Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-01
TEACHERS NOT 50 NUMEROUS
Attendance at State Association 400 Less
Than Last Year.
BIG ZINC COMPANY INCORPORATES
Inebriates from Northeastern Iowa to
BE sent to Independence-LaFEe
Number of walsh singers
I'm City.
(From a star Corre.pondent)

The State Teachers association was fairly
started today. The first meeting Of the as
ISOLATION proper was this evening, when the
president, G. e. Sheldon of Indianola, pre-
scented his address reviewing the school
work in the state. and there was an address
on school matters by Superintendent Schaef-
fer Of the department of education in
pennsylvania In the afternoon a dozen
round table meetings were held in as many
different places. The enrolment at the
convention is estimated to be about 700, as
against LOO last year. The educational
council reported to the general association
on the topic Of "The Sequence Of Studies"
which had been considered by the council
two previous years. The report covered
the entire ground Of order in which studies
should be followed up in all educational
work. The report on the teaching Of Eng
lish was considered by the council for the
first time and the report approved for refer
ence next year. The council decided upon
taking up next year for discussion the sub
ject Of the salaries OF those IN the teaching
profession and generally insugurating a
movement for better pay for teachers. This
will be brought to a head at the session
next year just before the legislature meets,
and an effort will be made to secure some
desirable legislation.
Academy of Science Meeting.
The annual meeting of the Iowa Academy
Of Science was concluded this morning at
the state geological rooms. The attendance
was somewhat disappointing. Professor H.
e. Summers Of Ames presided. The most
important action taken was in reference
to a change in the time and place OF hold
ing the meetings, On recommendation of
the avnaftffuo nor,1n4tho. a. -. - -
recommend to the council that the annual
meetings be held in May, and that they be
held at the various colleges and UNIVERSE
ties of the state in rotation. 1t is planned
also to have at each meeting a popular -
ture. This recommendation will probably
be adopted. There was disappointment that
Professor Macbrlde was not present at the
meetings, as he arrived too late, but he will
lecture this evening. A report Of the COM
mittee on food authorizations was read, also
papers by B. Shimek, Alfred N. Cook, ]. B.
Weems, Alice w. Hess, e. c. Myers, T.. c..
Frye and B. H. Bailey.
Big Zinc Company Organized.
The articles of incorporation of the Hawk
eye Zinc and Lead company OF De witt, Clin-
ton county. were filed with the secretary OF
state today. The company is capitalized for
S25O'OOO, and the incorporators are G. w.
Wallace, H. H. Allen. F. L. Huxley and
others. The purpose is to open I'D zinc
mines in this and other states.
The Genoa Bluffs Creamery company Of
Iowa county was Incorporated with 81, 900
capital; H. M. Rathien, president; George
r. Howard, secretary.
The Midway Coal and Iron company OF
oskaloosa was incorporated with s12. 600
capital by Daniel Regel, e. 2. Ross and
others.
The North Angus Town Lot and Coal
company Of Cedar Rapids fled notice Of re-
incorporation for twenty years.
Smallpox Cases Heard From.
The secretary of the State Board of Health
today received notices of cases Of smallpox
in two places heretofore free from the dis
ease. From Logan. Harrison county, Eve
cases were reported, and from Scott town
ship, Poweshiek county, three cases were
reported. But few new cases were reported
from districts known to be infected.
Divide the ~Inebriate District.
The State Board of Control has issued an
order dividing the northern half OF the
state into two districts for the disposal Of
the inebriates. This has all been in the
Cherokee district. Now It is ordered that
those from the northeastern part of the
state shall go to the hospital at indie
pendence. The district includes the coun-
ties of Hardin, Franklin, Mitchell, Floyd
and Marshall and all counties east Of these
named.
Des MOines ostOmce Business.
The postmaster at Des Moines today ng-
ured up the business for the month and
the year and It was found that the receipts
for the year aggregated $422, 651.s4, as
against $685., 751. 03 last year. a gain Of 1884
per cent, which is regarded as an excellent
gain. There has been for fifty consecutive
months a steady gain each month over the
preceding month, without a decrease at
any time. There are 1916 rural mail car
riers who are paid from the Des Moines
office and some time during the next week
they will receive a total of s61, 1875. 90.
Orening of the EisteddfOd.
The annual Iowa Eisteddfod was opened
here this evening, There are about 800
persons from other parts OF the state in
the city to attend. The program extends
ing choirs in attendance to compete for
the grand prize, one from ottumwa and
enc from Williamsburg. each with seventy
members There are also a number OF con-
t~estants from Hedrick. Colfax, Iowa City
and other places. This afternoon there was
a meeting at Plymouth church and a ban
quet In the evening. This is the FIRST time
The Eisteddfod has been held In Des
licines.
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