Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-16
THREE HUNDRED AccEPTANcEs
TO BANQUET PLANNED BY
WOMEN OF STATE.
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN TO
GAIN MALE SUPPORT
State to Be canvassed During Coming
Year to Line Up Voters in Support
Of Amendment TO Be Submitted-eili
to Change Policy Of Lake Drainage
Proves Popular.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, March 16-.The house
committee on schools is expected to
take action Tuesday with regard to the
Thomas Anderson text book uniform
ity bill. The committee has heard
from the education and others inter
ested and is ready to act. The senate
committee has acted favorably. 1t has
added an amendment and another will
be offered to still further strengthen
the bill. The amendment agreed to
by the senate committee is one which
limits the operation of the bill to the
grades and rural schools. 1t does not
provide at all for uniformity in the
city schools from the eighth grade and
up. 1t would not affect high schools.
The amendment was urged by Su-
perintendent Thornburg of the Des
Moines schools, Professor Athearn, OF
Drake university, and many of the city
superintendents. 1t was adopted by
vote Of 10 to 1. Mr.. Thornburg as
sured the members that the change
would probably remove most OF the op-
lection which has come from city
school people but also the provision OF
the bill to take the selection of books
from the boards of supervisors and
place it with a strictly educational
board will appeal to the city superin-
tendents. It also gives chance Tor
city superintendents to be appointed
on the commissions TO select the books.
To Buy and Resell.
The other amendment proposed Will
be to have the county buy the books
of families that move from one county
to another. upon their removal. and to
resell these second hand books to
those who come from other counties.
This would greatly lessen the cost OF
the books under the uniformity plan
where families are compelled to move.
There will be a determined effort
this week to resuscitate the bill for
teachers annuities. 1t has had taken
out of 1t nearly everything that is
worth while. It would give no relief
10 the large class Of persons who have
been most anxious to have the bill
passed. as it's work is restricted to the
teachers who receive less than $1,000
a year But still there is great desire
to have the bill passed and the house
, may yet reconsider and pass the bill.
| Asked to Reduce Deyoe's Salary.
Some of the senators have been
| urged. from what source 1t is difficult
to learn, to Immediately pass bill re-
ducing the salary of the superintend-
ent Of public instruction to $4,000 a
year instead Of the $4,000 which 1t is
now. The argument is that inasmuch
as some years ago when he was elected
TO the office the present state superin-
tendent accepted the office and was
willing 10 perforn1.its duties for $4,000
year he ought not to get any more
now. In other words, as has been said
by some of them, if the state can get
as good man as the present head OF
the department for less than $4,000 a
year why pay 1t? Some Of the senators
who urge this were in the legislature
getting $500 a session and glad to do
SO but are now getting $1,000 session
for their services. It is also true that
as to some Of the state, county, judi
cial and other offices they formerly re-
ceived less pay than they now get.