Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-04

ask the legislature to approve plans
for buildings substantial as follows:
At the university-W omen's build
ing, botany and geology building,
library, gymnasium, chemistry build
ing.
At the college of agriculture and
mechanic arts-Addition to Margaret
hall, chemistry building, library,
physics building, auditorium me
chanical laboratory and other build
ings of minor character.
At the State Teachers college -
Completion of training school build
ing, vocational teachers training
school building, music and public
speaking building. hospital, green
house, enlargement Of heating plant.
The necessity for additional support
at the several institutions is taken up
by the report in great detail.
It is evident that the board believes
in working for quality rather quantity.
1t is frankly stated that the board
promises to adhere to this general
principle not to increase in any marked
degree the scope Of any Of these in
situations until the work already at
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the highest possible standard.
Iowa Pioneer In Field.
Z "High Standards continues the re
port, "are someties criticised. It is
said that such standards exclude many
who find 1t difficult to conform to
them, and that state institutions In
particular should be liberal at this
point. However plausible this argu-
ment may seem to be it is unsound.
II there Is any path in this world along
which we pass but once, it is the prep
aration path. To invite students to
take a so-called easy road to learning
is to deceive them and to defraud
them. To maintain high standards is
a plain duty. For the accomplish
ment of this purpose adequate COM
pensation for the Institutional force
and sufficient amount for thorough
equipment are necessities.
I'm conclusion it may be said that
the board appreciates both it's re-
sponsibility and its opportunity. The
change in government of the states
educational institutions was not de-
creed by the legislature without a
deep conviction in the public mind
that a change was necessary. Not
every member of the organization was
in favor of this change, but
after an opportunity to study from I'll
inside viewpoint the questions ill-s
volved, the necessity for closer CO.
reduction of Implications,
and the end of rivalry is clear to all.
Iowa is the first state to attempt a
solution of this coordination problem
in anything like comprehensive fash
ion, but many another state feels the
necessity of some such effort. It is
no easy task which confronts the
board. 1t is one which calls for wis
dom, courage, and patience. The
board feels that the ends aimed at
are just, and nothing In the nature of
selfishness or false pride must be per-
mitted to obscure them. The board
pledges itself to strive to Justify the
faith of the men who passed the law
which called this organization into
being"
ottumwans On Board.
The members of the board are:
j. H. Trewin, president-Cedar
Rapids.
A. B. Funk-Spirit Lake.
George T. Baker, Davenport.
r. D. Foster, Ottumwa.
Roger Leavitt, Cedar Falls.
D. D. Murphy, Elkader.
Charles R. Brenton, Dallas Center.
P. X. Holbrook, Onawa.
Edward P. Schoentgen, Council
Bluffs.
The members of the boards finance
committee are:
w. R. Boyd, president-Cedar
Rapids.
Thomas Lambert sabula.
D. A Emery, secretary-Des Moines