Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-18
Superintendent Riggs to Issue
Bulletin Giving Information
on One Room Constructions
LIGHT HARD ON PUPILS EYES
The Cross Light, Which Often Pre-
walls in the UnpIanned Buildings
Which Serve as Country School,
houses, Has Been Proved to Be An
Injurious Condition.
Special 10 Times-Republican.

Special 10 Tines-Repuhlican.
Des Moines, Jan. 1S.-According 70
State Superintendent Riggs, practically
10000 single room school buildings in
this state are deficient and in bulle-
he will seek to give information on the
construction of one room school build
ings that will aid the patrons Of coun-
try schools. The superintendent says
that in the last half century the coun-
try school has been following the same
type of architecture showing no prog
ress whatever. He points out that in
most cases 1t Is saving of expense
and bother to simply turn the job over
to a contractor and tell him to build
school house. with little more de-
tailed plans than the size of the ground
floor. 1T is common principle Of
school architecture" says Professor
Riggs, that the light should enter the
school room from one or two Sides but
not from opposite sides, as is common
in most of the one room country
schools. The cross light, where it
comes in from windows on opposite
sides of the room is bad thing for
the eyes of the pupil. In our pamphlet
we will show the plans for modern
and scientifically constructed school
building Of the single room type. The
child in the country school is entitled
to the best there is in the construction
of the school building as to ventilation,
light, heat, and the like"
accommodations of Professor w.
r. Patterson which were practically
adopted by the executive council as to
the census. have been reduced to type
writing and include very comp eiten-
sive scope for the information outside
of the population figures and agricul-
tural statistics now being gathered by
the regular assessors. Professor Pat
terson in his recommendations states
that the census should be readable
handbook and not a mass of figures.
He states that If any criticism is to
be offered on the previous census re-
ports it is on the editing. They have
been succession of tables and to gain
any information Of the progress of the
state from them he holds to be very
discouraging. He has recommended
that aside from the population and
very complete figures and information
on the cities, towns and counties OF
the state. In the census of the cities
he recommends the gathering of infor-
nation ON assaults, drunkenness, dis
turbings of the peace, homicide, vag-
rancy, arrests and convictions, saloons,
housebreaking, larceny and other sina-
liar information about the police court.
An outline is made of information to
be gathered on fire protection and
equipment, paving, garbage, libraries,
municipal debts, incomes and expendi-
lures. Such information would be ex-
pected to be supplied by the mayors Of
the cities. Information concerning the
counties will be supplied by the county
auditors and will be as exhaustive
Information of the state institutions,
insurance companies, banks, mineral
resources, will be supplied by the Off
Gals and boards of the state under
whose supervision they come. Factory
information will be obtained by co-op-
GRAFTON with the federal government.
Schools and churches will be covered
thru correspondence.
Some Iowa people who were in
Washington some months ago tell that
Robert B. Armstrong, assistant secre-
tary Of the treasury, stated then to his
personal friends that he expected to
leave the treasury department and the
fact that he has now done so is held
by them as an indication that Secre-
tary Shaw will leave in a short time
also. Mr.. Armstrong intimated to his
friends that he would not expect to
last longer than snow ball in July
after Shaw left the department. He
intimated furthermore that he was
fully aware that an ex-assistant Sec
retary of the treasury was about as
dead as anything alive and proposed
to get out when everything was favor
able. The appointment Of Mr.. Arm
strong has always been felt to have
been a personal matter with Secretary
Shaw and not the selection of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. Mr.. Armstrong; res
ignation at this time is believed by
those in whom he conf1ded some time
ago as merely a forerunner of Secre
tary Shaw's resignation.
The State Federation Of Labor will
meet in Council Bluffs May 8, 10 and
II. President Urick of the State Fed
GRAFTON is now at work on the program
and has the assurance Of the national
bodies that they will furnish speakers
for the occasion. The American Fed
GRAFTON will have one of its officers
available at that time for an address
and the National Teamsters' Associa-
tion will also furnish one Of its off,
cials for an address. The convention
comes at about same time as the con-
vention of the Federation Of Woman's
Clubs at Waterloo, which is May 10,
II and H. and the National Child La
Dor Committee will furnish one of its
officials, possibly Mr.. Lindsay. who
was In the state last week. He will