bo able to determine
when , from long tlmo spent fn the- grade ,
from ago and strength , reserve power , by
reason of a short tlmo to be spent In school
or for other reasons , such promotions are
wise. "
Prizes fur Antliorn.
Columbia collegs , Now York City , Is mak
ing an offer of prizes that may bring out
Information of much practical value. It offers
a first prize of not lew than $1,000 , and a
tecond of not" less than $400 , to be known
as the Loubat prizes , to be awarded In the
year 1898 , and every fifth year thereafter , to
the authors of th3 best works on the history ,
geography , archaeology , ethnology , philology ,
or numismatics of North America , the com
petition to bo open to all. persons , whether
citizens of ths United States or of any other
country. Ths award for 1898 Is to bo con
ferred for works relating to archaeology ,
ethnology , and philology , the conditions of
competition being that the work must be
published , and In the English language , must
nave been written by one person , and must
embody the results of original research.
Neither of the prizes will be divided , but If
no work on the named topics be judged
worthy of a prize the committee shall havu
power to confer the prizes upon the authors
> f the most meritorious works falling within
ho specifications , and published within the
receding ten years.
Attendance nnd IMmc.tiinllty.
The following teachers have the highest
per cent of attendance In their respective
aulldlngs : M'sa Shirley , Ambler ; Miss Up-
liam , Bancroft ; Mies Byrn , Cass ; Miss Jensen -
son , Castellar ; Mrs. Tucker , Central ; Miss
Vincent , Columbian ; Mrs. Chrlstlancy , Com-
enlus ; Mrs , Nichols , Davenport ; Mrs. Kld-
dtr , Uruld Hill ; MIsvJ Wolcott , Dupont ; Miss
Scherer , Farnam ; M'sa Banker , Forest ; Miss
G.filn , Fort Omaha ; Miss Thompson , Frank
lin ; Miss Miles , Kcllom ; Mrs. Webb , Lake ;
Miss Doyle , Lpivenwerth ; Miss Wilbur , Lin
coln ; MIso Helnry , Long ; Miss Crane , Macon -
con ; Miss Hlatt , Pacific ; M'BS Doyle , Sara-
CRJ ; Miss Mack , Sherman ; Miss Hutching ,
Vlnton ; Miss Lewis , Miss White , Walnut
Illl ; MhsWool , Webs eMisi ; S u rt , Wl d-
ser ; Mrs. Elliot , Monmouth Park ; Mrs. Rhett ,
Omnlm View ; Miss McHugh , High school.
Coldi'ii finte
The Mxtccnth annual report of Mm Sarah
B , Cooper , the president of the GoUUn Gate
Free Kindergarten aspoe'atlon , Is Just out
mid Is full of Interesting matter. Forty
kindergartens are managed by the board
and 20,110 children have come under Its In-
I ilucncs during the past sixteen years. Mrs.
Coopsr fays "two great causes have con-
splr.d to bring about the rapid growth of
kindergarten work. F'rst , the generous sup
port of wlra a pi ! llbcral-Usarted men and
women , who have the Intelligence to appre
ciate the bearing of this early training upon
futuie citizenship. Second , the press of the
city has contributed very largely to the re
sult , Hundreds cf wlee , helpful and Inspir
ing articles have appeared In the dally ,
weekly and monthly Journals , which have
kept the work before the poplo , "
Count ) TiMU.'li < T ' Mi'ctlnfr.
The county association will convene on
February 1 , Instead of a week earlier , UB pre
viously announced. Superintendent Pearso
Iu3 contented to change the tlmo of Dr.
Winsh'p's ' Ircturo from 2:30 : to 3 o'clock In
order to assist County Superintendent BoU-
v.oll h arranging his program In such a way
that thn county teachers who det < tre to do
10 m y hear Dr. Wlnshlp ,
\otvu from the Srlioolx ,
Moumouth Park has bad no tardiness dur
ing the pint two weeks.
Mlsu Ware's room at Saratoga had last
week Ita first case of tardiness for the year.
