Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-21
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO
RESTRICT DUTIES OF FINANCE
COMMITTEE.
BOARD IN ITS ENTIRETY
TO SUPERVISE SCHOOLS
Creamery Men of State Apply For Joint
Rate on cream-Sulivan Viii Not Be
Selected AS Emmert's Successor on
State Board of Parole-Doctor is to
Be Named.
Special to Times-Republican.


Des Moines, July 21.-when the
state board of education meets today
It will define for the first time the ex-
tent of the duties and powers of the
finance committee. On the action of
the first board probably much of the
future course of action of other
boards will be based. There were many
who had hoped that a good strong
board of education would be selected
and that this board would then take a
very bread view of the matter and Sc
let three members of the finance
committee who were conspicuous edu-
Gators Of the state and give to them a
wide scope 81 authority in the govern
ing Of The three educational institu-
ions.
The fact that the board did not Sc
iacc prominent educators but chose in
stead three men who are business men
and politicians has led 10 the belief
ma the board when il defined their
powers would considerably limit their
aeld. The three members of the fin
ance committee are 10 be paid salar-
les for devoting all their time 10 the
work of the management of the three
Institutions. They will spend the
greater part of their time in Des
Ioines or at the institutions. Il is ex-
pected that the board will exercise its
authority TO supervise the work quite
extensively and not give the finance
committee a very wide range Of ,att-
Jude. The finance committee Will prob
ably be confined 10 the office and de-
-ail work of looking after buildings
and grounds. looking after the invest
rn.nts under the general direction Of
the board and attending 20 the audit
ing and paying Of the bills.
Senator Lambert Of the finance COM
nittee Of the state board Of education,
believes that much of the congested
condition in the state house is appar-
emf rather than real. He believes that
there would be no difficulty in finding
room for everyone if some few of the
offices did not insist on retaining so
much vacant space.
For instance instead of occupying
one big room with nothing but desk
and table he thinks the pharmacy
commission could just as well be put
in the same rooms with the state board
of health He thinks that the mine in
spectors instead of occupying one room
with two desks and a few specimen
chunks of coal could just as we'll be
put in with the state labor commits
stoner since all they need is desk room.
=: ,,i-c no lon off ~ no
rotary of states department might just
as well be put in the other basement,
room allotted to the secretary of state
Wilare there are now nothing but two
typewriter desks. He even looks with
envious eyes on the big room that
Secretary Morrow occupies for his pri-
vate office. He thinks tho the legisla-
ture failed 20 consolidate some of the
boards the executive council could just
as well consolidate the space occu pied
ny some Of the boards and if this is
done he believes il will be some time
! before the state need erect another
building 10 take care of the additional
offices.
4 The creamery men of the state have
put in an application for a joint rate.
They frequently have cream shipped tc
them over mora than one line II
many instances the cream shipped over
one line Of road mas to be transferred
but the rate is the same Iowa distance
tariff But where it is transferred tc
another line there are two distance
rates instead OF one. They see no rea.
son for this and have applied for {
Joint rate on cream.
Jerry B. Sullivan will not likely b1
selected for the vacancy on the board
Of parole. Information has gone gu