Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-19

lowed by or preceded by rain, Will pre-
vent the gathering of more than the u.s.
ual yield or course there is abundant
evidence of poor stand. The crop
is now fully advanced to the usual
condition for the middle of July. Bat
hundreds of acres only have one or two
stalks in the hill. Optimistic farmers
claim that this lessened number of
stalks will result IN larger ears, and
the yield per acre viii be fully up to
the average Cine young, intelligent
farmer, explains this poor stand as
being the result of the cool weather
at planting time. rather than poor seed.
He tested his seed thoroughly, but
now is of the opinion that all Iowa corn
OF last years crop. lacked vitality for
seed purposes, only under the most ia
vorable weather mt planting time. Says
that his seed corn all sprouted and
started to grow but cool nights and
lack of heat day times caused much
of 1t to die before coming to the sur
face. Apparently our corn crop this
year is "a survival of the fttest."
The row caused by certain alumni
of the state university. the action of
the board of regents in sustaining
President Mclean. and the acceptance
of the designations of some of the pro-
fessors, caused all manner of comment
at the time, ana even now is a fire.
quent subject of conversation, especial
~ among those who are graduates of
Ames or Iowa City. Seldom does this
subject come up without remark ia
vorable to the appointment of state
board of control for our educational
| institutions, and this not to consist of
over three members and in scope of
authority to be patterned after our
present board of control of the other
! public institutions of Iowa. There
seems to be little or no sentiment in
favor of placing these educational In
stitutions under the management OF
the present board of control, but rath-
er to select men with special fitness
for management. of educational insti-
tutions. Members OF the present board
of regents are suggested as good list
to select from. And with all this,
goes desire, by thus appointing "A
new board of control, to end this
continual wranGling over the place
where certain branches of education
| shall be taught and given precedence
over other equally important depart
ments. To state it plainly. In the OPP
+ nion of many, the time has now arriv-
/ ed when we need three men to have
absolute control (of course subject to
/ Legislative actioll) over the entire force
| of the faculty 10th at Ames and Iowa
| City and end orce and for all time the
present senseless lobbying during each
Legislature in favor of either institu-
| ton OF course with this. 1t is under
stood much of the taxpayers money
lean be saved by one board buying nee
essary supplies as well as other ex-
! penses connected with our present plan
of board of regents.
From the present temper of the peo-
| pie it is safe to assume that the agita-
! ton in favor Of biennial elections"
| will continue VT Ill the desired reform IS
| brought about One of the latest ar
guments that the present ineum-
hents are continued in office one year
longer by the adoption of such an
amendment as soon as legally possible
lit will allay mich political lpresenO
bitterness in republican ranks, ard thus
/ prevent the social formation of two
wings In the party, comes from a good
many sources. The opinion is freely ex-
pressed that If the Blythe crowd" and
the Cummins crowd" keep up the
present antagoilism. which every day
the average voter acquires an increased
opinion that 1t is nothing more than