Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30
HIGH SCHOOL REGULATION
stas Superintendent Recommends Passage
of Law by the Legislature
NO FOOT BALL UNLESS RULES CHANGED
Fruit Jobbers object TO Putting All
the Big Berrie. on Top of the Box
and Also to Exaction- OF
Private Car Lines.
,From a stan Correspondent

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DIES MONIES, Dec. 2e.-(Special In
the annual address Of the state superin-
tendent to the State Teachers association
today Superintendent Riggs advocated
laws for the government of high schools.
He showed in his address that there arc
now practically no laws governing such
schools and that the requirements of
teachers is legally no more than for the /
common grade schools of the country. He
showed that committee of the State
Teachers association had reported a wide
variance in the courses of study, and then
declared that the high school does not ,
exist for the college but occupies a dis
tinct field by Itself with wide ideals of its |
own. He declared, furthermore that there |
could be no state inspection of high schools /
till a standard for their government was
fixed by law.
At the final session of the association to- |
day resolution was passed favoring six !
months as the minimum time required Of
children in attendance upon school. a
resolution identical with that adopted by |
the conference of secondary schools some |
weeks ago favoring the abolition OF foot !
ball unless the rules were radically |
changed was adopted.
The association elected the following Off !
GERS on the recommendation of the nomi-
mating committee: President, DR.. ]. II. T.
Main, Grinnell; vice president. Prof. l. A.
Loos, Iowa City: second vice president.
Miss Laura Fitch, Charlton; superintend-
ent o. NJ. Elliott, Sheldon; member ex-
ecutive committee, f. f. Palmer. Jeffer-
son; members educational council. w. N.
Clifford, Council Bluffs, and Anna e.
Packer Mount Pleasant.
The convention has been a success in
every way. There will be 500 in the re-
serve fund after all bills are paid The
attendance has been nearly 1900.
Want Fruits Distributed.
At the meeting of the Western Fruit Job
bers' association today a communication
was read from f. f. Wagner Of Chicago
asking that federal legislation be asked re-
quiring that not to exceed is per cent OF
inferior fruit be allowed at the bottom of
boxes and baskets The purpose is to get
the same quality of fruit all through the
packages. The matter was laid over till a
later time
At the concluding session strong resolu-
tions were adopted demanding the enact
ment of legislation abolishing private car
lines and pointing out the insuff1ciency of
pending legislation before congress in this
respect. The association also gave endorse
ment to Governor Cummins, who aroused
the widest enthusiasm at the annual ban
quet by his arrangement of private car COM
panies and of congress for what he declared
to be its slothfulness in needing the petit
| tons of shippers for relief.
| The association chose Kansas City as its
next meeting place and elected officers as
follows: President, +. NJ. Ferguson, Du-
luth, MINI; first vice president, II. NJ.
Jones, Sioux Falls, S. D.; second vice presi-
dent, c. f. Walker, Kansas City, Mo; third
vice president. r. r. Scott, Winnipeg,
Man; treasurer, A. L. CLANCY, Des Moines
Legislative Committee Meets.
The legislative commtte on the matter of
Board of Control for educational institu-
| tions met here today and heard arguments
| from State Printer Bernard Murphy of
Vinton in favor of placing the School for
the Blind at Vinton under the charge OF
the proposed board along with the other ed
ucational institutions. The committee be-
fore adjourning at this time will perfect
the draft OF the committees proposed BILL
which has been left in the hands of Rep
resentative Langan OF Clinton.
Carter Gets Hearing.
! w. L. Carter, accused of the murder of
Ed ]. Greeser Of Avon, was given a hearing
today before Judge James A. Howe on the
question of being admitted TO bail. The
state opposed granting bail Miss Abba
Martin, Carriers sweetheart, lives at Fifth
and Grand and remains loyal to him.
Grand Jury Wants an Attorney.
l Because County Attorney Jesse A. Miller
refused to draw an indictment against
A. l.. Steele on the charge of embezzle-
ment of $500 the grand jury has asked the
court for another attorney. Steele is a
lawyer and a candidate for county attor-
ney. He was employed by the Gladiator
Gold Mining and Milling company and
later brought suit to recover 5000 in
salary and secured judgment Then the
gold company sought to secure an indct-
ment and secured one, which County At
torney Miller had dismissed. Now another
has been brought.
MiIwaukee's New Line.
The Milwaukee railroad, which enters
this city over the tracks OF the Des Moines
Union, is seeking new entrance to the
city because of the difficulties in the way
of agreeing with the Des Moines Union
over the rental for track entrance to the
city. For this reason, il is asserted. the
road is now seeking a new entrance to the
city, and in order to induce the city coun-
Gil to grant the right-of-way privileges
will offer as an inducement to put Des
to Council BLUFFS by changing some of the
lines. The line will come from Madrid tc
, Des Moines and probably pass through
Atlantic to Council Bluffs.
strict Athletic Rules.
AT the meeting Of the State High Schoo
, Athletic association at the Slavery today
A. V. Storms of Cherokee was reelected
; member Of the executive committee
The rules were changed to eliminate from
i high school contests all persons over .
years of age. Participation in school event!
! will further be limited to those who remain
) in school for the fun year. and not for III
I fall only, when athletics are on. Othe
strict rules were adopted and no studen
/, who is not entered by the third week of tn
first semester will be allowed to ente
c athletics except by special permission o
: the board of control. The place for mex
: years meet was left TO the executive com
5 l mittee.
More Building Permits.
= A report from the Board OF Public Work
today shows that the number of buildin
permits this year is 7s4 as compared wit