Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-06

main al II was, and that the university
| should be without control Of either the
| legislature or the board Of education "a
| to the courses of study 1t was Offering
| at the time Of the enactment OF the
law.
Byt the act the board Of regents Is
abolished, and certain sections are re-
pealed, but the powers conferred upon
the former board of regents by the
| unrepealed sections are conferred upon
the state board of education. and
among these powers. in section 264O OF
the code, is the following:
"It (the university shall include a
collegiate, law and such other depart
ments with such courses Of instruction
and elective studies. as the board OF re-
gents may determine"
The legislature always has either 1t
self exercised the power to determine
what branches Of learning should be-
taught at the university, or 1t has del
egated this power to the board In
charge of its affairs.
The legislature did not by any act
establish the college of applied sci
ence at the state university. 1t simply
permitted the board Of regents to do SO,
long after the constitution of 1857 was
adopted. One legislature by adopting
| laws can not bind a future legislature.
| No more can one board of regents bind
a future board.
The reasons for the action OF the
board are set forth in its biennial re-
port, but in view of the statement made
that the action of the board In d1scon-
tinuing the college of applied science
/ at the university dismantles and serl-
/; ously damages that institution, atten-
ton is called to the following facts:
! What Was Actually Done.
! Three and half years ago when the
university and the other institutions OF
! higher learning We're placed under the
f; charge of the present board, careful
examination was instituted, not only
| into the conduct of their financial but
/ also their educa tional affairs. The uni
versity was under severe criticism IN
respect to its law college. its medlcal
! college and some other departments.
! With the aid of educat iOnal experts the
/ board set about remedyinS as rapidly
Il as possible these defects. The college
| of law was giving about LOO hours or
! lectures and recitation work during
| the three-year course. On comparison
| with other law schools having three
wear courses it was found that this
amount of required work was less than
two-thirds of that of the other institu-
tons The board found that more time
was devoted 10 the study of information
al law than to contracts-that the
courses of instruction were not arranged
according to the practice of the best law
schools; that the study of constitu-
tional law was covered b. non-resi-
dent lecturer in a short course OF hve
weeks Two revisions of he course OF
study were made, and at the present
time the course covers practically as
many hours as other first class state
universities law schools cover The
study of international law has been
made an elective. and great deal more
time is given to the treatment of the
various fundamental and practical sub
| jects. The short course in constitu-
tional law has been replaced by full!
course in accordance with the practice
Of other law schools. A change has
| been made in the deanship and expert
enced professors of law have been en-
ployed. and an additional professor
added. so that today the university law
school compares favorably with other
!
To Strengthen Departments.
1t is the intention of. the board 70
make every department of the univer-
! sity as strong as it is possible to make
! it. Two years ago the board presented
! the needs of the university to the gen
| eral assembly in business-like fashion,
and received from that body the largest
| increase in the permanent support
! fund ever granted to this institution.
| The board will ask of the assembly
| about to convene additional permanent
| approximation for the purpose of adding
| to the efficiency OF the university. and
! for the purpose of bringing the WORK
| of the university closer to the people.
| l. In the creation of psycopathlc
ward in the hospital, In which students
may study mental diseases. and Where
! irciDient cases of mental arrangement
may be treated without the humiliation
Of an adjudication Of insanity and COM
mittment to an insane hospital. 2 IN
| the further development of the depart
| ment of economies along practical lines
! it being the intention to have a care
| FIJI study Of the administrative affairs
of the state of Iowa understanding
with the smallest taxing and admin
! istrative districts and extending TO ana
| covering the entire state.
| Tho board plans to so develop the
| COLLEGIATE courses in education-noW
tba+ the states energies in this direc-
ton are properly centered at the uni
! yersitv-in such manner as to make II
! altogether unnecessary for anyone 10
! go outside of Iowa to obtain the best
| to re had along these lines.
The hoard plans to establish at the
university department of home eco
! nor?ics. which shall not only PROVIDE
/ the most thorough technical tral'lhS'
hut which shall enable young women
| taking courses in the colleges OF no
| oral arts and fna arts (of whom there
arc about So0), to take work along TINS
line and receive credit therefore toward
! their degree. This is made necessary
/ because colleges everywhere are max
! ine this necessary and important SUD-
| i.ct a mart Of the curriculum.
Aims at Development.
Instead of dismantling the unlVer-
si+v the board is simply clearing the
u,v for intensive development. Inc
boards plars look forward to sys-
tom of higher education for Iowa. char
| acterized bv the highest degree OF Ell
eciancv-with all unnecessary waste
eliminated. ,o
The constitution did not fix the scope
to mi