Viuton ichool hag been getting t-ome ex
cellent results In forming relief maps from
pulp und pliptor parts ,
Mrs , J , V , ' . Itoudebuia of the High school
Is i'upcrlntendtnt ' for this city of the de
partment of Christian citizenship In the
Woman's Christian Temperance union , and
will prcesnl this worient A meeting of that
orgflnUntlon Wednesday at 3 o'clock In the
Commercial club rooms. '
Mis ? Nellie Hyde , a kindergarten teacher ot
Lake school , Is to bt married on January
29 to Mr. Charles W. 'Anderron.
Miss Persia Stuart at Windsor school has
lost a sister by the travailing matrimonial
epidemic. MIso Stuart ! became Mrs. Wllsey ,
and resides In Houston ; Tex.
Mica Scherer ot Fatnam school has the
hlghert per cent of yiny grade In the clly *
98.9. Mlw McHugh ofr the High school Is
one-tenth higher , 09.i per cent.
A prominent schoolvwomnn Just returned
from the east says : i"l llko the west and
I revel In the swift , strong cduoittonnt
current here , after sluggish Massachusetts"
Miss Elder of Walnut Hill , eighth grade ,
made a flying trip to Denver to wltners
the marriage of an old friend. Miss Wyck-
ham had charge of her room during her
absence.
Schools with an average of over 95 per
cent ore : Bancroft , Castellnr , Comcnlus ,
Davenport , Farnam , Forest , Franklin , Kcl
lom , Lake , Lincoln , Saratoga Training
school , Webster , High school.
( ieiiL-r.-il Kiliicntloiinl Aoc- .
The school census of Brooklyn shows that
41tffi children from 4 to 8 years old nnd
54,743 from 10 to 21 do not attend school ,
Patrick Mullln , the noted gunmakcr who
dlol recently In New York , loft the bulk
of his fortune , estimated nt $95,000 , to pro
mote the teaching of the Irish language
In Ireland.
German was found to be the most popular
elective study at Wellesley last ycnr , It
having been chosen by 126 sophomores nnd
by 130 freshmen. English literature cnmo
second with a following of 281 students.
Henry Watterson , editor of the Loulsvlllo
Courier-Journal , has been engaged by the
New York department of public Instruction
to givea lecture on "Abraham Lincoln"
In the State Normal college In Albany
April 0.
Of the 28,700 students In the German uni
versities , 4,597 are studying theology , 8,132
law , 8,361 medicine and 7,619 philosophy.
The registry shows a considerable decrease
In the number of students of evangelical tho-
olcgy compared with last year's figures.
Timothy B. Blackstone has given a $500-
000 library to his native place , the town of
Branford , Conn. , which will bo completed
In n few months. Mr. Blackstone Is to pre-
hont his choice collection of books to the
library , and will also liberally endow It.
The college and university centers of the
crui.try were the recipients of financial fa
vors In the shape of endowments the past
year na never before In their history. Of
the $12,379,820 that comprise the various ad
ditions an amount never exceeded before
within an equal tlmo In such gifts $4,500-
000 went to the University of Chicago.
The annual catalogue of Harvard univer
sity for 1895-6 shows a total in
crease of 310 students and a. total enroll
ment of 3,000. There- has been an Increase
of twenty-nine in the corps of Instructors
during the past year. The Princeton cata
logue shows the following enrollment , ac
cording to departments : Fellows , 7 ; gradu
ate students , 119 ; academic , 674 ; scientific ,
388.
AMUSEMENTS.
Boyd's theater opened to good business
last night , after n week of darkness , the
attraction being George W. Monroe , that
corpulent comedian who Is pleasantly remem
bered as a female Impersonator In free nnd
easy Irish parts. His play this year Is
called "A Happy Little Home , " and , with
many Intricate cntaglements and complica
tions , gives opportunity for the Introduction
of clever specialties by the star and members
of the supporting dompany. Mr. Monroe
and Miss Chapman caught the popular fancy
In songs , Mr. Tallman exhibited an agreeable
tenoi * 'voice , Idalene Cotton , a daughter of
Ben Cotton , the minstrel , did a clever turn
after the style of Vesta Tllley , Harry C.
