The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-27
State Institution
Balance
Forn n ScheduIs


A large lumber of the educators of
the state met in Des Moines the past
week to formulate the schedule of min
imum requirements for pedagogical
courses, the graduates of the recog-
nized institutions to be on basis sim
ilar to that occupied by the graduates
of the state normal school at Cedar
Falls. The schedule was gotten up in
conformity with the provisions of the
Kling-Hogue law passed by the recent
general assembly, which provided as
follows:
Section /. That the state board of edu-
cational examiners shall constitute board
for the inspection, recognition and supervt-
sion of schools designed for the instruction
and training of teachers for the common
schools
Sec 2. That schools desiring state racog-
milton shall apply to the board of educa-
tional examiners, which shall then proceed
to inspect such schools with reference to
course of study, equipment and faculty. All
schools that shall meet the requirements of
the board of educational examiners shall be
known as accredited schools. Such schools
shall have an annual visitation by some
member of the board of educational exam
liners, or some one appointed for that pur-
pensation as is provided for in section 1894
of the code.
Sec. g. Graduates of approved accredited
schools, who shall pass the examination re-
CURED for two years certificate shall re-
ceive from the state board of examiners a
certificate for two years, which may be re-
newed under such rules as the board may
prescribe.
Cereal Acreage.
Director J. R. Sage, of the state crop
service, will send out blanks immedi-
ately to his crop reporters requesting
them to send in reports as to the ce-
real acreage planted in Iowa this year.
He believes that the acreage of corn
is largely increased but does not agree
with the statement made by some of
the grain men that the acreage will go
to 10,000,00O. Last year twas S,5OO,OOO
approximately, and he believes that if
it will go to 100000 acres this year the
limit will have been reached. He does
not believe it could go higher than that
figure. He believes that the outlook
for crops is better for Iowa this year
than any year since the famous yield
of 1895. This is partly due to the fact
that the fields are as clean as floors.
The dry spring was responsible for
this. The farmers have had the oppor-
tunity to cultivate their fields.
The Tax Levy.
Considerable speculation has been
INDUCED in with respect to the state
levy of taxes to be made by the execu-
tive council in July. 1t has been esti-
mated that levy of four mills will be
necessary to meet the requirements
of the legislative appropriations. The
total tax levy for state purposes in
each of the last seven years was as fol-
lows: 1895, 2.5 mills; 1896, 81 mills;
1897, "a mills; 1898, 3.3 mills; 1899,
mills; 1900, 2.s mills; 1901, 80 mills.
Flowers on the Waters,
A new thing in the matter of OBJ
serving Memorial Day will be intro
duced into Iowa on May 30 this year.
In each city in which there is flowing
river flowers will be cast on the waters
as an emblem for the decoration of the
graves of the union sailors whose lives
were lost during the civil war. This
ceremony has been carried out in the
west heretofore but never in Iowa. In
Des Moines unique feature of the OBJ
servance will be the joint ceremony
in which the grand army and the
Union Veterans union will take part.
Less COnvicts.
| There are 35 less convicts in the state
prisons now than there were at this
time last year. No effort is made to ex-
| plain this falling off in~that character
of population, but the state records
show that it is a condition. At this
time last year there were 9O7 convicts
at Anamosa and Fort Madison, 461 in
Anamosa and 446 in Fort Madison.
There are now S72 in the two prisons,
416 in Anamosa and 456 in Fort Madi-
son.
LEON BROWN.
Sue for Damages.
| Deacons Harvey McClurp and Har