Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-03-25
STATE AFFAIRS
And Capital City News OF State
Interest.
state Board of Health.

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Hays City.
Not long ago the government gave
orders that the soldiers buried in the
cemetery at the abandoned Fl Hays,
should be exhumed and removed to the
natIonal cemetery at Fl. Leavenworth,
this being in keeping with the policy OF
the government IN such matters.
The citizens of Hays City remem-
bered that when cholera visited Kansas
in 1868, many Of the soldiers at the fort
died of the epidemic. They had no rea-
son to doubt that the germs of disease
were still lingering IN the collins of the
soldiers. To dig up the bodies of sew
eral hundred soldiers, some of whom
had died of an epidemic especially
dreaded at the present time, frightened
the citizens of Hays City.
The state board of health was there
fore called upon to take some action in
the matter. DR.. O'Brien wrote to the
proper officers in Washington to the ef-
Feet that the health board had rule
that bodies of persons who had died OF
contagious diseases could not be ''trans-
planted" In reply DR.. OBrien re-
ceived letter stating that unless the
state board of health withdrew it's OBJ
jections the project would be abandoned.
The objections have not been with
drawn and the soldiers buried at Fl.
Hays cemetery will remain buried there.
The board of health has ordered that
any one removing body from the
cemetery be arrested.
The Sons of Veterans will hold big
rally IN Topeka April 81. Be nard Kel-
ly will make speech to the boys.
A committee of stalwart democrats of
Kansas left Topeka for Washington to
head off the appointment OF too many
fusionist postmasters.
Governor Lewelling approved every
act of the legislature. Of the 205 bills
which were passed by the two houses
not one was vetoed. About one-third
go into effect upon publication in the
official state paper, and the others when
published in the statutes.
The bill providing for the increasing
of the membership of the state board of
education from the present number,
four, to seven members is now law.
Under it's provisions the governor has
appointed President Stryker, of the
Great Bend Normal college, and Super
intendent A. S. Olin, of the Kansas City,
Kan, schools. The other new member
has not been named.
1t is announced that Governor Lew
cling will soon depcse Superintendent
of Insurance Mcbride, for cause. The
cause is understood to be McBride's
continuation of Web Wilders fight
upon installment insurance, and that
Harper, president of the Mutual Reserve
Fund company is the active mover in
bringing the matter to the governors
attention. J. II. Snider, of Kingman,
is said to have been selected for the
place.
The losses occurring through the leg
islative conflict are still coming to light.
Some time before the militia was or.
dered out Hon. @. J. Brown, clerk of
the supreme court. placed box of
briefs in the corridor of the east wing
of the state house, there not being room
for them in the court room. These briefs
are missing now, and an investigation
shows that while the Ell Dorado compa-
ny was camping in the corridor they
used them for bedding and then mad
them cleaned out by the janitor and
burned. The briefs were all for cases
that had been disposed of during the
December and January terms of court,
but many of them have since been
greatly needed in cases where rehear-
ing is asked for.
Superintendent Gaines thinks that
the standard required for instructors
and conductors certificates for normal
institute work is entirely too low. In
der the present system no examination
is required. and the applicant is granted
a certificate merely upon the recon-
mendation of his friends. The tendency
has been to degrade the normal insti-
tute into a mere machine for granting
teachers certificates. Superintendent
Gaines believes that the time has come
when much higher standard should
be required, and believes that only
holders of state certificates or life diplo-
mas, or graduates OF accredited colleges
should be given permits to conduct or
instruct in normal Institutes, besides
having the applicant give satisfactory
evidence of character and successful ex-
perience as a teacher.
At a recent meeting CT the state
board of education the principal topic
of discussion was the revision of the
course of study for teachers institutes.
The board is in sympathy with the ideas
of Superintendent Gaines for the eleva-
ton of the standard of study. and ths
different branches were divided among
the members of the board, who will re-
wise them with this end in view. The
board will meet again April IL to COM
pare their work and decide upon the
course in detail. About $50 instruct
ors' certificates and ten conductors
certificates were issued by the board.
Prof. Stryker, of Great Bend, one OF
the new members, was present at the
meeting. By the next meeting the
third rnapoIop ~ tho hoard will hava