Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
PROUD Of THE CAPITOL
Many Iowa People Disappointed
by Legislatures Vote to
Cheaper Repairs
THE EDUCATIONAL SITUATION
All Things considered, the State Has
Been Very Liberal in the Matter of
Appropriations-Rivalry Between the
State University and the State Coz
lese Has Been Intense.
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Des Moines, April IA feature of
the closing days of the session was a
debate on the appropriations with ref
joint committee appointed to investi-
gate this matter early in the session
had recommended an appropriation of
S126.000 for the making of the repairs
because of the January tire-not TO re-
store the burned part OF the house wing
but to make it infinitely better than it
ever was before, handsoner and more
nearly tireproof. Then there was recon-
mended for specific purposes about the
building and grounds various items, in
accordance with estimates of contrac-
tors and others, aggregating $4,000
The house proceeded to cut all this
DOWN arbitrarily to $4,000. Repre-
sentative Head was largely responsible
tor this. He commended that this was
extravaganza and a waste of money and
khat there was no need of repairs of
completion OF the capitol at this time
and that the restoration could be made
with $4,000 despite the estimates from
competent persons. The house voted
the cut from $20S,000 to $4,000 almost
before it was realized what it meant.
"A few minutes later reconsideration
was effected and the amount raised to
100000 for the repairs of the burned
portion and the rest left out. 1t was
pending this motion to reconsider that
IN. L. Temple and N. f. Kendall got
together on a common platform and de-
Hvered eloquent speeches in defense
the builders of the capitol and those in
trusted with it's care and completion.
They pointed out that it had always
been the pride of the people that their
capitol was superior to those of sur
rounding states and that It was build-
ing worthy of the state, and now should
the people of the state in their great
prosperity refuse to maintain in keep
ting the splendid edifice which was
erected by their forefathers out of their
poverty? 1t was not time for small
view of things. The larger view should
prevail. The people of Iowa love their
state capitol and they were panied
when they learned 1t was In danger.
They have never complained of the ex-
penditure on the capitol. They have
never revi1ed Finkbine and Wright and
pey for having insisted on the larger
expenditure for the capitol. But good
many of the members We're deaf to all
entreaties. They wanted to cheaper
things. They wanted Hath and plaster
and not steel and stone in the structure
and SO they voted.
Educational Institutions.
The debat~ ON the appropriation bill
for the educational institutions showed
that members OF the legislature have
been feeling great deal about the
status of the institutions and have been
engaged In informing themselves as to
the needs OF the colleges. The dis
sion in the senate showed that the
rivalry between the university and the
state college has been intense and that
examination and recrmination had been
INDUCED in and that in the minds of
many Of the legislators there Is an In
evitable conflict between the two insti-
tutions which can never be avoided un-
til there is some sort of correlation and
concentration Of educational forces in
the state. Senator Maytag, who was
conspicuous on the appropriations COM
mittee for his thorough work, defending
t.he state from the accusation which had
been hurled by some members of past
gave some interesting fig
ures. He quoted from the state uni
versity reports to the effect that in the
past three years. or from 1900 to 1903.
there had been an increase in the sail
aries paid at the university from $685.
900 to 100000; an increase In general
expenses from $4,000 to $4,000; and
at the same time the change in ENROLL
ment of students was from 1.43S to L.
49,, or an increase OF four. But In this
latter enrolment was about 200 in the
summer school, so that the decrease
was about 200 He had been utterly
unable to gain any reason why there
had been such material increase in cost
without corresponding increase of bust
ness. He had investigated the reports
OF other universities and gained some
Counting the Iowa enroll
snent ait 1,442 or the higher mark, he
had found the expense per capita was
$751;, while in other state universities 4
it was as foaows: Michigan, S161; Illi- 4
nois, STA; Ohio. $163; Missouri, Sl63;
Nebraska, $94; Indiana, SIS. If Iowa's
enrolment was 1850, deducting the
summer school, the per capita cost
would be over 5000. Senator Maytag, /
referring to the pressure which had
been, brought on members to vote large |
told of a committee Of
the alumni which called ON him and not
pne could give any of these statistics
and when the senator furnished them
they were dumfounded. He gave the
figures not In detraction fro / the good
work OF the university, but to show that
all things considered the state had al
ready been Mberal quite as liberal as
other good states.
UNiTARIANs ARE TO MEET.