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Creston Daily Advertiser

Location

Creston, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1925

Page

5

High School Officials Plan Accreditation Body

A committee of G. H. Brown L. L. Mendenhall and T. N. Metcalf proposes an Iowa high school officials association. Officials would pass sport specific exams and renew annually to certify qualified referees and reduce nonqualified competition. The plan aims for adoption at the Des Moines teachers convention on Nov 6.

Ames Advertiser Iowa High School Officials’ Association Iowa High School Athletic Association G. H. Brown L. L. Mendenhall Iowa State Teachers College T. N. Metcalf Iowa State College Des Moines

Young Rattlers Reared On White Mice

Eight tiny rattlesnakes born at the Minneapolis museum mark the first offspring from captive mated rattlers. Grace R. Wiley, curator, reports the eight surviving young, from an original litter of eleven, now growing rapidly after feeding on white mice. The youngsters are kept separate from their parents for safety.

Associated Press Minneapolis Minneapolis Museum Grace R. Wiley Ditmars New York City Plains Texas

Livestock Exchange Funds Four Farm Scholarships

The Chicago Livestock Exchange provides four scholarships for desiring farm boys to take the farm course at Iowa State College. Prof. J. C. Cunningham will select one boy from each of four counties. Scholarships paid in two installments with courses in farm management soils feeding cattle and grain judging.

Ames Chicago Livestock Exchange Iowa State College J. C. Cunningham

Hough Case Up for Rehearing in Iowa Supreme Court

Des Moines reports the Carl Hough murder case to be reheard in the Iowa supreme court. Hough was found guilty of first degree murder last December at Bedford and sentenced to life with hard labor. The trial jury was praised by Judge Homer A. Fuller for its verdict.

Associated Press Des Moines Carl Hough Iowa Supreme Court State House Hough Bedford Homer A. Fuller Board of Parole Lillian McKinney West 102 River John Beach Omaha Odebolt Q Hoagy H. W. Long Herrick Spencer Oakland Red Oak Shenandoah Clarinda

Iowa Officers To Practice Markmanship At State Shoot

The third annual state shoot for county law officers and vigilants to improve marksmanship will be held October 19 and 20 at Fort Des Moines. Sponsored by the Iowa Bankers Association and others, the event offers ten cash prizes totaling 167.50 with medals. Captain Howard C. Tobin, experienced rifleman from Camp Perry, will lead the competition.

Associated Press Des Moines Fort Des Moines Iowa Bankers Association Ben J. Gibson James FE. Risden Bureau of Investigation Viglantes Howard C. Tobin Camp Perry Ohio

Penn College enrollment seen at least 400 insists

Oskaloosa Iowa September 22 H E McGrew president of Penn college believes enrollment will be at least 400 when regular sessions begin. After day one of registration 351 students enrolled. Penn Academy discontinued but many sub freshmen remain to complete prep for next fall. Music school enrollment likely rise from 216 last year and commerce school expected to exceed 100 students.

Associated Press Oskaloosa Iowa H. E McGrew Penn College Penn Academy School of Music McGrew School of Commerce

New Faculty Additions At Iowa State College

Marian Gray joins as dean of women with prior work at Ward Belmont Nashville Ohio State and Cornell. Marie Mortenson becomes Home Economics head holding a bachelor and master from Ames. Hazel Norris joins Education and Psychology after Penn and Bryn Mawr. BE Stranahan granted leave to pursue advanced degree at Boston University. Three Penn College faculty members attended summer sessions for advanced study.

Marian Gray Ward Belmont School Nashville Tenn Ohio State Univerity Cornell University Marie Mortenson M. Mortenson Iowa State College Ames Hazel Norris Penn Bryn Mawr College BE. H. Stranahan Department of Religious Education Boston University Penn College

State College Enrollment To Break All Records

Central Iowa State College opened registration as thousands of students filled the halls for full enrollment. Early figures show overall enrollment up seven percent from last year with veterinary studies leading gains at fifty percent and industrial science up thirty two percent.

Ames Advertiser Iowa State College

Henry Ford rails against milk and history in spoof

An odd Courier-Journal squib mocks Henry Ford by imagining him abolishing milk as he did history and land, satirically portraying a future where institutions vanish under his influence.

Henry Ford Louisville Courier-Journal

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