Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-12
LOCAL COMMENT

Marshall county citizens and County
Superintendent of Schools Miller ara
TO be congratulated that this county
now leads the state in rural school con-
solidations. This is movement de-
signed to give children upon the farms
all the advantages OF graded schools
and special teachers which have here
tofore been enjoyed only by the chill
dren living in the towns. Like all new
things IL takes time for everybody to
understand the change but 1t Is n
movement which is sweeping over
Iowa, Minnesota. Dakota. Missouri and
Kansas and will eventually cover these
states completely. Marshall county
has taken the lead in Iowa. Miss Ger
trude Miller, progressive and fearless.
has encouraged the movement here and
our leading citizens have been quick
10 realize the opportunities offered to
them.
1t is strange however. that with the
lead this county has taken In the mat
ter of school consolidation. every con-
solidation so far voted should be locat-
ed in the west half OF the county. The
people OF the eastern side of this coun-
sS,!;,,,! ;,Sa!ch :. once pro-
posed to consolidate at Green Mountain
the taxpayers are probably paving 81
GOO per year for tuition of pupils in
outside schools and they will have to
continue TO pay this much or more so
long as they fail to provide an ade-
Guate consolidated school Of their own
The Green Mountain people, hoasting
or their Yankee descent. have been out
distanced by communities whose line
age runs more directly back to Ireland
and GERMANY. II IS time Gilman, lie
Grand and Green Mountain were get
ting busy
With the city schools entertaining
an increased population OF 200 scholars
some indication OF our citv's increase
IN population NAV he estimated. In
1910 when our last complete city CEN
sus was taken we counted 1874 peo-
pie and there were enrolled in the
schools that fall 2,2ss pupils. We now
have enrolled 95e2 punils this fall.
hence oo6s pupils to 532 puuils
1874 population is,1as population.
Marshalitown now is easily a city of
more than $1,000 people.
Al the beginning or the baseball
season tire Times Republican predicted
that the dry towns would furnish the
hig attendance AZ the hall games. The
prediction was based upon rho well es-
tahlished principle that when COM
munitv has its booze money in its own
pocket instead o. in saloon Keepers
automobile that community has money
70 spend AT the halt grounds. NJ the
picture shows. meat shops and stores.
The figures are now in and 1t appears
that Waterloo. dry town stands first
IN attendance tho second in popuia-
ton. while Narshalltowu. infinitely
drier than Waterloo. comes third in at
tendance while 4 ranks last of the
eight in population, Cedar RAPIDS, first
in population and wet. takes second
place In attendance The four dry
towns OF Waterloo. Marshalltown. Mus
catine and Otturnwa. rolled up q total
attendance OF 1853 o72 with combined
population of 7s.e+5. whereas. the four
vet towns OF Cedar Rapids. Burling-
ton. Clinton and Keokuk. with sS.I12
population sent only 1883 TO the ball
games this summer Reduced to a per
capita comparison the ball attendance
of the dry towns was 2.14 per capita
while FOR the wet towns II was only
I.42 per capita. Marshalitown. the dr!-
est az them all. had the highest per
capita attendance OF 1895. Whereas,
Burlington. vet was the lowest with
. per capita. The bali fans OF the
town should remember these things
when somebody is paid To promote an
other saloon petition. Il that time
should ever come.
The attendance and population COM
parison is as follows:
attendance Town Pop.
30.512 ..... Waterloo ..... 2s.593
s7523.... Cedar Rapids ......32.Sll
$4,000 .... Marshalitown $500. 1874
81. 500 . Muscatlne .. .1s.17s
10000. ,. Clinton .25.5T