The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-03-11
PLAN PARKS FOR
IOWA TEACHERS
ONE TO BE AT oKoeoJI AND THE
OTHER NEAR DUBUQUE.
NEW COUNTY UNIFORMITY BILL
Representative of WapelI~ County
Campaign Expenses are Too High
and He Wants a Law Passed
That will Cut Them Down

Des Moines, March To- For the
purpose of training teachers of the
state in nature study that they may
give pupils a clearer knowledge of
plant and animal life Representative
Horchem of Dubuque today introiuc-
ed bill providing for the establish
ment of two parks for this purpose.
His bill provides one of these shall
be located on the shore of Lake
Okaboji in Dickson county and the
other on the tract of land commonly
known as Park Life, bordering on
Lake Zollicoffer near Dubuque
These parks, he proposes, are TO be
used under the direction OF the State
Board of Education for the training
of teachers, students and pupils in
nature study, for summer schools and
for experimentation in forestry. fish
culture, the fostering of bird life and
Of the life of fur bearing animals"
An appropriation of $4,000 is provided
for securing the land and an annual
appropriation of 900 asked for
maintaining and promoting the pro-
jects.
Only Partial Uniformity.
Three county superintendent APP
peared before the Senate schools
committee and protested that the
ThomaS-Anderson bill was improper.
! ly called county uniformity" as it
provided only partial uniformity, the
city schools being excluded. Those
who made this objection and insisted
that city schools should be included
were Superintendent Terrell of Clin-
ton, Superintendent Brown of Winnie
baso and Superintendent Bonencamp
of Carroll. AS a result the bill will
probably be amended to cover all
schools.
A new county uniformity bill, with
Ia democratic phase, was introduced
| in the house today. 1t provides that
! at the next general election there
shall be submitted to the people Of
each county the proposition to adopt
county uniformity of text books and
that where a majority vote for such
there shall be uniformity including
all schools, while in those counties
where there is not a majority, they
! shall remain open until the people do
$50 elect This was referred to the
schools committee. There is also
state uniformity bill before the House
committee
A Cheap Campaign.
Campaigning in Iowa will be
comparatively inexpensive expert
ment if the bill introduced by repre-
sentative Slaught of Wapello should
become a law. He has just introduce
ed bill which provides that
it shall be illegal for any candidate
foT Office to spend in his campaign
moro than five per cont of the an
nual salary of the office to which he
aspire5 for campaign expenses.
Give Cities More Power.
Two bills extending the power of
cities we're INTRODUCED in the house.
Representative Elwood would give
cities the right to regulate the oper-
alton and speed of automobiles with
in the city limits. Representative
Brammer of Polk would give cities
the right to pass ordinances provid-
ing for the destruction of weeds and
to regulate such destruction. Failure
of the Home rule" bill will result, 1t
Is said, in offering many bills grant
ing cities more power. Most of these
will have to appear in the Senate as
this was the last day for the intro
duction of bills in the House.
/ Care Of crippIes.
Iowa cripples and deformei child
rem will hereafter be taken care OF
and receive expert treatment at pub
lie expense and life made possible for
many children. Governor Clarke to
day signed the Perkins bill which
provides for the care and treatment
of the states dependents at the insti
tutional hospital at the State Univer
sity of Iowa at Iowa City with all ex
penses paid. The bill becomes effect
i've July 4, 1914.
The Absent Voter.
The Absent voters bill' at the re
quest of Representative Klinker o
\ Crawford County, was put over unit
Thursday or Friday in order than al
amendment might be prepared provit
Z ing for the voting of non residents II
towns and precincts operating votint
machines. This step prevents the bill