Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-07
Low GRADE STUDENTS OUT
Sub Freshmen TO Be Eliminated
Entirely from Ames School.
STATE Is FREE FROM VICE
Report of Attorney General shows
Law f. Reasonably Wen Ba-
fOrcea-POIiticaI COnven-
tiOns This Week.
cFrom a staff correspondent)


| DIES MONIES Ia, March s.-(Special)-
One OF the most gratifying OF the actions
| OF the State Educational Board at It's meet
| ing last week, SO the friends Of the colleges
say, was that OF approving and increas-
/ ing the policy which has been consistently
/ followed for several years, OF raising the
standard at both the State college and the
State university. At Ames, under the ad-
ministration OF DR.. Storms, a great change
was effected in recent years in that the
/ students Of what might be called the pre-
paratory classes, were not listed In tho
college catalogue and were not regarded
as regular college students. Previously stu
dents had been admitted to the college d.
rect from tho rural schools, OF from grades
below the high school All this was
changed, with q view to finally refusing
entrance at all by anyone not coming from
the high schools, Now the state board BY
formal action last week, has approved this
policy Of raising the standard and cutting
out the low grade students, and next year
there will be no sub-freshmen classes at
all at Ames. 1t has been largely because
OF the cutting out OF these lower classes,
which are preparatory In nature that tho
increase Of student enrolment at the col
lege has been kept down in recent years
so that all could be cared for.
Because OF this change In policy It is now
also proposed that the state board shall
have some better supervision over the high
schools Of the state. Prof, II. @. Ensign,
who is attached to the State university,
has been a state inspector OF the high
schools somewhat under the direction of
the State Board of Education. an entirely
different board having Jurisdiction over
high schools, but now the educational
board has directed that he shall work
under this board and not have connection
with the university. He will work among
the high schools and aid them in preparing
students to enter either of the state edu-
cational institutions.
II was also decided by the state board
that there should be a complete shake-up
at the law school at Iowa City and
strengthening OF the faculty to make the
school what 1t should be. With a new
building It was believed there was oppor-
tunity for much better work at this school.
What changes are in contemplation was
not made known. but the board will direct
a complete revision of curriculum.
A member Of the board stated, following
the meeting last week that while there was
some discussion Of the selection Of sue
cessor to Dr. Storms at Ames, no conclus-
ION was IedCHGu anu RIODaOAy "ONAo
be no serious effort made to secure a new
president until another year.
State Free from Vice.
That the state OF Iowa is now under a
remarkable era OF law enforcement and Is
reasonably free from every form Of law
breaking is said to be shown by the re-
ports received from the county attorneys
by the attorney general.
''The reports of the county attorneys so
far received" Attorney General Byers
says, indicate that the Sunday saloon, the
all-night saloon, the open gambling house
and the redlight district have been ban
ished from the state; that the total num-
Der OF saloons, legal and illegal, have been
greatly reduced in numbers that there are
over 100 fewer druggists permits now than
there was this time last year; that the
| liquor solicitor in dry territory has been
put out of business. and the bootlegger Is
being hard pressed-in fact, there never
was time before in the history OF the
state when the war on vice was making
greater headway than now, a record Of
which the good people of the state. the
county attorneys and the members Of the
attorney generals force may be Justly
proud"
DAB "CNA AOE
It is expected that this week will be a
big one in Iowa politics. Two important
conventions are to be held here and those
who attend are largely the politicians of
the state One is a good roads conference
and the other a meeting of prohibitory
amendment advocates Both have extensive
programs, both deal with state affairs not
entirely political in nature, and yet both
/ hoN l.
state. 1t is known that among the dele
gates to these conventions are a great
many OF them leading men OF the state.
Too Many Deer in Iowa.
The attention OF the state game depart
ment has been called to the large number
of deer that are found roaming about in
western Iowa and 1t Is probable that the
state game warden will give the matter
some attention. The hunters are not per-
mitted to kill deer. and yet It is repre-
sented that deer have become so numerous
that they are causing a great deal OF
damage 10 crops, and the farmers COM
plain. They run principally along the
Botna valley and no way has been devised
Of herding them or making use Of them.
Starting State Campaign,
It is expected that Attorney General
Byers will start his campaign for congress
within a few days. Judge Prouty, In the
Seventh district, has a series OF speaking
dates for this week. In the Eighth both
Darrah and Towner are devoting them
selves to the campaign. In no other dis
trict has anything been done as yet. But
now It is planned that there shall be con-
siderable activity all along the line.
Reward for OratOry.
As a reward for his diligence as a stu |
dent at Cornell college and his final honor |
as winner of the state intercollegiate con-
test In Cedar Rapids. Henry Coleman, a
negro, will receive high position next fall |
as instructor in a southern college for
negroes, probably in the Booker T. Wash |
ington school at Tuskegee, Ala.