Stanley plftysd thojclartaetjind Dorothy Drew
contributed songs and dances to the evening's
entertainment.
The engagement Is for three nights , closing
Tuesday.
At the Crelghton a large though somewhat
topheavy house greeted John Kernell In
his new pleco , "The Irish Alderman. " The
scope of this comedla'n's ' abilities is well un
derstood from his work In "The Hustler"
and other similar provokers of harmless
mirth. In the farce-comedy which he Is
doing this year he represents one of those
Hibernian politicians known to all readers
of the illustrated comic papers ; and he ac
complishes his task In such a way that the
picture. If it has not the delicacy of line
engraving , shows much of the strength and
suggestlveness of the cartoons which are re
sponsible for 't. '
Mr. Kernel ! is supported by a company
which Includes a number of meritorious spe
cialty performers , notably George Marion ,
Phil Peters , Ren Shields and the two other
Marions , Sam and Dave , and a swarm of
pretty girls , of whom Nettle Peters and tile
Urllnes sing acceptably. The engagement Is
for four nights , with matlneo Wednesday.
Daniel Sully , the well known Irish come
dian , will 'come to the Crelghton for the
last three nights of this week , opening Thurs
day , January 23. He will present his latest
success , "A Bachelor's Wives , " which will be
Interpreted by an adequate company , Includ
ing Dan Mason , the popular German come
dian , Miss Katie Mlchalena and others.
Classic romance nnd tragedy will both
find a , place In the plays to bo presented
by Frederick Worde at Boyd's on Friday and
Saturday of this week , when three perform
ances will be given by that actor and his
company. "Tho Mountebank , " announced for
Friday evening , Is from the pen of the
famous French author , D'Emery , who wrote
the "Two Orphans , " "A Celebrated Case"
and other romantic dramas which have a
strong hold on American audiences' . It Is
said to be a strong * play ofIntense , Interest
and particularly well suited to Mr. Wnrde's
requirements. At the Saturday matlneo an
other romance , "Tho Lion's Mouth , " will
ba presented. Saturday night "Julius Cao-
sar" will ba produced with . magnificent
scenic and mechanical effects and a worthy
cast of characters.
The Rossow brothers , Karl nnd Franz ,
form cno of the grsat features of Hopkins'
Trans-Oceanic Vaudevilles , which will open
a four-night engagement at the Crelghton
with the usual matlneo Sunday , January
20. They have created a great sensation
for the last ten months nt Koster & Beal's ,
New York City , where they have succeeded
in amusing Now York's blase play goers
as no attraction baa In many seasons past.
The UOSSOWB are tha daintiest little fellows
Imaginable. Karl Is'flS years of age , 26
Incl.es In height andi weighs 10 pounds ;
Franz , the elder , Is Sttl years old , 30 Inches
In height nndweighs 26 pounds. Their
wrestling nnd pugilistic performances have
been admired In everyEuropean capital.
Manager William "Foster of the Grand
opera house , Des Molnes , wire- * Manager
Hnynes of Boyd'c theater that " 'The Rajah'
Is a good play ; Pltti magnificent ; company
excellent. " "The Rajah" closed a very suc
cessful engagement uf three performances at
Des Molnca en Saturday evening. On
Wednesday nnd Thunflay next "The Rajah"
will be teen at Boyd'H. '
Mr. n , L , Roy , advance representative of
"Wang , " crrivid In thfc city yesterday. Ills
attraction comes tothe Boyd on Sunday ,
Monday and TuesJayi next.
c Pr M.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED ,
STEAM HEATED.
SOLID VESTIBULE D.
Omaha-
Chicago
Limited
via the
"Milwaukee. "
F. A. Nash , general agent ;
George Hoynes , city passenger agent.
LOCAL liniSVITIES.
The name of Miss Gertrude Caswell was
omitted from the list published last Mon
day of High school freshmen having an
average scholarship of 95 per cent. MES !
Cosw ell's mark was OS'/i ,
At the meeting of the directors of the Ki
tlonal Bank of Cim-norcs Saturday evtmUr.
