Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-05
TEACHERS COMING
ON EVERY TRAIN
tContlnued Doom Poe one)
later years by doing hard work 70
cents q day"

NOOnunNeu from rage One,l
later years by doing hard work for 90
cents q day"
Protests Crowded schools.
Superintendent Barr protested against
crowded schools and concluded with a
plea for the protection OF children against
vicious environments and absurdities Of
officers Of the law. He said many chill
dren Of and II years had been prose
cuted OF kept in jail in Nebraska for
minor offenses. and cited cases in Has
tings.
Concluding Mr. Barr pleaded for an en-
forcementNof the law prohibiting children
from working in factories. He said there
are now 5000 children in the state violat-
ing this law. He protested against mo-
tion picture shows OF the criminal sort
and against bad" advertising in news
papers and on billbosrds.
In the afternoon David Snedden. COM
missioner OF education Of Massachusetts,,
addressed the assembly. He said he be-
lieved that In time there would be diff
ferentiation between pupils Of u and Is
years of age and elementary pupils. and
that separate schools would be estab-
lished for them where the work they
would do would be largely elective, For
each sixty or seventy elementary pupils
q superintendent should be appointed. he
said.
visit Commerce school.
Superintendent Il. u. Graft. Mr.. Sned-
den and Prof G. d. strsyer OF Columbia
college visited the Omaha schools. Mr.
Snedden was much pleased with the work
- - t.A %
He said:
You are doing, something new there and
in two years YOU have put the school
on a most practical basis. The school
seems TO be In excellent condition"
Association officials reported a regis
tfation OF LIS at 1890 O'Clock. In the aft
ernoon several hundred teachers arrived.
the Peru Normal teachers coming on a
special train.
An attempt lie being made. and has so
far been successful, to keep politics out
OF this meeting. There is a deep-seated
disgust of political intrigues and no effort
is being made TO boost any Particular can
didate for president or any other office.
We've had about enough of politics"
said o. r. Stewart. 1--WE are trying to
make this an educational association
meeting
Too Much Politics.
Partly because OF past political plays
and partly for other reasons several
towns in the state did not send their
| teachers to this meeting. Superintend-
emit Roy Cochran OF Kearney came. but
the Kearney School Board kept the teach
ers home, being dissatisfied with the past
work of the association.
The towns which have so far failed to
send teachers to the meeting for "politi-
car. reasons are Hastings, Sterling and
Adams. This is one of the reasons why
the association members feel they should
cease playing politics and devote their
energies to the business of education.
Although there are many towns which
will not be represented at the meeting,
Miss Bell NJ. Ryan, In charge Of the
registration believes the enrolment will
reach at least 1000. Comparatively. the
registration for the first day is about
the same as the registration the first
| day last year.
Program for this evening at 7:45 at the
Auditorium. Fifteenth and Howard
streets:
Vocal solo--(a) Aria from Madame
Butterfly" CPucclnD Tb) Musefta's Waltz
| Song from La Boheme (PuccinD. Mas
Minna =. Meyer, Omaha; accompanied
Miss Helen Sadilek. Ors,s g,,.-
The Ethical Standards OF Teaching