Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 288, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1915 — Charles B. Steward Made Report to Commissioners. [ARTICLE]

Charles B. Steward Made Report to Commissioners.

County Truant Officer Charles B. Steward, Who was selected by the oounity commissioners to represent Jasper county at the meeting «f the charities and correction ©oedetdes at Richmond Oct. 30th to Nov. 2nd, made his report to the commissioners aft Lheir session today. He reported a pleasant and profitable study along the limes suggested by the name of the society. Governor Ralston was present atnd suggested a centralization of institutions for the care of the poor. The governor said that he believed a saving of $250,000 annually was possible if one infirmary was used for all the countries of a congressional district, each county payng its proportionate cost of maintenance. The Suggestion was discussed but met some ardent objection. As truant officer Mr. Steward also met with the township trustee today and informed .them (that very few were conforming with the law which requires fire drill's for school children in every school at least once a month. Some of the trustees do not regard it important or necessary in view of the fact that most all of the district schools' are one story and are supplied with plenty of' exits, but the law says that the drills shall he held and probably as a disciplinary measure they have an important value in addition to aiding the propaganda of “safety first” and * until the law is amended it should be complied with and the state fire marshal is making a demand through the fire marshals of the various counties.