Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-23
SEPTEMBER

education were in tho city yesterday
and neither one met tho others. The
board IL still much at sea as to what
70 DO for q third member OF the
finance committee. The hrst selection
did not get thru.
Another problem that 10 worrying the
board u that Of what to do with tht
people who are going to school Mt the
college at Ames. President Pearson
reports an immense enrolment with
$500 people to be cared for thcre Is
fear that not oil can be accommodated
and that the attendance later will be
reduced because Of the inability OF al
to find rooming places.
Appointment OF Robert S. Barr to b
Judge OF the superior court of Porr}
makes the second appointment to tn
bench by Governor Clarke OF demo
GRAFT. Mr. Barr was in Abel IN tn
practice of law when Governor Clark
arrived there with fresh diploma froa
the State University ready to take u
legal practice. For many years tn
governor and the new judge wer
members of the two firms that nearly
always and under all conditions stooG
opposed to each other In court. Mr
Barr is a lifelong democrat. He Is
a lawyer OF the old school, pictur
esque gentleman one who loves goo
horse race quite as much as victor
with the jury. man OF much depth o.
legal learning.
h Prof Fred Mahhannah, in charge q
the hign school normal work for Iowa
reports that the enrolment in tines
state aided high schools in the norma
courses is very much larger this yes
than last. The number Of schools Wa
increased, but even in the older schooi
the attendance in the normal cours,
has been Increased, showing the popu 4.
larity and success of the work. Tn.
is somewhat surprising also. because , /,
the fact that the department found
necessary this year to put the woi
under more rigid rules than befor
especially in that every person enrollin
is required to sign up what is virtual.
a pledge to remain in the school unit
the course is finished and the pupil i
released by the department. Thes
pledges have been signed up quite read
lily. showing that there is no sham ne
makeshift about the work but that tn
students entering the normal courst
expect to finish and to engage in teach
ing
The Glenn CULVER case from Mitch
ell county is closed. 1t is anticipated
motion for q rehearing will be filed an
when it is disposed Of the case will h
at an end. The decision filed last Wee
affirming the case seemed to indica
the court was not wholly clear as to tn
guilt of CULVER, but found the case w
fairly tried The over zeal OF the bani'
ers association detectives came nea'
leading to new trial.
The court yesterday denied the appli-
ca ton Of attorneys for CULVER to have
cited before the court for contempt the
newspapers which printed an article In
this correspondence referring to the
inordinate size Of the papers filed In the
case An abstract Of LOO pages had
been filed and an argument OF $50
pages. These voluminous documents
were made use Of by the attorney gem
eral before legislative committees In
urging reform in court procedure, as
illustrating the absurdity of present
court procedure and privileges. The at
torney general had himself filed mo-
ton to compel fling smaller abstract
The court in the decision referred to
the great mass Of matter placed before
them in the case.
III was therefore not surprising that
the court refused to cause embRrrass-
ment to newspaper men for having re-
cited the facts regarding the volumin-
Gus record filed.