Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-07-01
THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.

THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
The Board Of Trustees Of this institution
met on the College Farm, or Tuesday the
18th inst, to receive and compare plans and
specifications presented for the College build.
ing Twelve of the thirteen members consti
tuting the Board, were present, towit: Suel
Foster, President, OF Muscatne county; VIM
Duane Wilson, Secretary, of Polk county
NJ. w. Robinson, Treasurer, Of Des Moines
county Geo. G. Wright, Of Van Buren, Co.,
VIM. j. Graham of Story county, John Nc.
Donongh of Clarke county, p l.. Hinkley Of
Fayette county, Thomas Holyoke Of Powe-
shiek county, S. A. Bronson of Jones Co.,
Peter Melcndy Of Black Hawk county, Phn-
eas Caldwell Of Harrison county, and Joseph
MCGOWAN o: Appanoose county.
Plans and specifications of a College build
ing were received from Messrs. Carter &
Drake of Chicago, ILL.,, Wm Ward of Coun-
Gil Bluffs, John Mullany of Dubuque, c. A.
Dunham Owo plans) of Burlington, John
Bryan of Des Moines, w. l.. Carroll of Dav.
enport, Jas. Hixon of Keokuk, j. p. Walton
of Muscatine, Nj. Burt late of Muscatine, and
Rogers & Kline Of Newton.
They were all displayed to good advantage
on the walls of the Trustees room examined
thoroughly and considered with the descrip.
tions and specifications furnished more than
half of which being represented and explain
ed, either by the architects presenting them
or their friends. The cost Of the building by
the several plans varied erom $40, 900 to
$75,23S. After thorough investigation,
the plan Of John Brown, ESQ, of Dcs Moines
vas selected, by vote of seven, to five cast
one each for five other plans, after which
vote the choice was made unanimous.
The Board then decided on the site of the
College building, which is OH a beautiful
knoll a short distance west of the centre line
OF the farm, and near the centre, north and
| south, and determined that the principal
front shall face the east.
1t was resolved that full plans and specifi.
cations Of the one accepted must be made
and completed according to the terms of the
Act of March 22d, 1864, providing for the
erection of a College Building, before the sum
Of $3.50 offered by the Board for the best
plan is paid.
The following resolution was passed unan,
imously:
Resolrea, That the plans and specifications
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sented to the Board of Trustees for their con
sideration, (twelve in number) all from Iowa
architects except one, were highly creditable
to the competitors as artists, and credit also
to the State
Messrs. Sucl Foster, Peter Meendy and j
A. Bronson, were duly elected building
committee, rs required by the law above re-
fo,red to.
Action was taken by the Board to have
the proper county authorities locate a road
to run east and west on or near the south
line of the College Farm, and to vacatc the
road now running through the farm and
800 or 50 much thereof as might be neces
sary, was voted to secure such change
The Secretary was directed to have photo
graphic copies taken of the accepted elcva
ton plan Of the College building.
The thanks of the Board were voted to
Messrs. u. W. Skinner G. Co., of Madison
Wisconsin, for their liberal donation of eli
max Sugar Mill to the Agricultural Colleg,
Farm.
A typographical survey of the Coll,g,
Farm was ordered, If found to be neccss ,ry
in the prosecution of the improvements or
dercd and contemplated upon it, ..-. ....
After directing the publication of the mos
important proceedings Of the Board in tn,
Story, Boone, and other county papers, tn,
Board adjourned sine die.
The papers Of the State are respectful,
requested to publish the above for the infor
nation of their readers
wM. DUANE WILSON,
sec'y. Iowa Agricultural College.
DEs MONIES, June II, 1854.
PLAN FOR THE AGRICULTURAL Collier
BuILDING.-The State Register gives the fol
lowing description of the plan for the Agri
cultural College building, adopted by tn.
Board of Trustees, as prepared by John
Browne, Esq, Of Des Moincs:
The style Of the architecture is the rura
Gothic. In its outline it is flee, and broken
by ample projections. The ornamentation
is simple in its character, but rich and ef
fective. Perhaps no style more appropriate
for the locality, and uses could have been
chosen. The building with its projections
measures l57x65 feet, In the centre of the
front and rear and at each end there are pro.
jections. From the centre there is thrown
out spacious porch of 9x35 feet, and from
the projections at the ends there are two
towers rising from the ground, one 107 feet
and one n feet, and terminating with look
OUTS vanes and flag staff The basement ri.
ses six feet above the ground level and con.
tains the laboratory the dining rooms, kitch.
ems, wash rooms, laundry, store rooms, bath
rooms, water closets, stewards office, and
ample accommodations for the family and
servants. The first or principal story con.
tans suite OF rooms for the President and
Secretary, the lecture room, reception parlor,
| library and reading room, and rooms for
about thirty advanced students. The second
and third stories and the attlcs contain in
each two recitation rooms, and suites oil
rooms for two Professors, and dormitories
for forty students on each story, The Pro
| fessors' rooms and the recitation roems are
in the centre and near the stair cases. The
principal advantages secured by the arrange
ment OF the separate stories, as shswn in the
plans and indicated above, are light, ventila.
ton, and the grouping Of the officers and
Faculty of the institution in the centre OF
the building, giving them its entire control.
The plans are drawn with special reference
| to the future enlargement of the building
and without marribg the beauty of the de.
sign, but really adding to its beauty, by
which its capacity may be increased three.
fold The estimated cost Of the erection is
| $46,75O. tu
THOMAS j. Sewcll, Esq, was in town on
Monday with his son Sylvester, who was Sc
yerely wounded in the battle of Rcsaca -
He went to Louisville for bis son, and was
there when Morgan made his raid in that vi
cinity. He saw many VINO were driving
their stock away to keep them out of the
hands of Morgan's men. He says the in.
habitants are all very much in fear Of Nor.
gan.
Sylvester, though severely wounded in the
left shoulder, We are glad to learn, is in fair
way to recover, but ii is doubtful whether liza
ever regains the full use Of his left arm. lie
is one of the heroes Of the "gl. rIous 9th "
and deserves the honor and praise Of every
| loyal citizen.-Bremer Go. PAGnir, 23d inst
| The Horticulturalst Of the Boston Gasettt
says: A floral curiosity may be produced by
taking stick Of elder, boring out the pith
filling the cavity with good earth and sowing
in j. the seeds of several flowers that bloom
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