Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-24
70 SURVEY SCHOOLS
EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION SOON
TO VISIT IOWA STATE IN
STiTU1ioNS.
IOWA FIRST STATE TO
REQUEST INVESTIGATION
To Make Careful Personal Study of
Work Being Done With Idea Of
Offering Suggestions For Improve
ment-commisse Made Up of
Distinguished Educators of Country.
Special q Times Republican.

:
Des Moines Sept, 2a.-P, ?. Clax-
ton, United States commissions of
education, has called meeting q The
educational survey commission, wA:cA
mas charge Of the survey Of The Iowa
state educational institutions 70 be
held a; washington, \ C en- OCT ..
a; this meeting the plans @. ne sur
vey vii be gone INTO N dsIaii and =
is probable Jhat the members Of tae
commission wiz PERSONAL, visit tAe
Iowa institutions within q snort -:ns
ara perhaps spend Week in sains
over the work.
The commission IS made uP Q: some
OF the most DISTINGUISHED e6Gcators n
this country In addition 70 C31s-nis-
sioner Clexton. who IS me CHARM an
the following are members: Dr. Ken
drick c. Babcock dean Of tEe college
Of liberal arts, University q ILLINOIS,,
DR.. Raymond NJ. Hughes. PRESIDENT
Miami University Ohio: D-. Bailey,
formerly dean Of the college q aEri-
culture OF Cornell University Dr.
James p Angel. dean II ne college q
liberal arts. chicago University MIS-
H W Calvin. bureau of education. and
DR. 5. P. Capen. specialist IN higher
education Dr. Godfrey president =
Drexel institute Prsla5el7h.a. Or
Godfrey VIII &C. in az advisory eag2-
city
lnforr, alton al First Hand
The commission already has cons!d-
cradle 10 work on, having secured blue
prints OF the buildings and class rooms
and much valuable 5aIa. secured thru
a personal visit O. Dr. Capen ana thru
CORES pondence. The personal visit,
however. which IS 70 be made y the
commission, probably some tine IN Oc-
tober, Will give the members ne in
formation az first hand and viii per
nit them TO make a careful personal
study OF the work being Done.
This survey, u VII be -e-7snbered.
is being undertaken az r5e request Of
the state board Of education, ~i-h
view TO improving and making more
efficient the work at the state ins-itu-
tinns Not only will me committee go
into the physical equipneo; 0. -ae in
stituti.ons but they viii study the ex-
tension work being undertaken by our
state educational Institutions; thay
will observe the attendance AZ the var
not some classes are 700 small % jus
tifv .heir being maintained ard others
perhaps too large.
First to Be Surveyed.
Iowa is the first state 70 ask such
complete survey Of It's educational IA
stitutions on the part OF the United
States government Il 3 needless 70
say that not alone are me mem bers ~
the state board anxious rha- II prove
beneficial TO the schools tere but the
government depar.u7 en- IS anxious 70
prove the efficiency ot i-s department..
The distinguished educators VINO
make up the commission. as IS shown
by the positions they hold, OCCUPY ar
important place IN the educational
systems ot this country, Il Is pointed
out by the state officials hers tina.
whatever time these nea give % the
Iowa surrey VIII be Of benefit 20 -hen
and 10 their institutions as L broad
ems their acquaintance with the edu-
cational problems and systems OF the
day.