Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-01
THE STATE SCHOOLS
Member Of Financial Committee Says
Opposition to Changes Was Expected
INSISTS PROPOSED PLAN IS BEST
Believes That Recent Innovations
~ Recommended by Board Will
Eventually Have Approval Of
the General Public.


r. Boyd, member Of the financial
committee of the board of education
said he had anticipated that the re-
cent action of the board affecting the
three state schools would cause con-
siderable opposition. Nevertheless he
vigorously defended the proposed
changes, and quoted educators of high
standing in support of the boards
position. He said he believed that
ten years hence the men now most
strongly opposed to the boards ac-
ton would recognize the wisdom Of
the change.
He was asked II the board was not
perturbed over the determined oppo.
sition in the institutions.
"Not at ALL" he replied, I'VE ex-
pected this. Some of it is probably
perfectly natural. 1t is human nature
not to want to give up anything that
we have cherished, no matter how
much the general good demands it.
But we feel that when the public is
fully informed-and the board intends
that the public shall be fully inform
ed as to all of its plans and purposes
and the reasons therefore-there will
be general acquiescence in the boards
decisions. l can say it, for l am not
q member Of the board, that more
conscientious body Of men could
scarcely be brought together in
Iowa. They have not acted hastily or
with any prejudice whatsoever, and
we are receiving daily letters of the
warmest commentator from exper-
fenced legislators who know the stu
alton as the mere onlooker can not
know it; also from prominent educa-
tors in different parts OF the state who
are acquainted with the conditions
and see the need Of some remedial
measures.
'The boards plans and purposes do
not look forward to the Gripping Of
any of the institutions. Ten years
from now, If the boards plans are
carried out, the men who are now
most critical will, believe, be loud
est in their praise Of what the board
has done. Our institutions have not
as yet touched and benefited frac.
ton of the people they were intended
to touch and benefit"
Ante.NuptiaI Pact Takes Precedence.
An ante-nuptial contract is stronger
than the will of either the husband
or wife, according to a decision hand.
ed down by Judge McHenry Of the
district court in the case of Sabina
Robbins against Emma Thornton,
Clara f. Robbins and Nettie G. Har.
bert, daughter Of her husband, J. F..
Robbins, and J. M. Lesser, administers.
tor of his estate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robbins had been
married twenty-one years at the time
of his death. On Oct. Is. 1883, Sabina
Huntley OF Franklin, Ia, entered into
a contract with ]. F. Robbins, on &C.
count of their intended marriage, and
previous to the assumption of that re-
lation, for the purpose Of settling the
rights Of each in regard to the divi-
sion OF their property. Mr.. Robbins
signed contract giving his wife q
one-fourth interest in all of his real
and personal property.
When Mr.. Robbins died he left an
estate valued at about 100000. He
made provision in his will for his wife
In accordance with the ante-nuptial
contract, except that he stated the
estate should be held in trust. This
was in violation Of the contract, and
the court granted Mrs. Robbins her
one-fourth interest as provided by the
contract instead Of the will.
shankIand Resolution to Committee.
Resolutions opposing the Shankland