J. T. Evans was elected president , to sy
ceed J. N. Ccrn h , anl U. A. Bncon wai
clectol a director , to eucccoj L. T. Wlll'anu ,
the latter bavluc lelt the * Uto.
REV , MR , CRANE WILL LEAVE
Pirst Mcthodisl'a Pastor Accepts a Gall to
Chicago ,
SERVICE HERE TO TERMINATE MARCH 1
Tnkcs ClmrKo of Trinity Cliurcli , One
of the AVrnltlilcnt of the De
nomination How lie Came
to Do K.
Rev. FrAnk Craneat the conclusion of
his Sermon at the First McthodlH church
yesterday morning , made an announcement
that greatly surprised his congregation. It
was that he had been called to take charge
of Trinity Methodist church , Chicago , located
at Twenty-fifth street and Indiana avenue.
Ho said that It was with sincere feelings ot
regret that he was obliged to make the
change , ns ho had formed many staunch
friends In the city during his sojourn hero ,
but that the change must come \cry soon
at any rate , for his term of flvo years al
lotted by the rules of the church had nearly
expired.
Trinity church , Chicago , is one of the
wealthiest In the city , nnd has n magnificent
edifice , costing $113,000 , with a parsonage
adjoining , erected nt n cost of $20,000. Both
buildings are of stono. The church , In ad
dition , has valuable business property lo
cated nt Clark and Washington streets , val
ued nt $1,250,000 , and a great deal of the
actual management ot this largo property will
devolve upon the now pastor.
Mr. Crane was scon at h's residence last
ovenlna , nnd , when asked about the change ,
t-ald : "Yes , It Is a fact that I expect to take
up my residence In Chicago by the 1st of
March and avail myself of the handsome
offer made mo by the Trinity Mothodlst
church of that city. The formal acceptance
of the pastorate of the church on my part
only lacks the confirmation ot Ulshcp Good-
sell , which will probably bo forthcoming In
a few days. The history of the change has
a number cf details which nro easily given.
For something over rix months the Trinity
Methodist church has been without n pas
tor , duo to a number of circumstances which
I need not relate , and at the annual confer
ence of the Methodists , which took place at
Rock River last September , the members of
the church sent In a. written request that
no pastor should be assigned to their 7 arlsh
for the present , as they should llko the- op
portunity of making the selection themselves.
The request was granted , and mlnlsteis from
a large circle of cities have been requested
by the congregation to address them. Among
the many I was one that was called to preach
at the church , and , thinking little of the
circumstance , complied about a month ago.
"A week ago I was surprised and honored
by a call to the pastorate of the church
written by two of the elders , Matson Hill
and H. N. Hlglnbotham , representing the
action of all the ciders of the church called
for the special purpose of deciding upon
a pastor. After considerable deliberation , for
the ties of friendship I have formed In this
city during over four years of my life nro
exceedingly hard to break , I decided to ac
cept.
"I can only add that I trust to have the
good will of all my old friends and church
helpers In my new undertaking , and I hope
that my efforts In this city have not proven
In vain In establishing the First church of
our denomination upon a solid basis. The
church here now has n fine property which
the aid of the numerous members has made
possible , and the man who takes my place
In the local pastorate will , I think , Indeed
prove a fortunate person. "
Mr. Crane Is an Illinois man. Ho was
born at Urbana , 111. , May 12 , 1861. Ho was
graduated from the Illinois Wesleyan uni
versity at Bloomlngton and Joined the Il
linois conference in 1883 , serving In differ
ent towns In Illinois until 1892 , when he
accepted a call to the Omaha-church.
IS A DEAR THING TO THEM.
Hard ( or People t" Let Go of Street
Cur I'IIHHCH.
"Let me sso the card , please. Not that
one. The new one. The old passes expired
yesterday. It's no good now. You had better
send it back. "
"If I've said that once today , I've said it
twenty times , " remarked a street railway
conductor Thursday. "Every one who has
been traveling on a pass for the past year
Imagines that It is good forever , even If ho
has a new one with him in his pocket.
