Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-14
COLLEGE HEARING
PROVES RATHER TAME
GALLERIES DISAPPOINTED WHEN
JOINT SESSION MEETS TO
HEAR ARGUMENTS
NO BIG DEMONSTRATION
MADE BY co.oRDlNATiON ANTS
Nothine New Developed in Discussions
ID. D. Murphy and J. n. Trewin
Speak for Colleges and Board and
James 8. Weaver, Jr, for Obieetins
Alumni.
Special to Times Republican

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, Feb. 14.-Big doings at
The much advertised bout between the
college board and the anti-college
committee at the hearing on what TO
do with the board OF education and
1slature highly entertained by great
lawyers; much word thrusting and
quite lot OF personality; some mighty
clever things said in interesting way:
some bald accusations and strenuous
denials a fine line OF going around
in a circle and not getting very far.
= This was the hearing on the college
scrap. The joint session was attended
by most Of the members Some sat
upright and others dozed. Galleries
half filled. and galleries voted it not
half as good a show as a debate on
Miller bill. Pretty vigorous applause
from the house side for the ants, but
no great demonstration nor anything
!. to show the leanings OF the senate
members.
Z. Nothing New Brought Out.
=. Practically nothing new came out III
the discussion. Al has heen written
or said that could be said. The only
new feature was reading some letters
and documents by Ny Weaver, and es-
pecially putting together Of !nforn1a-
ton regarding to the position taken
at different times by the board mem
bers to show their Inconsistency.
That the action retaining the en-
cheering school at Ames was taken
upon the insistent demand OF President
Pearson before ne would agree to come
at all, was brought out, and the letter
OF Pearson to that effect was read
showing tina, he forced the board to
define itself before he would make a
. move. Mr.. Weaver also attacked Ire
win and Boyd most savagely and
brought back the retort from Trewin
injunction to the young lawyer VINO
yer for the other side.
The discussion was by D. D. Muir
phy and J. H Trewin for the colleges
r and James 3. Weaver for the alumni
of the university opposed to the board
Of education.
M. Murchy's Points.
Some points made by Mr.. Murphy:
Higher education is supported by
taxation and the funds are not unlim-
tied; the public demands that the
funds be 80 used as to secure the high
est degree OF efficiency possible.
= Investigation by a competent COM
mission showed that there is in the
Iowa institutions rivalries and jealous
les and duplication Of work, and the
committee placed on record years ago
its condemnation OF the suplication in
eneineering and liberal arts.
There is need, in Iowa, OF but one
college OF liberal arts. one college Of
law. one Of medicine. one OF phar-
macy, one Of engineering, one OF pre-
pairing teachers for secondary school
work, etc. There are differences as 10
where each should be located but no
difference as to the fact OF one Of each
being enough.
~ The very purpose Of the organization
OF the board was to remedy the evils
pointed out in the Whippe report. and
the board has merely done it's duty in
preparing a plan for avoidance Of the
duplication.
AZ to preparation for teaching, the
teachers In the elementary and rural
schools, comprising 80 per cent Of all.
are entitled to their proportion of the
funds used for normal work, as COM
! pared with the 10 per cent who are
engaged IN work in the secondary
schools OF the state.
There never was any need for the
school at Cedar Falls entering upon
the preparation Of teachers for the
secondary school work, with the uni
versity and twenty private colleges al
ready engaging IN that work. Cedar
Falls had 1902 students before il be-
came a college. all in preparation fo-
rural and elementary school work; and
in no year since has II has so large a
number OF students. In 1904 il mad
forty-eight instructors and 1900 stu
: dents; last year with 108 instructors
1t had 1850 students.
A teachers college apart from a COL
lege of liberal arts is an unthinka BILE
proposition.
z This is and always must be a rural
state and we know that our highest
!, duty is help in making rural life con-
ditions the best possible; so that we
should place the emphasis in our nor
NAL school on the preparation Of teach
ers for work in the rural and element
ary schools.
Viewers Arguments.
James B. Weaver, Jr., made these
+ points:
Students in university engineering at
: Ames are less than nine years ago,
while at Iowa City they have steadily
Increased, u SO per cen. increase the
past year despite that there is threat
OF discontinuance. At Ames the en-
3. Iollment in college engineering the
past six years has been: 704, ss1, $50
6sa $50 and 495. At Iowa City the
4 enrolment five years has been: O.
I Is, "a, 81, and 80.
the principle Of the board Of educa-
ton Is right, to have something to
{ stand between the institutions and the
{ legislature; but Mr.. Whipple opposed
. small saIaried board because he
il fea4ed politicians might get control
d ana he said no power. judicial or legis-
lative, should be given the finance
Y eAanmlittee-
President Pearson wrote to Presiden,
Trswin declaring that he would mo-
4 accept appointment as president unles.
e was determined that an engineering