Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-24
II. M. EicHER SAYS REFORMATION
WAS NOT EXPECTED At
THIS TIME.
BREAK WITH PRESIDENT
APPEARED INEVITABLE
Board Of Education Admits Presidents
Retirement Was Only Question Of
Time-Did Not Believe sehosttls
ISLANDERS But Planned Reorsanixa.
ton Of School Of Music.
Special to Times Republican.

SpeCldl TO IlmeS. ReOuOllCan
Iowa City, March 24-H. NJ. Eicher,
a member of the Iowa State Board of
Education, who spoke before the Iowa
City commercial club, Monday after
noon, made some interesting state
ments concerning the embroglio, at the
university Of Iowa, as briefly noted in
these dispatches yesterday.
Mr.. Eicher said to a representative
of the Times Republican, in explana-
ton of his statements, a number Of
striking things. For example:
The resignation Of President Bow
man came as surprise to all of us.
We weren't looking for such an act
at this time.
I'VE didn't design slap in the face
nor an insult to him, to drive him to
such thing, in failing to re-elect
Professor Shoettle, whose term of SER
vice expires the coming June.
We simply regretted the unfortunate
condition Of things at the school OF
music. which called for re- organization.
Financial handling Of the school must
Professor Shoettle is responsible who'll
ly for the condition Of things. There
Is simply a demand for a new manage
ment
SANDERS Did Not Figure.
so far'as those ISLANDERS Of Professor
Shoettle are concerned. I doubt if there
were more than two members of the
board had actually heard of them. Ger
ta1nly we paid no attention to them,
considering them-so far as they even
reached our ears-as idle, malicious
gossip. I believe there was a bare ref
erence made to them. but President
Murphy 'squelched' that on the spot.
IF the unfortunate stories had been
kept out of the papers. there would
have been no publicity given to the
tales about love- making. etc. Certain
ly. the board does not believe that
Professor Shoettle is gay Lothario'.
and doesn't give ear to such stuff.
As to Fee Splitting.
LAS to the fee splitting I am glad
to say that there is no more bitter foe
to illegal 'fee-splitting in Iowa than
myself. resent the allegations to the
contrary made against me by the
Register and Leader, as false and mali
cious. l am unalterably opposed to
paying commissions for business.
which is synonym OF illegal 'fee-split-
ting .>-s. tae4'
Opposed to Presidents Method.
Il am opposed to president Bow
mans attempted solution of the prob
lem, however, and believe his way
spells Illegally on the part Of the board.
if it tries to adopt his theories in that
matter, and thus exceeds it's authority
as he advocates that the board shall
do,
In reference to sthe probable squel
to the trouble between the board and
the president. if DR.. Bowman had
failed to take the action he did take,
Mr. Eicher refused to commit himself
He would not make statement as
to Whether there had been talk at the
very latest board meeting-when the
Shoettle matter came up-about the re-
tirement of President Bowman uIti-
mately. He declined to admit or deny
that there were discussions in the
board meeting few weeks ago, tend
ing to indicate severance of relations
between the board and President Bow
man, and the latter and the univer-
sity.
Not POLITICALLY Discussed"
1t is whispered by close friends Of
other members of the board, however,
that they believed that the president
was ready for outgoing, and that they