"No , neither the number of street car
passes nor the persons who carry them
change very much from year to year. At
the beginning of each year the company says
It Is going to shut down on passes. It tries
to keep them down under the 400 mark , but
gradually ono by one the number Increases
until at the end of the. year the numbers
run up over COO. It would be Interesting If
the list of pass holders were made public.
It Includes 'nearly all of the public officials
of both city nnd county , and hosts of their
relatives and friends. The company never Is
sues a pass unless It Is persuaded that It will
gain In the Icng run by giving It , but In
many instances It Is nothing but a case of
holdup.
"There Is one man who rides on a pass Just
because ho went down to Lincoln as o legisla
tive lobbyist last winter. His wife Is a school
teacher and she has been riding on a pass ,
too. Another , who Is now a member of the
police cornmlEs'on. not only rides on a pa.ss , but
has had them for members , of his family.
Isaac S. Hascall has never paid his fare on a
street car In recent years. Major Wheeler
has been out of the council for over a year ,
but has had his pass all along , and he every
now and then throws out ono of the little
red chips that he saved over to pay the
faro of others who may be riding at his in
vitation.
"Talking of street car passes , " chimed In
another conductor , "I heard a good story
on one of our new councllmcn. As soon ns
ho found that ho was elected , paying street
car fare became more painful than having
teeth pulled. He thought a pass was com
ing by every mall and was dreadfully disap
pointed at the delay. Finally , In his Im
patience , he Inquired of ono of the old
councllmen why his pass hadn't arrived.
'Have you signed the pledge ? ' came the
query.
" 'No , what kind of a pledge have I got
to slen ? '
" 'What kind of a pledge ? Why , you have
to go down to the company's office and sign
a paper that you won't vote for nny measure
that lu opposed to the street railway com
pany's Interests. '
"Such an easy condition was too attractive
and the now councilman hastened straight
way to the secretary's office and has ben rid
ing on a pass over since. "
"Do yon think the pass system will over
be abolished ? "
"Well , hardly , this year. What's your new
number did yousay ? "
Gold rielilK.
Union Pacific Is the direct route to CRIP
PLE CREEK , Colo. , and MERCUR GOLD
FIELDS , Utah ; nUo the short line to the
Impoitant mining , camps throughout the
west. For full particulars call.
A. C , DUNN ,
City Passenger and Ticket Agent ,
1302 Farnam Street , Omaha , Neb.
IllnirK IllllH Gold FI.'liU.
Tha gold fields of the Black Hills have
boten yielding larger returns than for many
years and will continue to do to.
Direct rcod from Omaha to Deadwood and
Hot Springs In the F. E , & M. V. R. R.
"Northwestern Line. "
Tlckert olfico 1401 Farnam street.
Depot Fifteenth and Wotuter utreets.
Unity Cluli I
MSB | Hultln , being taken suddenly III , Is
unable to fill her engagement this evening
at Unity church. In her stead , nnd as a
last resort , Mr Mann will apeak , Klvlng ft
lecture on 'Mollcre as u Comic Sfornllnt. "
Lecture commences promptly ut 8 o'clock.
"The Only Dfrcet T.lnc lo St. I'aul ,
MliuiritiioIIx ,
Sioux City route , "Northwestern Line , "
throught train , Pullman Palace sleepers ,
dining car , everything strictly fint class.
Leave Webster fctreet station C:45 : p. m ,
dally. "
T
TlilnU II WIIH Incendlnry.
A small blaze at 1311 Howard street called
the riro department out at 7 o'clock last
evening. The house was clored nnd no
on a around. The door wait forced open
fl
It Isn't very oftoa that the "Nebraska" makes the nbovo honillnff
in on "ad , " for most everything wo soil Is a bargain when you com
pare our prlco3 with thbjo of other stores so when we do make special
mention of n Bargain wo htivo something extraordinarily Rood to olTor.
