THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1916.
Public Schools Pride of the City
Superintendent A. H. Waterhouse
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 year's 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 fa
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 $65,414. Last year the amount was
about $63,000. The difference is ac
counted for partially by the gradual
increase in salaries. Mr. Waterhouse
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 a 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-five over the pre
vious year.
There are eight grade school build
ings. The total attendance in a!', the
schools this year is 2,150. Last year
the number was 2,060.
The High school boys do not play
foot ball extensively, but they play
base ball considerable with Omaha,
South Omaha, Columbus, Wahoo,
Schuyler, West Point and Arlington.
They know something about basket
ball, too, having a clean record of
six games and six victories over
Omaha, South Omaha, Wahoo, North
Bend, Schuyle and Arlington. There
is a 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. It 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. It 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 un
dergone a complete change, for they
are filled with appliances for the en
joyment 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 publi
cations it followed in the Fremont
schools, there is, however, a much
closer supervision of Iteachers than
is observed in most cities. The class
room work is carefully planntd and
laid out in the superintendent's 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 at
standing of 75 in the various branches,
are required. - .
A new system of Industrial training
is being developed 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
on some work outside of school
hours. The better students also re
ceive some benefits that have hereto
fore been impossible.
Daily tasks like those indicated as
sist the pupils in obtaining the re
quired credits to complete the course
and are an encouragemnt on the part
of the schools for outside work. It
is now usually possible for a boy or
girl who puts in forty hours in some
task to gain four full points in the
four-year course. A grade of 75 hat
been required in each branch to get a
point, and a better standing was of
no consequence in the point system.
This is changed so that students with
much higher standings were benefited
with fractional points, which' are of
some assistance in completing the
work along with points to be gained
in the industrial training system.
The Catholics also have a good par
ochial school.
Fremont college has a large enroll
ment and ranks high among the edu
cational institutions of the state.
Indisputable evidence of great results to
Bee Want Ad users: 26,748 more paid
Want Ads first six months of 1(16 over
same period No other Omaha paper
can boast of anything near such figures.
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Fremont's Commercial Club
A population of 20,000 in 1920 is
the slogan of the Fremont boosters,
whose leader is George F. Wolz, one
of the livest wires in Nebraska. With
out the influence of the Commercial
club, of which he is president, Fre
mont would lack many things which
it now enjoys.
This club with a membership of
about 300 spends $15,000 annually
among its members to promote the
city's welfare in every possible way.
The Commercial club was organ
ized May 29, 1880, under the name
of the Fremont Board of Trade for
the general good of the city. The
emergency measure at that time was
the building of a new bridge across
the Platte river, the old county
bridge having been washed away
years before, and the spring break
up of that year destroying the toll
bridge, cutting off all communication
with Saunders county. The new
bridge was finally built, the club
members raising the necessary funds,
with the co-operation of the county
commissioners. E. H. Barnard was
the first president and Arthur Gib
son the first secretary.
About a decade later the name of
the organization was changed to the
Commercial club. Thousands of dol
lars have been spent in entertaining
conventipns and taking strangers to
the city, thus making Fremont the
principal convention city of the state.
One of the hobbies of the club has
been the improvement of the roads.
In his recent report for last year
Mr. Wolz tells of more effective work
being done in this direction than ever
before. A road supervisor was hired
for the road dragging months with
good results and on an economical
basis. Since the number of automo
bile licenses has been so greatly in
creased there will be more money to
devote to that purpose and the Com
mercial club will be relieved to a
great extent of one of its heaviest
burdens.
During the year the club was re
sponsible in large measure for the
race meet, a postal card album and
a chautauqua meeting. It backed i a
trade excursion to the Black Hills, is
hopeful that another will be carried
out in the year to follow, and helped
materially in the success of the trac
tor demonstration. Moving pictures
of the tractors in operation were also
taken to boom rremont in Uinaha
and elsewhere. The cost of that ven
ture amounted to about $240.
Not the least of the club's efforts
has been its work for a new hotel, a
project now assured.
The president in his report urges
the building of more houses that can
be rented for from $18 to $22.50 per
month. He predicts that fifty
houses of that character would be
rented in twenty-four hours, and
urges, too, that more stores be
erected on the side streets, where the
rental would not be excessive.
An athletic park is also suggested
as desirable. Such are some of the
activities and methods pursued by
this lively organization.
Besides Mr. Wolz, president, the of
ficers are as follows: John C. Hem
vice president: Harry L. Himes,
acting secretary; Fred H. Richards,
treasurer, and C. t. Abbott attor
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call upon us for any information that you may desire.
