Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-24
Northern, Io,ua Items

/ the securing OF federal aid Is being or
ganixed here today with delegates
representing cakies- and. towns ; ana
commercial clubs present from South
Dakota, North Dakota. Nebraska and
Iowa. The sessions are being held IN
the commercially lub rooms, the visit
ors committee. at Is expected the con-
vention will get behind the Newlins
bill, now before congress. for the i'm
provement of the upper river.
Cedar Rapids.
That the proposed new tuberculo-
sis a sanatorium tor Linn county VIII
be located on a tract Of land covering
forty -seven acres in the vicinity OF
Kenwood and owned by this county -
entirely probable. The other afternoon
the board Of supervisors and County
Attorney Linville visited the tract. this
being the first step in the matter OF In
vestigaion before define action will be
taken by the board to build such hos
pital. The land is beautifully situated.
being high and rolling and commanding
fine view of the country Whereabouts.
It is regarded as an ideal spot for the
location of home fer incurable suf-
ferers Of the white plague.
osass.
Howard Morse, of Orchard. near here.
says that he can beat a Shetland pony
in hundred yard dash, and he is will
ing to wager his money and run the
race to win it. The man that owns the
pony has faith in the fleetness of the
little animal and he. too, is willing to
wager money-and let the pony win it.
So the race has been arranged for
Thanksgiving Day. The strange con-
test is the result of an argument which
arose between Howard Morse, one OF
the partners of the firm of Morse Bros,
who run the hardware store at Or
chard. and Merle Galley, who owns the
pony. Morse said he could beat it in
q race, Galley said he couldn't. BY
ISLANDERS were interested and a match
was arranged to take place next Thurs :
day morning. A course has been laid
out extending from Morse's store to
the store Ut p. e. Artz & Co., distance
Of approximately 100 yards. Bets have
been freely made and the outcome OF
the unique sprint Is awaited with con-
siderable interest.
Cedar Falls.
President H. H. Seerly and the facul-
ty of State Teachers College have
evolved program Of progress and ex-
pansion for the institution that II car
ried out. will mean much to the people
of Iowa. The plan contemplates the
extension Of the college year from for
ty-two weeks to forty-eighth weeks,
divided into four twelve-week periods !:
also the increasing Of daily recitation
periods from five to eight of sixty min :
utes each. This would mean that the
school day would be from a. m. till
p. M. and that the college would be
running full blast until 8 or 10 O'Clock
in the evening. The approval of this
plan by the faculty bears out the be-
lief President Seerley has long held,
that the people Of Iowa should realize
the largest returns possible upon their
investment in this teachers training
plant. Then. too. the new law makes
1t imperative that an applicant for a
certificate to teach shall have at least
twelve weeks OF normal training. BY
putting into operation this new plan OF
the faculty Of expanding the college
year to four twelve-week terms. pros !.
pectivc teachers may comply with the
requirements Of the law by ATTENDING
the Teachers College during the sum
mer period. To put this new plan into
successful effect will require an add.
tional appropriation OF about $4,000
yearly by the Legislatures. However
It ID believed there will be NO hitch
IN this part Of the program.