Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-06
MORE CASH FOR NORMAL
Six New Buildings Asked for by the Cedar
Falls Schools.
INCREASE FOR RUNNING EXPENSES
Prominent Educators Predict Defeat
of Board of Control Bill which
II TO Come Before Next Ses-
sion of Legislature.
INCREASE FOR RUNNING EXPENSES
CFrom a star correspondentl

(From a Stan Correspondent)
DIES MONIES, Ia, Nov. 5.-Cspecial.) ,
The annual report of the state Normal
at Cedar Fallsi issued today, gives plans
for six additional new buildings and asks
for an increase OF $1,000 annually for the
expenses of the school and for 5000 for
the next two years for improvements in
the grounds. Incidentally the report of
President II. l.. Seerley takes a shot at
some Of his critics. says the course of
study for public schools should be revised.
cites the results of the investigations of
the State Normal as proof that the work
of the children can be shortened by two
years, and says the public has too long ac-
cepted the statutes fixing the qualifications
Of teachers as more or less divine.
The report, which is to the Legislature,
gives the plans of the trustees for six
new buildings, showing the plans of the
grounds with the additional new buildings
These new buildings are science build
ing, greenhouse, and manual training build
ing to the south OF the present buildings;
physics and science building in the
north part of the grounds and Just back
of the auditorium, library building di-
rectly east of the present buildings, and
a cottage for the superintendent of grounds
and buildings in the northeast corner Of
the grounds. No estimate is placed on the
cost Of these buildings and IT is not pre-
sumed that the trustees will ask for APP
preparations for the erection of all of them
from the coming legislature. The additions
wanted to the annual appropriation are
$4,000 additional annually for the teachers
fund, 5000 annually for the summer school
fund, $3.50 annually additional for the
library fund, $500 additional annually for
the librarian fund, and $1,000 for the next
two years for improvements in the grounds
and for paving streets.
In his report President H. L. Seerley
says the degree of Bachelor of Arts in
Education given by the Normal is not a
new invention as some of the critics of
the school have supposed but was adopted
by the first board of trustees in 1876. He
says further that the course of study in
the common schools needs more attention
than is ordinarily given It, and that it
is not the worst of pesslmism to ask for
its reorganization and readjustment, and
adds, LAS a matter of fact, there is greater
need of revision of the course of study
than there is for thoroughness. for bet
ter methods, for moro branches or for
newer lines of work"
Predict Defeat of Bim.
Prominent educators are predicting the
defeat of the Board of Control bill for
educational institutions which the legisla-
tive committee will introduce at the COM
ing session. 1t is learned that the four
ex-official members OF the board will be
the state Superintendent and the president
of the State university, Agricultural col
lege and State Normal, though the State
Normal will not be included in the combina-
ton, the board acting for the other two
institutions only. The other eleven mem
bers of the board will be appointed by the
governor and approved by the senate, and
will be appointed from the eleven congress
sional districts.
Inspection In the Fall.
Governor Cummins has decided that the
annual inspection of the National Guard
will be in the fail OF the year beginning
with 1905. The inspection for 1905 was held
last February and March. Major Olmsted,
representing the regular army. will inspect
the guard this winter, as required by the
federal government.
Finish Historical Building.
The contract for the historical and state
library building calls for the completion of
the east wing by January 1. so that 1t can
be occupied and work is now being rushed
on that wing so as to get it completed
within the contract. The plasterers are
now at work. the roof having just been
completed 1t is the intention to move the
state library into that wing of the building
temporarily and the Iowa Library commits
sion into the basement of the building. The
central section of the building win await
an additional appropriation from the legis-
lature
Want Larger Appropriation.
The Iowa Library commission will ask
for an additional appropriation from the
legislature for the purpose of employing one
additional helper in the department.
VIII Discuss state Inspector.
At the convention Of the secondary schools
of the state. TO be held soon. there is ex-
pected to be a warm discussion of the sub
ject of the inspection of high schools by
the colleges of the state For many years
there has been an annual inspection OF the
high schools by an officer of the State uni
versity. The other colleges becoming dis
satisfied. on the claim that the State uni
versity worked for its own benefit against
the other institutions, dubbed together and
employed an inspector of their own. On
the program for the convention of second
airy schools is the topic for discussion, 1.-THE
High school Inspector and His Duties"
The question is raised, which inspector?
Expect Republicans to Win.
There are expectations that a republican
will be elected in Cass county as represen-
tative to succeed the late L. L. Delano. a
democrat. At the election in 1903 Delano re-
ceived 2.174 votes and Pipher. the repub-
lican. received 1889. But at all the other
elections of recent years the republicans
have won out. In the same year that De-
lan0 was elected the county gave Cummins
2551 and Sullivan, the democratic candidate
for governor, 1889. In 1904 w. B. Martin
for secretary of state, got s.OOs and Dickson
the democrat. got l.415. Roosevelt in 1904
got $3.50 votes in the county and Parker
1884. Representative Delano was a very