Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-29
THOMAS LIKES HOME BEST
Says Too Much Politics in National
Educational Association for
Best Results.
IOWA TENT UPON FAIR GROUNDS
(From a STAFF Correspondent. !

NtTOn q starr COFrespOndent.l
LINCOLN. Aug. 2S-(Speciai (-State
superintendent a. o. Thomas returned
last night from his trip to the National
Educational assertion in san Francisco
more than ever convinced that COM
parison OF tho states through which he
passed with Nebraska gives the Goldan
Rod state much the better OF the ar
gument
IT never felt - proud Of Nebraska
in all my iife.' said the superintendent
OF schools. ''as when left tho barren
west ana camo rolling into Nebraska
with it's green fields and prosperous
looking farms"
DR.. Thomas was somewhat diRap-
pointed over the association meeting
The department IN which he was mos
vitality Interested. the rurHl school SEQ
ton. held no meeting at all and there
were only a dozen state superintendents
in attendance at the association meeting
Too much politics spoils the work of the
association, is the opinion of the doctor
Iowa Tent at Fair.
Governor Morehead believes the state
fair gives n grand opportunity for peo-
pie who have lived in different states
to get together and get acquainted.
The goernor is a native OF Iowa and
Is anxious that Iowa people should get
acquainted, so he has arranged for a
tent to be known as the Iowa tent on
the state fair grounds and urges former
Iowans to make a special effort to be at
the tent at 10 o'clock in the morning
each day Of the fair.
Richardson county people are also in
vited to meet at the tent and enjoy
themselves.
State House Girls Picnic.
A trio. of state house girls. Miss Helen
Caraher, Miss Anna Whelan and Miss
Leona Miller, gave an ''old maids picnic"
party at the home of the trio last night
to several other state house girls and a
few friends from the outside. The occa,-
sion was a very recherche affair. Prizes
were won for literary ability to solve
some of the stunts put on by the host
| esses, the first and second prizes going
to Miss Helen Mullin OF O'Neill and Miss
Anna ODonnell of Lincoln.
! Water Power Conference.
Delegates from Nebraska have been ap-
pointed by Governor Morehead to a con-
ference for the purpose of considering the
various water power and public lands
bills proposed to be introduced at the
coming session Of congress at Portland
Ore, September q, % and %, as follows;
George Steinmeyer. Valentine; ]. p. Fal-
ter. Plattsmouth: Willis Todd, Omaha: F.
B. Ryons, Omaha; w. p. Byron, Gothen-
burg; p Leon Perrine, MITCHELL: II. T.
Athey. Wauneta r. p. James, Champion;
Jesse Wyatt, Barneston; william w.
Black. Beatrice: Edwin Olmstead, Sew
ard II. p. Babcock Columbus G. II.
Cornell. Valentine; Luther Bonham, Fair
bury. HanqhnFT-V RlOsnD1inntnp
George Lyons. Nelson Frank Dafoe
Tecumseh F. G.. Arnold Fullerton; r.
ii. Frttts, Grand Island; f. ]. TAYLOR. st.
I Paul: II. Rice. Albion: Henry Herman
Seward; g G. Parmalee, Plattsmouth: r.
Jacobs, Staplehurst: 8. Pears, Kearney;
Fred Wright Scottsbluff James F. White
head Mitchell: II. ]. Woodman. Morrill,;
]. A.. Hoke. Champion: c. p DERRICK
Superior; William Mcdonald. North
Platte; ]. G, Mccarthy. Ogalalla: Mike