Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-08
GREAT SLUMP IN ATTENDANCE
At STATE AND OTHER
SCHOOLS.
RAISING OF REQUIREMENTS
ATTRIBUTED As CAUSE
State University and Drake Lose In
Attendance - Medical Department.
Aboiishmsnt At 8. Y. !. a Possibility
Fire Protection Association Doing
Much Work.
Special to rimes-Republican.

sA>SS0 ~0OAAAeS, WAY o.-1nCredSe IN the
requirements for entrance is given as
the real cause for the immense falling
OF in attendance at the medical schools
maintained by the state and the better
class Of colleges. There has been a
decrease in the attendance at the two
schools at the state university and at
Drake University; but this lie declared
to be common all over the country. In
the meantime number Of colleges of
lower class. not requiring such high
standards for entrance, are getting the
students. 1t became necessary for the
Iowa state board a short time ago to
cut off the list of accredited colleges a
number that were found to be issuing
diplomas with too little real educa-
ton.
Both the allopath college at the
state university and the homeopath
have suffered the past two years and
both have declined in Importance be-
cause of holding the standard up too
high.
The homeopath college only had six
teen in the collegiate work last year
and only two new students entered this
year. Five chairs were maintained for
this college. The students Of both col
leges take the first two years work to-
gether, which includes physiology and
general subjects including dissection.
The recent order of the board contem-
plated consolidatoin also Of the three
chairs OF surgery, gynecology and dis
eases Of the eye, ear and nose. This
would leave two chairs-materia med
lea and principles and practice-sep-
arate.
On the part Of the university it is
feared that unless this is done the
whole medical department will be
abolished because it is too great an ex-
pense for the work accomplished.
The homeopathic insist, however. that
if it Is done their college will be brok-
en- up and lose its identity.
During last year the Iowa State Fire
Protection Association made fire in
spections of $50 separate buildings and
carried on inspections in the following
cities: Newton, Pella, Red Oak, Iowa
Falls. Charlton, Carroll. Baskerville,
Spirit Lake, LeMars, Maquoketa, Har-
Ian, Creston, Boone, Spencer and Du-
buque. This work is to be carried on
commencing this week in Muscatine,
Iowa City, Nevada, Clarinda. Solfax.
Knoxville. Webster City and elsewhere.
It is claimed that wherever the assoc
ciatio engages in this inspection the
insurance business Is greatly improved
as to rtaes and other conditions.
An argument Of great interest to
stock shippers in Iowa has been in pro-
gress commencing yesterday before the
Iowa railroad commission. being the
argument Of the attorneys in the live
stock minimum weight case. Several
of the ablest railroad attorneys were
on hand to represent their side and
Judge J. H. Henderson. commerce
counsel fer Iowa, represented the ship
pers. For many years there was a
minimum car length for livestock cars
which worked out really as minimum
car weight Last year, after consid-
cradle hearing the commission ordered
that the minimum car load weight lot
hogs should be $4,000 pounds and Tor
stock cattle 10000 pounds and fat cat
tie $4,000 pounds. The railroads desire
a higher minimum, and secured re-
opening Of the case. and are now asking
the commission to back up and enter
new and different order. 1t affects
only livestock shipped to Iowa points
go
Hon. Gilbert 8. Gilbertson. former
treasurer Of state, has returned home
somewhat improved In health ana
strength. He has been in Minneapolis
taking treatment.