Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-13
EPWORTH LEAGUE ASSEMBLY
Board Of Control Nests at Lincoln and Trans
acts Considerable Business.
NEXT ASSEMBLY EARLY IN NEXT AUGUST
Last Cath hering Nets One Thousand
Dollars I'm Good Cnsh-supcrin-
tendcnts md Principals Hold
Their Convention.

LINCOLN, Oct. 12.-(special THE Board
OF Control OF the Epworth assembly has
fixed the time of the next annual assembly
of the Epworth League Of Nebraska as Au
gust 1 to Q inclusive The contract with
the management of Lincoln park where the
assembly was held this year, holds for two
years more, but the Board OF CONTROL con-
tends that the contract is broken through
the action of the management which ncces
STATED instituting legal proceedings to re-
cover what is alleged to be due the league.
There Is reasonable assurance that so long
as the personnel OF the board remains as
1t Is at present the assembly will remain
in Lincoln. There is some talk of finding
permanent location for the annual meet
ings of the league and IL 1t is decided by
the board TO do this Lincoln will put in
bid for the location.
The resignation OF Mrs. G. w. 1sham as
Junior superintendent has been accepted and
Mrs. ]. r. Woodcock elected as her sue
cessor. An executive committee consisting
OF the president and charmen OF the sub
cCmmittees was appointed as follows: l.. o.
Jones, president and chairman OF the
program committee; A. G. Greenlee,
chairman of the committee on grounds J.
W. Swan, chairman of the committee on
health and order; C. e. Sanderson, chairman
of the committee on gates and concessions;
DR.. C. NJ. Shepherd, auditor
Almost full representation of officers
and members OF the Board OF Control
present. The report of the auditor shows
that the assembly netted in cash about
$1,000. Those who attended the meeting
were: L. o. Jones, Lincoln, president; C.
L. vii II
Lesch. York, corresponding secretary;
Iva NJ. Howard, treasurer; Miss Anna
Beatty, missionary secretary; directors:
Beatrice district, w. H. Turrell; Hastings
district, w. ]. Scott; Lincoln district, r. n.
Orrill; Nebraska City district, C. NJ. Shep-
herd; York district, ]. w. Swan
Teachers Take Counsel.
The Superintendents and Principals asso-
citation of Nebraska is holding its annual
meeting in this city. The first session was
held this afternoon. The following twenty
minute papers were read:
Drawing as Mental Discipline" D. C.
O'Connor Norfolk; Drawing as an
Economic Study" l. S. p. Weeks, Lincoln;
Drawing as an Ethical Study" A. II. Big
Glow, Falls City; "a Plea for the Artistic"
Miss Sara Hayden, Lincoln; Relative Value
OF Mechanical Decorative and Pictorial
Drawing" C. r. Richards, Lincoln; "Sug-
gestions as to Time and Method" Miss Alice
liitte, Omaha cart in Public Schools"
Richard Hardy, Chicago.
The visitors assembled again at s o'clock
this evening. The program opened with
the reading OF report on course in English
for elementary and high schools, followed
by the following addresses:
industrial Training for Girls" Miss Rose
Bouton. Lincoln: Manual Training as a
Part of Public Education" Principal G..
b. Morrison, Kansas City, Mo.
1t is estimated that there are about 200
teachers In ATTENDANCE. . The meeting will
close Saturday. The program for the next
two days follows"
Frlday-9 a. m-Report on course of En-
slish for elementary and high schools. Pa
pers, English in the Primary Schools" Miss
Celia Burgert, Beatrice; English in Gram
mar Schools" A. A. Reed, Crete; English
in the High Schools" A. II. Waterman,
Omaha; general discussion. 2 p. m.-Pa-
pers, The Teachers Training in English"
J. r. Hosic, Peru discussion; Training for
Public Speaking" w. l.. Stephens Fair
bury; discussion; English in the Course of
Study" l.. A. Sherman. Lincoln; discus
sion. Z p. m.-Supper and reception at the
Lincoln hotel.
Saturdays n. m.-Election of officers;
report of committee on supervision papers,
"The Superintendent a Business Admin
istrator," w. X. Fowler, Blair; The Super
intendent as an Inspector and Supervisor"
c. G. Pearse, Omaha; Relation of the
Superintendent to Methods of instruction" :"
II. K. Wolfe, South Omaha; "The Superin-
tendent and His Relation to the Commu-
nifty" j. w. Dinsmore. Beatrice.
Lincoln Local Notes.
The funeral of L. S. Greusel the master
mechanic of the Havelock shops who killed
himself Tuesday night, was held from the
family residence in Havelock this after
noon. 1t is asserted by Burlington officials
that Greusel had not been discharged from
the service of the company. but that a
change had been contemplated is admitted.
c. w, Hawksworth is temporarily in charge
of the shops.
A local abstractor employed to locate
property belonging to the three bondsmen
of ex-State Treasurer BARLEY was success
full in finding only two or three small pieces
OF property under the names of the bonds
men. There were many transfers, ma
iority having been recorded in 1897
At the last term of the district court for
Lancaster county only 106 cases were dis
posed OF, During the last twenty -four days
OF court twenty seven divorces were
granted.
The Athletic board of the State university
has decided to play the Kansas university
only Cne game or foot ball this year. After
the demand of Kansas for n second game
was refused special representative was
sent to this city to see If a game could not
in some way, be scheduled before the cham
pionship Kansas Nebraska game, November
preferred. AS the lowa-Nebraska game
comes off in Council Bluffs or Omaha Oh
that day and as all other dates are filled II
is not probable that the Jayhawkers will
be accommodated.
4,IJ -
the construction of the new wing to the In.
sane Asylum near this city was accepted
by the Board of Public Lands and Buildings
this afternoon, the price agreed on being
s3S, 35S The contract for plumbing in thC