Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-10
BOARD
Bill For Its Establishment to
Be Pressed to an EARLY Vote
in Legislature
SENATOR l-AMBERT'S VIEW
Believes Great Mistake Was Made In
Not Establishing All Three Educa
tional institutions in One Place =
Has Given Much Attention to the
Subject.
EMAroR l-AMeERT's VIEW
IBy Ora williams.l

al board bill is 20 be pressed upon the
| legislature with great vigor from the
| first The fact that the committee
which made a report on the subject
| was unanimous will have great weight
with the members. AS was we'll known,
| the members of the committee differed
widely when they We're appointed two
years ago. For instance, Representa-
| any consolidation of the boards con-
| trolling the state colleges, and Senator
Lambert was firmly in favor of such
consolidation. They got together in
favor of consolidation without one
minutes argument
II am hopeful that there will not be
any great opposition to the plan we
have presented said the Fort Dodge
Representative. II believe that we have
met all the objections which have been
raised against the one-board idea. If
| the plan we have outlined is followed
there will no harm come to a single
state institution, but on the contrary
there will be great benefits. l was not
| in favor2of it two years ago but after
visiting the institutions Of other states
and making a full investigation ! am
now firmly of the conviction we should
have one board"
i Senator Lambert will devote much
of his time to this subject II all the
buildings of the state educational in
| stitutions were to be burned down and
we should re-establish all three at one
| place, the state would be the gamer
thereby in less than fifty years. he
said. But we cannot undo the mis-
takes of the past, we can only partly
overcome the difficulties in our way.
We found at the outset that there is a
wide difference between the manage
ment of penal and charitable institu-
lions and the management of colleges,
and that is why we have provided for
a board of fifteen with power to name
a managing committee. We still retain
that large interest of men in all parts
of the state which will further the
growth and expansion of these institu-
lions. We have also provided for n
large minority memberships out of
fifteen-and we believe that this will
be of advantage, for a governor in APP
pointing minority members is freer to
act There is no doubt whatever that
the state will gain greatly by the
change proposed. For instance, we
find duplication of work and tenden-
cy to increase this. We would not
make any change in the courses now
established but we would prevent fur
ther Implications. Then in the matter
pf ,I,n Ia
vides that these educational boards
shall employ the state architect to
make plans, and yet it is found that
since that law was passed they have
paid out $4,000 for fees to architects
in avoidance of the law This is but
a sample of what we have found. We
adopted, as We discovered afterwards.
substantially the plan Of government
of Harvard university. We believe it
is a good one
1t is stated that the state university
faculty and friends are not greatly
concerned over the committee report
and that there will be very little OPP
position from that source. From the
friends of the institutions at Arnes and
Cedar Falls there will be more oppo-
sition But there is plainly much
stronger sentiment in the legislature
now than two years ago. and as the
committee has presented a report
which will meet most of the objections
which We're raised it is regarded as
certain there will be something done
along this line.
eff the Iowa insurance companies are
sound and good, let US know it, and it
will be all the better for them, says
Senator Molesberry, who has intro
duced resolution for an inquiry. eff
other insurance companies doing bust
ness in Iowa are all right an investi-
CATION will be Of benefit to them.
What the people want is facts in re-
gard to the management of these COM
panies"
The Louisa county senator is father
of resolution which came as a sur
prise to most members which provides
that committee of four representa-
tives and three senator's shall make
an inquiry into all life insurance COM
panies authorized to do business in
Iowa and to report to the Thirty-sec-
ond General assembly.
"The resolution is in line with that
under which the New York Legislative
committee has acted and is much
like that which was passed in Wiscon
SIM" said the senator. Il had both of
them before me. AS the result of the
revelations in New York there is more
interest in the life insurance question
than ever before. The governor in his
message recommended some such ac-
ton as this and I drew the resolution
so as to make it broad enough to cover
all points. There is nothing in the res
olution other than what appears. |
Friends of mine urged that l take some
action and a meeting was held at my
office where the matter was talked |
over informally. l believe it for the
good of the good companies. and as
for the others the people ought to /
know all about them. AS the governor |
has said in his message, we ought to |
take time to thoroughly investigate the |
subject before the legislature acts and /
it is probable but little can be done at |
this session.
In Des Moines where the Insurance
interests are strong. there has been
some comment to the effect that this
will only have the effect
of discrediting Iowa life companies. |
Members of the legislature do not take
this view
When the customary resalu ion was
presented directing the printing of ex-
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