Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-11
TREND TOWARDS CENTRALIZED
EFFORT IN EDUCATION
SHOWS NO ABATEMENT.
EVERY WEEK SEES PLAN
EXTENDED IN IOWA
State Aid stimulating Work Of Con-
solicitation, Despite Conditions to
30 Observation-Disclosures Life In
surance Agents to Be Barred in
Iowa. 5s
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Special to Times -Republican.
Des lMoines, May 1.-THE state de-
parment of public instruction yester-
day received word Of the consolida-
ton Of new school district in Henry
county about four and a half miles
I sortheast of Mount Pleasant. Twenty
sections are included in this district IN
Iasregion where land is worth $3.50 per
acre.
This makes 176 consolidated school
districts now in the state. Scarcely a
week goes by that one or two districts
are not reported. Modern up to date
buildings are being erected which are
proving to be the social centers Of the
neighborhood.
The old adage that nothing succeeds
like success is especially true Of the
spread Of school consolidation. It re-
quires only a visit to some of the con
solidated school districts oyer the state
to convince backward school patrons
Of the superiority of consolidated
schools, the state superintendent Of
flee reports. S4545st~ .-&E .}%l3
The state aid provided for consoli-
dated schools is Of course one OF the
big factors in stimulating the organi-
szatien OF these districts The majority
of the buildings in the state are four
rooms or more and where such are
provided, together with four acres of
grounds or more and where the teach
ling of agriculture, manual training, and
domestic science are provided for the
state contributes $500 toward the fur
anishing of the building and $3.50 an
nually toward the support Of the
school Where the school building has
only three rooms the state. gives $3.50
toward the equipment and $500 an
nually toward the support. For a two
room building the stateHaid amounts to
$3.50 for furnishing and 5000 annually
toward the support. "
Before consolidated school may re-
ceive state aid mo matter whether it is
a two, three or four room school, it
must meet the f6llowing conditions: 1t
must have been organized under Sec,
ton 2794 ATT must provide suitable
school grounds tt must provide suit
able building. 1T must provide neces-.
sary departments and equipment for,
teaching agriculture, home economics
and manual training. At must employ
teachers holding, certificates showing
qualifications to teach such subjects.
Said subjects must be made part of
the regular course Of, study and all
must befapproyed by the -snperintend-
ent Of public instrpc tioIi. q
10 Bar Non .R saidsnt Agents.
Some i, tins age State Insurance
an order to the effect that after, April
Of this year no life insurance agents
who were not residents of the. state
fnd 1n-t n,
ness in the state. Upon complaint Of,
many insurance companies that too
short notice was given as tosthe time,
for putting this order into effect the
state insurance commissioner has
changed the time to April 1, 1917.
The state depar tment has found it
difficult to control nonresident agents.
Many Of them take advantage fof the
fact that they do mot have to make
good their promises pers onally and
claim things for. the policies they sell
which are not borne out in fact so the
state department says. h The Depart
ment has more or less difficulty with
them and holds that is Sufficient
grounds for barring them out Of the
state. Hi K 3sfssSss ~ ID III sisF
y Can't Fill Auto Orders.
Local automobile dealers = selling,
medium priced cars are confronted
not only with the difficulty of getting
enough automobiles from their fac
tories, which are, behind in their or
sders Sbut in getting the. automo biles,
shipped out hefes There is such Ia
shortage in freight cars that tits ex-$
tremely difficult to get frequent and
prompt shipments. One dealer here
recently had a big consignment Of au-s
tomobiles shipped from Detroit to Des
Moines in fiat cars and had the autos
covered with canvas. He was able to
get fat cars when he was not able to
get box cars Now he says he would
be thankful II his factory could get
fiat cars enough to take care Of their
orders.
Broom Makers to Be Heard.
Complaints against the state board
Of control selling prison made brooms
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