Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-12

President Mckinley and to give ex-
preston OF their feelings in memorial
services in the churches and in other
simpler ways next Sunday.
While in Des Moines last week Sena-
tor Dolliver told something in regard
to what he knew of the attitude OF
President Mckinley toward the Iowa
platform and especially toward that
which indicates relaxation of the high
protective features when an oppressive
monopoly is affected. He stated that
he was talking with the president at
the time he was preparing the famous
Buffalo speech, which was, unfortu-
nately, his last public Inference. The
president had before him while that
speech was in preparation a copy of the
Iowa platform which had been adopt
ed at Cedar Rapids. He asked SEN
ator Dolliver about some features Of it
and talked about It's meaning and pur-
port. The Buffalo speech was framed
wisin< that platform In mind and at
least partly to fit that platform, as Sem
ator Dolliver thus had reason to know.
In view OF this fact the senator felt
that he could very well acquiesce in
the platform and stand firmly upon 1t.
The current number OF the bulletin
issued quarterly by the state board of
control in which to record various mat
ters relating to the state institutions
contains full page Illustrations show
ing the various bands and Orchestras
at state institutions and q history of
the musical instruction at eachso OF these
places. There Is music at every !nsti-
tuition save alone the school for the
deaf at Council Bluffs. There is at the
soldiers orphans home an orchestra
and drum corps, at the Soldiers
Home band, and an orchestra at each
of the other institutions. The mem
bers of the board of control are con-
vinced that good music is a most vail.
liable adjunct to institutional work;
they believe that nearly all inmates
who have the sense of hearing are to
some extent benefited by good music.
The board has therefore made provis-
ion for the purchase Of instruments and
employment of music teachers and or
.chestra leaders at the various institu-f
:ions. An allowance Of $50 a month is
made for each state hospital to be paid
to musicians. This goes as bonus to
employees who practice In the orches-
tras At the Soldiers Home regular
sbandmaster and instructor is provided.
AT the college for the blind music is a
leading feature of all the institution.
At the feeble minded institute both vo-
cal and instrumental music is taught
and there is a bandmaster AT the in
dustrial schools musical instruction Is
given TO large classes. 1t is probable
that no state in the union spends SO
much money on music at state insti-
tunons.
In preface to pamphlet containing
a supplementary list of books recon-
mended as suitable for school libraries
by the state board of educational ex-
aminers, State Superintendent Barrett
makes the following statement: "The
state annually apportions from interest
on the permanent school fund not less
than 100000, and from this amount the
general assembly has ordered that
certain number of cents per pupil shall
be expended for the maintenance of a
school library for the benefit of all the
people. The very general compliance
with the law shows an appreciation of
it's provisions upon the part of school
officers" A few years ago, when the
was begun of having a
school library at every school house in
the state. there were many who shook
their heads. The school library is not
now regarded as a luxury but neces-
sity There is mistaken notion, and
the state superintendent has sought in
many ways to rectify this, that the
school library fund is raised by direct
taxation, when in fact it is only a part
of the fund set apart by the state from
the school fund interest. A great many
of dollars have been spent
the past three or four years for school
libraries. The new list of books makes
u valuable addition to the list from
which to select.
Chairman Spence is already looking
after details of the political campaign
and urging upon candidates that they
get their nomination papers filed in due
season. When the candidates for con-
gress were here recently he urged upon
them that they get their papers In
early. The candidates for judicial hon