Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-07
REPORTED THAT NEW EDucA.
TON BOARD WILL BE STRICT
WITH INSTRUCTORS.
WORKING ON SIDE LINES
PROBABLY WILL BE TABooED
Same Policy Adopted in Other Offices
Board of Control Busy Overseeing
Planting Of Crops at Variou. State
Institutions Produce Earned on
These Farms an Important Item.
Special to Times-Republican,

Special to imes-Republican,
Des Moines, May Tt is persist
emily rumored that when the new state
board of education, which has charge
of the three educational institutions,
gets down to hard business there will
be some radical changes in methods at
some of the educational institutions.
The new financial committee of three
which has just been appointed and is
to have the direct management of the
schools will assume work July l and
by that time it is said the larger COM
mittee of nine will have outlined for
enforcement some policies that will
cause some changes in the schools. One
thing that is said to be in the line of
reformation is the matter concerning
the duties of professors. 1t is said that
the new committee will demand that
every man or woman who is hired
and paid a salary for teaching in the
colleges will be required to devote all
his or her time to the work, and not
take up work of a remunerative ma
ture for any other individual or con-
Germ. This is a policy that has been
adopted in other state offices. extend
ing TO the supreme court, where the
members are prohibited doing aught
but their duties for the state. 1t is
claimed that many who have held pro-
fessorships have been giving to the in
stitutions only part of their time and
working the remainder of the time on
other lines furnishing remuneration
1t is said the new board will not look
with appreciation on this, as it is not
generally believed any man can eff
fciently serve two masters at the same
time.
Members of the state board of con-
troll have no end of business just now.
When one stops to consider that they
are virtually farmers of thousands of
acres of land it is easy to see the
members have no time for playing
chess. At the various institutions crops
for the year are being planted and the
first step toward one of the greatest
strokes of economy in the state is be-
ing taken. The produce earned on these
state farms goes far toward support
ing the institutions, keeping down the
expense and thus saving money to the
taxpayers. SO everyone in Iowa is in
terested just now in the work on the
big Iowa farms and this work is keep
ing the state board members busy as
the duty is theirs to direct the whole
planting.
Club women of Iowa, when they
gather at Davenport for their annual
convention, will be treated to an in
teresting demonstration by Chemist
Chittic, of the Iowa pure food depart
ment, showing them how they are daily
deceived and defrauded in the pur-
chase of extracts and other kitchen
necessities. Mr.. Chittic has gathered
samples of all kinds of extracts from
stores and in all sizes of bottles. Many
of these bottles that look large are so
constructed as to contain but a very
few ounces of extract. This is one of
the principal ways in which women are
deceived. They believe they are buy
ing large bottle and wonder why it
goes SO quickly. The fact is it comes
in pannelled bottles, that is those with
the sides and bottom indented so as to
leave but little room for the liquid.
| The strength of the extracts will also
be demonstrated.
Approaching summer renews the
fear of mothers that the milk they
purchase from the dairyman may have
been "doped" with formaldehyde as a
preservative At the state pure food
headquarters here many tests are be-
ing brought in. People living tfruout
the state, however can not find it con-
venient to send in samples. The test
for formaldehyde as demonstrated by
Chemist Chitticls at the pure food de-
partment is very simple and can be
made by any housekeeper. To ascertain
whether there is formaldehyde in the
milk one need but go to the drug store
and get little sulphuric acid with a
drop of iron in it. If a test tube is
obtainable it is most convenient to
make the test, if not, take a small
thin glass and place portion of the
milk in it. Then the acid is slowly
poured into the test tube or glass on
the side so that 1t will run down easily
to the bottom of the milk. If there has
been any formaldehyde in the milk
very distinct rich purple will be Wis
able at the bottom of the milk and
viii increase in quantity as the acid
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