This has boon a very pour season for the bolter grades of goods Wo
have mare fl'no suits than wo ought lo have in January They must go
and if prleo will do It thov will po Wo olTor you ono lot of very fltio
all worsted sack suits a huudsomo dark shade of gray of excellent
workmanship some of the finest goods wo had the past season
nt $12.00 The suits ave worth today oven after the season no loss
than $18.00. Another good thing wo offer is a small lot of sack suits
of good worsted not ns fine a quality as the above but excellent ma
terial for wear gotten up as well as tailor made goods at S3.CO. Jor
a suit HKO this you have to pay elsewhere about Slo.OU.
Wo pronounce those two lots tlio greatest bargains wo have offered
In a long timo.
"IT IS IGNORANCE THAT WASTES
EFFORT. " TRAINED SERVANTS USE
nnd the fire wns found to bo confined to n
front room near the main Hue. The llnme
burned a large hole in the roof , caunlnu
nbsut J50 damage. The bulldlnR Is o Muplcc
by Mrs. Miller , nnd owned by 13. W
Ilomnn. The fire was thouglit to be of In
cemltary origin.
Flro In the roof of the Ames iivcnuo
car barn took the deportment out at
o'clock yesterday. It started near n smoke
stack In the rear of the bulling , and causec
about $10 dainnge.
Division No. 4 , Ancient Order of Hlber
nlatif , will give an entertainment at their
hall , Thirteenth and Center street , Tuesday
evening , January 21 , nt 8 p. m. The bes
talent In the city has been secuied for the
occasion. Admission 25 cents.
AVomnit'M Chili.
Musical department will glvo a program at
the First Congregational church this after
noon at 3 o'clock. _
I'EIISOXAI * 1'AUAGHAIMIS.
C. H. Venner of Boston Is In the city.
C. E. Wllklns Is registered nt the Barker
S. H. H. Clark returned from St. Louis
yesterday.
R. R. Ritchie has returned from an ex
tended trip In the east.
O. J. Havoy , a Kansas City stockman. Is
rcglstcicd at the Arcade.
W. F. Murphy , a merchant of Superior , Is
registered at the Mlllard.
Frank TIernoy , cattle buyer. Broken Bow ,
la registered at the Paxton.
E. Barrett , a lye manufacturer ot Clinton ,
la. , Is rcglstered'at the Mercer.
W. T. Galloway , a stockman and ranch
owner of Ncllgh , Is at the Paxton.
Colonel C. R. Button of the United States
army , St. Louis , Is at the Paxton.
J. H. Markham , a stock buyer and shipper
cf Platte Center , Is at the Arcade.
W. F. Gouty , an extent'lve bicycle manu
facturer of Toledo , O. , la at the Murray.
John Kernell and wife and four of the
"Irish Alderman" company are at the Pax-
ton.
ton.A.
A. N. Rosoncck of the Pabst Brewing
company of Milwaukee Is registered at the
Paxton ,
D. W. Smith and C. S. Gurnpbury , capital
ists of Elmlra , N. Y. , are registered nt the
Paxton.
Howard French nnd wife , Sheridan , Wyo. ,
are stopping at the Barker while visiting
friends In Omaha.
George W. Monroe and his "Hippy Llttlo
Homo" company are making the Barker
tbcln headquarters.
E. L. Ray and W. D. Norton , agents for
D. W. Trusa' company In "Wang , " are stop
ping at the Barker.
S. M. Keene of Fremont and F. M. Hall ,
Thomas Sowell and R. II. Oakley of Lin
coln are at the Mlllard.
L. C. Lloyd , banker of Gothenburg , and
R. E. Lewis , a carriage manufacturer of
Cincinnati , are at the Paxton.
Miss May Wood left for Colon , Mich. , yes
terday , where pho will spend several weeks
vlajtlng friends and relatives.
Master In Chancery W. D. Cornish of the
Union Pacific arrived In the city yesterday
and lu stopping at the Mlllard.
E. II. Stokes , traveling pamenger agent
of the Lohlgh Valley road , paysed through
the city yesterday en route to Denver ,
William Poole of Poole Bros , , railroad
prlntera , Chicago , was In the city a few
hours yesterday on hlu return homeward.
