The Globe-republican., 1893-03-24
STATE AFFAIRS
And Capital City News Of State
Interest
state Board Of Health.

Interest
state Board of Health.
The state board of health has bee
instrumental in suppressing what nigh
have been a dangerous cholera scare il
Hays City.
Not long ago the government CAV
orders that the soldiers buried in tn
cemetery at the abandoned Fl. HAYS
should be exhumed an6 removed to tn
natlonal cemetery at IT. Leavenworth
this being in keeping With the policy o
the government in such matters.
| The citizens Of Hays City remem
bered that when cholera visited Kansal
in 1863 many of the soldiers at the for
died of the epidemic. They had no rea
son to doubt that tho germs of disease
were still lingering In the collins of ths
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.. OBrien wrote to the
| proper officers in Washington to the ef-
feet that the health board had q 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 tho
state board Of health withdrew its 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 bic
rally n Topeka April 81. Bernard KeI-
~ will make speech to the boys.
A committee OF stalwart democrats of
Kansas left Topeka for Washington to
head of the appointment OF too many
fusionist postmasters.
Governor Lewelling approved every
act OF the legislature. OF the 2O5 bills
which were passed by the two houses
not one was vetoed. About one-third
60 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 its provisions the governor has
appointed President Stryker, of the
Great Bend Normal college, and Super
iutendent 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
contin uation 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 governor
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. c. J. Brown, clerk of
the supreme court, placed a 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 thew
used them for bedding and then mad
them cleaned out BY the janitor and
burned. The briefs were all for cases
hat had been disposed OF during the
December and January terms of court.
put many of them have since been
greatly needed in cases where a rehear-
ng Is asked for.
Superintendent Gaines thinks that
he standard required for instructors
md conductors certificates for normal
institute work is entirely too low Un-
Ter the present system NO examination
s required. and the applicant is granted
! certificate merely upon the recon-
nendation OF his friends. The tendency
las been to degrade the normal insti-
ute into a mere machine for granting
certificates. Super ntendent
James believes that tie time has come
vhen much higher standard should
'e required. and believes that only
folders OF state certificates or life diplo-
nas, or graduates OF accredited colleges
hould be given permits to conduct or
instruct in normal Institutes, besides
'aving the applicant give satisfactory
violence OF character and successful e1-
'erience as a teacher
At a recent meeting CT tho state
oard OF education the principal topic
I discussion YVES the revision of the
curse Of study for teachers institutes.
he board is in sympathy with the ideas
{ Superintendent Gaines for the eleva-
on Of the standard Of study. aud tbs
ifferent branches we're divided among
ne members Of the board, who will re-
Use them with this end in view. The
GARD will meet again April II to COM
are their work and decide upon tho
purse in detail About $50 instruct