Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-29
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ID ETURNING from a recent vacation trip 20 Call.
N fornia, one Of the members Of The Bees STAFF.
Thomas J. Fitzmorris, brought back with him most
interesting. and, ! believe. unique newspaper tile
bearing phase Of Omaha history. The Inn
print outside explains the contents as the first
five volumes Of The High School Journar'-oniy
the second Is missing, and also part OF one
OF the subsequent numbers The old settlers. ana
some, who like me- have lately gotten into
the old settler class VIII have distinct or indistinct
remembrance Of this publication, which was started
originally student enterprise OF the Omaha High
school, the first copies coming off the press In S
with the title. The High School"
IL TO be monthly journal to take the place
OF a proposed manuscript newspaper, suggested az
addition 70 the customary Friday afternoon 1T
erary exercises for the purpose Of disseminating cor
rect intelligence about the school, and promoting
its growth and welfare. The editorial roster was
made up az follows Editor-in-chlef Henry ID. Esta
brook; assistant editor staca Crowley local editors
John Creighton and Charles Redick; culing editors.
George Megeath and Kate F. Q. Copeland soliciting
agents, Nathan Crary and Ducius wakeley mailing
agents, Arthur Huntington and Ernest Remission;
advertising agent, Fred Knight, the latters place
falling 20 George Megeath.
After five issues had appeared the High School
Publishing association. which was responsible for
t. gave way O. w. Megeath & Company as pub
fishers. who in turn succeeded by J. F. Nc
CARNEY. calling himself manager" The publca-
tlon remained In the control OF Mr.. Mccartney as
editor and publisher throughout it's existence NC
Cartney, who Familiarity known as jim"
afterwards became city clerk then Joining brother
out west, both OF whom have since died In tho
meanwhile the OF the paper was changed to
THE High School Journal" and the character OF
its contents first almost wholly relating to the
school and It's activities, broadened out TO include
many features that had nothing to do with the
school This file Of Journal had passed into the
possession OF Miss Elizabeth r. Mccartney, sister
Of the Mccartney brothers. who gave up her resi-
dence in Omaha few years ago TO join her mother
in Los Angeles. and now, since her mothers DEATH
Is living in San Francisco.
II goes without saying that this file OF The High
School Journal Is full Of International and suggestive
material TO freshen a persons memory along lines
connected with high school events The initial num-
Der, for example. prints the annual report OF the
then superintendent Of schools, A. F. Nightingale
who in his Introductory paragraph calls attention
TO the fact that Board OF Education consisting
Of two members from each Of the six wards OF the
city, was In charge OF the public schools having
been elected In with the special law In
troduced by MT Edward Rosewater. and passed by
the legislature in the winter OF 1911 The call for
the fourteenth annual meeting Of the National Bdu-
cational association TO be held in Detroit discloses
the fact also that the national secretary was A. r.
Marble presumably then at Peoria, III. who after
wards became superintendent of our Omaha schools
The July 1875, number contains detailed and ex'
haustive account Of the first Omaha High school
commencement including several Of the essays In
full. IL also tells something which am sure had
come 20 be wholly overlooked-that an alumni as
ISOLATION organized by the first graduating class
without loss of a moments time, with Stacia Crowley
aa president; Blanche Deuel.. Henry Curry. Add.e
Gladstone Margaret McCague as vice presidents
Fannie Wilson secretary and Bertha lsaaes as
treasurer. There still other interesting items
to which may refer hereafter.
Perhaps nothing more is TO be gained by revertins
IN the federal udgeship fight OF eighteen years ago
but It viii harm to verify few points that seem
to have been left somewhat Indefinite the munger
appointment was In fact sent TO the senate on FED
raary l. more than month before President CleVe-
axlta office. and before the nominal
tion was officially made It was tipped off to The Bee
as disclosed by newspaper files, by someone fully
advised Of the situation. who said:
''You may state positive fact that PRESIDENT
Cleveland will today send TO the senate the name of
William II. Munger of Fremont for the position OF
Judge United States federal court here to sue
coed william H. Ntzhugh, who recently named
for the position Thurston has said he would
not n possible to prevent II. allow the name OF
Ntzhugh, to go through. He has said he was person
ally Objectionable to him. He has also said that II
the name OF Munger had been sent in first he would
not have offered any opposition President CleVe-
land has decided to put the senator to the test ana
today when McHughs name will be withdrawn, the
name OF Munger will be sent to the senate"
Instead OF being instantly approved the confrlna-
ton did not until two weeks later or on Fep-
ruary IS. The Bees editorial comment upon the Mum
ger nomination at the time 1t sent In indicates
what the fight was all about;
1T has been unfortunate for the republican party
in Nebraska that there should be any controversy
over the filling the vacant federal jdgeship. The
Bee believed and stin believes 1t would have been
for OF the party to have had Judge
Meffugh confirmed because the appointment was one
properly belonging TO the present democratic admin
istration, and because II would have strengthened
the party with sound money men throughout the
state. who believed this much recognition should be
given 20 the sound money democrats for their work
opposition TO the free silver candidates last fall
The apply 10 the nomination OF Mr.
Munger although his activity in behalf Of the sound
money not pronounced. nor his
ton with the party organization intimate, that
of Judge McIIugh. Ii is already plain that the sill
verites would prefer to the confirmation this
nomination also defeated in order TO estFange
the republicans and sound money democrats with the
result OF ultimately giving the place 70 republican"
Documentary evidence Is usually better than mere
memory, for those who the moving actors