The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-04-03

ma ~ w tlSl
y. 'nce e. link of o'NeiII, Secretary
Of the N. N. T. A.
7rar. To>,. { Madison, Miss Glennle
'ppe, 'cI Norfolk, Miss Onetah
h Use o.. est Point; second honors
by 'Gs Hattie Templin of Stanton,
Miss 'irie Zinnecker of Columbus.
Miss Blanche Hurley of Fullerton /;
third honors by Miss Bessie Ryan of
Wisner.
e. C, Bishop, deputy state superin-
tendent and an active candidate for
the republican nomination for state
superintendent this fall, is in Norfolk
meeting north Nebraska school men.
He leaves for the Grand Island con-
vention Friday.
County Superintendent F. S. Perdue,
president of the association last year,
is a prominent worker in the section
meetings, having been called on to
preside over the rural and county SUI
perintendents' section.
The state superintendent, j. L. Nc.
Brien, will be in Norfolk for the clos
ing session of the convention Satur.
day. Saturday morning he will adj
dress the teachers in the Auditorium,
the subject of his address being
storm and Sunshine in School Teach.
ers." Mr.. McBrien will arrive in Nor
folk Friday evening or Saturday
morning.
The admission charge to the address
Thursday evening by Governor Buch.
tel of Colorado and the lecture Friday
evening by A. E. Winship of Boston
will be fifty cents for each lecture to
people not enrolled in the association
Both lectures are given at the Audi
forum. Governor Buchtel, who is
also chancellor of Denver university,
speaks on Theodore Roosevelt"
The present officers of the associa-
ton are A. V. Teed, county superin-
tendent of Dixon county, president;
r. NJ. Campbell, city superintendent
of West Point, vice president; Miss
Florence link of O'Neill, county SUI.
perintendent of Holt county, secre-
tary; Frank Pilger, county superinten-
dent of Pierce county, treasurer. All
of the officers were present when the
convention was called to order
Henry A. Buchtel, governor of Colo
RADIO, the university president whom
the people of Colorado called to the
executive chair year ago, arrived in
Norfolk Thursday noon from Denver
The governor came to lecture before
the north Nebraska teachers at the
Auditorium Thursday evening. He
was worn out from his long trip and
on reaching Norfolk retired to his
hotel for an afternoons rest.
A. V. Teed of Ponca, president of
the association and county superin-
tendent of Dixon county has been
prominently suggested in the north
state country as a candidate for state
superintendent He has not, however,
actively entered the fight, though Dix
on county in the republican county
convention endorsed him for the state
office. Teed Is one of the jolliest fell
lows imaginable and has an unusually
wide acquaintance among north Ne.
braska people.
The biggest teachers convention
north Nebraska ever saw" is what is
predicted for the 1908 association
meetings now being held. President
Teed, who has made a systematic fight
to get the enrolment of teachers
above the 500 mark believes that that
figure will be more than passed. A
factor in increasing the attendance is
the attitude of the country teachers
and the district boards who are be-
coming aware of the Importance Of
the meetings. A strong effort was
made this year to increase the at.
tendance of district school teachers.
The teachers attending the conven.
ton have been given a special invita-
ton 70 visit the rev home of the Nor
folk Long Distance Telephone COM
pauy for the purpose of inspecting the
automatic exchange now being in.
stalled. The hours from to Friday
afternoon have been especially set
aside for this purpose. Nearly all of
the teachers will take advantage of
the Invitation ON account of the fact