Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-09-25
NEED SCHOOL LAWS
CLAIMED BY SUPERINTENDENT
THEY ARE NOT OCCUPYING
THEIR PROPER PLANE.
COMMISSION WILL HOLD MEETING
Declares Great Benefits were Obtained
Through Efforts OF the Special Leg
islatlve Committee at the Last SEES
ZION of the State General Assembly.

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islatlve Committee at the Last SEES
zion of the State General Assembly.
Des Moines.-The better Iowa school
commission will hold a meeting on
Sept 25. 1t has been called by A. M.
Deyoe, state superintendent of pub
lie instruction. The State Teachers
association voted to continue the
commission and report will be made
at the association meeting in No
vember.
In his letter to the members mott
Tying them OF the meeting, Superin-
tendent Deyoe calls attention to the
| fact that more constructive legisla.
ton is necessary to get the schools
on the plane where they belong.
Following are some paragraphs tax.
en- from the letter:
To the better Iowa schools com.
mission belongs the credit OF having
outlined consistent, progressive, and
practical programme of school legis.
lation that not only met the approval
OF educators, but was well received by
! the legislators and the people in gen.
eral interested in better schools.
The splendid results obtained IN
securing legislation, practically in ac-
cordance with the programme of the
commission, is due in large measure
to the efforts of the special legisla-
tive committee appointed by the State
Teachers association; consisting OF
Warren Garst, B. w. Newberry, Bern
ard Murphy, Arthur Springer, John
Hammill and Jerry B. Sullivan. No
committee ever worked more faith
fully and cheerfully, and this, too, at
financial sacrifice of personal in
terests.
The confidence reposed In the
commission and in the special legisla-
tive committee by the people and by
the Thirty-ffth general assembly has
resulted in the cause of the element
airy schools and the secondary schools
receiving an impetus from legislation
that has never been excelled by that
Of any state, which should afford
great encouragement to the state
Teachers association. The legislation
is in line with what the association
and educators of Iowa have been at
tempting to secure for at least twenty
five years.
with the securing of so much de
sirable legislation there is danger that
the opinion may become prevalent
that everything has been accomplished
that is possible for the betterment OF
the public schools of our state, which
would be a serious mistake. Legisia-
ton without an enlightened public
sentiment back Of It will fall short OF
expectations as to Ultimate results.
Public sentiment favorable to better.
schools has been gaining ground in
the state. This movement should not
be allowed to suffer because OF indiff-
erence. Interest must be kept alive
in order to prevent any reaction"
Sale Of Railroad Is Ordered.
Judge Smith Mcpherson of the
United States district court ordered
the sale of the defunct Fort Dodge,
Des Moines & Southern Railroad COM
pany in five parts on or before Nov.
20, at an aggregate price of $685.
900. George F. Henry, master in
chancery, is directed to make the
sale.
Judge Mcpherson directs that The
main line of the road extending from
Des Moines to Ames, Boone, Fort
Dodge and Rockwell City shall be
sold for not less than S2,50O,000 The
master in chaneery will not be allow.
ed to accept bid below the sum
designated by the court. All bidders
for this portion of the road must de-
post $4,000 each with the court.
II is ordered by the court that the
remaining four parcels OF the road
shall be sold as follows:
Line from Colfax to Newton ia
Goddard not less than 100000.
Line from Des Moines Junction to
Goddard not less than $4,000
Reah estate and mining property
not less than $4,000.
Senator John z. Wade.
Senator John F. Wade, chairman
Of the state board of control, who died
suddenly on Tuesday, Sept. 16, was
born in Burlington, VT, April 7, 1859.
He removed with his parents to Iowa
at an early age and in 1871 with his
parents settled upon farm in But
Ter county. He served as a member
Of the board OF supervisors In Butler
county for many years. He was elect
ed senator from the Thirty-ninth SEN
atorial district and served in the
Thirty-frst, Thirty-second, and a spe-
cial session OF the Thirty-second gen.
eral assemblies. He was the only
democrat elected from that district for
many years. He was appointed
member of the board of control by
Governor Carroll October /, 1908.
Disilkes Rowiey's Action.
Attorney General George Cosson
wrote to J. c. Mitchell of OttuIawa
that he had rot accused Mitchell OF
playing politics in delaying the cap
itol extension suits, but that he
thought John W. Rowley, instigator
of the suit, was attempting to do more
than get the law tested when he urges
that more suits be started. Mr.. Mitch.
ell is chief attorney for Rowley. In
letter to the attorney general he
complained Of stories that have orig.
mated in Des Moines.
Would Form Blacklist.
Denison, Ia, merchants have been
having considerable trouble with
"dead-beats'. They asked the county
attorney whether it would be legal
for them to form a blacklist" asso-
citation. He submitted the question to |
the attorney generals office and was
answered In the negative. The Ne
braska supreme court has held that
the person who gives mans name |
to the association and is responsible |
for having 1t put on the blacklist Is
liable for damages. II there are any. |