Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-24
Nebraska
NORRIS HEADS
NORMAL BOARD
Elected President After the Pins
4 Had Been Set to Land Viele of
Norfolk in the Position.
MAJORS IS VICE PRESIDENT
.rFrom a Staff Correspondent.)

-Trom a Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. June 23-(special Telegram)
"a cog slipped In the meeting OF the
State Normal board late this afternoon.
ana as a result Dan Morris of Kearney
was elected president of the board, not
.withstanding there was every indication
that the pins had been set for the re-
election of A. II. viele Of Norfolk
So surprised were the members COM
posing the educational monarchy that
Secretary Caviness tried to have the cleo
zion declared off and another ballot
taken. The vote stood four for Morris
and three for viele.
Thomas Points 10 Record.
DR.. Thomas attempted to show Cavi-
ness that there were only seven ballots,
and as there were seven members the
vote must be all right. However, the old
educational machine had slipped cog
some way. as Caviness couldn't under
stand how it happened.
Majors insisted that Morris should say
whether he would accept or not and
President viele demanded that he say
Yes or mo"
After much insisting that Morris should
say what he was going to do. he an
nounced that he did not want the place.
Then Caviness made a motion that his
decllnation be accepted. but the motion
failed to carry.
After n Breathing Spell.
1 Then a breathing spell was gained
when the board proceeded to elect
secretary and vice president, which re-
suited in Caviness receiving one ma
sority and being declared reelected. Tom
Majors was elected vice president. Ad-
oournment was then taken until 1880
While nobody knows just exactly how
the old machine failed TO work, 1t is
limited that viele was expected to vote
for Majors on the first ballot, but some
how he voted for Morris instead. and as
Thomas Hall and Gettys voted for Nor
ris, it made the four votes necessary.
Committee on Publicity.
A resolution was adopted by the board
TO the effect that in the future, in order
that the public may have reliable in
formation. and not unfair and unau-
thorized statements in the newspapers"
there should be a committee on publicity
appointed which should furnish the pub
lie with the real article in the news line
and not have to depend on the reporters
of the newspapers
Some Contracts Are Let.
Business of q minor Importance took
up the attention Of the board most of the
forenoon. contracts for the furnishing of
electric supplies for the Peru and other
schools being let in small amounts to the
WESTINGHOUSE company branch at Omaha.
The matter of change In rules was
brought up by Majors. but there was
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the board that consideration of the mat
ter was put off until the board members
who were not acquainted with the law
governing the matter could have time to
look it I'D.
Majors I'm New Attire.
The changes recommended by Majors
did not appear to have any alarming
things in connection. He had come TO the
meeting, having discarded his hickory
shirt. rundown collar and regulation tie
and appeared in a white shirt with laven-
der trimmings, a standup collar and a
nice white bow tie, announcing that II
was his ministerial habaliamanets." but
1t is considered that the white tie was
a sort OF a flag of truce thrown out to
DIR. Thomas in order to get across the
rules while hostilities were abandoned
for the time being.
The rules placed the principal of each
normal president of the faculty. as now.
with general supervision of the school.
but created a department of records and
a department of physical plant They
looked so harmless that suspicion seemed
TO prevail among the members. and on
suggestion of Thomas and Gettys, they
were laid over for a time to give the
members who had not seen them" a
chance to look them over a little. Some
of the board seemed to think there was a
full-sized African concealed in the wood
Y pile in connection with the rules. and so
they will have to stand under suspicion
until the woodpile is examined