The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-21
Federal Government Has Looked In
to Educational Institutions Of
This State Boards
Request.
STUDY AT FIRST HAND
Many Recommendations Are Made
Covering Various Phases OF Edu-
cationai Activities In
state College.

In the first of an important series
of state educational surveys made oy
the federal bureau of education, a
new principle in higher educational
administration is laid down which it
is believed will be of real Significance
to the future OIL education in the
states. This IS the so-called principle
of "major and service lines" II Is
offered as solution to the problem
of duplication of professional cour 5es
by two or more state institutions OF
higher education in Iowa and num-
Der of other ststes.
BY the principle of major and SER
vice lines" as described in the bulle-
tin just issued on Higher Educa-
tional Institutions Of Iowa." each
state educational institution has as.
signed to it certain major" fields
which it may develop to the fullest
extent. "Service" lines are such sub
ordinate subjects as are essential to
the proper cultivation of a major
line. For example, agriculture at the
Iowa State College of Agriculture
and Mechanical Arts is major" line,
and English q service" line. On
the other hand, English is described
as a major" line at the state uni
versity, and service" line at the
State college. On this principle no
state would attempt to maintain two
or more extensive and elaborate edu-
cational plants doing the same type
of special work in the same field,
and no institution wouldl duplicate
the work of another except to the
extent that scuh work Is necessary to
the main task of the college
| Request o. State Board.
| The governments survey Of the
Iowa state higher educational insti-
tutions was made at the urgent re-
quest Of the Iowa state board of edu-
cation for expert information in meet.
| ing the probl ems that arose in ap-
propriating the necessary money for
/ the. institutions Of the state. The
commission appointed by Dr. P. P.
Claxton, commissioner Of education,
consisted of the following: Samuel
Paul Capen, specialist in higher edu-
cation, bureau of education (chair-
mani: Mrs. Henrietta w. Calvin,
specialist in home economics, bureau
of education; james R. Angel. dean
of the faculties OF arts, literature
and science, University of Chicago;
Kendric C. Baocock. dean of the col
Elege OF liberal arts, University OF MI
nois: Liberty H. Bailey, form erly di-
rector of the New York State College
| of Agriculture; Hollis Godfrey, presi.
! dent of Drexel Institute, Philadelphia,
and Raymond NJ Hughes, president
Of Miami university.
Many Recommendation.
The commission made f1rst-han
study of conditions in Iowa, Some
of the topics treated by the report
are: Expenditures in higher educa-
tional institutions: extension work;
home economics; sub-ccllegiate
work; a study Of the use of build
ings; building costs; physical educa-
ton of women; the work and re-
Enumeration II the Institutional
staffs.
With regard tc duplication in en-
gineertng education, which Is most
pressing problem in Iowa and other
states, the survey commission sug-
gested several ways in which the
work might be- more efficiently
handled, recommending especially as
the ideal plan the union OF the two
existing engineering schools in one
place under high expert direction.
mo other method" declares the re-
port, will so certainly insure the
permanent elimination Of the causes
of friction, irritation, unwholesome
! competition, and wasteful duplication
of high-class ,nen and equipment for
advanced work.
Other recommendations OF the com
mission include the following The
establishment OF additional normal
schools; further development CT
graduate work at the Iowa State urj
yersity and <he Iowa State college;
the appointment Of a regular woman
physician at each of the three state
institutions to supervise the physi cal
training Of the health OF women stu
dents: and the establishments oil
$4,000 as the average departmental
! salary for professors and instructors