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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1936
Page
5
Charles H. Maruth reports a 20.3 percent rise in summer campus enrollment. Projected totals range from 3,000 to 3,100 students, with liberal arts and graduate colleges driving most of the increase. Last year's first term enrollment was 2,687. The all state music drama and speech groups of high school pupils are noted as part of the program.
Last year unchanged numbers at professional colleges. Late-comers enrolled after the deadline with registration ending Saturday and work delays pushing enrollment into next week. Final enrollment, including campus and non-campus students, will take about two more weeks to compile.
John Erskine will open the University of Iowa summer lecture series with outdoor talks on Friday evening on the west terrace of Old Capitol weather permitting and a round table conference Saturday morning. The author of The Private Life of Helen of Troy Galahad and Adam and Eve has demonstrated versatility by serving as.
The president of the Juilliard School of Music and a director of the Metropolitan Opera in New York headline a lineup of lectures. Other noted speakers include Arthur H. Compton physicist Louis Arnsdaher dramatist and Mark Sullivan Washington newspaper correspondent.
The Iowa Liquor Control commission announced 1936 37 permit books will be sold at all state stores starting June 20. The new compact permits cost 1.00 and cannot be used to buy liquor until July 1. The leather imitation cover and pocket size make them easy to carry. The commission ordered 156000 books and 10000 duplicates.
Grinnell hosts the fifteenth annual young people's conference of Congregational Christian churches of Iowa with about 300 delegates expected from Luther Leagues and Iowa Pilgrim Fellowship. Speakers include Rev A E Fish and Miss Agnes Wood, with the event running June 10 to 17.
A regional report notes 36,400 traffic deaths and 1,250,000 injuries last year. It states one in 100 Americans were injured and one in 20 living persons will be killed or injured in an auto accident within five years.
The commission notes cates have been received this year with over 132000 per mite issued and nearly 9000 duplicates issued.
A broad call for action against careless driving notes that more states pass robust license laws and more cities organize police and court facilities to curb accidents. Public concern grows as communities aim to cut fatalities and injuries through focused enforcement and citizen involvement.
Des Moines reports a state highway patrol and liquor control board move to revoke liquor permits of those convicted of drunken driving. Secretary of state Mrs. Alex Miller directs patrolmen to pursue license suspension, while B. E. Manley of the liquor board confirms liquor permits will be withdrawn from all driving while intoxicated offenders.
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