Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-03
IoWA's NEW PROGRAM FOR so.
GAL AND HEALTH ADVANCE.
MENT.
STATE AIDED SCHOOLS MUST
TEACH FARMING AND COOKING
HsaIth Of People safssuardsd by Ef.
feetivs Reorganization Of State Board
Several Laws Requiring Sanitation
Adopted by Observation-Disclosures
Compensation Conspicuous.
,ecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. July 3.-The sociological
program for Iowa, as framed and de-
veloped in the Thirty fifth general as
sembly, is declared by those who have
made study of 1t to be by far the
best and most advanced ever laid out
by any legislative assembly.
1t has nov been made the law In
Iowa and compulsory, tho the compul-
sion does not commence until TWO years
from now, that in THE schools OF the
state, all the state schools receiving
state aid there shall be taught aSri-
culture, domestic science and manual
training. This is to be established as
the regular thing in Iowa. But in ad-
dition to this there is state aid pro-
yided at once for those consolidated
rural schools in which these branches
are taught in earnest, and state In
spector will attend to the rigid enforce
ment of the law.
The health of the child is considered
in two bills which authorize the pur-
chase Of additional ground around
schoolhouses for play grounds ana IN
cities authorize tHe eseaoiAsAte' "
public Fairgrounds.
Then there is a new law under "hlch
a city library may enter into an aSree-
n,ent for establishing branch as j
Tart of Il school, thus distributing the
benefits of free public libraries TO
greatest advantage.
Health Of the People.
The greatest advance was made IN
laws looking to the health ii the fs:.i.!e
Of Iowa. The state board CT health vas
completely reorganized and Is to have
five members. all on salaries, Win
added funds provision was made Tor aP
epidemiologist, or one to look AFTER epl-
denies which break out Ihere was
authority given to join with the gov
eminent in sanitary survey of the
rivers with regard to pollution. Rah'
roads are REQUIRED to maintain closets
at railway stations in sanitary cond!-
ton. Certain cities may erect and
maintain garbag e disposal plants.
The law as to county hospitals
especially for the care Of the INDECENT
consumptives was greatly strengthened
and full responsibility for their care
and to prevent injury to the public Is
placed on the county authorities with
power to effect remedy If there is
danger Of contaglon. Provision was
also made for department at the state
sanatorium for advanced cases anc
greatly increased support for the sana-
! forum was given.
Hotels must be kept sanitary, beds
clean, no bugs, etc.
Regulation of charitable organiza-
tions is provided so that where solicit
ing for charity is done away from home
a permit will have to be secured.
The general law as to sanitation 0!
all places where food Is prepared for
human consumption is a long step for
ward for the protection Of the public.
experimenting the other pure food and
pure drug acts. The cold storage law
ard additional legislation in regard to
city authority over slaughter houses is
in the same line.
A woman factory inspector has been
provided This is with special view TO
having all places where W omen 'r girls
are employed conducted in proper man
ner and with due regard to sanitation
and health.
The workingmen in the gypsum
mines are given protection by reqIlr-
ing inspection of these mines.
Better protection for the travelling
public is contemplated in a law .2auir-
ing frost glass on the cabs Of loco
motives so that frost will not obscure