Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-02
STATE SCHOOL AT AMEs TO BE
MADE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL
YOUTHS.
EFFORTS TO ENLARGE
B.coLLEGlATE WORK
Two.Year Short Course to 30 Made
Available For Youths Who Do Not
Desire to Enter Professions, Regard :
less Of Length Of Preliminary High
School Training.
Special to rimes-Republican.

Special to mes-Republican.
Des Moines, Nov. 2-During the next
few years the sub collegiate work at
the state college at Ames will be en-
phasized and expanded.
It is the belief Of the board of edu-
cation, and this belief is to be crystal
izel into a definite policy for the state
college, that the greatest field Of use
fulness for the college is in giving edu-
cation to those boys and girls from the
farms and towns who have no intent
whatever of entering professional life.
who are not fitted for any profession
and who desire some education along
special lines which they can utilize
in the everyday affairs of their lives.
If young man comes to the college
now and applies for admission his pre-
vious study is made known. II he de-
sires to go into the two year course,
which does not undertake to fit for
professions he is asked as to his high
school experience. If he had been only
in the grade he can enter the two year
course. If he has had all but one year
VI AtSt oShOoA "OAN AiC Saii CiiSSA l'AS
two year course. But If he has high
school diploma he is told that he can
not enter the two year course at all
but is required to take up profess
stonal course. In other words, the boy
or girl having had high school gradua-
ton is compelled to take professional
course at the college.
Now this is going to be changed and
there will be an effort made to enlarge
the usefulness OF the two year courses
or those of even shorter period, and
thus to enhance the, value Of the sub
collegiate work There are many who
have gone thru the high schools who
do not want to become lawyers, or doc
tors or engineers. They merely desire
to secure some special training In ag-
riculture. horticulture domestic sci
ence or the trades, and then to return
to their work. The college at Ames is
to welcome all such in the future. Ev-
cry possible facility will be given these
students to get just what they want.
President Pearson and the members of
the board are unit in this change Of
policy and the details will be worked
out as soon as possible.
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Now Des Moines has something to
think about other than politics. Billy
Sunday is here and at work.
The inauguration of the Sunday
evangelist campaign was a spectacular
affair in this city. The tabernacle
built for him was filled on Sunday as
he started his work. The affair had
been well staged. Committees had at
tended to every detail and the pre-
liminary work had been done which
would make certain that practically all
the protestant churches OF the city
would join in the campaign.
Sunday had twice before been In Des
Moines on similar errands but never
before had been able to stir up much
interest. He had on previous occasions
found Des Moines hard one to break
into. 1t is the expectation that this
time he will have better luck. The
meetings will continue for some time
and there is every prospect of a great
religious awakening.
Judge Henderson. commerce counsel.
says that the interstate commerce
commission and it's assistants are
crowded with work far beyond the
capacity Of the commission to handle.
The special investigator who went to
st. Louis to hear the apple rate case
had been given schedule which called
for hearing two important cases at st.
Louis in two and half days. Before
he got to st. Louis his schedule had
been increased so that he had seven
cases to hear. 1t was necessary to rush
thru with them and to work over time.
In fact the investigator worked until
1870 p. m. the last day and then caught
an o'clock train out The business Of
the interstate commerce commission
has been growing immensely and a
large corps OF refurees is employed to
take testimony on these rate cases and
report to the commission.