Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-13


state College Of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts.
s. The advisability OF giving courses
in Journalism at the Iowa4State Col
lege of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.
and the sdesirabilty of establishing q
school OF Journalism, with q recon-
mendation as to It's location.
A. The status Of graduate work at
each OF the three state institutions.
with the expression of an opinion ny
the investigators as to the possibili-
ties Of preventing duplication in this
department.
5. The feasibility of consolidating
the extension work of the three state
supported institutions.
g. The adequacy of the buildings
and the economy exercised in their
use at the state university, the state
college, and the state teachers college,.
Specifically, the opinion of the In
vestigators was requested as to
whether a general library and audi
tortum or a botany and geology build
ing should be provided at the state
university within the next biennlum.
4 The best avenues Of expansion at
the state university and the Iowa State
College of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts, with special reference to the adj
visibility OF adding new colleges or
departments to meet the present OF
future educational needs Of the state.
The investigators were asked especial
ly for a recommendation concerning
college of commerce.
The commissioner of education APP
pointed commission composed OF the
following persons to undertake the in
yestigation: Dean James u. Angel.
of the University Of Chicago; Dean
Kendric c. Babcock, of the University
Of Illinois; DR.. Liberty H. Bailey, Tor
merly of Cornell University; Mrs.
Henrietta W. Calvin, of the bureau OF
education: President Hollis Godfrey. OF
Drexel Institute: President Raymond
NJ. Hughes. of Miami University; and
DR.. Samuel P. Capen. OF the bureau OF
education chairman.
The commission studied all the i'm
portant printed documents relating to
the three institutions and issued nu-
merous extensive inquiries to their n
nancial and administrative officers.
During the month of November, 1T Wis
tied all three institutions, examined the
buildings and the records, and held
hearings. At the conclusion OF its
visits. it met with the board of educa-
tinn and urged that it be allowed, in it's
report. to exceed the limits originally
laid down for it. 1t declared that other
issues had constantly obtruded them
selves upon its attention-issues which
lit had come to believe were fundamen-
tai to the situation and which must pc
| talk into account i IT'S report We're
to have any value. On this point, the
report says:
"The board was convinced by the
discussion that, il order to render us
best service the commission should pc
free to treat any parts of the educa-
tional situation in Iowa that might, IN
its Judgment. be necessary
..In accordance with this under
standing the commission has venturea
upon a general consideration of the
of duplication. 1t believes that
itscould mot consistently make recon-
mendations regarding the prevention
Eof duplication in certain specified INES
particularly in the field OF graduate
work, without taking into account. AT
the same time, the whole extensive
area Of duplication. 1t tries to snow
that almost all cases Of unnecessary
duplicakion are symptoms OF the same
orsanic defect, and that these symp
toms could not be permanently reme-
died by q series Of small, palliative
measures, but only by action designed
to remove the defect itself. Ut proposes
certain principles which3it is confident
will, if applied. achieve the desired re-
suit. 1t wishes to have the fact d1s-
tinctly understood, however, that TINS
wider discussion is undertaken wholly
ON it's own initiative, and that the con-
sent Of the board to the embodiment o.
| it in the report was obtained only afe1
the commissions Investigations were
practically finished. It desires especial
Nv to make this statement In order that
the position Of the board in the matter
may not'be mdsconstrued."
The full report, now in the hands OF
the printer contains an introduction
seventeen chapters, and an appendix
covering the following topics:
I. Higher education in Iowa.
2. A study of the expenditures! OF
the Iowa state institutions.
8. Duplication and the principle OF
major lines.
4. Graduateswork. 4
S. Liberal arts at the state college.
S. Extension work.
T. Duplication ofswork in education