Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10
NornaIs Are Not Popular.

Nornrais Are Not Popular.
1.-THE attendance at the Normal I'm
stitutes of the state Is gradually fall
ing off," said Superintendent Riggs.
discussing facts embodied in his bien-
NAL report just fled I'm 1905 the
enrolment was 22.360, In 1908 1t was
17,433. But the summer school en-
rollment of 1908 added to the Normal
institute attendance would bring the
total this year to about $4,000. Until
very recently the county normal in
stitute furnished teachers, practically
their only opportunity for academic
and professional study during the
summer vacation Now, summer
schools for teachers are conducted In
nearly all of the leading colleges and
normal schools of the state. This
fact accounts for the decrease Ia
normal institute attendance in recent
years. The trend to the summer
schools is all the more not
able, since in these schools
instruction is given for six full weeks,
while the average length of the nor
NAL institutes is but seven and two
tenths days. No other single fact
indicates more clearly the earnest
spirit of preparation on the part of
Iowa teachers. 1t is also a most sig
nificant fact that practically every
higher institution of learning has en-
joyed phenomenal growth within
the past two years. In the three
state educational institutions the at
tendance last year was about twenty
seven per cent greater than two
years ago."
Insurance Law is Strict.
The law relating to the issuance Of
life or accident insurance policies as
found in section 1889 is contained In
the following clause: mo company
shall write, place or cause to be writ
ten or placed, any policy or contract
Tor insurance on property situated or
located in this state, except through
resident agent or agents." Another
clause bearing more directly upon the
sale OF accident policies through the
medium of the slot machine Is found
in chapter 81, section 1, and is as fol-
indirectly, act within the state as
agent or otherwise in receiving or pro
curing applications for insurance or
In doing or transacting any kind OF
insurance business for any company
or association until ne has procured
from the auditor of state a license
authorizing him to act for such COM
pany or association as agent, which
license shall terminate at the end Of
the insurance year for which such
company or association is authorized
to transact business. The auditor OF
state may for good cause decline to
issue such license or may for like
cause revoke the same. The fee charg.
ed for such agents license for do
nestle companies shall be so cents,
and for companies located outside
of the state ST." In section the pen
atty for violation of the above meas.
ure is fixed at $25 for each day the
agent shall so act.
Darrah Out For Speaker.
Representative j. H. Darrah OF
Charlton has definitely decided to
become candidate for the speaker
ship of the next Iowa house OF rep
resentatives and has so notified the
members of the coming lower house.
Mr.. Darrah has already served two
sessions in the house, besides the ex-
ira SESSION. AS chairman of the cleo
tons committee in the Thirty-third
assembly he had much to do with
the passage of the primary election
law and other laws regulating cleo
lions. He will be one OF the few
third-timers in the race for tho
speakership this winter and while he
asks no pledges and solicits no ac-
tive support, his interests will be
looked after by many warm personal
friends among the members.
In Favor Of Change.
If means can be found whereby a
large number of the rural schools
may be abandoned without working
an injustice to the children for whom
the schools are maintained. it is i'm.
perative in the interest both of econ
omy and efficiency that the means be
discovered and applied.
This recommendation is found in
the biennial report of State Superin.
tenent Riggs, filed with Governor
Garst.
Gov. Garst Speaks to Students.
Speaking to a large audience of
students and citizens at the laying OF
the corner stone of the new law
building of the state university, Gov.
Warren Garst declared himself strong.
ly in favor of an income tax on in
comes in excess of $4,000 per annum,
and he also commended the enact
ment ant operation of the 2-cent fare
law.
Sioux City Gets Vladuct.
1t is understood at the Office OF the
state railroad commission that no
question is likely to arise in conneo-
ton with the proposed viaduct at
Sioux City which will cause divi-
sion in the board such as arose in
connection with the Council Bluffs
viaduct case in which Chairman Ea,
ton recently filed dissenting opinion.
Sioux City was ordered to close the
grade crossings at the point over
which the viaduct was to pass, and
also requiring other crossings to be
closed and the traction line to use the
proposed viaduct.
No Law Against Marriage.
State Superintendent Riggs re.
ceived letter from a swain in rp-
raj section of the state who Is deeply
in love with school teacher. ask