Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-24
INTEREST N COLLEGE
SCRAP ON The NAN[
AMEs ADhERENTs SHOWING LESS
DISPOSITION TO FIGHT
STATE BOARD.
COMMITTEE TO ATTEMPT
TO BRING FIGHT TO HEAD
Chairman Arney and co-Members
Hope to Reach Agreement During
Reeess-commissi Plan Not Meet
ina With Favor-1ext Of Pending
Resolutions and Bills.

Special to Times Re- publican.
Des Moines, Feb. 24.-The quarrel
over the colleges is TO come to head.
at least in committee. If possible be-
fore the short recess.
Senator Arney, chairman Of the COM
mittee that will virtually decide the
matter, will try 10 get the committee
together today. II is understood that
at the next meeting final action Will
be taken. The members have agreed
that all those who have reasons 10 pre-
sent why the general assembly should
take affirmative action against the
board, viii present these reasons in
writing; then that they viii all go over
the matter and undertake 10 arrive al
a conclusion in harmony with the spirit
of harmony and CO. cooperation among
the different departments Of state &C
tivity regarding education.
Apparently the house IS waiting for
senate action on the theory that after
all il is in the senate that the matter
must be disposed OF.
Interest On the Wane.
Interest in the whole subject seems
10 have wane6 considerably. Only two
of the lobbyists VINO have been at work
here have remained the past ten days,
and the attention of the Legislators has
been diverted to other matters Of I'M
portarce.
That which seems to be developing
situation is that the persons who We're
meet insstent upon rebuke to the
board because of what was being done
for some reason not explained some
what reconciled to the situation. The
pressure from Ames for putting the
board out Of commission has materially
abated. There is some slight tendency,
but not so pronounced. in the same d.
rection as it relates to the situation at
Iowa City. AS the question OF appro-
pria tons is being reached the desire
for fight to the finish on other mat
ters is lessening. Now if the Iowa City
and Anes pressure is shown 70 De
weakening there will not be much left
of the ght against the board.
Commission Plan Unpopular.
The proposition to approve Of every
thing except the shaking up in do
N este science. which is a distinct house
Measure, has attracted a great deal OF
attention, and it may be the basis OF
final action.
The proposition for commission 70
report two years hence has not as yet
met with great favor, but il is being
used as a basis Of discussion and will
have to be reckcned with.
a number of members contemplate
some important amendments to the
Whipple law, but it may be found that
this is too big a task to be tried out.
Thu opinion is general that the COM
n1ittee must face the situation square!y
and decide either that the board ri
education is TO be sustained or turned
down and take the consequences OF
such decision.
Tn. Dixon Resolution.
The Dixon resolution regarding the
board of education is as follows:
Whereas: The state board of educa-
ton has most carefully investigated
the courses Of study taught at the
state university, the state college OF
q griculture and mechanic arts and
state teachers college, and has ma lie
long continued and exhaustive inquiry
regarding such coordination OF the
work Of these institutions as, in it's
Judgment. will establish the most To-
gical, efficient and economical! state
system of higher education; and,
whereas: AS a result OF this study
and investigation the board has or
Gered:
"F'irst-That all work in engineering
be conferred at the college Of agricul-
ture and mechanic arts;
''Second-That all courses in profes-
SIGNAL education and in liberal arts
now offered in the Iowa State Teacn- |
ers' College which extend beyond the
sophomore year be discontinued;
Third-Tilat all courses in general
science and in domestic science at the