Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-03-18
EDUCATIONAL BOARD
PROPOSES PROPOSES T TO T iAikKE
CONTROL CT SCHOOLS,
Will Dictate Athletic Policy
and Investigate Details of
Financial Matters.

Cedar Rapids. Ia, March 5.-The
prime object of the meeting OF the statel
educational board, which is In session
here, Is not TO accept the designations
or Professor Storms, as has been re-
ported, but to consult with DIR. Pritch-
EFT, OF New York, president of the Carl
negie foundation work,
L: addition 10 this, IL is an open
secret that he members of the board
are not satisfied with the present sitI
uation, especially at Iowa City and
Ames. A spirit of rivalry has grown
up that was unexpected. The manage
ment OF each school has stepped on
the toes OF the other by inaugurating
departments In conflict, departments
not contemplated in the original plans
for the institutions.
That the state board intends to eff
fectually eliminate all possibility OF
rivalry between these Institutions can
be set down as al absolute fact, even
though 1t may result In radical changes
In the personnel of the faculty Of each
school.
In justice to DR.. SeeIy it may be-
stated that the board finds little to
complain of in the management Of the
institution at Cedar Falls.
The question is: VIII the state board
or the college presidents dictate the
policies OF the university at Iowa City
and the agricultural college at Ames?
Board viii Govern
The board Is unanimous in the opin-
Ion that e UaS created ioi this express
purpose, and those who know the gen.
tlemen comprising this body have
ample reason to believe that when they
finally assert themselves and announces
a liked policy for each school that poll
Icy will have to be lived up to, even
though 1t may involve some ~resigna-
tions n ~heartaches.
Board Favors Athletes.
1t may be confidently predicted hat
the board VIII, either now or at some
early date, take action IN the subject
OF athletics In the state educational in-t
situations. This was indicated clearly
by Chairman Trewin of this city, In his
address at Iowa City a few days SINCE
but Mr.. Trewin is a believer in athlet-
les, despite his condemnation of ath-
letics as now tolerated by the colleges
of Iowa M other states. Mr.. Trewin
believes In football, basketball, base,
ball, tennis, golf and every other OUT
door game; but he believes that athlet-I
les should be made compulsory upon
every student physically able to I'M
dulge In the same; ne believes that lib
eral appropriations should be made for
athletic fields, but he holds that these
fields, the gymnasiums and other on
veniences of this character should be
for all students, and not for q few pick
ed men comprising the football, basket
ball Inc baseball teams.
Who May Play Ball.
The members of The board were
shocked the other day to note the base
ball schedule that has been adopted at
Ames, but which, by the way, is not
likely to be carried out. This schedule
means that the fifteen or twenty mem
comprising the baseball squad would,
practically do nothing during the
month of May except to practice or
play baseball. The board members be-,
lieve that the parents of these young
men, some of whom, perhaps, are MAX
ing sacrifices to allow their sons to at,
tend college. would not be getting al
square deal" IL this amount of time,
were to be devoted to something that
would do the students no good and,
bring no honor to the institution theyl
represent.
Look into Finances.
IT Is intimated that when the state
board gets ready to give out a financial,
statement of the funds under its con-,
troll, some startling statements with re-,
lation to the manner in which the
finances of the state institutions will bel
made, n that the report will Justify
the contention of the trainers of the
bill creating the new board, who as
serted that the finance of these insti-i
buttons needed what they are now get.
ting--business supervision. The board
intends that the people shall get more
for their money, and also that the In
stitutions shall get more for their mon-i
ely. They have their minds pretty well,
made up as to what they are going to-
ask of the general assembly at its next
session.
EDUCATION BOARD
TAKES A RECESS
Cedar Rapids, Ia, March 5.-The
state educational board adjourned at
midnight without taking any. radical
action on the question of athletics Three
important matters were decided nnc.
: First, that after the present term, air
isubfreshmen classes at Ames shall be
abolished and the students admitted.
from the high schools of state. This
is in keeping with the idea of President
Pritchett, of the Carnegie foundation.
and is the essential to the admission
of any state institution TO the benefits
OF the foundation.
The second matter decided upon was
a change in the curriculum of the law
school at Iowa City, after consultation.
with officials, the intention being to put
this school o q plane with Ann
Arbor and similar Institutions. Pro-
fessor Forest G. Ensign, inspector OF
high schools Of the state university
Is made an employee OF the state board
and will continue his work in an effort
TO improve the curriculum OF school and
coordinate or work out closer articulaJ
tion with the higher institutions.
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DR.. HULL RELEASED
UNDER A HEAVY BOND