Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 80, 1sc

The most severe criticism embodied
In the report Of the educational board
OF control commission, which has
been agreed to, is said TO be directed
toward the State Normal school at
Cedar Falls, while the least criticism
is directed toward the State Univer.
sity at Iowa City. The commission
has refused to give out the findings
of fact until the legislature meets,
but 1t has leaked out that the com
mittee has been impressed by the
Implications, and that the very high
grade Of the work attempted at Cedar
Falls at large expense is not en-
tirely authorized by law. 1t is said
that admission to the normal school
is only possible to those already hold
ing two year certificates to teach or
graduates of accredited high schools,
but under the law its function is de-
fined to be to instruct persons to
teach the common branches. That
the expenses Of the mathematical and
Latin departments at the normal
school are as high IL not higher than
the university, for instance, is said to
be referred to by the commission. On
the other hand the university and the
agricultural college come in for crit
icism, it is said, because they are
doing work that should be done by
the high schools of the state. That
is, the agricultural college admits un-
prepared students who are permitted
to prepare for the college work with
in the college, and to meet this com
petition the university has followed
the policy Of admitting persons hav-
ing three years work in the accred.
tied schools. This policy Is said to
meet with the disapproval OF the
commission. These things have
merely leaked from the commissions
conferences and are indicative of the
extent Of the inquiry into which the
board has gone in studying the ques
ton.
The Western Fruit Jobbers' associ-
alton, at its annual meeting in this
city, adopted resolutions declaring
that the interstate commerce commits.
sion should be clothed with more
plenary powers over common Ca!
riers; declaring that all bills now
pending in congress fall short of
granting the measure of relief from
exorbitant charges to which the pub
lie is Justly entitled; declaring that
the making of contracts by railroads
with private car lines is contrary to
sound policy and detrimental to the
public interest; and declaring that
common carriers engaged In inter-
state commerce should be required to
furnish all rolling stock and other
in strumentalities for the safe carriage
of freight and that the interstate COM
merce commission should have con.
troll of the rates to be charged for
same.
At a meeting of city superintend-
ents and principals section of the
State Teachers Association a reso-
luton was adopted declaring in favor
of abolishing interscholastic football
in Iowa. At the general meeting Of
the association it was voted to unite
all of it's legislative strength in sup
port Of the proposition advanced by
state certification of teachers and re-
quiring county superintendent to
hold teachers certificates.
Officers were elected as follows:'
President, DR.. J. H. T. Main, Grin.
nell; First vice president, Prof. I. A.
Loos, Iowa City; Second vice presi-
dent, Miss Laura Fitch, Charlton;
superintendent, o. M. Elliott, Shell
don; Member Of executive committee,
Supt. F. E. Palmer, Jefferson; Men,
bers of educational council, Supt. w.
N. Clifford, Council Bluffs; Anna e.
Packer, Mount Pleasant.
The collateral inheritance tax on
the Callahan estate amounts to $780,
50S.55. Its payment to the state
treasurer Is made with the under
standing that a refund will be granted
IL further calculation as to the tax
shows that there is an excess pay
ment; and II the state establishes
claim to additional taxes-which is
unlikely-they will be paid.-Dec. &c,
was the last day of the period allowed
by the law for the computation of the
tax. After that date interest at per
cent would be added to the amount of
the actual tax when at last 1t should
be determined. Therefore the trustees
desired to pay the treasury the sum
agreed upon. The largest sum in the
s39, 1000 tax paid by a single benef'
ciary of the Callahan will, is that paid
by the Talladega college. The mum.
Der of beneficiaries interested in the
settlement is probably in excess Of
fifty. The appraised value of the en-.
tire estate was s1,077, 68605. OF the
requests, $4,000 was exempt from
the collateral inheritance tax. The
sum of 1903. 49O.S9 was found to be
taxable, but on account Of the de-
ferred estate in some Of these be-
quests, the present worth was found
to be $790,17092. 1t was on this sum
that the tax was calculated.
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