Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-16
STATE SUPERINTENDENT pEvoE
HAS PROOF OF BENEFITS OF
CONSOLIDATION.
EIGHT DISTRICTS SHOWN
IN EXISTENCE TEN YEARS
Great Gains Shown During Past
Twelve Months, Number Jumping
From Twenty to Sixty-Sehoois Con.
soIidated in Territory Where System,
Has Seen Longest Tried.
Special to Times-1Republican.

Special to Times-1Republican.
Des Moines, April ls-superintend-
ent Deyoe. Of the department. of pub
lie instruction, took with him to Iowa
City map OF Iowa showing the pro-
gress of the movement for better
schools as related to the consolidation
work which is under way. The map
shows the location Of eight of the con-
solidated schols that have been in OPP
Grafton for about ten yaers or over.
This is sufficient to show the practical
vaiue OF consolidation in increasing the
efficiency of the schools Then it shows
that a year ago there was a total Of
twenty consolidated schools in actual
operation in Iowa; but that now there
are sixty Of these schools In operation
or fully decided upon and in prepara-
ton.
In other words, ten years Of deliber-
ate effort toward school betternlent had
resulted in securing twenty CONSOLE
dations of districts to the end OF bet
ter work for all; while year has add
ed forty more, and the consolidation
process is going on so rapidly the de-
pertment cannot keep up with the calls
for assistance and Information.
But the map shows another interest
ing fact. namely, that it Is right close
to these various older consolidated
schools that the largest number Of new
ones have been located. The movement
spreads from these small centers. be-
cause experience shows the value Of
consolidation.
State officials are becoming inter-
ested In reports that some of the local
fairs in the state are being run in a
manner that may lose them the state
aid In addition to all the other ways
in which the state is aiding in agricul-
ture. there is direct aid from the state
treasury for local fairs and this is
quite frequently OF vast Importance to
the fair associations. But the state aid
can not be given If gambling or other
violation of the state laws is permitted
on the fair grounds at the time OF the
fair Reports indicate that some OF
the fairs are being run IN rather
loose manner.
W. o. Payne. editor of the Nevada
Representative, was in the city yes
terday looking over the situation as
to his candidacy for republican nomina-
ton for congress. He is quite confident
Of success and IN no way disniayed be-
cause Of the entrance of Joe Myerly,
councilman, in the race. Payne be-
lieves he will beat both Myerly and
Doweil in the district.
A point for Payne that will be quite
strong is the fact that both of his OPP
ponentS are from one county and Polk
has had the member of congress most
Of the time since the Oldest inhabitant
can recall. Besides, so 1t Is said by
the Story county people, they have
been furnishing the big majorities IN
the district for many years and have
had no big offices.
The friends of Dowell, however, are
soured to renewed activity by the lat
est turn in affairs and promise that
from this time on they will put up a
good fight for him.
According to Lafayette Higgins,
state sanitary engineer. there Is no
reason whatever for having the state OF
Iowa pay for the analyses OF water for
the various cities and towns Of Iowa.
! When the cities and towns are pay
! ing for expert advice and information
from all sorts OF persons" he says
"why should the state pay for hav-
ing the water analysed. II city wants
its paving done right it hires conpe-
tent man and pays him to supervise the
| Job. If a city has building erected Il
pays an architect for his professional
services Now why should it expect tt
have the water investigated and a re.
port made thereon free OF cost?"
But what is more needed thar
this" he added. els that for each anc
every city Of the state there be made