Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-19
COLLEGE LOBBYING
Much Discussion as TO Use Of
College Appropriations For
Lobbying Purposes.
Professor Stanton Talks About
the Prosperity OF the Col.
lege at Ames.
Another Interesting Epistle From
One Phillips--He Stops
His Paper.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
pes Moines, Nov. 19.-That part Of the
report of the state board of control
which enters into criticism of some of
/ the practices now and for many years
! prevalent at the state educational insti-
tutions in the matter of expenditure of
| money is causing a great deal of COM
ment and discussion. The criticisms are
! III direct line with the structures of the
! TIealy committee in the last legislature.
| The report states that about $500 of the
4 funds of the Iowa State College at Ames
we're used in paving expenses of the
members of the faculty in attending the
| sessions of the Twenty-e;ghth general
| assembly, and this included hotel bill
for $50 for one person. This use of pub
| lie funds is unsparingly criticised. Pro-
! fessor L. w. Stanton, of the Iowa State
! College, was in the city yesterday and
| at the state house on business. He was
asked what he had to say In regard to
the criticism, but was reluctant to say
anything, as he had not seen the full re-
port.
But can say this much,'' he was in
duced to state, that considering the
large sums of money which pass thru
the hands of the college authorities
every year and the business interests in
yolved In the management of such col
lege it is pretty close to being compli-
ment when nothing else can be found on
which to base criticism of our work at
the college. / think that close investi-
cation of the bills which were paid for
those who came TO Des Moines while the
legislature was in session will show that
the most of the expense was caused by
committees of the legislature asking for
members of the faculty to come to Des
Moines and explain this or that matter.
The members of the faculty We're at the
call of the legislature. There are many
things the legislators want to know be-
tore they can act intelligently, and no
person can give this information better
than members OF the faculty. This is all
ths--e is 70 'he criticism about the 4cosr. rf
coming to Des Moines during the iegis-
lature."
A gentleman who has made more or
less investigation OF legislative problems
in other years stated in regard to an
other matter on which the board passed
criticism:
THE criticism of the board of control
or the educational institutions is right
and proper. They struck at an evil
which was formerly very prevalent in
state institutions. The faculty at the
State College got the legislature to au-
thoriZe a new building to cost SS5,G00
and then taking this sum they had new
Plans made and erected a building that
cost nearly twice as much, making use
of the special tax levy for their build
ings. This used to be the way things
We're done at practically all the state in
stitutions. Since the board of control
took hold 1t has been abolished in all the
institutions directly under their care.
Rut the history of state institutions
shows that there has been a great deal
OF irregularity in all these matters from
the start"
In regard to the prosperity of the Iowa
State College in general Professor Stan
ton was quite willing to talk freely 1--WE
have college there with a thousand (
students" he said THE enrolment Is |
likely III run W l,-VV VI l,ouV lDl7 tiB !
year. When we remember that it was
only a few years ago that we had only
800 or 400 students and We're raking over
the state to induce students to come. this
is something of which the people of Iowa
can boast. We feel that if the state will
deal literally with us from this time on
we can grow rapidly. We are on the up
turn and have only to care for the stu
dents that come to us. For years it was
hard work getting the tide turned our
way. Now it is easy. But the state
must provide for taking care of these
students. 1t is only necessary. we feel.
that the people of Iowa shall know what
we are doing, that we have one of the
greatest institutions of the kind in the
United States. that we are giving good
education to boys and girls. and that our
ranks with the best in the
country. When the, people understand
this the legislatures will provide for car
ing for the students. That is all we
ask
The Johnson county report of the SUI
has been received by the
state superintendent and now the report
will soon be completed. Johnson county
was last to report. A good deal of the
space in the forthcoming report on
schools will be devoted to the school
matter and the history OF
the educational institutions of the state.
Professor Barrett has returned from
Iowa City where he attended the meet
ing for religious education Saturday and
Some of the finest papers i
have ever listened to We're presented
there" he said. 1t was an excellent meet i
ing and others to follow Will be good.
The secretary of the executive council
las received 100 pages of the report of i
the council on detailed expenditures and
of the various offices. AT this
rate the report is sure to make one of {
the largest volumes of official docu-
ments The matter has been condensed
i great deal. and there is to be no pad ]
ling by the printer: and vet it is not d
readable document.
Judge Kline, of the state board of I
control, is In Independence, and will go