Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-18
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE WORK
Activities Of Various Institutions,
East. West and South.
MARKED PROGRESS IN ALL LINES
Features Of Educational Work
Touehed with Optimistic cOIors-
Movements of Prominent
Teachers.

Chancellor Avery Of the State univer-
sity has sent the following letter to all
Boards Of Education in Nebraska:
Permit me to call your attention to the
Nebraska State Teachers association,
which c%onyenes IN Lincoln, November J. :
the history Of the association has been
prepared. Educators of state and national
reputation win take part in the delibera;;
lions. Men and women OF affairs Will
discuss the problems Of our public school
system. Questions that. concern the life
OF the nation and the destiny Of the re-
public will be expounded by such leaders
as Booker T. Washington. These are
some OF the great questions that viii
command attention. But the every day
responsibility Of country teachers, and OF
town and city teachers will receive earnest
consideration. The every day problems
that confront rural school Officers town
and city Boards Of Education, high school
principals, city and county superintend-
ents will be the things Of greatest impoT-
lance on this program. These are ques-
lions which should concern you as much
as they do the school men and women
themselves.
In some states, the law makes 4 man
datory upon Boards Of Education TO
rave their eachers attend the associa-
tons and Institutes at the expense OF the
school district. l am not suggestine ma
YOU nay the expenses Of your teachers
to this meeting. All that l would sug-
gest Is that you grant all teachers VINO
desire to attend leave OF hDsSlce ~ "
to make up the time so used. They Will
come back to you with broader Vision, pet
ter methods, more eheeTIni o 0SpS 9lIi bs
an Inspiration to every boy and girl N
your school. Therefore, from the stand
point OF enlightened s~elfishnsss, II TOT nc
other reason, you cannot afford to KEEP
your teachers ava from this great edu-
cational gathering. -,
Furthermore, since this association WI
! -f.ya NharYnht tn so mAnV DT0D-
lens Of interest to Boards OF Education, ]
most earnestly m that so lar %
possible, school officers attend and make
the suggestion that every Board OF bdu-
cation in Nebraska send one Of Its mem
bers at the expense OF it's district TO tnls
association. A special program mas pes.
Of school officers. The questions that vii
come before you under the free mgr
school law and under the aw governin,
normal training in high school make \
almost imperative that each Board of Edu.
cation send at least one. representative
to this sch1oI board P P,sbdn Stale Here suS yS,
intendent of public instruction. who VII
be glad to answer all questions on whici
you may desire authoritative
for his word is law until reversed by tn
And to all Of you, let me extend a mos
cordial invitation to visit the UnlversiS.
running at full blast then, 1t is you
school. You are Of those who pay taSe
for its support, II belongs 10 you 10,
managed. Come and see for yourselves
state University News.
A large number of requests are cominl
in to the university for reservations at tn
banquet OF the college section Of the Ne
braska Teachers association. This ban
duet is to be held on wednesday evening
November 9, in st. Paul's church. 1t is ex
pected that a large number Of the univer
} sity graduates teaching in the state wi
come in for this banquet.
Mr.. Keyser, superintendent Of farmers
Institutes, has Just prepared a bulletin o.
the state contest and convention for tn
Nebraska Boys and Girls association I
be held In the Auditorium at lincoln, Janu
airy 1874. This bulletin contains the cas-
premiums offered for corn in junior an
! senior classes, and the premiums for eS
, hibits OF bread and sewing. The tota
) premiums amount to $40 in cash.
The university has Just received informs
3 ton from the National Poultry show q
$ Milwaukee that the team composed G
VIII Forbes, H. L.. Matthews and Pal
( Hunter, from the University Of Nebrask
School of agriculture won first place in tn
e Judging contest open to all universttie
t and agricultural colleges. This was or
n OF the prominent features Of the nationi
association. The classes OF cows whic
9 they Judged we're selected by the judge
g and consisted Of five different breeds. IT
Il Nebraska team was coached by e. v
Frost, herdsman for the dairy department
Will Forbes also won first place In II
individual contest. This is a great cred
n TO the boys Of this team and to II
q dairy department.
Prof. Paul II. Grummann extends
alumni students, past and present ar
members Of the faculty of the UniVersi'
Of Nebraska an invitation to attend Il
intercollegiate banque Of the NebrasE
Teachers association, and to occupy sea
at the tables reserved for the University
Nebraska. As the number Of plates a.
portioned to the university is limited, 9
who desire to be seated at the universf
table should write Prof. Grummann
once. This banquet will be held in u
~banuuet room OF st. Pauis Method
Episcopal church. Lincoln. Wednesd'
evening. November 9. beginning at
o'clock sharp.
Inspector A. A. Reed inspected the hii
schools at Adams and Sterling last wee
IL N remarkable what these
are doing in the way Of building up scho
IA NIL
ssntiment. Adams has a new high scho
buuding, erected on modern plans throug
out and well equipped. The attendance
the high school there has increased In I
last TWO years nearly 900 per cent. On
,h,ra Of this attendance Is non-residel
which shows that the rural people are ia
ing advantage Of the free high school la
. practically the same per cent OF non-re
tdent attendance Is found In the hig sch'
at Sterling. Both OF these schools q
carrying twelve grades with a 4-year hi
school course, and both expect TO quail
as normal training high schools this year
y STATE NORMAL AT KEARNEH.
Prominent Men OF state Pay visit
Western school.
Lieutenant Governor NJ. r. Hopewell
> Tekamah called at the school Thursd
morning and gave an interesting talk
chapel. He told Of his experience as
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