Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-19
Nebraska
CRABTREE NAMES COMMISSION
To Push Industrial Work for Boys and
Girls in Public Schools.
SCOPE is TO BE STATEWIDE
Plans 20 he IN Harmony with Ideas
Advanced by Former President
Roosevelt ON Improvement of
RurnI Life Conditions.


LINCOLN. Dec. B-t Speclal.) -Superin-
tendent-elect Crabtree gives out the follow
Ing Interview: t.r.
'The Nebraska Industrial and Rural Life
Education commission has been appointed
for very important work, 20 begin with
my term Of coffee. This commission. has
been appointed In order to carry forward
the progress made by superintendent
bishop in the Industrial work for boys and
girls in the public soh ools. and at the
same time 10 adopt and to put into practice
some ideas in harmony with theories. ad-
yanced by ex- President Roosevelt and his
commission on the Improvement Of rural
life conditions. The work OF this commits
sion II Indicated In Its name. The follow
ing county superihtendents have been APP
pointed as working members Of the com
mssion A. r. IIiIdebrand. Hooper; S. Fl.
Thompson, Hastings; Lulu S. Wolford.
Pawnee city; Agnes Dackey Geriug, and
a. V. Teed. Ponca s. G.. Bassett, Gibbon,
and DR.. G. r. Bessep Of the University OF
Nebraska have been named as advisory
members. -..I ...
Superintendent. A. f. Hildebrand has had
success in actually having this work done
IN his own schools for several years. He
secured more than a statewide reputation
in his MANAGEMENT of the National Corn
show at Omaha, Neb and al Columbus. o.
In promoting this work he has personally
directed teaching IN agriculture, in do
mestio science and In other phases OF in
dustrial work In tina common schools OF
Nebraska. Iowa. Illinois. Indiana and Ohio.
superintendent s. n. Thompson has
broad knowledgs Of the educational value
OF Industrial training and has had expert
ence IN putting II into disable form for
city public schools He brings to bear
upon the work of the commission the best
that can be gotten from Columbia unyer-
sity, where he has made a special study
OF the question from the public school
standpoint His manual training shops,
built and equipped by student help. bear
witness TO his ability to apply his scien-
tifio knowledge in a very practical way
Miss Lulu g. sWolford Is a county super
intendent and has had actual experience
In teaching this work IN her own school
and in directing phases OF the work in a
larger way under the general direction OF
the state university
Miss Agnes Lackey and superintendent
A. " Teed hdve promoted this work in
their own counties with success They Will
render the most positive assistance in
adopting the work and In devsing plans
for securing its adoption in all the rural
schools,
Hon. s. O. Bassett OF GibBon is well
known in both agricultural and educational
circles. l4is vide experience in promoting
intelligence i'm agriculture among the farm
ers and IN pushing the practical suggestions
Of the State farm. together with his study
Of country school questions from the stand
point Of layman, makes him a valuable
adviser FOR the commission. '''-' .
CDR. c. e. Bessey will advise along gem
erai lines and pass upon the value of the
plans evolved by the working members of
the committee"