Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27
By EDWARD BLACK.

upon career as jockey, earned his
first wages dropping seed corn in fur
rows at II cents per day, was born
in the house that was the birthplace
~of former United States Senator A..
I. Bevcridge OF Indiana, and holds
the relationship of second cousin to
that illustrious Hoosier statesman
author. ~
II Mr.. Beyeridge had yielded to his
youthful inclinations when he was. -
wears Of age, il is not probable that
Glidden, Ia, would point to him with
pride as the man who put the town
On the educational map; Missouri Val
lev would not have had him during
period OF his progress, nor would
Council Bluffs be sending him across
the river to take the superintendent
Of the public school system OF Oreater
Omaha's new school superintendent
owned The best horse in Winchester
county. Ohio, where he lived from
infancy 10 early manhood. A horse
was part OF his life. He rode to and
from the little district school, and
when he taught his first country
T school at the age of u, he rode home
on Friday afternoon and helpea tns
folks on the farm. At county iair
he was inveigled to enter race,
which he won. A man from tine Pig
city" suggested that he would make
a great jockey.
Il almost listened to the siren voice,
but / suppose the pedagogical in
stinct was SO strongly implanted, by
INV father. who had been teacher,
that lust followed a natural bent
and entered upon my life work as
teacher" he said.
He has an intensely human side and
impresses one as a man who Is sure
Of himself. The practical AFFAIRS OF
EVERYDAY life appeal to him and those
Who have been close to him for nine
wears In Council Bluffs say he has an
,,nobtrusiyc but effective way, OF
reaching the heart of a boy or girl.
"Work" has been his motto ever
since he was boy. He knows what
\ means 10 work from "sun to sun,
and iokingly said he found his place
IN the sutl on his fathers farm many
years ago. He knows what 1t y 81 e
take one end OF cross-cutt saw. Inc
dignity of labor was the keynote o.
his paternal advice, His lS-year-olo
son. Wendell, has a newspaper. route
in the Bluffs, not because dad does
not earn enough money for the tam
;lv. Int because the boy has beer
taught the lesson OF thrift.
Mr., Beyeridge was born IN High,
land county, Ohio, in an old-fashioneG
house. with massive fireplace anc
large stone chimney on the outside
The farm was on Brush creek. ~
bert ]. Beveridge, who was born II
this house, is first cousin OF JONI
Thomas Beveridge, father OF Umaha
new superintendent. The fathers o
former Senator Bcveridge and Johr
Thomas Beyeridge we're brothers,
When he was year OF age. Mr.
Beyeridge's parents moved to WIN
chester. in Adams county. Ohio
where they still maintain their home
the elder Beveridge being 7S years Q
age and still keenly interested IN IN
Educational affairs of his county.
Before he was 10 years OF age yonnI
Beveridge had mastered the higne
branches Of mathematics and at " \
held a county certificate to teach. 4
two months past II he took the Eu
gene county school, his first clas
numbering five pupils from one I
tour wears older than himself. ~
f;sst pay as teacher was $50 mont
out Of which he kept himself an
horse. r..
II remember riding home on Fr
day evening from that first countr
school and blowing corn for the iiolb
until late Saturday" was one oi y
"reminiscences,
Between times as teacher he attent
ed Lebanon university and later q
tended Ohio university, where he W;
graduated in 1897. He was attracte
10 the Ohio university because II W;
the first institution to have dehni
course Of education. He received d
grces from Columbia university ar
Ohio university.
Relating his boyhood recollection
he told of working for his grandiath
Il IL cents a day. He was 10 years
,rc and saved the money until Il
fourtn OF luiy, Wneii hS sPSh' so''
81 his hoard OF wealth. !.
u can remember my father advisii
me 10 always earn what | got and
econonizc. He preached and pro
ticed that advice. He is 7S years
age and keeps at work" contlnu
Yr. Bcyeridge, who holds his moth
nd father in high esteem.
"Our home always was a gatherl
place for the young folks Of the neig
borhood. Even today they go oy
and visit mother and father. \
father would rather attend sehe
commencement than go to anythi