Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-08

Thirty-one high schools of the state
have been added to the accredited list
by the state board of education for
the year 1915-1916, according to a re-
port which has just been made, There
are now $4,000 pupils in accredited
high schools of the state. This is an
increase of 5000 in the last two years.
There are about seventy high schools
which have applied for inspection for
placement on the accredited list. The
new schools added to the list are at
the following places: Arthur, Akron,
Casey, Fremont, Lohrville, George,
Milo, Goldheld, Wall Lake, Carson,
Neville, Gilman, Early, Maxwell, La
mont, Elma, Wayland, Kalona, st.
Mary's Academy at Emmetsburg, I'm
maculate Conception Academy at Du-
buque, Graceland College Academy at
Lamont, Mitchellville, Bancroft, Lone
Tree, Tripoli, Lost Nation, Edgewood.
Fontanelle, Massena, Stanton, Arm
ODDS Park.
A new industry for Iowa Is given
encouragement in the announcement
by the ceramic engineering depart
ment at Iowa State college OF its in
tention of hiring an eastern art pot
terry expert to come to Ames and CO
operate in tests to be carried on next
fall to demonstrate the unsurpassed
quality of the art pottery clay depos-
its of Iowa. According to experts at
the Ames college Iowa could be the
greatest art pottery producing state
in the union IL she would simply de-
velop her unlimited deposits of high
class clay which lie along the Des
Moines river and its tributaries. These
deposits are of just as high grade
as the clay used in making lockwood
Van Bicycle, or any other high class
art pottery. An exhibit OF the work
will be made at the 1917 state fair
The eight honor scholarships which
were recently voted by the Grinnell
college faculty to be given annually
to deserving seniors and juniors were
awarded for the coming college year
after a decision reached by faculty
members. The four to receive senior
scholarships are Arlo Palmer of NAL
com, Serene Norton of Thorsby, Ala,
and Harriet White Of Traer. The four
who received the junior scholarships
are Robert Aborn of Sheldon. Albert
Noyes of Urbana, ILL.,, Helen Richter
of Clinton and Dorothy McCune of
Belle PLANE. The senior scholarships
carry with them full tuition of 800,
while the junior honors give credit for
half this amount.
Property owners of Iowa practical
ly control their own fire insurance
rates, and lower range of rates has
been secured through the operation
of the new insurance law, according
to the annual report Of the state in
surance commissioner. No two COM
panies are required by law to charge
the same rate upon any risk. 1t is
entirely optional with any company,
says the report, what rates they
adopt, but It is required that all prop
critics OF the same class be given the
same rates upon the same basis by
the same company. Rates of COM
panies to be in force must be filed
with the state department.
Only two lives we're lost in the fire
which destroyed the main building OF
Penn college, at Oskaloosa. An all
day and night search of the ruins
failed to reveal other victims of the
fire. The burned building will be re.
constructed, the college authorities
announced. Work will start about
July LIST. All the faculty and student
body and hundreds of residents attend
ed the funeral of Harry Oakley and
Robert H. Williams, who lost their
lives under falling walls.
W. B. Barney, state dairy and food
commissioner, in letter sent to in |
spectors of his department announced |
for the purpose Of securing higher |
prices for eggs for the Iowa farmers |
Investigation of the prices paid for |
eggs to the farmers of Iowa, Kansas. |
Missouri and Minnesota for the last |
five years disclosed the fact that the |
Iowa farmer in July and August has
been getting cent dozen less than
the farmer Of other states.
Since the main building OF Penn col |
lege at Oskaloosa was destroyed by |
fire the trustees have received four
removal proposals and local business
men are determined not to let 1t get |
away. A citizens committee assures
cooperation in reconstruction and is
making every effort to hold the college
In Oskaloosa. Some definite action |
will be taken at once by the trustees
who are also considering what modifi-
cations will be necessary In the cam
paign under way for 100000 increas-
ed endowment.
Hampton's first Christian church,
erected by the labors of a congrega-
tion OF % in 1892, is being torn down
to make way for one of the most
modern church edlfces in Iowa.
One hundred and fifty-eight persons
were arrested by the Sioux City police
for intoxication during the month of
May just closed. One hundred and
fifty persons were arrested on the
same charge in May, 1915. Advocates
OF prohibition blame the inability OF
the police to stamp out bootlegging
TO the proximity of Sioux City to the
wet towns Of Jefferson, S. D., and
Jackson, Neb
At special election held in Jeffer-
son a proposition to Issue $4,000
bonds for the erection OF new high
school building was carried by a ma
jority Of 299.
Eighty head OF blooded Hereford
cattle sold for $4,000, an average OF