The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-06

manhood in the state alongside Of the
development Of wealth and of the
splendid growth Of the schools In keep.
Ing pace.
"Our Best Product" f. S. Perdue Of
Madison. superintendent Of the county
and last year president of the North
Nebraska Teachers association, said
was the boys and girls of the public
school system. And the people were
beginning to realize 1t for I'm every viii
lage and town the largest and best
building was the public school building
handled by specially trained men and
women. Mr. Perdue's address was one
of the shortest OF the evening.
Football found champion in Su.
perintendent J. t. Delzell of Lexington,
the man who has built up the largest
high school in the state in proportion
to the size of the town Sixty non
residence pupils go to the Lexington
school and Superintendent Delzell ex-
planned how he kept his boys in school.
Football more than anything else en-.
ables me to keep the boys in school,"
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the boys part of the time but | try to
teach them to keep their heads and
always go after the ball instead of the
other fellow, In short, to act out
Roosevelts splendid words, Don't foul,
don't finch, hit the line hard Arith.
metic may make Rockefellers but foot.
ball makes self governing boys. Self
government is what you want in
school. | do not mean for the pupils
to run the school, but to manage their
own affairs so that they will not come
| in contact with others Remember,
there may be order without self gov
eminent but the latter makes good
schools and good schools make good
state" Mr.. Delzell spoke on Self
| Government"
President w. II. Clements of the
Fremont normal received hearty
greeting, a token of sympathy for his
recent loss in the Fremont normal fire
and Of appreciation of his energy and
courage in building over again his big
north Nebraska school, already repre-
senting twenty years of work. Only
couple of classes were missed on
account of the fire and 1t was stated
that all damage would be repaired by
the first of the year. President Glenn
ents gave an eloquent response to the
toast, Home"
Superintendent A. V. Teed, presi
dent of the north Nebraska associa-
| ton, a man whom everybody likes and
who consequently is the target of all
afterdinner orators at school banquets,
was to have responded to Sunshine"
but the Dixon county superintendent
| brought a few remarks to a close by
remarking that a "before breakfast
speech" on his part would bring sun
shine in reality to drive the banquet
guests from the banquet table.
Hon e. r. Quincy, the Fremont
banker and eX-school teacher on the
toast list for North Nebraska" missed
train connections and was not at the
banquet.
To "The Goldenrod" President G. A.
Thomas of the state normal at Kear-
ney gave charming little toast at the
close of few remarks sparkling with
wit and happy thoughts.
| Responding to "The Ladies'" Hon. j.
! C. Elliott of the West Point school
board and an ex-teacher, passed few
pretty compliments to north Nebraska
and the school folks club as we'll as
to the ladies.
Superintendent Bodwell at the close
of the banquet was introduced as the
first president of the club. He re-
sponded very briefly with a few words
of thanks.
Singing Good Bye Ladies'" the
school folks left the banquet little
after l o'clock.
With the School Folks.
There is no dsputing the popularity
of either Superintendent Perdue, last
years north Nebraska association pres
ident, or of Superintendent Teed this
years president, And their popular
ity isn't limited to school folks, for
both were given a unanimous re-elec-
ton by the voters,
The North Nebraska School Folks
club has no more enthusiastic sup
porter than President Pile of the
Wayne normal, who brought his nor
NAL faculty to the meeting.
Principal Warehouse of the Omaha
high school and State Superintendent
McBrien, both sent greetings to the
school folks of north Nebraska.
The ladies were we'll represented at
the banquet, though not among the
speakers. 1t was agreed that their
presence contributed much to the sue
cess of the banquet.
e. ]. Bodwell, who proved himself
by his splendid services to Norfolk
since the burning of the big high
school building, is a man whom north
Nebraska teachers are pleased to hon
or with office. Mr.. Bodwell was coun-
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