He attended the public schools in Joplin , Missouri , and Colorado Springs , Colorado , and the teachers college at Emporia , Kansas .
Born in Joplin , Missouri , Nichols was the son of John Adams and Mary Catherine Conover Nichols .
Nichols attended the public schools in Joplin , Missouri , and Colorado Springs , Colorado , and the teachers college at Emporia , Kansas .
Born in Joplin , Missouri , Nichols was the son of John Adams and Mary Catherine Conover Nichols .