Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-17
SEEKING NAY OUT
Of COLLEGE RON
1 LEGISLATURE HOPES TO SETTLE
CONTROVERSY FOR ALL
TIME.
MUST EITHER SUSTAIN BOARD
or TURN 1T OUT OF OFFICE
Making Board Merely 4 Clerical Force
Would Leave Succeeding Legislation
70 Quarrel Over Management Of In
stitutions Of Learning-State Fair
Passes and Advertising.
Special to Times epubllcan.

pes Moines, Feb. l7.-Since the open
discussion before the Joint assembly on
the controversy between the colleges
and their opponents the talk has in
creased in legislative circles of an effort
being made to find some way for
settlement that will be satisfactory all
round and avoid the inevitable years OF
friction and ouarreling and consequent
injury to the colleges sure to follow
any arbitrary action on the part OF the
LEGISLATURE whether in one direction or
another.
The whole trouble is said one
member Of the house, that the sltua-
ton has sinlmered down to one Oh
either sustaining the board of education
or virtually turning it out OF office and
taking our chances on the turmoil that
would follow. No matter what We CO.
If it is done against the wishes OF any
large number of those who have been
making the fight. it will mean contlnu-
alton Of the fight indefinitely. II THIS
legislature can interfere with the
board in carrying out its proper tunc-
tions now, the next one can do SO also.
and we are going to have government
of the COLLEGES. or an attempt at 1t, oy
the legislature direct. with Whatever
board may exist being merely cier!ca1
in character"
The effort is therefore to be made to
secure such an understanding as TO the
future Of the colleges and the college
work as will obviate any such con-
tinual friction One Of the college fac
ulty who was here last week declared
that as matter Of fact the controversy
in its present form has been doing
great harm to the colleges and that not
as good work IL being done as should
be because Of the matter now being in
politics.
The Darrah proposal for a constitu-
tionai convention to amend the constl-
tuition Of the United States contem-
plates only that the one subject OF
electing a president by direct vote Of
the people be considered, but conven-
ton called for that purpose would
probably enter upon general revision.
The resolution provides:
Whereas, we believe that the presi-
dent and vice president Of the United
States should be elected directly by the
voters. and
whereas, to authorize such direct
election an amendment TO the constitu-
ton Of the United States is necessary,
and
Whereas, the failure OF congress to
submit such amendment to the states
has made 1t clear that the only prac-
ticable method Of securing submission
Of such an amendment to the states rs
thru a constitutional convention called
by congress upon application OF the
legislatures Of two-thirds Of all the
states, therefore be it resolved by the
general assembly Of the state Of Iowa:
Section l. That the legislature OF
the state of Iowa hereby makes appll-
cation to the congress Of the United
States, under article V Of the consti-
tuition of the United States, to call a
constitutional convention for proposing
amendments to the constitution OF the
United States.
section g That this resolution, duly
authenticated, shall be delivered forth
with to the president Of the senate and
the speaker Of the house Of re presenta-
tives Of the United States, with the re-
quest that the same shall be laid be-
fore the said senate and house.
H6 very D1lSL OcD1 lS III @AAO SSi'1eS
Saturday on the proposed resolution
relating to state fair free passes, ap-
peared to have started something in a
new direction. The trouble commenced
when an amendment was proposed
which looked to reduction in the mum
Der Of free passes secured annually by
the ~Des Moines newspapers and their
big bills for advertising. Inlc2cdiat elv
T. 1icoNvpra1 thpra COrnS on
certain toes and it wouldn't do to
trample on them if covered by Des
Moines shoes; and a storm was raised
about the proposal to direct attention
to the way the Des Moines publishers
mulct the state fair each year. Then
another thing was disclosed, which was
that, according to those who stooc
sponsor for the resolution in its or1g1na
form. it was intended to especially cut
off the free tickets to newspaper editors
all over the state. This brought Sena-
( tor Taylor to his feet, the only news
paper publisher in the senate, and hs
defended the country Wspapers ant
declared that If they should charge the
state board cash for all tho advertising
they give the fair it would make
mighty big hole in the receipts liner
followed more or less of desultory dis
cussion which showed that so far a.
the people who are pushing the matte1
is concerned they are willing to sti
UP almost anything provided nobody il
r. Des Moines is hit by the missiles Thu
( matter. went over on explanation tina
!, the committee on retrenchment and re
i. form may very soon be able to repor
something on this very matter Mem
bers are greatly divided about the mat
ter and do not seem to have the in
formation on which to act inteligentlJ
The school commission bill to reor
ganize the state department OF educa
ton was recommended out for passas
by the committee on schools and tex
books Saturday afternoon.
The bill provides that the office G
state superintendent of public instruc
ton shall be appointive that the teri
q Of the superintendent shall be fou
Z.