Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-28
CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS IN.
rRopucEp DEMANDING RE.
sc,Np,No OF ACTION.
STATE EDUCATION BOARD
ASKED TO BACK UP
der ~ illegal and % Detrimental to
State coIlsass-ssnats After Contest
Refers Resolution to Educational
Committee.
pecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, Jan. 2S.-The fight on
the college controversy commenced in
the legislature when Senators Weber
and DeWolf both offered resolutions
requesting the board Of education to
rescind its action abandoning part Of
the college work. Francis led the fight
to have the resolutions referred to the
committee on educational institutions,
which was opposed by DeWolf, but
reference was made and that commit
tee will give it hearings.
The resolution was determined on
at meeting Of representatives of the
state university held last night.
The text Of the resolution is as fol-
lows:
Resolved. by the senate. with the
house concurring, that the attention of
the Iowa state board Of education is
respectively called to the following:
First. that since the action of the
state board of education ordering the
removal of domestic science from the
state college at Ames to the state uni
versity at Iowa City, the elimination of
engineering from the state university
and the centering Of the same at the
state college at Ames, and the discon-
tinuance OF the last two years Of the
work at the teachers college at Cedar
Falls. there has arisen much opposition
to such action Of the state board on
the part Of the people Of Iowa, and
many educators and persons of wide
experience and devoted to the educa-
tional interests Of Iowa have expressed
the opinion that the board erred in its
action and that the effects of such ac-
institutions and the cause Of education
in Iowa.
Legality ousstionsd.
Second. that grave doubts havl
arisen az to the legality and constitu.
'tionality Of the action OF the board
and many legal authorities OF a char
acter to command respect and consid.
Grafton. have expressed opinions hold
ing that such action on the part Of tbs
board is without legal authority and
in some particulars is in conflict with
the organic law of the state.a.
"Third, that if the general assembly
should adjourn without acton and lat
er the courts should hold that the ac'
ton Of the board was illegal and with
out constitutional authority, these sew
eral colleges and departments affected
by the action of the board would be
without financial support for the en-
suing two years and on that account
would be demoralized and irreparablJ
injured.
Asked to Rsseind Action.
"Therefore, be it further resolved BY
the house, the senate concurring. tina
the Iowa state board Of education bt
advised, and is respectfully requested
to rescind its action Of Oct. 8, 1912. a.
cited above relative to such colleges
and departments Of the three tnstitu'
tions, and to SO amend its budgets ant
recommendations to the governor ant
to this general assembly as will giv'
to such colleges and departments sucf
support as they would have receivee
if such action had not been taken.
It was stated from state university
Headquarters today that no bill wa!
being supported by them looking to tn
abolition of the state board OF educa'
ton.
Atkinson, Of Butler, presented tn
resolution in the house, which also re
ferred it to the committee on state edu
cational institutions.