Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-03

with over a half million dollars invested
in school Of engineering at Ames
is preparing to more than duplicate the
expense at Iowa City.
A morning paper in this city an
nounces the opening of school of
Forestry at Iowa City, with sixty acres
Of timber for experimental purposes.
The faculty at Ames must be repro
duced at Iowa City. Now Ames in re-
taliation says that if Iowa City is to
have schools of engineering and for
estry, she has a right to open up a
college of liberal arts, and plans are
already made for general culture cours-
es at Anes.
The state university maintains de-
partment of education, and the ques-
ton has arisen as to the relation Of
this department to tine State Normal
School. The university contends that it
should train the high school teachers
of the state and that the normal
school should confine itself to the train
ing of rural and grade teachers. The
normal school argues that it was es
tablished to train. the teachers of all
the schools of the state and that if its
graduates are not capable of teaching
in the high schools the courses of
study should be revised and strength
ened to this end. 1t holds that the de-
partment of education at Iowa City
should confine itself exclusively to re-
search work. AS a result of this dis
pute between the two institutions, a
regular college course has been estab-
lished at Cedar Falls. Ames, not to be
outdone by the other schools, plans to
participate in the training of public
school teachers. The friends of the in
stitution secured the appointment of
an Ames professor on the board of ed
ucational examiners, and President
Storms informs us that plans are well
under way for the opening up of regu-
lar courses peculiarly adapted to
teachers of high school sciences, eco
Monies and the elements of agricul-
ture.
And so the triangular "scrap" goes
on. And thus the state tears down
with one hand what it builds up with
the other. In justice to the State Nor
NAL it must be said that through the
influence of predetermined and able
president that institution has not been
aggressive in it's attacks on the other
Institutions; it's every movement has
been in self defense. There is no doubt
but that it is the ambition OF Ames to
become a university in fact, and that
friends of this school hope to see the
at Iowa City dwindle down
to a university in name only. Iowa
City with 5000 alumni will fight for
its life, and pitted against a powerful
political influence which controls the
lower house Of the legislature, a battle
royal is even now being waged. What
will be the result? Where will it end?
A single board of control has been sug-
rested as the solution of the problem.
A comnitte will report on the advisa-
bility of this plan at the next session of
The legislature.
1t is the belief of this journal that
he general assembly should establish
4 line of demarkation which will clear
v define the boundaries of each in
stitution. If this is not done by the
legislature, it will of necessity be the
'irst work of the board of control, in
,ase such board is established. If
he line of dema rkation is drawn, there
will be little use for single education
II board. If the boards of trustees OF
he three institutions cannot agree on
he limitations of the different schools
here is but one logical outcome and
hat is a single board of control, with
power to define the boundaries of the
Institutions under their supervision.
rhe institutions need to be protected
gainst themselves The best friend an
Institution has is the man who advises
t to keep its proper place. And this
S our advice to the state schools of
owa. We deplore the disgraceful con-
ition of affairs which exists today and
ertainly hope that these institutions
viii tremendously adjust their diff
ulties before it is necessary for the
tate to take them in hand and give
hem a good trimming down with
he legislative lash and place, them
nder the control of board of officers I
0 preserve the peace"
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