Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-01-22
Governor Clarke in Strong Mes.
sage to Members Of 36h
General Assembly.
ONE TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
Says Governor Should Have But One
Term-Reduce Legislative Body
inaugural Services ut Usual Time
For Repeal Of Non.Partisan Judi.
cilry Law.
(By George Gallarno)


Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 12.-(SpeciaD
Governor Clarke delivered his biennia
message to the Seth General Assembly
at joint session of that body, held II
the house chamber this afternoon. The
message which was of considerable
length, covered all the states activi
ties, the institutions under the board
of control and the state educationa
affairs. The governor also dwe!t al
some length on matters of reform tn
state government. He did not favor
the recommendations made by the
committee on retrenchment and re.
form, putting the state on c0mr...;-
sion basis of government, but recon-
mended that the term of governor be
extended to four years, and that the
governor be made ineligible to re-e'sc-
ton. He declared that four year
term and ineligibility to a second
term would enable the governor to at
once and for four years concentrate
all his energies upon his duties as a
public servant, studying the business
of the state, the needs of the state in
all her diversified interests with moth
ing ito modest or make him afraid"
He declared the non-partisan judi
ciary law had not proven to be Of any
benefit to the state, and recommended
it's repeal. He argued for a change
in the methods of procedure in our
courts and favored a saner treatment
of our criminals. Along this line he
spoke earnestly in favor OF the GUS
todial farm proposition.
He favored the constitutional
amendments for direct taxation for
raising state revenue and for woman
suffrage.
He recommended a reduction in the
number of members of the general
assembly from SO in the senate to rs.
and from 10S in the house to so. He
also favored more economical man
agement of the legislative assembly.
He declares some Of the help employed
by the assembly is absolutely needed,
but much of it is in the nature of pure
unauthorized graft.
The vote on governor and lieuten-
ant-governor was canvassed by the
assembly at the close of the address
by the governor. The inaugural
services will be held Thursday after
noon followed by reception In the
evening at the capitol.
The house organized yesterday with
w. IL. Atkinson, of Butler county, as
speaker, and w. C. Ramsey, Of Wright
county, as chief clerk.
Want School Laws Rewritten.
State Superintendent of Public In
struction. A. M. Deyoe, in his biennial
report to the governor has recon-
mended a rewriting of the entire chap
ter Of the code governing public
schools of the state. Mr.. Deyoe says
this should be done for the purpose
solely Of simplification, of clearly stat.
ing sentences and paragraphs now
vague in meaning, and Of harmonic.
ing sections of the law now apparently
contradictory. He especially recon-
mends that in all cases where appeals
are taken to the state superintendent
his decision should be final, and where
the courts have the final say the ap-
peal should be made to the courts
direct. In his report the superintend-
ent suggests that the minimum teach
ers' wage law be changed so as to
base It on the grade of the certificate
rather than on the percentage secured
in the examination. Summing up the
aims of the public school system Of
the state Mr.. Deyoe says those aims
should include: Nine months of
school for every child; high school
within reasonable distance for every
child, thus making it possible for the
child to be at home every night under
parental care; efficient supervision Of
ell the public schools, including rural
and village communities; we'll trained
teachers for all of the schools; the in
Of industrial training in all
who may desire to take advantage Of
the same; a more extended use of the
school plant for recreational and edu-
cational purposes; good sanitary con-
ditions in and surrounding every
school house; extension of the public
library idea 80 as to make the library
available by every home; provision for
vacation employment schools afford
Ing an opportunity for manual labor
Or training in the manual arts for
children living in towns and cities.
Sanitariun Asks Big Sun.
Superintendent H. v. Scarborough,
Of the state sanitarium for tubercular
patients At Oakdale, near Iowa City,
has fled q report asking for an ap-
from the legislature Of
g11S,96O, for additional buildings and
at that institution. Dur
Ing the past year the superintendent
reports that 5S7 patients were admit
ted to the sanitarium and $50 were
and when the report was
made LOG remained in the institution.
The appropriations asked for include:
4 new wing and administration de-
partment for the advanced hospital.
lo0. ~; eighty acres Of land, $4,000;
colo stsrsgs plant. $1,000; green
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