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C. D. Marr is president, Ray Ham
mond and John Gumb directors;
in the retail merchants' section Fred
Bader is president and A. Nanelstock
and A. L. Snow directors: in the ad
club section Andy Anderson is presi
dent and Henry Hainan and Harvey
C. Kendall directors: in the builders'
section Will Durkee is president and
W. R. Lulirs and John Melick direc
tors; in the gejierai section the presi
dent is O. F. Turner and the directors
A. I. Eddy and R. R. Wohlford.
The companies or individuals in
terested to the extent of $200 or more
annually in this club include Pader
llros., Eddy Bros.. Hammond Print
ing company and the Liquor Dealers'
association.
Other clubs in Fremont, though of
a different character, include the
Country club, the Elks with a mem
bership of 175, seventy-five Pythians,
the Eagles with 598, the Odd Fellows
with 100, 150 Masons and the Men's
club.
There are several women's ctubs,
Mrs. Rose McGibbin succeeding Mrs.
A. J. Eddy as president of the leading
organization and Mrs. Otto Schur
man heading the Ladies' Charity club.
Churches Are All
Doing Very Well
The largest church in the city is the
Methodist, with 850 members; the
Presbyterians claim 485 members, the
Baptists and Christians, 325 each; the
Catholics about 400, and there are
also Episcopals, Lutherans of four
varieties, Free Methodists and other
sects.
There is a regular Sunday school
attendance of 1,800.
Though not churchmen, the Theo
sophists are fairly strong in Fremont,
numbering twenty-five members. Irv
ing C. Cooper of California, who re
cently delivered a course of lectures
in Omaha, made his next visit to that
city. Congressman Daniel V. Steph
ens and family are among the influ
ential members of this organization.
As evidence of the good feeling
among the different sects, seven
churches have been known to con
duct outings together. The Young
Men's Christian association, costing
$65,000, is doing a great work, ana
like organizations in the bigger cities,
conducts a cafeteria.
Bates Steel Mule a Success
One of the most notable successes
of the light tractor is reported from
the Sherman ranch at Ellsworth,
Kan. This ranch contains 25,000 acres
of rich, level bottom land and some
rolling land. Until recently the bulk
of the work on this ranch has been
done by mules. When a large num
ber of the mules showed signs of
weakness from old age and could not
stand up under the strain of the
work, six thirty-horsepower Bates
Steel Mule tractors were bought.
These, in connection with two other
tractors, have made it possible to do
all the work on the Sherman ranch
more efficiently and with less expense
than it was done under the old way
with mules. The Bates Steel Mule.
hecause of its. construction and light
weight, works on the soft ground and
can be used tor cultivating corn who
great satisfaction.
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month, mis thin In s.m. n.rlod of 111
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SOME OF THE MANY DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF
"HAPPY FARMER" TRACTORS.
Our wheel plan give automatic steering control, which
enables It to run from on end of the field to tht other with
out attention. This Is not only a wonderful help to the
operator, but accurately gauges the width of the furrow. It
also enable u to get the greatest traction efficiency by
reason of flft of the entire weight located on the traction
wheels, leaving only sufficient weight on the forward wheel
to guide the machine. No self guiding attachment neces
sary Two wheel run In the furrow while plowing.
MUFFLER By discharging our exhaust Into mi of the tup
porting members of the frame we obtain a perfect and
silent muffler without added part or tost.
CLUTCH W know w have the moat practical friction
clutch over designed. It I of the steam tract ioa engine
type with wood friction shoes which ha been standard
for years. W have slightly modified the details to suit
our particular requirements. All the wear 1 on the
wood shoes, which are easily replaced at llttl expense.
FRAME I one plea of solid east steel, eliminating all rack
ing which would bind the bearings. By this method of
construction our wheels, motor, gears, radiator, etc., an
held rigid in one solid unit.
MAIN DRIVE GEAR I steel and In four sections so that
In case of accident, the damaged section only need ha
removed. AH sections Interchangeable.
REVERSE Composed of two steel cut gear only.
FORWARD SPEED I obtained with but two steel gear re
duction.). All gear except bull gears Inclosed and run
ning la oil.
BEARINGS Except motor oiled bp compression greased
cups.
RADIATOR Of unusually largo capacity so as to get fulloat
efficiency.
HITCH Remember that wo hitch In the center with perfect
line of draft ao side draft a special hitch accessary.
BASE OF CONTROL Two lovers, dutch and rovers. Spark
and throttle eontre! arc automatic.
BULL PINIONS Roller cage typo. AU wear aomoo on pmo
and rollers, whieh can b quickly replaced at slight ox ,
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