Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-10-23
Iowa Teachers, Conference.

Iowa Teachers Conference.
The executive council, the execu-
tive department Of the Iowa State
Teachers association, will hold Its an
nual meeting Thursday morning, Nov.
o. A. M. Deyoe, state superintendent
of public instruction, presides. The
topics which will be discussed at
length in the general sessions of the
state convention, which begin that
evening in the coliseum, Des Moines,
Will be brought up for informal dis
cussion in the council meeting. Rec
concentrations will be made by the
council to the general convention and
will be based upon the decision of
the council upon the questions under
discussion. One Of the questions to
be discussed this year is that OF con-
solidated township school districts.
The programme for the council fol-
lows:
/. Supplementary Report of the
Better Iowa Schools Commission
Frank d. Joseph.
q How Make Effective and Con-
serve Recent School legislation
w. s. Athearn, F. w. Else, w. F.
Cramer, c. P. Colgrove, H. A. Dwelle,
Clara l. Cowgirl, l.. c. Brown,
8. The Rural School. (The unit OF
organization, supervision, the making
of teachers in sympathy with country
life, as factor in Industrial training,
as community center, hygienic con-
ditions, expense of maintenance, pub
lie sentiment and the betterment Of
the rural schools.) j. H. T. Main,
Geo. H.. Belts, w. H. Bender, L. c.
Bishop, Myrtle A. DUNCAN, John r.
Stacks, ]. A. Woodruff.
4. The Present Status and the Flu
t1re Of Secondary Education In Iowa
George H. Sawyer, A. C. Fuller, Jr.,
John E. Stout, ]. E. Marshall, Geo. E.
Farrell, P. E. McClenehan, George E.
Wood
5. The Preparation OF Teachers to
Meet the Requirements of Recent
Legislation--H. H. Seerley, G. NJ.
Wilson, w, A. Jessup, Fred l.. Mahan.
nah, A. Palmer, David E. Cloyd, Ir-
wing H. Hart.
Home Rule For Cities.
II cities of Iowa want home rule,
they can get it by working in har-
mony with the city representatives in
the legislature, says Frank G. Pierce,
secretary Of the Iowa League of
Municipalities. He says that it has
been his experience with the legisla-
ture that whatever measures the rep
resentatives from the cities indorse,
generally go through, but when OPP
posed by them, are defeated.
"If Des Moines wants to buy the
street railway system, | believe the
legislature will give 1t the power"
said Mr.. Pierce. 1.-THE bill would be
made to apply to Des Moines only,
therefore the representatives from
other parts of the state would not OPP
pose 1t, providing the Polk county
men favor 1t.
81 have noticed that the legislature
generally gives the cities what they
want, providing the measures are
boosted by the men coming from the
cities. Whenever the country mem,
bers see that the city men want GER
tain things which apply to cities only,
they generally support them.
when things fail which would
benefit cities. it is generally the re
suit OF falling out between the city
officials and the representatives in
the legislature"
Iowa Humane Society.
The Iowa Humane Society has re-
quested the county attorney OF Floyd
county to compel the marshal OF
Charles City to prosecute persons In
that city for the alleged crime of cruel
and inhuman treatment of animals.
According to the complaint which
reached the office of the society
from citizens of Charles City, the
marshal has refused to bring action
against these persons upon complaint
Of witnesses, 1t is alleged in the
petition from the citizens of Charles
City that the ablse of horses and do
nestle animals by certain persons is
SO fragrant as to cause general indig-
nation. The secretary of the Iowa
Humane society will await legal de-
velopments in the case at Charles
City and II no court action is brought
within the next few days, an investi-
cation OF the merits of the case will
be made by him and prosecution
started.
Governor Talks on Pardons.
There is not a week goes by but
that am asked two or three times
to pardon or parole some ones boy"
Governor Clarke said few days ago.
Persons who have been unable to
get the board of parole to act, come
to me. In few cases have | any
authority to act, They don't seem
to realize that can do nothing for
them. am sorry to be unable to
help Borrowing mother. But that
is part of my duty, | tell them to
have hope, and cheer them with the
thought that some time their loved
ones win get out. If freed every
man who asks 1t, there would be no
use for courts"
Civil Service Examinations.
Civil service examinations will be
held November 10, at Des Moines.
Sioux City and other places having
city delivery for railway mail clerks
in Iowa.
Governor On Capitol Extension.
Governor Clarke is convinced that
the people of Iowa viii look with IA
vor upon the capitol extension plan
when once it is understood. He said
that he had discussed the subject In.
directly at Knoxville and that HIS
statement Of the case was well receiv-
ed. He said that he had also talked