Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-27
INTERESTS SEEKING TO coMPRo.
MISE QUESTION SHOW
GREATER ACTIVITY.
PROPOSE TO HAVE ASSEMBLY
APPROVE CHANGES IN COURSE
Working to Secure CURLING Of Powers
Of State Board Of Edueation-Com-
promise Measure Introduced in sen-
ate-Hoarins on Assessments and
Taxation-Lssislative Gossip.
oecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-R Republican.
Des Moines, March 27.-There is
promise of return to the college con-
troversy as variation of legislative
entertainment. The compromisers are
busy again.
Some time ago the senate committee
having this in charge placed 1t in the
hands of a sub committee, composed
of members who are favorable to the
proposal to rebuke the board of educa-
ton. This sub committee has been at
work on various proposals and is about
ready to recommend to the committee
the So called compromise" offered by
the anti board group of legislators
The bill that is to be offered as a
compromise directs, first, that here
after and for all time the changes In
the college curriculum at either college
shall be made by the board only after
report to the legislature and legis-
lative approval thereon. In making
such approval the legislature is to act
in joint assembly as unit. The bill
also provides that the courses Of study
and departments at the three colleges
shall remain as they We're when the
board was organized save and except
when changes have been made as indi-
Gated.
The bill in this form will be rejected
by the senate committee. and If report
ed at all will be reported adversely. The
senate committee is disposed to stand
by the state board
Yesterday Senator Kimball. who is
antagonistic to the board, introduced a
compromise bill which represents to a
large extent the desires of those who
want the board to be rebuked. 1t pre-
scribes that the state board OF educa-
ton shall prescribe courses Of study,
but
Courses Of study shall be provided
and maintained. in. each institution as
are adapted TO, the, education Of both
sexes with respect to the general pur-
poses of each institution. and shall in
duplicated to that extent. but the
courses Of study shall not be duplicated
in the respective Institutions when such
duplication shall involve large invest
ment in permanent structures, equip
ment or maintenance.
Another important feature of the bill
of Senator Kimball is that mo mem
Der of this board hereafter appointed
shall be resident Of any county with
in which any institution under the con-
troll Of the board is situated
A very interesting hearing was had
late yesterday on the proposal for as
sessment and taxation reform in Iowa.
F. D. Steen, of West Liberty, appeared
and proceeded to dissect the bill which
has been prepared by the me mhers of
the legislature. In the first place, he
denounced numerically the makeup of
the temporary tax commission which
investigated the subject and declared
it should have had a farmer on 1t. Then
he denounced its secretary because he
is a college man. Later he pointed out
that the farmers never get square
deal in the formation of any commits
sion and he referred to the state board
of education and denounced it as an
example. He admitted that his chief
objection to the commission would be
Its personnel, for 1t would be formed
to tax the property of the farmers but
not other property. He advised that the
bill should provide for physical valu-
alton of the railroad and other prop
erty of the state by the commission. He
was OPPOSED either to a commission or