Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-09-06
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Fair Reaches 100000 Mark.

Fair Reaches 100000 Mark.
Des Moines.--The Iowa state fair
of 1906 took in more than 100000.
When the locks on the gates snapped
shut on the evening of the S1st the
books of Treasurer G.. ID. Ellyson dis
closed the fact that since he opened
his offices on the grounds $l00,49l
had been received. To this sum about
$4,000 will be added on account OF
outstanding miscellaneous collections
to be made and advance receipts o.
fair officers. Practically $l05,000 ex-
presses the amount of money which
the fair of 1906 took In, and which
includes an increase of practically
$4,000 over receipts OF the fair OF
1905, an increase which exceeds the
total receipts of the fair of 1894. 1t
Is thought the total attendance was
100000.
This Is not an ordinary state fair"
said former Secretary of Agriculture
and former Governor Coleman of Mis-
souri,; at rises to the dignity and dis
tinction OF an exposition"
Emil Ingwersen, the head buyer for
the Swift Packing company, and Tom
Cross, head buyer for the National,
visited the fair on the 31st and wilt
messed the closing exercises. They
agreed with the estimate made by
Governor Coleman. They added UaC
they never had seen such live stock
show, nor such fine stock.
President Morrow will retire from
the department of agriculture this fall.
Charles 10. Cameron OF Alta Is present
vice president and will DO elected
president, without doubt. There
seems to be general consent that his
long experience and faithful service
entities him to the honor and distinc-
ton which will be conferred at the
next meeting OF the department In
December For vice president G. W..
Brown Of Clarion and II. Il. st. John
OF Riceyille have been mentioned.
Educators Oppose Reform Spelling.
That the reform spelling which
President Roosevelt has Endorsed Is
too much of an innovation to be in
troduced at once, Is the opinion OF
some OF the leading educators OF Des
Moines. Superintendent Riddell OF the
West Des Moines schools and Superin-
tendent Hartung OF the East Des
Molnes schools do not look upon IT.
with favor, and see trouble ahead In
the schools. County Superintendent
Thornburg favors the movement. but
believes 800 words too many to intro
duce at one time.
In some respects the reform spell
ing Is looked upon as a fad, just as
the vertical writing system was rad
and the Speers arithmetic system,
both OF which are dead.
II am against fads In education,
said superintendent Riddell. For
several years we religiously taught
the vertical writing system. Busi-
ness men objected to 1t when
high school graduates began using 1t
in their business Offices, and as soon
as It came into the business world IL
grew to be unpopular. 1t was the
same way with the Speers arithmetic
system. We pushed that for five
years in the schools here and then
discarded 1t.
what would happen II we were to
Introduce into the schools now reform
spelling? The dictionaries, recog
| nized authority, would be referred
to by the pupils and they would be
confused. Their school books would
be printed according to our present
system. It would make great
amount of trouble.
1--WE do not make so much study
of spelling as OF arithmetic or any
other branches, and that Is one reas'
on we are poor spoilers. Our spell
ing is not phonetic and that is one
reason It Is difficult. Our language
Is made up of so many different
languages that | presume that Is the
reason the words are not phonetic"
Superintendent Hartung Of the East
Des Moines schools feels that the re.
form spelling should be matter Of
evolution and should rather grow into
the language than be thrust into It
In groups of three hundred words at
a time.
II sec trouble ahead" said Super
intendent Hartung. 1T Is going to
be confusing to the scholars in the
schools. Their text books are printed
according to the established method
of spelling, which is different from
this reform method. / do not believe
the school officers will favor It."
County Superintendent w. c. Thorn.
burg favors 1t, although he believes
300 words at once are too many.
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