Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-14
STATE COLLEGE CR|SIo
EDUCATIONAL CIRCLES REGRET
PRECIPITATION OF
TROUBLE.
GOOD WORK PROCEEDING
DURING PAST FEW YEARS
Livestock and Grain Interests Clash in
Desires to Promote Members of Fac.
ulty to Presideney-May Result in
Outside Man Being Chosen to Sue
coed Dr.. Storms.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Ames, Feb. 14.-Who will succeed
Storms? Is the question now asked on
every hand in college and town circles.
While every one seems to have absolute
confidence in the ability of the educa-
tional board to property fill this or any
other position within their power, still
the faculty members have some pref
erences in the matter. With the hope
of getting at some definite facts per-
tanning to the same, your correspondent
has interviewed the heads of the en-
glneering, agricultural, veterinary and
domestic science divisions, the four
divisions for which the college primar-
lily stands.
Many Requisites Necessary.
1t is the unanimous opinion and con-
Vlction of these people that the posi-
ton of president of the Iowa State
College requires many requisites as a
man. not necessarily in an art and
classical institution. The Iowa State
College is a technical institution and
as such must deal with the agricultural
and industrial problems Of Iowa. This
who is more or less familiar with these
problems in Iowa.
A new man, it is claimed, would be
more or less handicapped for several
years. They maintain that Iowa can
not afford to experiment with new
man for perhaps another seven years,
and then discover that he does not fill
the bill.
Dean Curtiss' Qualifications.
The members Of these divisions all
feel, and have SO expressed themselves,
that in Dean Charles F. Curtiss they
have man who is thoroughly familiar
and in full sympathy with every phase
of the college work. The head of the
engineering division openly stated that
DeanCurtiss had always proven him
self a strong friend and helpful worker
of the engineering division of the col
lege and that he would like to see him
elected president of the Iowa State
College.
Dean Curtiss is absent from the col
lege at present and thus could not be
interviewed. He has always taken a
very active part in all phases of col
lege life. For some eight years he has
been director the Young Menn Chris
tian Association advisory board, and
more than half of that time he has
served as president of the same. He
is at present president of the athletic
association.
Other States Want Him.
Dean Curtiss has very wide ac-
quaintance, extending over all parts OF
the United States, Canada and many
foreign countries. For some eight years
he has been a member of the executive
committee of the national organization
of state colleges and agricultural ex-
pertinent stations. His name is ia
miliar to all college and station workers
in the United States and Canada.
Twice within the last year he has
been asked to consider propositions
from other states in connection with
tho presidency OF their state college.
iowa State College, where his co-work-
ers are each day approaching more and
more the part, yes the large part. which
he has done in building up the Iowa
State College to it's present enviable
position, the greatest institution of it's
kind in the world.