Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-22
Aimed at Omaha

Blair Tribune; The Omaha High school has sub
ordlnated history and IN doing has found time
In vocational training all right but just where 20
stop with this line IL question that viii have TO be
settled time in the not far distant future.
That the step taken By the Omaha school board IN
adopting this last fad IL going too far s hard 20 say
yet we would venture to that the average
mother would be mighty glad TO give her daughter
few lessons along this line right at home No
doubt, too, she could give her some valuable hints
that would with little practice. not only be Of
benefit 10 her In after life, but also take away part
Of that backache that Is felt by the mother after
hard days wash. Try IL. girls Get up early and
practice for about two hours before school one day
each week. The OF knowledge gained In
that two hours work will he surprising.
Tekamah Journal: Some people who attended
the auto races In Omaha July complain that H.
was n rather tame affair we presume that thoy
three smashups and number Of people killed
Friend Telegraph; There may be glory sufficient
for the Omaha Bee. tho Omaha Commercial club. and
In fact nearly all Omaha. in booming the Lincoln
highway all the others but fall TO under
stand Just how they going 10 get any glory out
Of Il. The tourists who journey over the doomed
IAncoln highway will never travel II again after
they have been the OLD route. Such inslgnitl
cant booming hurts In the long run a fact which
Omaha ought TO fully understand
I>oup city Times-Independent: Steps being
taken 10 land the next democratic national convention
at Omaha next year. This would be some big stunt
for Omaha TO pull off. but that town has got the
right makeup to pull II OFF in the best OF shape,
and should surely be delighted 20 have II come
to the great state Of Nebraska
Blair Tribune. Joe steeher is the man Of the hour
and every paper is loud in his praise That he is
wonder and has the strength OF mule and the aup-
pleness Of wild cat there be no doubt but OF
all the fool comparisons that have yet noted is
one recently made In the Omaha World Herald
where II compared his athletic skill to the brain
OF w. j. Bryan. we have long known OF the
tipathy OF tho owner of the word-Herald 10 Mr.
Bryan but for him to allow an intellect trained bv
20 accident OF Drawn and muscle endowed by nature
without the necessity Of effort we to say the least
II is a Joke an insult to Intelligent people.
Columbus Telegram; In Omaha, Kearney and Hast
ings efforts are being made to compel school boards
and city councils TO quit the executive session habit
am not familiar with the crooked work alleged to
have been transacted In executive sessions in
Omaha. Kearney and Hastings. but ! offer to the
victims the suggestion that city council board
OF education has any license under the law to hold
any such thing executive sesson," from witch
any citizen shall be excluded II the people Of
those cities really desire kill the executive
the law. Ask the court to compel your councils and
your school boards TO transact business In public
ana the court will instantly tell public servants
that their masters the people) have right to know
what the servants doing every hour and every
minute while transacting public business. II the pub
lie servants shall desire to into executive session
for purpose OF transactng private business that
wiz be their prerogave. but TO har the doors against
any citizen while public business s being considered
well, that sounds very much like the talk OF the
hired girl whose mistress found the maid In 'eS-
ecutive session" with her husband