Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-07
STATE EDUCATIONAL cONTRO-
vERsY SEEMS TO BE SETTLED
FOR ALL TIME.
DOMESTIC SCIENCE COURSES
FOR ALL THREE SCHOOLS
Extent and Scope Of Duplicated
Studies to Be Dependent Upon
Amount Of Money Appro priated by
Each Legislature - No Five Year
Dry Period"
Special to Times-Eepublican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, April There seems
now to be no doubt whatever that the
present state board of education will
conform fully to the suggestions in the
bill which has passed the senate and
is now in the house regarding the col
leees. namely: that domestic science
courses be established and duplicated
at all three OF the state colleges and
that for the present the status as TO 9TH
er departments Will remain as in the
past few years The bill. however, does
clothe the board with definite author
iry to establish the courses of study al
the institutions. Whatever action it
takes in the future will be adhered to
by the legislatures. The real test Of
the INN diate future Will come in the
matter of the appropriations for the
various departments II the iegisla
ture makes liberal appropriations for
the departments affected il will be a
sign that for all time they are 70 re-
main just as now: but if there is dis
position to reduce the appropriations
for the three colleges 10 the minimum
il will be takes as a sign that the board
should go slow in developing the dup
Heated branches. The appropriation
committees have as YET given sign
of what is Likely 10 happen.
j. 3. Hammond yesterday placed on
the desks OF the members of the iegis
lature printed plea for the passage
of the five year dry period bill which
l<; Ill
poned and is out of consideration by
the legislature The bill has az its
chief feature that the advocates Of a
saloon consent shall prove up every
thing and get their case all thru the
courts before any consent petitions
shall be effective. The legislature post
poned the bill on the theory that this
was equivalent 20 preventing the pos
sibility of any saloon consents in the
state, as the matters might be kept in
the courts almost indefinitely and the
saloons would De closed UP everywhere
the people desire them.
The senate finished up almost ready
for the governor on Saturday another
of the bills recommended by the bet
ter schools commission, this one for
the purpose OF recognizing the office
OF county superintendent and taking it
out of politics. so far as that can be
done The provision is that the term
of office Of the county superintendent
shall be for three years. commencing
July I, 1915. Election Of these county
superintendent shall be by a conven-
ton in which each school township.
independent school district and town
school district shall have one vote.
This shall be by the president Of the
board or IN case he can not act BY
some other member designated by each
school board. The county auditor shall
call the convention in April and it
will have authority TO appoint a COM
nirtee Of five 10 investigate as to
qualifications Of the candidates. Coun-
ty superintendent shall have had ex-
perience in school work The board is
not limited 70 choice by the residence
of the candidate for county superin-
tendent.
The departments that are to come
under the new department of agricul-
ture, should that department be reor-
ganized IN accordance with the com
.nittee bill. the details of which We're
given some time ago IN this CORE
spondence, are the handling Of the
state fair, the dairy and food depart
nent. the board of animal health. the
fish and game department. the state
geologist the state entomologist, the
state bee inspector. the weather ana
crop bureau and the state horticultural
department. The board of three mem
hers is TO Cooperate with the socie-
ties and associations having charge OF
each of these: and the board of agri-
culture shall cooperate with the heads
of the departments having these in
charge and direct the control of the
funds. II is not planned that these
departments be abolished or materially
changed but that they shall all get
together and work in harmony under
one head There is to De an advisory
board consisting Of directors from each
district elected now, with the COVER
nor, the president of state college. the
state geologist, the secretary of the
horticultural society, the dairy com
missioner, the state veterinarian, the
game warden the president of the
dairy association and the president Of
the retail implement dealers associa-
ton, ali to be members thereof.
On next Wednesday there is to be
hearing given various persons in the
state On the water power sites and the
problems affecting the same. The
hearing will be by the joint committee
on utilities Of the two houses FOR the
purpose Of seeing il there can be any
thing done that will protect the water
power sites Of the state. Early in the
session a resolution was introduced re-
lating to the action contemplated in
congress on certain water power sites.
Nothing has been heard from it since
and apparently there has been little
interest in the same. Now If there are
persons in the state who want anything
done they will be given opportunity.
The Joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the state constitution as
to the day of the week for the hold
ing OF elections reads as follows:
THE general election for state, dis
trict county and township officers for