Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-27
NEW COURSE OF HIGH SCHOOL
INSTRUCTION IN GREAT
DEMAND.
PEDAGOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY
PROVE MOST INTERESTING
Students Find Studies Interesting and
Ars Making Prosress-lowa Under.
writer's Association Revivsd-Roek.
efeller Plans to Visit Dss Moinss
During Baptist Convention.

/ Des Moines, Nov. 2,.-Instruction in
pedagogy and psychology is proving TO
t-e the most interesting part OF the
/ work being done at the state high
school normal. Ii was greatly feared
! by the department Of education that
there would be difficulty in providing
Tor the teaching OF these two branches
! which are required OF all teachers, and
/ that il there was any place where these
schools would fail il would be a, this
point The contrary proves TO be the
case.
! Prof. Fred Mahannah. state inspec-
[ tor or high schools, after visit 10
arious OF these state aided high
schools. reports that the interest taken
f; in pedagogy and psychology is great
II IS gratifying 10 the department,
he says. to find that the work in these
schools has started of splen6idly. l
found that in nearly ali cases the in
struction IN psychology and IN peda-
gogy Is taken up by either the princi-
pal OF the school or the superintendent,
and that the students find the studies
SO interesting that they are making
tine progress
The work OF arranging for other
state aided normal schools will De
commenced in short time.
After being out Of business for a
number Of years the Iowa Lie Under
writer's Association has been reorgan
lied and steps have been taken TO at
filiale with the national body. For
-C--17 a- &C
OF insurance men in this state was dis
couraged and nothing was done. More
recently. owing TO changed political
conditions. these associations have
been revived and much work Will be
done in the line OF influencing legisla-
ton and regulating the business. AT q
meeting held here a short time ago the
life underwriters took State Auditor
BIeakly- TO task for not including in the
annual reports as printed as much in
formation regarding the life insurance
business as that regarding the fire in
surance business but il seems the re-
ports follow the law.
The action of the railroads IN fling
a petition last Saturday morning to
have the livestock rates in Iowa raised.
brought out the fact that since the
commission first fixed rates many years
ago the railroads have never asked for
any material increase in the rates on
any large commodity. The attorneys
confess that the reduction Of the mini
nrurn weight Of carload lot Of live
stock in Iowa with no change in the
rate. hits the companies harder than
anything that has happened in long
time. IN fact SO it seems. the compan-
les never came to appreciate what it
meant until after the order vas issued
in July and the freight men com
rnenced to figure on what difference it
would make in the net receipts. The
fact that the railroads ask for boost
Of l2ie per cent in the livestock rates
gives an indication Of how much the
matters means to them.
John D. Rockefeller has signifed in
! tent TO visit Des Noines on the occasion
OF the convention Of the Baptists next
year He has never visited the city
nor the state and II is reported an
ticipates great pleasure in the trip to
I this part of his bailiwick. he will be
given a place on the program Of the
convention.
! Johnson brigham. state librarian, in
the course Of his investigation into the
early history Of Des Moines and Polk
/ county in preparation for the writing
of book found out a great deal about
early journalism III this part Of the
state. and he fas been invited to adj
dress the mex. session of the press
club on this phase Of Iowa history. The
ways of Journalism in an early day are
said 10 nave been quite interesting
The design for an official Iowa trade
mark. as arranged for by the last gen
eraI assembly, w2s approved Saturday
az a joint meeting Of the executive
committee and the board Of awards Of
the Iowa state Manufacturers asso-
citation.
The design, which Will be stamped IN
the products Of Iowa factories in the
future. consists of hawks head en-
graved within the circumference OF a
cog wheel. Below the head, in plain.
but prominent letters, are inscribed the
words. Made in iowa. The label is
simple and attractive and can be placed
on products Of all kinds without in
convenience.
During the last session of the state
legislature the state manufacturers
association was Officially authorized by
an act of the general assembly to Sc
lect the official trademark for the state.
The law was passed for the purpose OF
promoting and developing nanufactur-
ing interests in Iowa. The bill requires
that the design be registered with the
secretary Of state and that the asso-
citation shall have the right to register
the trademark under the laws Of the
United States and foreign countries.