Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-11-07
Beveridge
May Head
Educators
Superintendent of Omaha
Schools Leads in Nomination
For President of State
Teachers Association.
Final Vote in 30 Days

]. II. Beveridge, superintendent of
Omaha public schools, led by 800
votes over his closest opponent in
the nomination ballots for president
OF the Nebraska State Teachers as
sociation. The ballots were counted
yesterday afternoon. The Beveridge
vote was 900. while the vote for M.
c. Letter. superintendent of schools
at Lincoln, his closest opponent, was
600 r..
Beveridge's name, with the names
OF four others receiving the highest
number of votes for president at the
recent session, will be placed on bal
lots to be sent to the teachers with
i'll 80 days. The man receiving the
highest number of votes on the re-
turned ballots becomes president.
SThe same method is pursued in the
election of vice president and
treasurer. The nominees for presi-
dent follow:
Nominees for President.
J. H. Beveridge, superintendent of
schools. Omaha; M. c. I.efler, SUI
rerintendent Of schools, Lincoln;
George Martin, president Kearney
State Normal school; Belle Ryan,
assistant superintendent of schools
At Omaha, and c. Ray Gates, super
intendent of schools at Columbus.
Nominees for vice president are:
Belle Ryan. Omaha; H! H. Hahn,
Wayne; M. c. Letter, Lincoln; w.
II. Morton, Fairbury: ]. II. Bever-
idge, Omaha.
Nominees for treasurer:
]. F. Matthews. Grand Island; ].
A. Savage. Omaha: ]. G. Masters,
Omaha; H. o. Sutton, Kearney;
Belle Ryan, Omaha.
Secretary Chosen Later.
The secretary will be chosen at
the first meeting of >the executive
committee following the election.
The meeting will be called by the
new president. H. 0. Sutton of
kearney is the present secretary.
Leon Smith. assistant superinten-
dent of schools, Omaha, is the only
Omaha member of the committee OF
nrc of the Nebraska State Teach
c~s' association appointed by the
executive committee to draft con-
S,tution to be presented to mem
hers of the association for referen--
dum decision The committee of
niue was appointed yesterday.
; Z. l.. Rouse, president of the Peru
State Normal, was appointed chair
man OF the committee. The COM
mittee is subject to his call any time
within the next 80 days, at which
time the new constitution will be
prepared.
Other Committee Members.
Other members of the committee
are A. V. Tee6, president Wayne
State Normal; A. NJ. Nelson, super
intendent schools, Harrington; W.
Z. Pate, superintendent school, AL
lance; H. o. Sutton, professor OF
physical science, Kearney State
Normal; Cecilie Hoehne, instructor
,aormal training Beatrice High
school, and ]. A. True, superin-
tendent schools, McCook.
Following are nominees for men,
bers of the executive committee:
First Districr-M. c. Letter, Lin
CON; Matte B~anthwaite, Lincoln;
Y. L. Rouse, Peru: F. NJ. Gregg,
University Place; Wayne w. Curf-
man, Lincoln.
Third District-A. V. iced,
Wayne; A. II. Waterhouse, FIRE.
mont; H. Fl. Hahn, Wayne; H. H.
Reimund, Tekamah, and {. Roy
Gates. Columbus.
Fifth District-R. ]. Barr, Grand
Island; A. H. Staley. Hastings; ].
L. McCammons, Cambridge; R. w.
Johnson, Hastings, and F. B. Kuns,
Superior.