Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-13
SUCCESSOR AI ANE}
Such Will Be the Question Be.
fore the Trustees Next Week
Thursday.
Will Probably Leave Place Va.
cant fer a Year to Give
Time.
Professor Curtiss Is the Favored
Candidate -.- Secretary Jim
Wilson Possibility.
pecial to Times es-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Aug. 13.-The board of
trustees of the Iowa State College. at
Arnes. will meet at the college one week
| from tomorrow for the purpose of con-
/ sidering matters affecting the college
| and especially for the purpose of con-
! sidering the question of the election of
ia president of the college to succeed
The late DR.. William Nj. Beardshear. The
matter of the election of a president of
the college is something which is giving
1.-THE trustees much concern. In the
#cpinion of I, few of the trustees the
| year and the college be managed by an
acting president for that time, so that
the trustees would have time to look
iabout for a suitable man. This view is
based on the theory that college presi-
dents are Very hard to get and that a
great deal of consideration should be
given to the subject in advance. There
are others. however, who insist that the
right thing to do is to make the selec
ton mt once. They point out that the
late President Beardshear was a school
man and when elected president of the
college it was a good deal OF an expert
ment In short college presidents are
developed in their work and not picked
UP ready made and finished off for the
places TO which they are chosen. The
impression prevails that a college presi
! ,,-ilj ba tod N the comm y
meeting The views of the trustees
Vary Il great deal also as 10 the kind OF
Il man VINO oush, To be selected. There
are several on the board who feel that
the expansion of the Iowa State College
has been To some extent at the expense
of the strictly agricultural idea and
they want nobody for president who is
not first and all the time a farmer. But
DR. Beardshear was not a farmer 9th
crs contend that no branch should be
Neglected for any other branch and all
the features OF ono of the greatest
tools q teollnoIosl in The y 81 should
and mechanical idea should be kept 20
the front al the expense of other things
there is a real difference of opinion OH
time more than at any other.
Quite a number of names have been
considered by members of the board
and there are some real candidates for
the presidency. The prevailing senti |
rent appears to be for the selection of
Professor Curtiss for that place. Pro- |
fessor Cl,rtiss is now recognized as one
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department of animal husbandry. He
is an expert in stock Judging and is /
withal n great, cultured, progressive
student. He was picked for his pace /
Ly Dir. Beardshear and during the life
time of the president was his most con- (
lidential man. But Curtiss is a modest I
man and may not feel like pressing |
bimself to the front. Some considera-
ton has been given Professor h. w.
Stanton. of the faculty. the veteran ed
ucator who is in reality the financial
head of the college and the manstay of |
the board of trustees. He is deservedly
popular. Dr. Cessna. a comparatively
rev man, is also looked upon with some
favor by some of the trustees. outside
of the faculty several names have been
mentioned Henry Wallace. of this city.
t!lp veteran cClUOF OF NdlldCe = EstIllltI,i
would accept the place and his name
has been presented to some members
of the board James Wilson, secretary
of agriculture, is considered a possi-
bilty The latest active candidate is
Professor S. III. Sheakley. of the West
Des Moines school district He now
holds the position that was held by DR..
Beardshear when the latter was elected
e
great ability and aggressiveness. 1t is
possible. however, that the board will
go outside the state and make q selec-
tion from some one of the other great
agricultural colleges.
The conference of the candidates for
state office and the candidates for con-
eress is to be held With the republican
state committee in this city on Sept. 4 4
ext. AT that time 1t is expected that
all the candidates or their representa-
tives will be on hand. The work of the
will be mapped out. All the
candidates for congress will have been
nominated ut that time, the last one in
the list being the Second district. There
is still a good deal OF doubt as to what
is going TO happen down there. The re-
iubllcanS OF the district snow Il ulSpO- !.
sition to get together and agree upon 4
candidate without any struggle in the
convention. There are four candidates
now-Messrs. Gregory, Ellis. Hoffman
and Wilson. Republicans from that
part of the state say they will try to
pick a good man who can make a rous-
ing speaking campaign in every corner
of the district. and With this they need :
not fear any democratic candidate.
The Iowa commission ON the Louisi-
ana exposition is To meet here during
state fai, week. AS usual there will be
hot-air schemes to be {
Urged upon the commission. Among y
others is that of steamboat john f. $
Cahill. who is promoting a scheme for
4 steamboat that can land at the wharf
III ST. Louis and travel the deep seas 5
,o Liverpool or Manchester is in the
city with Il model OF his wonderful i'm {
He is willing, so he says, TO [
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