Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-22
STATE BOARD DOES NOT ACT
Educational Body Unable to Agree
Upon Organization.
GOVERNOR CARROLL HAS IDEAS
He wishes Finance Committee
Named soon--Trevin or Funk
VIII ne Prcsident--Ames
objects.
1rrnm ! staft correspondentl

DIES MONIES. April 1-(Special)-The
new state educational board met here to-
day upen cali OF the governor, all being
present, and informally organized. No
complete organization was effected and II
va understood that the members prac-
tically agree that the complete organiza-
ton and the selection OF the managing
hoard Of three will be left until a later
date.
n Is regarded certain that either j. II.
Trsvin pr A. =. Funk viii be the presi-
dent Of the board. It developed today that
Governor Carroll is In favor of a selection
Of the finance committee soon. and that
hs favors the choice Of W. c. McChesney
Of Iowa City. Alfred Grundy Of Cedar
Falls and either W. J. Dixon OF Sac City
or Ole Roe Of Story county. II this division
il made, then each college will be, in a
sense. represented on the managing COM
mittee.
There Is serious disagreement at the coll
lexe at Ames over the program. The
strictly agricultural interests desire there
shall not he selected for either OF the three
positions anyone who has been intimately
associated with the management Of either
college. This leaves out all of the per-
sons named except Roe. The desire of
the persons most intimately connected with
the colleges is to have the general board
organize and open an office, visit the in
stitutiens and decide in a general way
upon the policy to be pursued, and thus
formulate a plan for the work of the man
aging committee and later select the per-
sons for this post.
The commission will have offices in com
mIttee rooms at the rear of the senate
N- --I "A t.
planned that a trip will be taken very soon
TO the various institutions.
Crops Are backward.
Farmers In central Iowa. according TO
the Iowa weather and crop bureau, have
been prevented from sowing their wheat
and eats for so long by the wet and cold
weather that many of them are abandon
ing the thought of small grain and are
preparing their fields for corn. Some few
farmers have their small grain in the
ground. All the small grain Is usually in
the ground at this time of the year, and
farmers are ready to start their blowing
for corn, but thus far not a farmer has
been able to pillow except on the high land.
All farm operations are from ten days to
two weeks. behind the usual schedule.
Ready 10 BuiId I~nterurban.
Representatives of the proposed trolley
line from Sioux City to Spirit Lake ap-
peared before the state executive coun-
Gil today to ask permission for the issue
of stock in excess of the amount which
represents actual cash investment. In
such cases a new corporation must secure
the approval of the state executive coun-
ell before issuing the stock. The COM
pany has been organized and a large part
A.. lAN1 may anrs,RnA ENra ,nhNcng
rave been secured in LeMars, Primghar,
Paulina and Hartley. II the charter can
be secured In the manner desired the
company viii begin work by July 1 in
construction,
Court In Its own Defense.
The supreme court is being attacked
for alleged petty graft and especially
for having private offices for the use of
the Judges In which are located folding
beds which may be used on occasion. The
criticism started because of a decision
of the court a few years ago holding that
q certain state official had virtually
stolen money from the state and that Of
ficial is now getting back" at the court.
The members of the court explain that
the private offices in the court chambers
we're provided in the original plan of
the capitol and the folding beds were
placed there more than twenty-five years
ago. with reference to the employment
by members of their own families as
stenographers 1t is explained that these
act in a confidential capacity and really
as private secretaries.
Another state Farm Bought.
The State Board of Control has just
closed a deal for a farm of 20I acres
near the state prison at Fort Madison for
the use of that institution. paying $3.50
sn acre therefor. This viii give every
institution OF the state except the blind
college some land for agricultural pur-
poses.