Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-18
BIG FUND FOR IOWA SCHOOLS
TrxvaCseSNa@st
Over Million and Half Will Be Spent
by New Board.
IowANS WANT CLAM HATCHERY
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Ask Appropriation from to
Establish One on Mississippi 10
Furnish Shells TO Button
Factory.
1owANs WANT CLAM HATCHERY
(From a staff Correspondeht.0

AElthi a oldll WI lfNhOlthtllNsl
DIES MONIES, Ia, May stI-CSpee1al)-
over one and one-half million dollars per
year will be expended by the, new. financial
board recently selected by the NEW Board
of Education to manag e affairs at the three
educational institutions of Iowa. There is
an annual enrolment at these schools of
about 5000 students, all told. It has been
charged that there has been extravaganza
under the old style OF management by sep
arate trustees for each school and. the new
board will assume its duties with, a firm
determination to make business principles
count at every turn.
Navigation Of Des Moinep.
Major Meigs of the. governments survey
service is making a launch. trip down the
Des .Moines river as a. preliminary survey
to- make recommendations an to feasibility
Of dredging It for navigation. Citizens of
cities and towns along the river are not
overlooking the. opportunity To Impress
upon the mind of the government official
that the cities along the river are alive.
He is being greeted by reception commit
tees at every bend Of the river.
Plan Iowa Corn show.
Thursday Of this week there will he a
Joint meeting in Des Moines OF the exeou-
tive committees of the iowa state, Dairy
association and theS Iowa Corn Growers
association for the purpose of formulating
plans for the merger Of the dairy and corn
shows this winter. making the show that is
to be held in the new coliseum onese the
largest Of the kind ever held in the United
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Clam Hatchery IN Iova.
Iowans are watching with considerable
interest the appropriations OF congress for
TIE clam hatchery on the Mississippi river
in Muscatine county. This government
station will nave in connection with II an
experiment. station. The development of
CLANS is desired to furnish shells for the
manufacture of pearl buttons.
Teschers' Institutes Planned.
State Superintendent OF Public Instruc-
ton John F. Riggs has issued an announce.
ment of the dates OF the county teachers
institutes to be- held Throughout the state.
During the next few months there will be
institutes in practically all the county
seats Of the state. 5t. r,s q ss- o..
Students Go TO Farm.
1t is said that three-fourths of the grad
yates from the state Agricultural college
at Ames this year have expressed their
intentiop Of going upon farms to make their
living and there applying practically the
principles OF advanced agriculture they
have learned in the college.
Briggs Body 10 he Returned
The body of Ansel Briggs. the first gov
ernor Of Iowa, which now Hes in a prac-
ticany Unmarked grave in Omaha, will be
removed soon to Andrew Jackson county.
for final interment by tho side OF other
members. of his family and a suitable mon
ument erected. An appropriation was made
for this purpose by the last legislature.
The transfer viii be under the direction
Of Representative J. va Ellis sof jackson
county. II Is expected 20 make the re-
intermant one Of state7wide significance.
Governor Il. F, Carroll viii be asked, with
others. tomak addresses on the occasion.
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