G. W. Lowry of the Cudahy Packing com
pany returned from a visit with , relatives
In Now York yesterday nnd Is at the Mer- '
cef.
0 , W. Collins of Brooklyn , N. Y. , of the
Kllpatrlck-Colllns company , railroad con-
traotora of Beatrice , Is otopplng at the Pax-
toil.
toil.F.
F. A , Wadlelgh , passenger agent of the
Rio Grande Western , with offices at Salt
Lake , passed through tha city last night
en route to Chicago ,
J. Franclo , general passenger'and ticket
agent of the Buillngton , left for Chicago
laLt evening to attend the convention of rail
way men , which takes place in that city
shortly.
At the Murray Qeorgo W , Abbey , 0 , A
Ford , Chicago ; W , F. Gouty , Toledo , O. ;
W. H. Greer , Milwaukee ; R , W. Balwln ,
Chicago ; Ben Llchenbcrg , II , H , Crandle ,
Now York ; Charles W. Whitman , Houtsn ;
H. Griffith. J. M. Evans , W. P , Curwlu ,
Chicago ; Austin Matthem , Weopins Water ,
Av/anJed
Highest Honors World's Fair ,
MOST PERFECT MADE.
A purj Crape Cream of Tartar Powder. F.3
ncm Ammonia , Alum cr any other , dultean ; ! ,
40 YEARS THE STANDARD ,
* cdLjJfc L < J5t.i l
Pullman Never Built
Better Tourist Sleepers
Than those used for the
Burlington Route's per
sonally conducted once-a-
wcek excursions to Cnll-
fornln.
That Is ono reason why
you should patronize them
when you RO west.
Other reasons nrc : The
tlmo Is fust cars are not
ciow Jed excursion con
ductors' nnd uniformed ,
porters accompany each
l > aity the scenery eti-
route Is far nnd nway
tlif finest on the globe.
The excursions lenvo
Onmhn every Thursday
morning and go thro' to
Sun Francisco nml Los
Angeles without chnnpe.
For full Information
nbout rates , etc. , call nt
CITY TICKET OFFICE , 1321 FAUNAM ST.
J. B. lleynolds. City Pnss'r Agt.
( My mama us > d Wool Soap ) ( I wish mine luufe
WOOLENS\\V\ shrink If
. _ . „ , Isuiedln ( lie Inundr" .
„
wnolPpip Is delicate nnd refroshlnzforbiitli n r
osor ' " J " best cj'in'cr. . Uuva bar at vour dealcn.
Saworth , ScnodJc & Co. , waiters ,
3 Unalham ht. . lJostoiiv ( > l Leonard Bu ,
IIOTI3LS.
WHY IS
THE
MURRAY HOTEL
Llko Puslcy In n Garden ?
iucausc it thrives on extermination
Rates Reduced.
Call am ! learn particulars.
It. SILLOWAY.
E. M. ST1CKNEY ,
Clerk.
McPHERSON SQUARE , |
Keiv liouM" , ccnlrully Incnlcil ,
Klcguntly | iiliicil | | nnd fiirnlilidl
C'ulslnci mid kfrvUo uiivxu'llid.
HORACE M.CAKE , pHormcTon.
PCRMANENTLY
CURED
NO PAY UNTIL CURED
wt UKR roy TO 8,000 r ATIINTS.
WrlteforBanlcHcferencsB.
. k > EXAMINATION FREE.
No Operation , No Detention from Business.
SEND FOR CIRCULAR.
THE O. E , MILLER CO. ' ,
807-308 M. Y.tlle Bids1. . OMAHA , NEB.
g JAPANESE MEDICATED TOOTH PASTE j
a box. DrusslBts tll It. People (
H25o It. All prulto it.
ft Uuutantecd to bo uts-ilutely - free from all
n ar | < ] or other clieinlcuH Injurloua la the
fS tef Hi , and will nut Ciinilili ifold or ellrer i
S Mllngi. Keeps Ilio twill free fiorn tarlur ,
* pollslitMi tlicm tu a psoily whltenem. hard-
K rn < tlio Rumi nnd ri freshen the mouth.