Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-17
CONFLICT Of OPINION
Blind and Deaf Stein Child
the Subject of Considerable
Discussion
A CHANCE FOR ITS RECOVERY
Bernard Murphy Believes Board of
!, Control Would Be Justified in Giving
It the Benefit of Care and lnstrue-
tion at the School for the Deaf at
Council Bluffs. IpiYs
Special to Times -Republican.

/
I Especial to Times Republican.
/ Des Moines, Jan. 17.-There is con-
fict of opinion as to what can be done
or ought to be done with the Stein child
who lives at Knoxville and is supposed
to be blind and deaf. But it transpires
that the child Is not wholly deaf MOI
lentirely dumb. It's inability to utter
sounds was caused by a fall to the floor
but before that time the child had
Ilearned few words. Letters received
here indicate that on close examination
the child is found to be improving in the
matter of hearing and can now hear
lso,ne sounds. 1t is also able to speak
a few words. Some members of the state
board of control believe that the board
has no authority to order the child
placed in either the school for the blind
Tor the deaf school, but Bernard Murphy
Who headed the movement for the edu-
cation of Linnie Haguewood, believes
that the board ought to send the child
to the kindergarten department of the
deaf school at once. When Linnie
lHaguewood was taken in at the Vim
4 ton blind school and placed in the kim
dergarten department but little effort
Twas made to teach her for several years.
When she was IL years old Linnie was
given a special teacher. This cost $40
1n,Nfh fnr nil he rfS -
and the cost of keeping the girl has
tbeen borne by the state In the same
manner as others in the blind school.
Il believe the board of control has
abundant authority" said Mr.. Murphy
/! in referring to this case, "and ought to
admit the Stein child to the deaf school
forScare and training. 1t would be bet
ter for her to begin with the methods
| OF teaching at the deaf school rather
than with the methods of the blind
ltNa work is onde started II tras.sffN e III be kept
lup. Here is but the second case of q
blind-deaf person needing the care OF
the state OF iowa in all the years Of our
existence as a state. The people will
sustain any movement to have the child
cared for in a state institution. The
work done 70: Linnfe Haguewood has
met with the approval Of all persons In
the state. and we had not SO good an
opportunity as in the case of the Stein
child" 1t is expected that the child
will be placed in a Des Moines hospital
soon for examination as to her mental
capacity before 1t Is determined what
shall be done with her.
r1 ,5o.+,a,, nf +be bianpio1 oIeotion
Iamendment to the Iowa constitution
which was started toward its goal by
the Twenty ninth general assembly,
will have the effect, when 1t is finally
made part oftthe law Of the state. OF
causing the legislature elected this year
in Iowa to hold two sessions. The leg
lislature is sure to pass the amendment
along to the people for ratification.
They can not vote on it until after the
Legislature adjourns. II passed II will
abolish the elections of 1905 In Iowa,
hence leave the state without new
| Legislature elected in that year. The
governor would call the legislature to
gether in special session for the ap-
/ propriations for one year, after which
4 the machinery Of the state government
would move along smoothly. But a
somewhat foolish attempt at making a
sensation where there is none has been
tried by some correspondent Of news
papers outside the state by announce
ment OF the wonderful discovery that
liz the amendment is carried the legis-
Iature elected this year will elect the
successor to Senator Dolliver. II this
| should be the truth it would plunge the
state into senatorial contest at once,
| but fortunately there is nothing to IL.
| One of the reasons urged for a change
| to biennial elections in Iowa Is that the
lelectton of senators will come nearer to
the time they are to begin their terms.
At present Iowa is electing senators
wear and three months before their
| terms are to commence. The late SEN
ator Gear was elected to a second term
and died several months before he had
finished his first. But if the amend
ment is carried then the Iowa legisla-
|ture which is elected In 1906 and meets
| in January, 1907, will elect the success
sor to Senator Dolliver for the term
which commences March 4, l9oi. Inc
Legislature elected this year can nave
no excuse for electing senator uniess
there is death or resignation.
l
A large number of newspaper changes
are being made in Iowa at the present.
time and there is distinct tendency
to mergers. At Cherokee the Times
and Herald have been consolidated az
ter years of fighting and a company
will own the new new paper with U
1 w. Thompson as editor. AT Wesley
the World and the News have become
one. The News and Democrat have
merged at Ottumwa. Kasper Faltinson
who ran for congress on the democratic
n ticket in the Tenth district last year
has sold his Armstrong journal TO Ed
Il Chase who has been In tact III charge
of the paper for some time. .. a. ano
4 Albert Digerness have started ehe Vln-
II cent Star in Webster county. George
II IDelavan. formerly state fish and game
warden, has become one OF the editors
of the Baskerville Enterprise Mr.. Lane
/ who went from Sac City to Brooklyn
to have an interest In the Brooklyr
4 Chronicle has retired and G. T. Stall
], cop is in control alone. The Leon
Z. Journal is now owned by company
i lconsisting of Thomas Teale, ]. D
iBrown, stephen varga, h 7. Parrish