Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-04
TEACHERS
GATHER FOR THE
ANNUAL MEETING
Four Thousand or More Of the Edu.
Gators of Nebraska Here to
Hold Their Fiftieth An
nual Session.
MET AT TRAINS BY COMMITTEE
Spend Their First Day Here Visiting
City Schools, Attending Mass
Meetings in Evening,
REAL WORK STARTS TODAY

REAL WORK STARTS TODAY
The fiftieth annual session of the
Nebraska State Teachers association
got we'll under way yesterday. but
the real work will not begin until
this morning, q (which time 1t Is ex-
pected that there will be something
like 4,500 Of the Nebraska school
teachers in tn Getty. most of whom
will remain until the close Of the
final meeting Friday afternoon.
Yesterday there were large num-
Der OF teachers here from out in
the state and most Of them spent a
greater portion of the day visiting
the schools of the city. noting the
methods employed and the results
attained.
As the teachers arrived, they were met
at the trains by members OF the local
committees, who In their employ had
high school cadets, who escorted the WIS.,
itors to hotels, or places assigned to
them during their stay. Headquarters
were at the Hotel Rome and there all
visiting teachers registered and received
their credentials.
| Last night there was a sort OF n mass
meeting at the Auditorium. attended by
most OF the Omaha teachers as we'll as
those here from out in the state. There
was a musical program and an address
on Education for Freedom" by Charles
Zueblin OF Roston.
Today there will he some twenty Sec
tlonal meetings, most OF which will be
held in the Central High school building.
/ At all of these there will be addresses by
prominent educators. followed by general
discussion.
Braham Heads superintendents.
| Superintendent w. T. Braham of Sidney
was yesterday afternoon elected president
of the Superintendents' and Principals as
sociation at the meeting at the Rome.
This association holds its annual meeting
at the same time and place as the Ne
braska State Teachers association.
Miss Anna Tibbets, Peru, was elected
vice president; Miss Tillie Andeberry'
tFlainview., secretary, and Superintendent
X. v. clark. Auburn member of reading
circle board.
During theafternoon session, the old
fight for changing the date of this meet
ing to the Thanksgiving or Christmas
week came UP again. After stubborn
fight the resolution was tabled, as sim
ilar resolutions have been tabled In other
years. Superintendent p. U. Graft Of the
Omaha schools spoke in favor of the pres
ent dates, pointing out that some OF the
school boards IN the state that are seek
ing the change are not even allowing
their teachers the time to attend the as
ISOLATION meetings and should, therefore,
not be considered as much concerned as
TO the time and place Of meeting.
Superintendent e. ]. Bodwell Of Be
atrice made a plea for the retention OF
the present dates. Superintendent East
wood Of Greenwood wanted the resolution
amended TO read definitely for the
Thanksgiving week. Superintendent Fred
Hunter. Lincoln, said that the Lincoln
board had always doubted the wisdom OF
the present dates, but had acquiesced ir
tho wishes Of the association as whole
Superintendent John Speedie, Benson
took exception to the remark made by
someone that the boards refusing tho
teachers time to attend the meetings
were made up of backwoodsmen He tool
Plattsmouth as an example. showing thai
that city pays as high average salartei
to its teachers as any other. that IL Il
a thoroughly progressive board and by nj
means made up of backwoodsmen.
Prof. @. w. A. Luckey OF the Univer
sity OF Nebraska spoke on 1.-THE Func
ton OF the Graduate School OF Educa
ton" DR. f. C. Elliott Of the University
of Wisconsin discussed Needed Expert
ments in School Supervision"
Notes of the Association.
]. A. true is this year superintenden
of schools at Schuyler, where Charlie
Arnot has made a record for years. Tru
has a hard man 70 follow at Schuyler, bu
from all reports he Is filling the bill.
e. ]. Bodwell Is still holding out a
superintendent of schools at Beatric,
where ne has for many years held forth
, Bodweli is almost fixture In Beatric'
only he Is one of the most active an
wide awake fixtures ever known.
Fred Hunter. superintendent OF the Lir
: coin schools. is on the ground agalI
smile and all. Hunter was a foot ba
star on the grldiron at the University c
, ] Nebraska, a Phi Beta Kappa at con
! mencement day. success in school wor
, from the start and Is now a leading ligf
, in association work.
! Miss May Beck. principal OF the Bar
croft schools is sticking to the norti
> ago she went TO the very boundary lin
10 teach at Ponca. Then she went
Emerson. From there she was moved !
D ton OF the state and making good Their
f. s. Cowan. superintendent OF the A
bion schools. never goes 70 an associs
, tion meeting without definite ideas as
5 the association. Cowan does not see
office himself but he believes In exerci
ing the right OF suffrage and In learnln
who the candidates are before electio