Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-31
Banquet at Pilgrim Wednesday
Night Launches Movement
in County
STUDENTS ARE ENTHUSIASTIC
Outline of Schools Needs Made in At
ter-Dinner Speeches - Professor
couver Talks, AS Do Also Van Law
and Arney johnson Speaks for
Student Body.


for Iowa State college. Ames, is the
movement started in Marshall county
and other parts of Iowa Wednesday
night. The local movement was the re-
suit of banquet given at the Pilgrim
by the county committee, of which Ed
ward Estel is chairman.
Following the spread, to which TWEEN
ty-five students, professors and friends
OF the college were seated, after din
ner talks outlined the needs of the
school in the way of a gym
Merritt Greene, Jr., an alumnus OF
yer, of the agricultural department.
told of the great work being done by
the school in different educational
lines, and how Ames excelled in her
stock and grain judging teams, and in
athletics In the matter of physical
training, however, l. S. C.. Is weak, and
Mr.. Couver did not believe the school
could always maintain its present
standard without looking after the
physical welfare of it's student body, as
well as the educational.
Van Law and Arney Talk.
Senator elect c. Fl. Van Law and
Representative Arney were called
to express their views on the gymnas-
illm, especially as the question might
be raised before the next Legislature.
Both assured the students and friends
Of the school that they would do ev-
erything in their power to help the
school, Mr.. Van Law pronounced
Iowa's best investment to be in her
state institutions and Mr., Arney said
that If a gymnasium were the schools
greatest need he wanted the boys to
have 1t.
Professor Rutherford Speaks.
Professor Rutherford, minister OF
agriculture for the province of Saskat-
chewan, Can, and former Ames man,
was present, and spoke encouraging
words. He is heartily in sympathy with
the movement, because he understands
the conditions that are now being met
without a gym"
johnson for Students.
o. w. Johnson, of LeGrand, senior
at Ames, and a member of the winning
college debating team, represented the
students viewpoint in the gymnasium
proposition Mr.. johnson outlined the
plan of an organized and a systematic
movement on the part Of the student
body to secure for their school a $3.50,
600 gymnasium. He said the athletic
teams trained in shed that was hard
~ fit for a shelter for livestock. and
because there was no gymnasium the
athletes were trained to the neglect OF
the great mass of students. The BOOK
worms We're the ones who need the
physical training such as only a gym
nasium will afford, and it was for the
great majority of the students that a
gym" was imperative.
Wentworth Would Feed Drunks Less
E. NJ. Wentworth, of State Center
who has two sons in Ames, said he
would suggest to Iowa legislators that
they give the drunks Of Knoxville lit
tie palmer food, and let them go lit
tie shabbier, and pay more attention to
the states educational institutions. He
for one, was willing that his taxes be
doubled, If necessary, to bring about
the desired result The only thing he
feared was that the incoming COVER
nor, in his effort to make showing for
economy, would not sign the appro-
priation. He was not afraid of the
farmers or the other taxpayers.
New Years Card.
For the liberal patronage accorded us
not only during the holiday season but
ri, ~, ont this uho1n vaQr wa desire TO