Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-20
FOR ANES presidency
Rev. l. p. schreckengast sng-
gested For Head of the
State College
REGARDED WITH FAVOR BY MANY
Some of the Members of the Board
Are Much Impressed BY the Good
Qualities of schreckensast, Who Is
From Washington, Iowa-lowa Hor-
ticulturists Too Much Divided
,ccial to Times-Republican.

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| Des Moines. March 20.-The latest
suggestion for president of the Iowa
State College is that of Rev. /. p.
| Schreckengast, of Washington, Iowa.
Mr.. Schreckengast is a comparatively
young man, q graduate of the Iowa
State College only a few years ago.
| later taking theological course and
| entering the ministery of the Metho-
dist church. He has been stationed at
| Washington for few years and has
gained an enviable reputation as a pro-
gressive and public spirited man, a
| deep scholar and a master of men. He
| has drawn into his church the young
| men of the city and has shown himself
| to have qualities of magnetism seldom
| possessed by young men. His name has
been formally presented to the mem
! bers of the board, and it is known that
some of the members have been very
much impressed with the good qualities
| of the Washington man. He was in
| the city last evening and interviewed
| the governor and others interested IN
the matter. The meeting at Ames to
consider the presidency and the new
| buildings will be held next week. The
| committee on president is not yet ready
| to report, but will hold meeting and
Iattempt to reach some conclusion be-
| fore the meeting of the full board. The
name Of Harvey Ingham has been fav-
orably considered by several members
| Of the board as well as several other
! names of persons not now actively en-
| gagged in educational work 1t is GER
| tainly known that several others who
| have not yet been mentioned publicly
| for the place will receive some consid-
Grafton.
| The Iowa horticulturists ought to get
! together. This is something that many
| OF them have appreciated many years
! E'ressertclS w. Taylor chief of the de-
rartment of agriculture and hor1cul-
| ture at the st, Louis exposition, was in
| l0es Moines yesterday in consultation
with Dir. Bailey. of Mt. Ayr, in relation
to the appointment of a superintendent
| to have charge of the Iowa horticul-
tural exhibit at ST. Louis. The state
society made recommendation. but
| there have been objections, and there
has been great difficulty in arriving at
any conclusion as to who will make a
good superintendent. "The Iowa hor-
| ticulturists are too much divided said
| Mr. Taylor II used to attend these
meetings in Iowa and know the faction
| al feeling tina. has existed many years.
| No one can do anything but that some
one objects. And it is the only state
| in the union where this is true. I have
| attended meetings and conferred with
| horticulturists in twenty states and
| find no such disagreement as find here
! in Iowa" The superintendent for the
| agricultural department will be G. S.
| Forrest, of Miles, Iowa, who is con-
nected with the state college and who
| is the secretary of the corn growers
association. This was decided upon
| this week.
| The collateral inheritance tax paid
| on account of the estate of the late Mrs.
Mary Callahan, of this city, amounted
to S1,2S1.1O and has been paid. If the
estate had been sufficient to have car
ried out the wishes of the testator the
state would have had nearly three
times as much from this estate. Mrs.
Callahan gave 100000 to Tuskegee in
stitute for negroes in Alabama; half
| as much to the Home for the Aged in
Des MoinesS and $1,000 to the state w.
C. T. u. But when the appraisement
was made it was found that the estate
was valued at about 100000. AS only
one-fourth of an estate can be given in
lcharitable bequests the amounts given
were scaled down to $6,412.6S. for Tus-
kegee; 3,205.34 for the Home for the
The proposition to have ten months
school in Des Moines instead of nine
months as has been the case in the
past, has aroused a storm of indigna-
ton in the city. A great many are pro-
testing against making the city school
term too long They urge that the
children are already kept in the schools
too much and that in the case of the
children of poor people the result OF
Ilengthening the term would be to de-
crease compensation for the families.
But there has also been a tendency to
make it easier for the children in the
schools by shorter hours.
Captain Hull is expected home today
He has been making some remarkable
statements in interviews published IN
Washington before leaving for home
1t is expected that he will Immediately
proceed to rally his forces for another
fight and spend the rest of the year In
Des Moines. He has not spent much
time in Des Moines for a number OF
years. At the time of the campaign for
governor two years ago he found IT
convenient to take trip to the Phil
ippine islands where he has extensive
property interests. Last year he re-
mained away all summer on account of
| i'll health and because of his connection
! with the national congressional com
mittee But if he is to remain in con-
gress he will have to remain at home
this year to do business
| Baxter Nominees.