Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-24
OMAHA WOMAN In
LINE ron LEAUEn
Miss Kate MoAugn Fsyolably Men
toned Tor rresiuent OF teachers'
ASSOCIATION.
SAY ESTABLISH A PRECEDENT
Women, it is Agreed, Are Life of Or
ganlzaton.
VICTORY IN UNITED EFFORT
Nebraska Metropolis in Line for Next
Meeting.
UNIQUE ADVERTISING SCHEME
Three Thousand Post cards Are Dts-
tributed in which Both Lincoln
ana Omaha Are Givcn very
strong Boost.
Women, it is Agreed, Are Life of Or
ganlzation.
IN UNITED EFFORT
Nebraska Metropolis in Line for Next
Meeting
UNIQUE ADVERTISING SCHEME
nrrom SD corresnondenll }

with hundreds OF teachers In attendance.
The first general session was held tonight
at St Paul's church and after that three
banquets were held at as many different
places.
A. H. Waterhouse Of Fremont and I'd
ward Howard Grlggs Of Now York City
were the speakers OF the evening, though
there was a musical program to offset
them. Prof Waterhouse reported for the
committee on "safe and sane course OF
study in industrial education In The grades
and high school," while Mr.. Gnggs dts
cusscd Normal Culture IN Relation to
other Aspects OF Education"
Discussion Of candidates FOR president OF
the association has already started and
there is quite strong movement for the
selection OF a woman FOR this position, As
usual thing the women teachers keep
up the association, pay nlne-tenths Of the
expenses, contribute much greater amount
OF the money for the banduets; put up
practically all OF the money for the i'm
ported speakers. outnumber the men five
to six and yet they get about as much
recognition as a chicken when a turkey
is on the table at Thanksgiving time.
Several of the more gallant men OF the
association have come to the conslusiou
that It Is time the woman teacher is be-
ing recognized in the matter Of office. To
elect a woman, Of course, the women mem
bers will be compelled to break up a pow
erful ring OF teacner-politicians who have
had their clutches on the affairs Of the
association for years and they may even
have to defeat several book agents who are
back to the political ring which backs the
successful candidates.
Woman for President.
Last night several Of the strong teachers
decided to give their support TO Miss Kate
AicIIugh of the Omaha High school for
president.
Some who oppose q woman for president
propose Superintendent Davidson Of Omaha
who they said would make q strong pres
ident, and white none diHRgreed with this,
others held that as the omaha superin-
tendent already held a high office in the
national association. ne would not consent
TO permit the use OF his naine so as far
as that one group was concerned. Mr..
Davidson is out OF It.
Every one agrees that II the women
teachers will concentrate their strength be-
hind Miss McHugh she will be elected. The
members present from the various con
gressional districts will meet tomorrow
afternoon at Oclock to select their MEM
bers Of the nominating committee which
selects the officers.
Omaha teachers who are in the city
boosting to have the next meeting of the
Nebraska Teachers association meet in
Omaha, gave the city Of Lincoln some
unique and effective adVertisnng today
when the distributed 5000 Lincoln postal
cards.
These cards were carefully selected,
showing the best views in the city Of Lin
coin. They we're all stamped, ready for
the teachers to send and written on each
card was this significant sentiment:
Arrived in Lincoln all o. X. It's a good
town but It looks like we would meet IN
Omaha next year"
The little advertisement for both Lincoln
and Omaha excited a good bit OF comment
among the teachers, a great many OF
whom want to visit Omaha next year
This sentiment Is shown by the number
wearing Omaha key pins, All the Omaha
teachers in attendance wear blue ribbon
badge saying; Omaha Next" on the front
and on the under side, visit Omaha and
/ know the metropolis Of your state as II
is" The Omaha key Is over this.
| The State Teachers association has been
| organised more thar forty years and has
met In Omaha but twice IN the last thirty
years. This gives the Omaha teachers an
idea that Il is about time the educators
out over the state came 10 Omaha and
looked over the city which has so many
new things for them 10 soo. When the
teachers we're in Omaha in 1874. II was
something OF . village. They came only
once more That was in 1904, when the
city was recovering and starting on an era
OF prosperity, which ia nov being fully
realized. HU
I'VE like to come 10 Lincoln ana have
| haaV, Oh -. %
said Miss Cassie Roys OF Franklin school.
Omaha. But We want TO be host TO the
teachers once and believe II 10 only fair
that the teachers should meet with us. We
have q new high school building now
/ which would accommodate all the section
meetings under one roof and we want 10
show the teachers Of Nebraska that Omaha
is an educational center OF no mean stand
ing.
There are over 200 Omaha teachers who
have Joined this year, ana we believe every
| teacher In Douglas county would Join II
the meeting were held IN omaha. More
than that, many teachers from the north
eastern part Of the state who DO not now
come to Lincoln, would join and come 70
Omaha, This would greatly strengthen our
organization"
Miss Roys is one Of the leaders In work
ing for the convention. though every
Omaha teacher from Dr. Davidson to tho
kindergarten teachers IL equally as en-
thusiastio."
The decision as 20 where the meeting
Wih be held will not be reached until after
December l. when the executive committed
will determine the place and time Of meet
ing. This committee Is a. present composed
Of N. M. Graham. chairman. South Omaha;
Charles Arnot OF Schuyler; d. w. Hays OF
Peru, and w. 7. stoekdsie OF Madison.
The Omaha teachers extended an invi-
tation TO the state association last year
and this committee rejected the invitation
and returned TO Lincoln. Il IL said however
that tho sentiment this year favors holding
the meeting In Omaha one year at least
The sentral Nebraska Teachers assoda-