Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-25
Nebraska
MORRIS TO STICK
AS NORMAL HEAD
Kearney Man Elected on Fluke of
Old Guard ont Allied with
Any Faction.
LAUGH IS ON THE MACHINE MEN
H'rom a SAD CorrespondentN

F'rom a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, June 4.-(Special) -Nothlng
has caused so much amusement here for
many a long day as the failure OF the
educational monarchy at the normal
school board meeting to carry out the
program 1t is said was arranged to per
petuate in office for another year the
old officials Of the board.
President Viele was the man who made
the slip when he voted for Morris instead
Of himself or some other fellow. It is
generally understood that Viele was to
have written the name of Majors on his
ballot, but he wrote Morris and when the
votes were counted Morris had four and
Niele but three. The look Of consterna-
ton on the faces of the old guard sitting
in the game was amusing and when Cav
mess asserted that There is a mistake
somewhere. we must vote over again. il
was evident to all that the old machine
had slipped a cog.
Morris WIN stick.
Frantic efforts OF the members who
thought they had stacked the cards. TO
convince Morris that he ought to resign
by asking and insisting that he must
say right there what he was going to
do would have been pitiful, were 1t not
such a good Joke on the old crowd. How
ever after thinking the matter over until
after recess, Morris decided to stick and
that settled the matter.
Later in the evening Secretary Csvi-
ness asserted he thought someone had
had a ballot up his sleeve and had sub
stituted a Morris ballot for Viele bal
lot but as it turned out there was no
chance such a thing had been done The
president OF the board is a man who
has taken no active part on either side
of the educational warfare.
That Publicity Resolution.
The attempt to throw suspicion on the
press by passing a resolution that In the
future the board would have a committee
to pass out the dope" all prepared so
the public would not be misled by ''uu-
authorized and unfair statements" was
another amusing feature This resolution
was fought by State Superintendent
Thomas and State Treasurer Hall, mem
bers of the board. Mr.. Hall admonished
the members that If they would do bust
ness fairly and above board they would
find the newspapers would give them a
square u6Al, Dul WOulu nOl lOI
anything that was not absolutely on the
level.
The board authorized ]. II. Crsddock
OF Omaha, architect to draw plans for
new auditorium building at Kearney
and have things in shape so that the bids
could be let at the next meeting Of the
board, August 3.
VIII Use Better Marble.
On motion of Majors. the board was
authorized to give the contractor on the
Peru Normal building, the right to sub
stitute higher priced marble for that
called for in the contract. The differ
ence will amount to about $1,000.
Adjustments in salaries paid teachers
at the different normal schools were
made. DIR. Thomas protested strongly
against cutting salaries OF teachers who
had ben faithful in their work FOR years,
but was outvoted by the board and the
cuts went. Among them was a cut for
Miss Garrett at Kearney from S137 to 800. |
Mrs. Eta Brown Of the same school from
S145 to $125.