Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-22
APPEARS THAT UNIVERSITIES
FRIENDS DOMINATE NEW ED.
UcATloNAL BOARD.
GOVERNOR CARROLL MlsJUDGEs
HIS LARGER COMMITTEE
Governor Desired Selection of Ole Roe
As Member of Finance Committee
But He Was Too Friendly to Ames
School, Being Resident of Story
county-School Favoritism Manifest.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, May 22-There is much
speculation in political circles here as
to the reason why Ole Roe, chief clerk
under Governor Carroll when he was
auditor, did not secure a place on the
financial board over the educational
institutions under the new organiZa-
ton. That Governor Carroll desired
him to have such a place is generally
understood and it is now being said
that he misjudged his larger committee
of nine when he named them and they
disregarded his wishes in making up
the salaried board of three.
Roe came from Story county, in
which county is located the state agri-
cultural college Surely the qualifica-
tions of Mr.. Roe were not the cause
of his rejection for he has long been
trained in the duties of public SER
want. None of the members of the
finance committee live in county
Wherein is located a state school, Two
of the members are graduates of the
state university. There are those
whose sympathies are with the state
agricultural college who maintain that
Roe was discrim mated against because
he came from Story county and they
are already saying that their predic-
ton that the schools would all be run
by the university crowd under the new
nlon ai,,cr
in the financial management of the
schools the university will be given the
advantage and the agricultural college
permitted to retard from the high
standard to which 1t has attained.
The board of education consisting
of nine members will hold a meeting
here early next month and al that time
the new financial committee of three will
be permanently organized for work and
the taking charge of the three schools
the State University, Agricultural COL
lege and State Teachers College at Ce-
dar Falls.
Ex-Governor Hanley, of Indiana, will
be one of the principal night speakers
at the national conclave of Norwegian
Lutheran churches here June SIS. The
day sessions will be conducted in the
Norwegian language and the evening
meetings in English. 1t is expected the
meeting will bring here about $500
delegates.
| There is an innovation at the state
house that doesn't seem to be strictly
in accord with the policy at first set
n Nv, =, -,
! pay only for work done" EMPLOYEES
are to be given holiday Saturdays
in Auditor Bleakley's office by early
closing. This new feature has just been
announced and the employees of otner
offices are urging that they too should
stop work early on the last day of the
week.
Secretary Hayward is busy arrane-
ranging to send out to county auditors
turnout the state copies of the new
laws that are to go into effect July
Fourth. There are a number of these
laws and the county attorneys, who
under the new law are held responsible
for enforcement of all statutes. will
have to take few weeks off studying
the provisions of the new legislation t.
pecpile effective on independence day
Completion of the state historical
building is one of the important MAJ
tiers that must be taken care of Ly
the board when it meets the first OF
June The last legisla ture appropri-
ated a sum to complete the building.
There must yet be installed marble
Wainscoating and staircases. 1t is prob.
able the board will advertise for bids
for this work after a decision Is
reached as to what kind of marble Is
to be used. 1t is not expected that this
$4,000 given by the legislature will
much more than do this work and the
next general assembly will be askef
for more to put on some finishins
touches. 1t is the hope Of members O
the board that the time is not far dis
tant when the state will place in tn
wall inches about the corridors in thu
historical building statues of prominea
| men in the upbuilding of the state. TIL
oil painting gallery is rapidly be:n
filed with magnificent pictures. Som
| high class statuary in these commodi
| Gus inches would add a great deal 4