Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-01-01
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines. Dec. so, 1908.

Juare si,yara would punish parents
for the misbehayior of their chiidren'
ne declared In court that 1t was inc
dpty Of the parent TO know what inc
child Is doing and that the parent is
pnilty II the child is forced INTO the
court room. The cause OF tne ieiii..n
vas due to the appearance IN .ne
court room of Hal, the ll'ye.r"ola
SON OF w. E. Hamilton, manager VI
the American Iron works. Inc poy
was charged with shooting fine
within the city LIMITS and Juase
Silyara fined him So. The judge stated
that he was ayerse to Furnishing chl.'
dran and thought they should not De
introduced into the presence OF cous'
procedure.
Judge James A. Howe rendered bis
decision In the case Of Jas. Dixon, III
teryenor, in c. H. Seeley VS.. Sealey,
Howe I.eyan Co. c. II. Johnston, re-
ceiyer finding for the plaintiff as
against the effort of the holder to col-
lect on a $4,000 note given by MI
nor. Cecil Dixon. and by James Dixon
as surety, to the Seeley. Howe, lie.
Van Co. in payment Tor a block OF
stock in the concern and when note
the company sold. The case will be
at once appealed to supreme court.
The questions involved are consid-
cred of great Importance, the case be-
ing carried through as test as to the
liability of a surety upon the note OF
a minor. who has dissfirmed his con-
tract and returned the consideration
received.
Governor A. B. Cumrins settled the
judgeship fight in the Third judicial
district by the appointment of w. +.
Miller Of Bedford to succeed Judge Il.
L. Parrish, who after about year and
a half of service on the bench. retires
to come to Des Moines to engage in
the practice with the firm Of Parrish,
Dowen & Parrish. The fight has been
brief but it has been interesting and
vigorous. When the resignation OF
Judge Parrish was made known there
was scramble for the place, but the
contest finally settled down to three
candidates. Mr.. Miller, Judge Henry OF
Mt. Ayr and H. K. Evans of Corydon.
Mr.. Evans received the support of Dis
trict Attorney Lewis A. Miles, and
fought for the place on the ground
that the Office should 60 to the eastern
section of the district. Mr.. Miller, the
successful candidate, who has landed
the place. was a candidate before the
convention which nominated Parrish
a year and a half ago, as was also
Judge Henry, the latter being brought
forth as a compromise candidate. He
was born at Davenport in the year
1868. The newly appointed judge will
assume his duties after the first of the
year and will have about three years
to serve. "
That salaries are too low, that
teachers should have longer tenure Of
Office and that teachers should be
pensioned in their old age, were few
of the things advocated in the report
of the educational council of the State
Teachers association. The entire re-
port was adopted. Professor Stookey
and Superintendent z. c. Thornburg
reported on the subject of teachers
salaries. They found that in the
average Of salaries paid to both sexes,
Iowa stood thirty.first in the list.
The two men reported that in the en-
tire country the average wage of men
teachers was $49.05 and 1886 in
Iowa. The average monthly salary
for women teachers throughout the
country is $39.77 and against this Is
a record of $30.17 in Iowa.
Following is summary of the
recommendations made by President
Witter in his address before the
State Teachers association:
Require majority vote of the Gf->
rectors to elect member or officer to
the board in case Of vacancy.
Give county superintendent more
time to visit rural schools by chang
ing the time of his report from No
vember to August.
Old boards should elect teachers
for the spring term to prevent disor-
ganzation; for the year would be bet
ter.
Change the compulsory education
law to read: Must attend for at
least twelve weeks in each school
year, beginning not later than the
first Monday in January" ." y
Agitate for better rural schools; it
will probably accomplish more than
agitation for consolidation.
The county superintendent of Iowa
stand for success or failure of all the
schools. The question is not how can
we get better teachers; it is how can
we get better superintendent and
better supervision.
The ceremonies incident to the in
auguration of Governor Cummins on
January IA, will be held at Fosters
opera house on the afternoon of that
day; preceded by parade from the
state house in which members Of the
legislature and state officers in car
riages and Companies A and F of the
Iowa National Guard will participate,
and closing with reception in the
state house In the evening. In conse-
quence of the limited space at the
opera house the attendance will be
limited to state officials and friends
of the legislators. The legislators
will occupy one section of the opera
house and the remainder of the
house will be devoted to the Grant
club. which does the decorating, and
friends of members of the general as
sembly. Tickets will be issued to COM
mittees of the Grant club. After
state officials are supplied the remain
der will be divided among the legisla-
tors to be issued by them to their
friends.
Ridicule has torn down more than
1t has ever built
Host-"Have mother drink fore
you go. ole f'ler. Guest-"Like to.
but dashn' 1t" Host-"You' lasht
man I'd expected to be 'fraid ~ poo,