Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-11-12
Iowa Stands to Lose.

al education, G.. A. Prosser, secretary
of the national vocational education
commission, warned the teachers of
the state at~the meeting of the edu-
cational council
The Smith-Wilson bill which is now
before congress and certain of adop-
ton because of President Wilson's
backing, provides for federal aid for
states which have vocational training
schools as part or independent of
the public schools but maintained at
public expense, Mr.. Prosser told the
teachers. The council approved the
suggestion made that the next legis-
lature enact a law making vocational
training a part Of the public school
course.
The committee on rural schools, OF
which President j. H. T. Main of
Grinnell college is chairman, recon-
mended in it's report filed with the
council that the next legislature be
urged to make some provision for
creating funds to care for the extra
amount and kind Of teoching required
by the introduction of the ne wsub-
jects into the school courses.
The committee on teachers retire
ment fund reported its draft of
new bill to be submitted to the next
legislature. The permanent fund is
created from the teachers registra-
tion certificate fees and state appro-
priation. The management Is vested
in a board composed Of the state
superintendent of instruction, auditor
Of state, one teacher appointed by the
governor and one teacher elected by
the state association.
Garst Defends Risk Plan.
State workmen's compensation In
surance was advocated as cheaper to
the employer and more satisfactory
to the employe, by Warren Garst, in.
dustrial commissioner, at the noon
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce.
A great proportion of Mr. Garst's aud
fence were insurance men, and he
was the target OF lively questioning
after he had finished his formal talk.
In the course of his remarks Mr..
Garst outlined his ideas of what the
ultimate Iowa workingmen's compen.
sation law should do. Mr.. Garst be-
heves employees should receive 60 per
cent OF their wages when disabled by
accidents, that $3.50 week should
be the minimum compensation and
that compensation should begin after
the eighth day.
Mr.. Garst quoted largely from
letter from the secretary of the Ohio
state insurance commission, which
told how well the Ohio plan is work
ing out. He said that the state could
the insurance department
on basis of less than per cent,
while administrative cost in a pri-
vate company runs from 50 to so per
cent Of the receipts.
File Expense Accounts.
A number Of candidates have filed
election expense statements with w.
s. Allen, secretary of state. A report
from each candidate, whether sue
cessful or not, is required by law
within ten days after the election.
The following declared their expens-
es: B. G. Murphy, Essex, democratic
for railroad commissioner,
s279.57; L. r. Rosebrook, Oskaloosa,
for railroad commission
er, Sails; John Cooper, Dubuque,
progressive, for congress in Second
district, $734.S0: w. B. Martin, Du-
buque. democrat, for railroad COM
5000; George Phillips, OF
tumwa, democrat, for auditor OF
state, $137.77; s. w. Mercer, Iowa
City, democrat, for railroad commits
sioner, $11S.17; L. M. Osborne, pro-
gressive, for congress in Fifth dis
trict, $275. d. c. Chase, republican
candidate for state senator in the
Hamilton, Hardin and Wright district,
asserts he did not spend a cent in
The election.
Greater Iowa In Schools.
Greater Iowa and Iowa forever"
will be preached to the rural schools
Turing the week beginning November
Is. This will be greater Iowa week.
Under the direction OF A. NJ. De-
roe, state superintendent of the de- |
)artment of public instruction, litera-
ure and other information has been
forwarded to every county superin- |
endent in Iowa who will supply every
'ural teacher in the state.
In similar manner cooperation
will be had with normal and high
schools. In primary schools greater
owa will be discussed in a very sim
lie way. In all school departments
he effort will be to create pride in
owa. In the higher schools of learn
ng 1t is planned to have debates and
discussions.
owa Road Improvement.
The talk that Iowa has done little
'r no road work in the past is the
heerest nonsense. Nearly all of our
Dads are good at least nine months
n the year and many Of them are
God the year round. Thirty or forty
ears ago Iowa roads were simply
.wful and miles of travel were vast
d in making detours of sloughs. This
as changed and our roads are fairly
God. A road well drained and grav-
lied Is good the year round and
hat is what Iowa ought to have.
owa Farm Methods.
The department Of agriculture at
Is undertaking a wide