Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-28
OMAHA Is AFTER TEACHERS
Lincoln Making a Determined Effort to
Retain Next Years Meeting,
ONE THOUSAND ATTEND THE FIRST DAY
Following Days More Attractive to
Majority and Total Attendance
Expected GO Reach the
1900 MARX.
cFrom . stan Correspondent

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LINCOLN. Dec. T.-CSpecial )-Oficers Of
ths Nebraska Teachers association said
this afternoon that the Omaha and Douglas
county members Of that organization viii
make hard campaign 10 locate the next
annual meeting at Omaha. The business
men and the Lincoln Commercial club have
been at work among the teachers in an
effort 20 retain the meeting. which means
a good thing for the hotels and merchants.
This evening in pursuance OF that idea
the Commercial club rendered a luncheon
90 the of1cials and some OF the guiding
spirits in the hope Of inducing the associa-
ton to remain in Lincoln for the session
OF 1905. The Lincoln advocates claim that
there 10 little question as to their success
in retaining the meeting, but the contest
Is not settled by any means.
There IL considerable talk among the
teachers from the west of ]. E. Delzell.
the Lexington member Of the State Board
of Education for the presidency OF the
association. The members from the Big
Sixth are especially anxious TO secure his
selection and because OF the size OF the
district claim the right to name the chief
executive for the coming year. Delzell is
a member of the executive committee. the
guiding body of the association.
The teachers from the eastern counties
are unwilling to accede to the DelZell
candidacy. however, and there IS much talk
of superintendent Stephens of the Lin
coin schools. who Is regarded as a candi-
date. superintendent Reed Of Superior is
mentioned among the candidates also.
Stephens has been very prominent in edu-
cational work and his wide acquaintance
with the teachers of the state is expected
10 help him to a large extent.
Nominating Com Today.
The political situation must come to n
head rapidly. because of the fact that the
constitution requires the selection of the
nominating committee of the association at
8 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and that body
must proceed Immediately to place officers
in nomination for the ensuing year and
must without delay report to the associa-
tion for ratification.
This nominating committee is chosen from
the congressional districts by the teachers
from each district, which is allowed three
members. This method of nominating Of
fcers was devised to prevent logrolling
which had attained the proportions of a
pernicious abuse under the old regime.
many of the teachers having spent much
of their time in political maneuvers in
stead Of attending section meetings.
Enrolment Growing Rapidly.
Late in the afternoon the enrolment had
reached 1000 and the officers of the as
ISOLATION predict that by tomorrow the total
will have come pretty close to the 5000
mark. To-day many of the high school
sections have been at work, but tomorrow
the great body of grade teachers will have
something to do. Much of the section work
tomorrow viii be devoted to primary and
grammar school instruction. These are
always by far the largest sections and
on that fact Is based the prediction of a
record breaking attendance.
Tomorrow night the alumni banquets of
the Perm and Fremont normal schools will
be held and large attendance is antici-
pated, especially from the latter place
General Agent McGinnis of the Northwest
ern said that a large proportion of the
student body at Fremont will be in the
city.
superintendents Meet.
Today the county superintendent assem-
bled at the statehouse for the discussion
of matters pertaining to the conduct of
their office. The new certiication law was
taken up in detail and explained by Super
tntendent McBrien. Some of the veteran
superintendents objected to the rule requir-
tng teachers holding third grade certificates
20 take a new examination when their GER
tihcates expired during the course OF a
school term. They asked that power be
granted to issue emergency certificates in
such cases. but McBrien objected to such a
policy.
The superintendents also discussed school
accounts and the grades which ought to be
accepted from high school The state SUI
perintendent declared this afternoon about
two-thirds OF the superintendents are in
the city.
May Discuss Foot Ball.
What will be done with foot ball in the
Nebraska high schools? The agitation OF
this question is expected to make one OF
the features of the meetings in Lincoln
this week. The subject is not on the OFF,
cial program, but 1t is understood It will
be brought up In the course OF the discus.
sions Thursday or Friday. probably in the
high school section.
The subject will arise between the instruc
tors from the larger schools. since the game
Is not played in the most OF the small insti
buttons OF this state. There is a large and
powerful faction of principals. superintend
ents and other educators in Nebraska whS
are heartily opposed to the gridiron gam,
as II has been played among the big schools
OF the state, and these will assert them
selves at the earliest opportunity. Their,
are a number OF professors present also WIFI
are the games strongest champions. ant