Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-23
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uuent injurious results.
what the state of Iowa ought te
do is to provide a special reforma
tory for women and locate 1t on
farm not far from Des Molnes
where these unfortunate women car
be given work gardening and IN
some generally healthful occupation
It should be placed In charge or
competent woman Of high class. IL
would be great thing for the women
and for society. Virtually we are 40
ing nothing in Iowa now for this
class of persons. The plan have
suggested has been adopted IN otn
er states with excellent results.
Warden McLaughrey also statec
while here that the room vacated al
Anamosa by the women would all be
needed in few years because OF the
steady increase now in the population
there. --. er
State Normal Race.
It Is probable that there will De
appointed a special committee in one
or both the houses to handle the sub
ject of establishment Of additional
state normal schools. Those who are
DESTROYS of urging the work of better
training of teachers to higher ba'
sis have asked that a special com
mittee be designated for this pur'
pose. Otherwise it may become compli.
Gated with either the rural school
problem or the college quarrel, and be
lost sight Of The advocates of more
normal schools point to the fact that
always this subject is one shunted on
by reason of other matters and it new
er gets full consideration. They :
the legislature to meet the subject
souarely The cities that are known to
be after normal schools are:
Ottumwa, Wapello county, sixth
district.
Shenandoah, Page county, eighth
district.
Bloomfield, Davis county, sixth
district. 4, ....-l
Denison, Crawford county, tenth
district. >-.-~= go. .se----....
Perry, Dallas county, seventh dis
trict.
Creston. Union county, eighth dis
trict. fa -n--
It is probable that there will be
other cities getting into the game
very soon. Both Denison and Shen-
andoah have buildings to offer for
the use of the state.
For one thing, the advocates Of the
additional normal schools. will not
readily join in the fight against the
state board of education which board
is advocating additional normal
schools The impression is that part
of the fight against the board of educa-
ton is to prevent additional normal
schools or other provisions for the
education of teachers. Hence the nor
NAL school idea runs right against
the campaign to overturn the work
of the state board.
Captain Duckworth Custodian.
Capt. w. A. Duckworth of Keosau-
qua. the new custodian of the state
capitol, is a fine old soldier, but &C
tive and vigorous and strictly
business men. He was formerly
democrat but became republican in
1896. along with a good many others.
He has not dabbled in politics very
much, though he made an unsuccess'
full race for the legislature once
against Bauman. He Is an engineer
and a finely educated man, thorough
business man and it is said he Will
make fine custodian. Inasmuch as
the present incumbent, E. B. Kerr OF
Sigourney has been filling recess
term not confirmed, the change Will
take place at once.
Senator Joe Allen got the woman
suffrage amendment under way by
it in the senate today. 1t
merely provides for striking the word
male" out Of the constitution. Sen
ator Allen intends making a good
fight for the bill. Just who will take
charge in the house is not yet certain
but any one of a number of excellent
men stand ready to take UP the battle.
The house committee as named by
Speaker Cunningham Is regarded as
decidedly favorable to the submission
of the matter to the people, ten OF
the members being counted favor
able. The senate committee on const1-
tutional amendments is regarded as
rather unfavorable, though possibly
1t will not go so far as to refuse to
let the resolution come to the floor
of the senate.
The bill to establish one Of the
state normal schools as recommended
by the report Of the state board OF
education at Shenandoah, was intro
duced today by Representative Stipe
and Senator Dunnegan. 1t is a start
for the big fight for more normal
schools.
The senate contest committees are
now in position to know what is be-
fore them The Hunter contest has
been disposed of at last. Only two
remain in the house and two in the
senate. The Weber resolution to
notify the lawyers that $3.50 will be
The limit for attorney fees in any Of
the cases will probably pass, and
This is intended to have the effect
If preventing the drawing of the con-
tests out into long cases to be kept
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