The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-02-03
WOULD Solve
Big PROBLEM
Normal School Question Is Presented
in New Light-To Aid the
Private Schools.
GETTING BACK TO POLITICS
Governor Clarke Will Have Naming
of Superintendent of Public In
struction-Severai Bank Bills
tBy George Gallarno,

(By George Gallarnoj
Des Moines, Ia, Feb Am effort to
solve the biennial problem OF the
establishment of more normal schools
for Iowa, which confronts every gen.
eral assembly, is to be made in a bill
which will be presented to the legisla-
tors this week. The measure. which
has been under consideration by edu-
Gators of the state for some time. and
which 1t is understood has the ap-
proval of members Of the assembly to
which it has been presented. provides
for the establishment Of departments
in the colleges and universities, Of the
state, which are not under state con-
troll, of professorships for teaching
agriculture, household arts. manual
training and commerce or any one or
more OF these departments. The bill
will set forth the qualifications which
the colleges and universities must
have in order to take advantage of its
provisions and declares that an edu-
cational institution in order to be
ranked as . college or university
within the meaning Of the act must
have at least seven professors other
than those provided for by the act.
giving their entire time to university
work; have q course Of four years in
liberal arts and sciences and shall re-
quire for admission not less than the
usual four years OF academic or high
school preparation In addition to the
pre-academier or grammar school
studies; also that it must have a per-
manent endowment of at least $780,
600 or an assured income OF at hast
$4,000 annually. exclusive Of tuition.
and maintain library. laboratories,
curriculum and faculty. meeting the
standard set out by the state board Of
educational examiners. State aid Is
to be given TO the institutions comply
Ing with the provisions OF the pro-
posed law, to the extent Of $4,000 an
nualiy Tor each OF the additional pro-
fessorships installed, but no. aid will
be given any institu>lon unless It has
installed twO OF the departments. and
no institution is permitted to install
more than five departments. To be
eligible to any portion of the appro-
priation named the college or uni
versity must maintain one or more
two-year coprsss, covering SO weeks
In each of the two calendar years. said
courses in themselves leading to no
degree, but equipping the students to
teach In the public schools OF Iowa.
Under the direction of the board Of
educational examiners students COM
pleting the, course are made eligible
to receive from the superintendent Of
public instruction q renewable GER
tiicate, good for period OF tive years.
The sponsors for this bill argue that
1t will settle the question OF estab-
fishing additional normal schools In
the state. that 1t will be a matter Of
great economy to the state as it will ac-
complish all that the additional normal
advocates demand. at a cost OF only
salaries of the new professorships.
Among the educational institutions
which would be able to qualify for
state aid under the bill would be
Morningsids college at Sioux City:
Coe college at Cedar Rapids: Drake
university, Des Moines college and
Highland Park college at Des Moines:
Buena Vista, college. Storm Lake:
Central college. Pella: Cornell col
lege. Mt. Vernon; Ellsworth college.
Iowa Falls; Grinnell college. Grin
nell: Iowa Wesleyan college. Mt.
Pleasant; Leander Clark college. To-
ledo; LenOx college. Hopkinton:
Luther college, DEBORAH; Parsons col
lege. Fairfield; Penn college. Oska-
loosa: Simpson college. lndianola: !:
Dubuque college. Dubuque; and Upper
Iowa university. Fayette.
Getting Back to Politics.
A bill to repeal that part Of tile new
educational law which provides for the
appointment OF county superintend-
ents by board in each county. COM
posed Of the presidents OF the district
school boards, has been introduced.
This would put the county superin-
tendent back into politics. The law.
which was adopted by the 35th general
assembly. making the state superin-
tendent and the county superintend-
ents appOintive, does not go fully into
effect until next April, at which time
the different epunty boards will make
their first selections. Those who op-
pose the repeal bill declare it is un-
fair to do away with the law before
It has been given trial.
To Name State Superintendent.
Governor Clarke will have the NAM
ing Of superintendent of public in
structiOn to succeed Superintendent
Deyoe, some time before the present
session Of the assembly adjourps.
Several school men have been spoken
Of as candidates for the place, but the
governor has given no indication Of
his intention. From an outside source
It is learned, however. that the choice
has practically settled down to .