Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-08
Matthew's mieh Candidate.


Tho .highest vote cast was for Treas
urer }. i. Matthews OF Grand Island
for reaeloctlops 49, aas AES
With the counting OF tho ballots the
buolness OF the forty-ninth session Of
the Nebraska State Teachers association
was officially flnished.
This convention was pRtronised by
nearly AGO active teachers, an increase
OF 200 over the number OF active teachers
enrolled at the last meeting. The enroll
mont last year was greater. but many
who were not active teachers were en-
rolled.
superintendents and teachers expressed
n great qualification at the success OF the
convention. President McHugh supplied
the speakers TO the sectional meetings
promptly, all business was done on
schedule and Superintendent Graft. In
charge OF the local committee. saw that
nothing went andas.
Politics Are Ouated.
Tho usual political Vaccinations were
the teachers, tended toward better con-
yentiop.
give Words of Appreciation.
Sonic OF those who expressed apprecia-
tion OF tho manner In which the meeting
was handled are;
Superintendent Charles Arnot OF schuy-
Ter: 1T was one OF the best meetings
we ever had. Everything TO the mlnutest
detail was handled In a business-like,
prompt and satisfactory manner. All tho
teachers were well pleased. They could
! have been pleased no better Superin-
tendent r. Y. Graft made an ideal local
chairman and should receive credit for
excellent management OF the sectional
meetings. The city exerted itself TO en-
! terrain the teachers satisfactorily and
4 the effort was completely successful"
Everything Went smoothly.
I n, X. Fowler OF the Nebraska Teacher
/ OF Lincoln; There ia no criticism to be
made OF the assoclatios this year. II
went smoothly, quietly. harmoniously.
Because there was no politics the teaeb-
ers did not know for whom 20 vote. but
that gave them wide range from which
TO choose and will probably prove satit-
factory"
/ Principal Vernon @. Mays OF the Ian
coin High schools Year by year the
management OF the association becomes
moro export. The faults OF one year are
not repeated the next year. 1 was very
much pleased with tho meeting. Il was
an educational meeting. well managed
and carried TO a successful and most sat
isfactory conclusion"
state Super'nte ndent-elect A. o. Thorn
as. This was one OF the hest meetings
ever held The city Is to be eongratu-
lated and the management deserves
praise FOR It's conscientious efforts 10
make the convention worth while. have
never seen a meeting so free from poll
tics and 50 earnestly doing the things II
get out 70 do. The teachers deserve credit
7 and Omaha the thenks OF the teachers
for the success OF the convention"
Superintendent =. T. Nichols OF Glib
factory from beginning 20 end-one 81
the REST Nebraska teachers ever held"
( Superintendent c. NJ, Barr OF Hastings:
Il have attended seventeen meetings OF
this association and feel this has been
one OF the best meetings we have ever
held. would like to especially empha-
SIZE the fact that the teachers and SUI
perintendents express themselves highIy
pleased witt. the courtesy extended by
the business men generally the CONNER
ciai edlub. the Omaha publicity bureau
and Omaha residents"
To Meet on Withdrawal.
Superintendent Barr OF the Hastings
schools. president OF the section OF prin-