Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-19
SEEK TO AVOID VOTE IN LEGiS.
LATURE ON DIRECT CUES.
TON At ISSUE.
REVIVE EFFORT TO SECURE
APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSION
Sentiment Of Legislature Certain TO Be
Against Condemnation Of State
Board Composed Of College Presi-
dents, Attorney General and Others.
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Des Moines, Feb. is.-Opponents Of
the state educational institutions have
again revived the plan Of avoidance Of
direct showdown on the college
controversy by the creation OF COM
mission TO determine and report on the
whole question Of the scope and func-
tions OF the state university, the teach
ers' college and the state college. There
does not seem to be very much doubt
now that If there is insstence on a
vote Of the legislature condemning the
state hoard Of education and ordering
{. reversa! Of the action taken, It will
fail. and the belief also is gaining
ground that no matter what is done 1t
vii. not be final settlement
&c is because OF this that the m 2Fe''
mcnt has been revived for temporary
commission OF investigation. The house
committee on state educational
institutions has before it bill which
would create the commission 1t will
be put thru the house first, since the
attitude of the house is more clear than
that OF the senate. The board Of edu-
cation viii oppose the bill.
The bill would place the matte. in
the HANDS Of commission consisting
of the presidents Of the three colleges.
the attorney general and five named
by the governor. \ year and a half
Of investigation and inquiry would pro-
duce report, So it is stated, that
would command the confidence Of the
people.
Legislatures intentions Plain.
In the various and sundry lobby dis
cussions Of the college controversy by
members OF the legislature, the asse--
ton has been frequently made that the
legislature never had in contemplation
at any time. nor any of the legislative
leaders, tina, the single board plan for
the state educational Institutions would
ever result in serious effort 70 cur
tail Implications az the college. Some
OF the older members Of the senate.
whose memories still serve them we'll.
caused TO be dug out OF the session re-
ports evidence bearing on this ques-
ton.
They found that there was entered
in the Journal Of the senate on March
is, 1904. the following report from the
visiting committee TO the state uniyeT-
sity, consisting Of Hon. Frank L. May
tag, their chairman Of the senate ap-
preparations committee. and Hon,
Frank E Jones, chairman OF the honse
app-opriations committee, ROW Lead
ing member OF the state senate, and
that similar report was signed by
visiting committee that went to A7nes,
except as to the last paragraph, by
George ". Durham. A. W. Buchanan
and p. H. Gregory. The report adopted
and mao de Of record was:
Your committee after an earnest
en6eavor to get an understanding OF
the needs Of this school; to understand
the magnitude OF the enterprise, bolh
in its work and expenditures. 10 know
( what has been done for the school bS
the state in the way of appropriations
and by the school management IN car
rying out the promises made anc pans
proposed, have become firmly con-
WINGED that TO legislature Or commit
tee thereof can, in the short time al
! lowed for that purpose, become SO con
versan1 with the workings OF the IN
| stitutiors, with its actua! present
! pressing needs, or form such juoen1eh'
| Of its probable growth and future
needs, S TO be able to safely lesis.ate
for it in the MISTER Of appropriations
Definite Aims Sought
eve believe, in the interest OF the
! taxpaye-s OF the state, and its educa-
! ,ional institutions. there should De
! chosen competent board OF manage
! nent for the three state educational
! institu tons, in whose hands should pe
! placed their financial management:
! that under such board management ii
! will be possible to expend the moneys
/ Of the state more judiciously than mas
| heretofore been done: that only unce!
| such MANAGEMENT can the most urseh'
need oe known and met, and eacn IN
/ stiLution he assured its fair ana dp
propriare share of the state money TO &c
| the work it should do.
1--WE believe that such management
will ultimately do away with nnci
unnecessary duplication in work and
unpecess ary expenditure Of the state
anpropriation for educational inst1tu-
-ions on a proper basis. We do there
fore heartily recommend the estap-
fishing and appointment Of such
! board. ;.
"For the engineering department., Ii
is the judgment OF your Goinilu. 's! =,
10 buildings should be erected and tina!
the department should be discontinue
entirely, for the reason that We nave
at Arnes, one Of the finest engireerihs
halls in the country, and We oeheVe
that all expenditures in TINS me
be concentrated in one place.
This report is the basis for the ac'
ton taken which led to the 1nvest1ga-
tion and final report on which the new
state board of education was foundeo
At that time leading members OF the
legislature saw clearly how Impossible