Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-21
Iowa
ALL EYES ARE NOW ON TAFT
Henry Wallace Says Public is Watch
ing New Executive.
SCHOOL REQUIRES FOUR YEARS
Increases Number of Points De-
mande for Entrance As Full
Fresh man-Mrs. ROsen writes
n Poem,

(From a staff Correspondent
DES MONIES. Ia. June 2O-tSpecial)-
on the eve Of his leaving for a trip
through Europe Henry Wallace. editor Of
Wallace Farmer and a member of Roose-
velt's Country Life commission, analysed
the present conditions in Washington and
declared that the people are watching with
considerable interest and concern the
good natured" man in the White House
and that IL he fails to make good a man
now in Africa" is likely to be put in
his place.
Mr.. Wallace said the people are asking
every day what Taft will do. They have
hopes, but they are not quite sure,' said
Mr.. Wallace.
Continuing Mr.. Wallace intlmated the
president might veto the tariff bill and
allow the Dingley bill to remain II the
reductions are not made and allow the
people to settle with the congressman at
the next election, or he might follow the
example of Cleveland and allow the bill
to become effective by operation Of law
without his signature.
Nobody present seems to feel sure what
the president will do" said Mr.. Wallace.
But they are watching him with intense
interest. They are thinking; Was Roose-
welt mistaken in the man or has Taft
merely a different way Of doing things?
In other words, they are weighing this
bis, good natured man in the scales Of
their judgment, hoping they will not be
disappointed.
Again they are wondering whether he
will allow the confiscation by private par
ties of the most valuable portions of the
public domain, the water powers, the tim
Der lands, the oil ands, and the phos-
phate beds, to go on as 1t had been going
on for years until T. r. began to swing
the big stick,
IntimRtiOns Are Favorable.
I'm justice It must be said that however
silent Taft has been upon the tariff ques-
ton, he has given some intimations that
he intends to do the right thing with re-
gard to the conservation of our natural
resources. Mr.. Ballinger, his secretary Of
the interior. has recently withdrawn tenn
porarily about $50, 900 acres which cover
available water powers, and proposes to
withdraw temporarily other sites, and then
seek the legislation that will be necessary
to preserve these great natural resources
for the benefit of the people. There are
intimations that he intends TO conserve
our natural resources, such as coal and
timber. At least so the papers tell us.
The people are not so particular about
the way their property is preserved, but
they are anxious that it should be done,
and done in such a way that there will be
no question about either the sincerity or
the enterprise and vigilance of those who
fot, tba TINA haInn ha Va thaaH graaf "a
sources in their power. The thorough
awakening of the public conscience, and
the punishment of the rascals high up by
President Roosevelt have given .his sue
cessor such an opportunity as has come to
few mortal men. The people are waiting
and hoping that he will measure up fully
to his unrivaled opportunity. If he does
he will be enshrined in the affections OF
the nation. If he fails, they will look for
a successor who will do business, and that
is very likely to be the mar now in AT
RIGA"
Four Years for Entrance,
After four years trial of a three years
high school requirement, the State uni.
versity of Iowa has gone back to the ole
plan and students must now have a -four
years high school course before they will
| NC dhlAlANNtus IL NAN u ANN6SAAs
took this action at it's meeting last week
Just before going out of office. 1t was no
announced at the time, but It is learned
on authority tina this action was taken.
Some years ago the State university was
criticized for doing a great deal of expand.
ing so far as buildings were concerned
but of being at a standstill so far as num-
Der of pupils was concerned, The board
at that time lowered the standard to admit
to the university students from three-yeal
high schools. The number of students en-.
rolled at once jumped up. The scheme
seems to have been impractical and stu.
dents had to be admitted to a sort of sub
freshman classification till they made Ut
another years work.
The new requirement is for a four years
high school course as required by the North
Central Association of Colleges and Sec.
ondary Schools. This means fifteen units
a unit being one study pursued through a
school year. The student must thus do the
equivalent Of carrying four studies a year
for three years and three studies for one
year.
stIn Chasing Microbes.
The State Board of Health proposes tc
keep after the question OF drinking cups
on passenger trains. The board has not
been able thus far to get the question
solved through the railroad commission
though that body seems willing TO do all In
it's power. At the next meeting Of the
Board Of Health, July Il to 16, the repre-
sentatives Of the railroads will be invited
in to discuss the matter with the board.
Now Dead.
A copy of the session laws Of the Iowa
legislature for 1866 came Ia the surface
in a pile of books and rubbish at the state
house the other day. 1t discloses the fac
that this age is not so very far ahead
The legislature at that time appropriated
several thousand dollars each year to pay
for the newspapers for which the mem.
bers subscribed during the session, and
among the papers was the Progressive Re
publican. However, it didn't seem TO b'
much in favor then, for 1t seems to have
had but one subscriber IN the senate and
one in the house at 70 cents each! Thu
Iowa Homestead then got nearly 5000 anC
the Register over 5000.
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