Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-21
DOCTORS WILL NOT CONDEMN
Turn Down Resolution Aimed at
Longer School Hours.
MT. VERNON PHYSICIAN BITTER
Declares Tendency of Colleges Forces
High schools. to Push students
20 work EndRngerinE
Health.
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DIES MONIES, Ia, May 2O.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-The state Medical association, after
much discussion on the evils of the public
! school system as affecting the health Of
children, trned down resolution to con-
denim the present tendency in Iowa to
lengthening the school years. This reso-
luton was offered by Des Moines doctors,
who have been interested in the fight for
shorter school years here DR.. Crawford
of Mount Vernon had attacked the school
| system savagely.
| THE high school is a form of tyrrany,"
he said. CAS- a result of my investigation
| in Sioux City 80 per cent of the children
were found to be defective because of the
school work The tyranny of our schools
was amazing. The colleges determine the
work of the high schools, the high schools
determine the work Of the grades and the
| children suffer. This is monstrous, when
it is considered that but lie per cent of
the high school children ever go to college.
The hours Of school should be made shorter
and the children given freedom of the
woods and of the great outdoors"
V. L. Treynor of Council Bluffs was
elected secretary Of the state association.
Electrical workers Win.
After three weeks of negotiations with
their employers, members Of the local cleo
trical workers union have succeeded in
securing a new working agreement for the
fiscal year, ending May l, 1911. The new
scale provides for a material increase in
wages for all branches Of the craft.
Postpone Express Hearing.
| On request OF G. A. Wrlghtman, secre-
tary of the Iowa State Manufacturers as
ISOLATION, the board postponed the Express
hearing to October II. This was the earliest
date that could accommodate all parties.
| The commission also fixed June 10 for
! hearing in the coal rate case and June 16
for hearing in the application Of the Sioux
| City Stock Yards company for cancel
lation OF exception to rule IS to Iowa cassi-
ficauon, No. H. relating to the minimum
weights of live stock.
Cadets Go Into Camp.
A corps of cooks was sent from here to-
day to West Liberty to take charge of the
kitchen for the camp of the state university
cadets The battalion of about 300 went
from Iowa City in charge of Lieutenant
Norton c. Mumma of the regular army,
who is instructor at the state university.
The camp will continue until next Mon
day.
Education Board to Meet.
The State Board of Education Will hold
a meeting az Cedar Falls next week for
the purpose of filling out the faculties of
the three colleges. A very important place
to be filled is that of Prof. ]. w. Ken
nedy at the agricultural college and the
board is having difficulty in finding the
right man for the place. Nothing has as
yet been done toward selecting a presi-
dent at thu state college.
L Rate Question TO He Taken Up.
The railroad commission has asked in
terested persons to prepare case to be
taken before the Interstate Commerce
commission for the purpose of having a
review of the Iowa proportion of ali Iowa
interstate rates. An effort has been made
to induce the commission to take this up
in behalf of Des Molnes alone and then
as to some other cities, but the commits
sion is disposed TO make 1t state matter
and include all shipping points and has re-
quested the shippers to get the case made
up In that way.
Loses All Her Savings.
While Mrs. Andrew Dixon of Carlisle Ia,
was absent from her home yesterday after
noon unknown thieves stole $500 which
she had secreted in the pantry. Blood
hounds have been placed on the track of
the robbers. Mrs. Dlxon's husband died
about year ago and left her, the sum.
Yesterday she withdrew the money from
the bank in order to purchase some land,
and hid it in the pantry. When she re-
turned home from visiting a neighbor the
| money was gone.
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