The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07
Bitterly Oppose Appropriation by Con-
gress for Private Institutions
and Want More
Normals.
KEoKUK TEACHERS HOME
Large Number From This City Who
Were in Attendance Arrived in
Heokuk Either Saturday
or Sunday.

The teachers of Iowa are bitterly
opposed to the national school funds
being turned over to private education
al institutions in the District of Golum-
bia for the promotion of education in
agriculture and mechanical arts.
The teachers of the state in their
closing session in Des Moines placed
themselves on record against the bills
of legislation now before congress
which assigns to private institutions
funds from the federal treasury to
establish departments of education
along these lines. Such an act on
the part of congress would be in d.
rect violation of the spirit of the con-
stitution say these teachers. Under
the Morrill, acts of congress a portion
of the public school fund can be set
aside for the purpose of advancing
national education in agricultural and
mechanical arts. The bills now under
consideration would extend the bene-
fits of the Morrill, acts by assigning
to certain private institutions appro-
priations from the public school fund
to do the work which the teachers
claim rightly belongs to the depart
ment of education To aid private
educational institutions from the fed
eral treasury would establish dan
gerous precedent and by a unanimous
vote registered themselves in oppo-
sition to any division of the public
school funds among private and sec
tartan schools.
The educators approved of the re-
quest of E. E. Brown, commissioner
tion for an additional appropriation
of $4,000 for the purpose of employ
ing competent specialists to investi-
gate the subject of the construction of
school buildings, school administra-
ton, accounting and statistics, indus
trial education. education for house
keeping, school hygiene, agriculture
and mechanical colleges and the wider
uses Of the school plant.
Work Against Bills.
The state association will do all in
it's power to defeat the congressional
enactments calling for federal aid for
private institutions and to assist Com
missioner Brown in his request for a
larger appropriation, to extend the &C
tivities of his department.
The recommendation of the educa
tional council for a legislative enact
ment for compulsory medical inspec
ton in the public schools met the
hearty Endorsement of the general as
sociation. 1t also urged the extension
of high school training in the rura
districts.
A surprise in the resolution recon
mendations and which met no oppo
sition was that of the recommendation
of not only more normal schools il
Iowa, but the extension of the higf
school curriculum to include norma
course.
In his annual message to the associ
alton, President Hill NJ Bell of Drake
university, president of the associa
ton, recommended the extension o
the high school course of study ant
discouraged the establishment o
more normal schools The county SUI
perintendents recommend the norma
course in high schools as did the ru
raj teachers. While these 5educationa
departments were urging the higl
school plan, which would include stat,
aid to those high schools giving nor
NAL courses, an independent body O
teachers were in conference devisins
ways and means of making a state
wide campaign in the interest of tn,
establishment of more normal schools
to meet the needs of the rural teach
ers. When both recommendation
were included in the report of tn,
resolution committee neither factor
made objection and the association
goes on record as in favor of boil
plans.
Change of Constitution.
When the association meets again