Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-03
FARM TO BE coMeiN.
ALTON OF GOOD THINGS
FOUND ELSEWHERE.
VILLAGES IN NEW YORK
AND INDIANA EXCELLENT
Groups Of Cottages With Common Din
ira Hall in Each to Provide CLASH :
fication Of Observation-Disclosures En-.
tertainment and Amusement Fsa-
lures Not to Be Overlooked.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Mcines, June 3.-When the Iowa
epilept:c village in Boone county is or
combination of the good things OF
other villages and especially OF the
ones at Newcastle, Ind. and Sunyea.
n. j. That is If w. j. Dixon of the
board of control has the right angle.
He has just visited these model col
onies and some others and absorbed a
fine line of information that will come
handy later.
The plan at Newactsel Of having
the cottages arranged in groups or
clusters is good one" said Mr.. Dixon,
only they have got their clusters too
far apart. But by putting the cottages
out in clusters, each clusters having
common dining hall, it is possible to
have better classification OF the resi-
dents They put those together that
are agreeable and have similar tastes,
and as q result they have conditions
that are quite acceptable. They have
established good industries at both
Newcastle and the Craig colony but
seem not to have developed as fully as
they should the entertainment and
amusement feature nor gwen the
proper opportunity for recreation. The
plan now favored seems to be to have
all the cottages one story only, as
many accidents occur where there are
stairways.'
1t is probable the Iowa board will Sc
lect superintendent early ard engage
the architect in working oui the plans
for the colony buildings, so that the
land car be laid out this year and
some work be done.
Mr.. Dixon also attended the meeting
in Baltimore of the ASSOCIATION inter-
ested IN the epleptic question and read
a paper telling of what plans are being
made in Iowa.
Score another for the pretty stenog-
rapiler of Des Moines. One of her is
taking the examination for admission
to the bar with the class from Drake.
This is Mabel Harriet James. She be-
came interested because of work in
law office.
High school inspection turns up
some odd things In Iowa, and oldest
of them all was found in town in
western Iowa where a little side line
of high finance had been worked by
j the authorities. The high school had
once been private school and when
| the district took 1t over there was in
Guided q boarding house. Each princi-
pal of the high school invested in this
boarding house. and finally it was re-
quired that before a teacher would be
employed he should agree to invest and
take off his hands the equity of his
discharged predecessor. Now the last
man in refuses to do so. The one left
holding the bag" with small chance OF
coming out whole if foreclosure Is re-
sorted to, is looking for way to get
out. But the state will not put any
money into a school where this scheme
| is continued.
W. j. Dixon, member Of the board
| of control, was pleased to find that at
the new women's reformatory at Bed
! ford. y. Y. Des woman, Miss Taft, Is
assistant superintendent and holds a
VERY responsible position. There are
about 500 women at the reformatory,
and Of course many from New York
lCity, which means they are about as
bad as can be made. But Mr.. Dixon
was not delighted with the fact that
they have solitaries for punishment Of
the incorrigibles.