Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-21
IRON 0U1 RE STATE
New Dean Of the University Law
College Not to Be Iowa
Man.
Decision Of Regents Expected
Soon--Executive Council
Gives SIS, 900.
Interesting Tilt on Educational
Matters at the Conference
Of Superintendents.
to Times-R Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, March 21.The new chan
cellor of the State University law de-
partment or dean, or professor, or
whatever will be, Will be selected from
outside the state. No one CT the judges
Of the state will be called from the
tench to become teacher of aspiring
law students, no practitioner will be.
called away from his lucrative practice
in Iowa to tell others how to do il: but
the man selected will come from one of
the eastern law schools where the sci-s
ence of teaching law is well in hand.
The sub-committee of the law committed
which recently visited ten or a dozen
different law schools investigated their
methods of work and took note of the
qualifications of educators ia the law
whose services may be had is ready 10
report, and will report al the meeting
on April at Iowa City. Good material
was found for a head of the law de-
ipartment. There Is an abundance Of
pedagogical talent at the services of the
state of Iowa for reasonable price
men trained in law schools to become
teachers of the principles of law, and
fitted specially for the work required
at Iowa City. Some one Of these men
will be selected. Tne Law committee
will report the names of several and
mention their special qualifications.
The regents can do the rest, and mas
much as the law committee has done its
work Well it is anticipated no trouble
will be had in reaching a conclusion.
Good luck came 10 the State Univer-
sity yesterday. The executive council.
exercised its authority ard placed s15,-
GOO at the disposal of the university with
which to erect temporary buildings.
The easements of the burned structure 5
We're left in good condition. Ths cemenl
lloors are all right and the stone found
alton walls are substantial One-stcry
structures of wood will be built oyer.
these, ana they will be sufficient TO ac-
conmodate the medical department, the
!epgineering classes and others. She lit
crary societies will be temporarily
housed elsewhere. The machinery, ap-
paratus and instruments purchased viii
all be good The medical school viii be
all right for the next term. The hall TO.
he serected over the I'D south hall found
alton viii be finished in thirty days The
ether can wait a.feasonable time Pres.
ident MacLean returned honaa we'll
Pleased last evening with the reception
accorded him BY tfle members os the.
council. He anticipates no harm to the
university as a Who'll from the. fira loss.
Glasses will go on and the work Of edu-
cation will not be hnderetl
There was an interesting tilt on edu-
cational matters before the board of
control at the conference OF superin-
tendents. The aggressive John Cownie
lis somewhat of an antagonist of the
so-calleei school fa..s. Professor Barrett
iiatln said anything about tlle fads IN
his papef. but in the discussion davei-
opsd later Mr.. cownie made a charae-
teristic dsnuncation of the school fads
and the way schools are generally man
eyed. After some of the siiperintend-
erts had told what eduational work
they were carving on Professor Barrett
turned in1uisitor and asked Superin-
stendenr Miles. of tne reform school a /
Eldora, some questions. He drew out
the fact that gl,eat stress is lsid son:
music that the boys are taught me-
bohanics that they are instructed IN
trades, that there is a school for t;lilors
etc. At the Autehellyiiie institution
there are classes in cooking sewing. ETC.
Are not these fads?'' Professor
Barrett asked of Superintendent Miles.
II would not call them such. he an-
ysweresl.
But they are what the people call
fads are they not?9''
Yes
And ! understand" continued Pro-
fessor Barrett. that these institutions
are under the control of the board OF
which Mr.. Cownie is a member.
The discussion of school fads did not
proceed much further before the board.
The papers on music in the state insti-
tutions and on diseases incident TO old
age. by Superintendent Fitzgerald. Of
Mitchellville, and DR.. Fl. p Duffield of
Marshalltown, respectively. We're warm
sly applauded and highly commended.
A genuine surprise came to persons
interested in the railroads and railroad
business in Des Moines by the am
tild t.J'tII1eS stewart, dis
trict passenger agent of the Rock Island
in Des Moines, is to goto Kansas CIV.
and will be succeeded by Fred H. Lord.
now general passenger agent Of the
Great Western. Stewart was considered
a possible successor of Charles Kerne-
cy in the general passenger Office. but
instead there has been a shifting about
and he goes to Kansas City to a larger
field, which attests the high regard in.
which he is held by the Rock Island
management. Mr.. Lord resigned some
days ago to take effect April /. 1t was
supposed he was also being considered
as one of the possibilities in the Rock
Island chief office. but he comes to Dss
Moines to become district passenger
agent. a position hard to fill, but in.
every way agreeable to a good man. Mr.
Lord has been popular at the head OF
the Great Western passenger depart
ment but he VIII doubtless soon be near
the top With the Rock Island.
The following is a table of the reports
from counties showing the per cent of
increase in assessments this year In the
various counties reporting. as presented
to the executive council by Messrs. Gil