Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-02

1904
for their work from year to : with
confidence that their income Id be
certain sum, and they coul Site IN
pupils With assurance that wouiu
be able TO take care of the wouiu
put the whole educational or the
three institutions on sc and per-
manent basis"
Members of the legislature who rep
resent the counties in which the three
state educational institutions are %
Gated all agree that while they do not
feel that they are in a position to urge
the adoption of the millage tax sys-
TEN, they will all be perfectly salts
fed to have 1t adopted in lieu of the
present method of depending on APP
preparations from period to period. me
demand is for larger appropriations
for support at each one of the educa-
tional institutions. They have been
growing so rapidly that something
must be done to keep them ahead ot
the attendance. To this end the pres
ent legislature will have before IT
showing by the heads of the institu-
tions that will mean larger appropri-
ations than ever before or else some
injury TO the institutions. There are
a goodly number of the graduates or
each one OF the institutions In both
branches of the Legislature and they
will work in harmony to protect the IN
terests of the schools. The feeling
toward the educational institutions
has been growing more and more gem
erous with the years. especially since
the colleges have commenced to do 90
much good work along their respective
lines.
Representative Coiclo. OF Carroll. Is
the father of bill to require that In
the schools Of the state there shall be
taught something of the necessity for
humane trea tment of birds and AMI
mais. II is similar to bills that have
been urged by the Audubon societies.
Il know that thsre is complaint OF our
buldening the schools with too much
work for the children. said Mr Col
cio. but at the same time there IS q
certain amount of time used In open
ing exercises and In osfier ways TO d.
vert from the regular studies, and
think 1t might as well be used tn teach-
Ing humane sentiments. We have
number OF the Audi bon societies in the
state engaged in showing the children
how to be kind to animals and birds.
The place 10 teach this thing is right
in the schools, The greatest trouble
has baen in not being able to find the
material for teaching, but If we get
law requiring the teaching we Win g
the material"
a bill Is in course of preparation
THAT II passed will give to the state
board OF educational examiners the au-
tholtty to consider the scholastic at
iainments of any person applying for
examination for state certificates, and
to exercise the discretion necessary for
this work The biz gives to the board
the right to fix ausi.de' ermine fer IT
self the rules under which admission
TO the state examinations may be made
and all r,Ssttegs pertaining thereto. The
college men OF the state have long had
complaint because there is nothing in
the work of the board OF examiners to
encourage work in colleges for those
who Plan to teach. The board has no
right to consider 1t ait all. The board is
agreed. with the representatives of ths
colleges, that there should be some
discretion lodged in the board and the
right to place the college bred man on
IA little different footing from the one
who has had no study in the college
courses.
4
Two bills introduced by Representa-
tive Je,pson are of the kind that viii!
probably pass without debate. One Of
them provides that the expense OF COM
nnitting person to the insane hospital
may be charged UP to the estate of this
insane one. II has been found that
while the estate may be made to pay
the cost of maintenance of the person
at the state hospital. there is no pro-
vision by which the cost OF sending him
there can be collected by the county.
AS result the counties have no way
of securing reimbursement for their
insane cases. The other is bill to
provide that the per diem, etc, OF
township trustees In the matter of
handling the road funds and looking
after roads shall be paid out OF the
township road funds. AT present all
this cost comes from the county funds.
The trustees of one township may do
vast amount of work and dn an ad-
joining township incur no expense. but
under the present law 1t would cost the
two townships the same.
The McAlister bin to punish for
failure to vote is short and simple and
is as follows:
ANY person who is a resident OF the
state of Iowa and eligible to exercise
the right Of suffrage, and whose physf-
cal condition is such that he is able to
go to the polls, but refuses or neglects
to exercise such right. shall BIZ consid-
cred guilty of misdemeanor and shall
be punished by being debarred from
exercising such rigla, for two consecu-
tive elections
The CassI,l valued policy bill is almost
Identical with the bill which was be-
fore the legislature two years ago, in
troduced by Senator Brighton from the
same county. The Brighton, bin went
to the committee and then somsthing
happened to tine chairman OF the COM
n,ittea and he did not show UP for sew
eral weeks. and during the term he had
a record OF doing even less work than
any committee clerk. The insurance
lobby always pleaded innocence, but
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