Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-06
EDUCATION b0IRD
OPPOSED 70 Delay
HEADS OFF EFFORT TO POST.
PoNE COLLEGE FIGHT
TWO YEARS.
EFFORT TO INJECT FRACTIONAL
POLITICS .,McENsEs LAWMAKERS
Politicians Backing Fight Against
Board Threaten to to Make cummins
an issue-compromiss Proposed by
College Towns Not to 30 Accepted
Chairman Arney Forces Action.

Chairman Arney Forces Action.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Feb. 6.-The big fight,
the old fight, the fight that is to have
its influence for long time on educa-
tianal policies in. Iowa was rather
abruptly brought to a head when the
senate and house committees on state
educational institutions called before
them the members of the state board Of
educat ton to discuss rather informally
and as a preliminary matter the ques-
ton OF COORDINATION OF educational
work at the colleges.
Inasmuch as there seemed to be
disposition to delay or sidestep the long
promised attack on the board and the.
, colleges, and rumors were about that
, somebody somewhere was proposing
compromise to have it STAYED off I'M
til after another campaign and election
CT another legislature. Chairman Ar
neS, Of the committee, got action and
called for an oeening of the matter so
that 1t can be disposed of in reasonable
time.
! in regard to the situation and the turn
! OF affairs.
| Those who have been agitating for
! fight TO reverse the policy of the board
and the legislature for dozen years
were reluctant about starting in. and
we're putting out '.feelers" for a com
promise for purpose Of delay.
There had been effort made the past
few days to complicate the matter by
circulation of stories to the prejudice OF
| the board. as for instance. that the
board is back OF a five-nile-limit bill
Playing Politics.
The latest effert to complicate the
! matter with politics was imposed on
. the legislature when every member re-
ceived a marked copy of newspaper
at Iowa City in which there was q
| threa. that unless the friends OF Sen
ator Cummins Join In the acclaim
| against the board OF education Cum
Minis II marked for slaughter the next
time $1,000 :: -
This latter scheme 70 inject partisan
and factonal politics into the game
aroused the Indignation OF members
especially as 1t seemed to have the APP
| prevail and backing OF politicians who
have tried to make political capital our
OF the whole controversy; ana accord
ingly it was decided that, so lar the
legislature Is concerned, there will be
! no further delay. but all Interested VIII
be forced to show their hands prompt
". Local efforts made here by the
lobby TO make it appear that the board
1 Of education was seeking an avenue OF
escape also caused some feeling. since
! it was known to be contrary to the
facts.
Board Opposes Delay.
The board of education was in SEES
sion Yesterday, and when a newspaper
was shown containing the suggestion
Of "compromise'' and that the board
itself was trying to stave OF action
the board took action unanimously as
opposed unalterably to any scheme OF
leaving the controversy wide open Tor
two years more.
This is not new subject" said
President Trewin, as he addressed the
LEGISLATORS yesterday. Neither II 1t an
easy problem. To my certain knowi-
edge this matter has been before the
assemblies at least eighteen years
There need be no tenderness on your
part toward the board or any member
Of the board in disposing OF II. It II up
Ito you. We have tried to be fair. and
to do our duty as you have laid 1t be-
I, fore US. Now 1t 10 up to you to con-
1inue in the line you have yourselves
mapped ont. and which We are carry
ing ont, or to turn back the wheels
of progress and restore again the old
!system Of competition and rivalry be-
Tween these institutions. 1t - for you
to decide. not on prejudice. not on
selfishness, but for the long. long time
coming, as to what is best for the In
iteres:s OF the people Of Iowa. All we
ask is that you decide on the merits OF
the case, and that you be not carried
Iaway by any one of the numerous lob
bies that have been maintained here
by the cities where these institutions
are located.
l. Up to the Legislature.
Mr.. Trewin read from the Whippie
report, on which the organization OF
the board was based, showing how this
very question was raised there and how
the problem of getting rid OF dupiica-
ton and waste and rivalry was raised
right there. He declared the board had
Investigated fully and reached the con-
clusion the people Of Iowa ought not
to be taxed for this rivalry and dup
LEGATION and that as the servant OF the
IlegiSlature the board had merely
obeyed its mandate. II the legislature
desires to restore conditions as they