Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-09
.B)ARDOF CONTROL
Is CALLED DOWN
Legislative Committees Rec
ommend Resembling of
Several Rules
Swimming HOLE" RESTORED
Science" Department May
Be Re- established at School for Deaf
Ancient Cell House at Fort Mad'-
son Severely Condemned - Insane
Hospitals overcrowded.
Swimming HOLE" RESTORED
Il ~ rimes-Republican,

Special to Times Republican,
i Des Moines, Feb. 9.--The general Az
sembly of Iowa is going to come TO 'he
defense of ",he old swimming hole
and restore that institution so dear TO
the heart OF the youthful urchlns OF
Elowa's great state orphanage near
Davenport.
some months ago one OF the wards OF
the state was drowned while bathing IN
the creek near the home. since whlch
time. under a rule Of the board OF con-
troll swimming by the boys Is forbidden
| there. I'VE would recommend thae
| this rule be withdrawn and the boys
he given the pleasure OF this natural
| swimming place" says report OF inc
legislative visiting committee, rather
4 than that the state should so to the
EXPENSE OF putting in an artificial
swimming place. AS we recall our
own boyish impressions. this swimming
hole in the creek would be one OF the
greatest pleasures after all.
Upon this report the board VIII un-
doubtedly restore to the boys OF the
Iowa Soldiers Orphans home the right
| to go swimming In the creek when the
weather is inviting.
4 The report Is highly fiatterng as to
| the management OF the home. 1t is
referred to as "a really WONDERFUL
| place" and "a visit to 1T cannot help
but make one little more sympathetic
and a little more humane" This gen
eral suggestion is made, that nos
pital be added as soon as possible and
the following:
while we recognize this home as
| being a great deal better than many
Of the poorer homes of our state, yet
we believe it. is much better to get as
| many Of these children as possible out
| into the better homes, where they VIII
be we'll cared for. While they may not
| be any happier In such private homes.
yet we think their opportunities and
development will be better in the long
run. and we recommend that the board
! of control make increased effort to ind
\ such homes for these little folks,
guarding with Jealous care, however,
| that these homes be the right places,
and keeping an exceeding watchful
eye on the children after they do enter
| these private homes. If this effort is
made 1T will result In more room In the
| orphans home for other children in the
state who need such place. The ma
| iority of the children in this home now
come from the larger cities Of the
state, and there Is quite large per-
centage of the counties of the state
who do not have any children in the
home at all. Without definite knoWl-
edge concerning it, yet we believe there
are hardly any counties in Iowa that
do not have children who would be a
great deal better Off in this home. and
whose conditions are such as to entitle
them to the privileges but the lack OF
knowledge concerning this institution
accounts for their not taking advan-
tage of it. If more room is made for
other outside dependent children in
| the way outlined above, we believe 1t
would be we'll for the board of control
to take practical steps toward telling
moro of the people generally thruout
the state, by means of the newspapers
or the teachers or the ministers, or in
any other way they deem best, con-
corning this home, its conditions and
/ advantages, ana ODJect.
All Of the counties of the state pay,
thru taxation, for this home. and rea-
sonable effort should be made to pro-
| vide that as many as possible of the
dependent children should be given
| the advantages of this home for their
development into strong and good men
and women. Orphans and dependent
children have hard enough time in
this world at the best"
| The state board of control is called
| down again in relation to an incident
at the school for the deaf at Council
| Bluffs. Some time ago the board dis
continued the department of domestic
! science, or cooking and sewing school
| at the deaf school, and the visiting
committee has reported that this was
extravaganza in trying to be econom-
| ical." The report recommends that this
department be re-established as soon
as possible SO that the young women
who attend there may be able to learn
something that will assist them in
earning living. The committee also
recommended that the manual training
department be placed in the charge
| of some one competent to handle it in
| all llS QeldllS ne committee also
recommended that pupils who are
county charges be permitted to remain
at the school all the year. Appropria-
tions approved are $4,000.
The severe denunciation and con-
domination of the ancient cell house in
which prisoners are kept at the Fort
! Madison penitentiary are repeated in
the report of that Institution as in 9TH
err years, and the Recommendation is
made that new cell house be made.
The committee also recommended an
increase in the pay Of the warden to
$4,000 a year since under the strict
| rules of the present law, the warden
cannot detail convicts for personal
service in connection with his living
The recommendation as to purchase of
more land is approved.
The old story of over-crowded of the
hospitals is repeated as to the institu-
lions at Mt. Pleasant and Independence.
The committee that visited Mount
Pleasant declared that the system of
having large farms in connection with
the state hospitals has abundantly
proved itslef. The reports as to hide
pendence disapproves of the request for
an infirmary.
The report on the Soldiers Home at