Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-02-05

welt, protesting against the adoption
in the Philippines and other colonial
possessions of the European method
of segregating and recognizing the So
cial evil. The resolutions relating to
Iowa legislation are in brief as fol-
lows:
"We emphasize our special interest
in legislation which will remove chill
dren from bad environment.
"We heartily endorse an act favor
ing compulsory education.
1--WE urge the establishment of ju-
venile court. We maintain that the
age limit of the detention of girl in
the reform school should be raised
from Is to Fl years.
restricting child labor.
"We are in favor of larger appropria-
lions for our state educational institu-
tions.
eve oppose the liquor traffic and
the manufacture and sale of cigar
ettes"
Another Election Bill.
The primary election bill introduced
in the senate by Crossley has been in
troduced in the house by Representa-
tive Green. Speaking in favor of the
measure Mr. Green said: "Theoreti-
cally at least, all of the people and
most of the politicians desire some
legislation which will guarantee to
the people an opportunity to honestly
express their views upon the fitness
of candidates for Office and to have
the view of the majority made effect
i've. Under the present system, in the
case of state officers for instance, vot-
ers in precincts select delegates to the
county conventions. These delegates
in turn select other delegates to the
state convention, and these latter
delegates vote for whom they desire.
sometimes, l fear, without much re-
gard to the wishes of the people of
their counties. If the primary bill I
have offered becomes law this will
be eliminated. The people themselves
will nominate their candidates. The
bill provides a means for relieving the
politics of the state from much cor
ruption and puts the nomination of
men to be officials on the same high
basis that the election of officials who
are nominated now occupies"
Regents and Trustees.
Nominations to places on the govern
ing board Of the different state institu-
lions have been made, as follows:
| Regents of State university:
Third District-C. E. Pickett of Wa
terloo, reelected.
Fourth District-Alonzo Abernethy
of Usage, reelected.
Fifth District-Thomas B. Hanley
of Cedar county, reelected.
Tenth District-Joseph H. Allen Of
Laurens, to succeed Harvey Ingham
of Algona.
Eleventh District-P. X. Holbrook
of Onawa, reelected.
Trustees of Agricultural college:
Third District-A E. Alexander of
Wright county, to succeed j. H. Jones
of Manchester.
Sixth District-W. o. McElroy of
Newton, reelected.
Ninth District-James Fl. Wilson of
! Oakland.
Trustees of State Normal School
| c. H. McNider of Mason City, to sue
coed w. A. Dotan of Cedar Falls, and
w. A. Mcintyre of Ottumwa, to sue
coed George H. Mullen of Washington.
Attend State Normal Dedication.
The second junket of the members
of the legislature took place last Thurs
day and was to the State Normal
school at Cedar Falls. They were re-
ceived with marked evidences of en-
thusiasm, the students striving to out
do if possible, the demonstration
made on a similar occasion week be-
fore by students of the State univer-
sity. At the central building the legis-
lators, headed by Governor and Mrs.
Cummins, were received by the sc
members of the faculty, headed by
President Seerley. Dinner was served
in the gymnasium. Later, in the
auditorium, the dedicatory exercises
of the new main building took place.
President Seerley, in his address,
pointed out the overcrowded condi-
ton of the school and it's need for bet
ter facilities. He held that before go
ing ahead with the establishment Of
other normal schools the present insti-
tuition should be better sustained.
Governor Cummins devoted his adj
dress to a plea for better common
schools and better teachers, for bet
ter opportunities for the boys and girls
of the land. "To sum it all Cup" he
concluded, "the boys and girls must
leave the common schools with char
acter moulded, with bent toward
goodness, with the germ of the philos-
ophy of life growing in the heart, with
an understanding that they will make
or mar their own fortunes, as well as
with technical knowledge that books
impart, II this dear l-nd of ours cc-
compllshes its high destiny"
To Complete Historical Building.
Curator Aldrich of the State Histori-
cal department is fostering n move
ment for an appropriation of $500, 600
to complete the historical building,
one wing only of which has been erect