Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-10
INCLINED TO COME
DOWN OFF HIGH HORSE AND
BE SENSIBLE.
HOUSE AUTHORIZES BOARD
TO DO AS 1T pLEAsEs
Gives Authority to Change Courses At
State Colleges by Two-thirds Vote
Merry Fight in Prospect Over Loea-
ton Of Cholera Serum Laboratory at
Ames.
ecial to Times Republican.

| Special to Times publican.
Des Moines, April 10.-Now that the
matter of the little furry over the COL
lege curriculum and the rights and
duties of the state board Of education
in the determination of what shall be
taught is all settled by action Of the
board in gracefully backing up. the
legislature has also come down off its
high horse and is planning to do the
sensible thing in regard to the future.
Instead of the passage CT q drastic
measure that would cause friction for
years the legislature is going to sugar
coat everything and permit the work
of education to so on without inter-
ruption, SO far as it is concerned.
Yesterday the house got into action
again and said the final word on the
college controversy. The senate had
twisted the original house Dill until it
was not recognizable. The house gave
it new twist. In the first place the
house took out of the bill as it passed
the senate the resolution of advice. as
having no proper place in the statutes.
This was the recommendation to re-
scind the order for the discontinuance
the bill and passed merely as con-
current resolution which viii have the
same force as If in bill! Then the
rest of the bill was changed so that
, this is given as the authority Of the
board Of education
ITO change, discontinue or prescribe
colleges and departments in the State
University of Iowa. divisions and de-
partments in the State College Of Ag-
riculture and Mechanic Arts. and
courses OF study in the state teachers
college, by two-thirds affirmative
vote Of the entire board. Such col
leges, divisions, departments and
courses OF study shall be provided and
maintained in the several educational
institutions as may be adapted to the
education of both sexes with regard to
the general purposes Of such institu-
tions and ehall include home economics
and may be duplicated to such extent
as will advance the educational inter
ests of the state
In this form the bill goes back to the
senate. The change was made not so
much to meet conditions now as TO pro-
vide a safe rule for all time. Every
one is now well satisfied with the stu
alton and it is regarded as OF really
little consequence whether this bill or
any other is passed or lost in the Anal
shuttle.
Serum Laboratory Fight Ahead.
There's a good fight ahead on the
hog cholera serum laboratory PROPOSE
ton. The bill is part way thru. ap-
propriating $4,000 for a laboratory at
Ames and to remove the work from
the control of the state veterinarian
and board Of animal industry. and to
abandon the laboratory near the state
fair grounds.
Now comes the commission of animal
health with proposition laid before
the members that gives it a different
aspect This board has DIR. James I.
Gibson, state veterinarian. as it's prezi-
dent; and includes George W. Blanche.
Belle Plaine; Thomas Downing, Wash
ington: Frank kinsley. McGregor; and
Charles A Saunders, Manila. The
president of the board has addressed
letter 70 the members making an
offer, on behalf Of the board to furnish
the serum in any and all quantities
needed for Iowa use, either made here
or purchased in the market, for the
price which is laid down in the bin
locating the laboratory at Ames. All
this without any appropriation.
The bill Cor the laboratory. as amend
ed. authorizes the purchase of the
serum in whatever quantities desired,
from outside concerns IS well as the
manufacture. II is claimed on behalf Of
, the commission of animal health that
If ali that is proposed is distribu-
tive agency it can better he done thru
the state veterinary department than
elsewhere. The price liked III til. bill
is one and half cents PEI cubic cen
time. The proposal OF the commission
is also TO examine as to the competency
OF outside serum factories for a fee Of
s25 each.
This offer probably throws the lab
oratory question into the air again for
time.