Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-11-20
BULLETIN, VOL. A, NO. 21
IOWA AcnlCrLrUnaL CoLL.Gr

IOWA AGRlCrLrTR4L COLLEGE. Aai
@ -H asEsS aMansa ,
From the first report Of President b,
A. s. Wclcl, Of the Iowa Agricul.r-ts II.
raj College, we are permitted tonn,lc a.
the following extracts IN advance ~ .
its issuance in pamphlet form :-Rcg-
ister.
The institution opened on the .2lst
OF October according to public notice.
and has been in operation two weeks.
Sixty ono students have been admit -'ae'
ted, fiftyfour Young men and severn p
Young ladies. ,hirty-fve Of these havcser
brought certificates of appointment "a
from the Superintendcnts Of schools IS.
in the various couniics. Others are
c~ming in daily, 50 that the number,
will probably reach one hundred be-
foie the middle ofthe term. All stu
dents admitted have been classified
BY examination. Many are pursuing y
one or more OF the college stadies, basl v
none have, as yet, gained complete "a
IadWission to the ct,Iiege courses. So.
far all have been found deficient im
Pshe or nare az the college branehc%
required as preparatory to The college
and are now engaged in studying
these. There will probably be, at the
beginning Of the regular year (next
March,) a small class in the second
year of the college studies, and .
class Of between one and two hum
dre1 iii the studies Of the first year.
TIE Faculty are greatly pleased witS
the animus Of the students Tins far. -
They are quiet, orderly, stu,iious and,
cheerful. Two hours every atterncoG
they engage in manual labor with
=, cat spirit. They spend the evening
(.hree hours) in study-thc forenoon
five hours) in study and recitation,
and the afternoon (fonr hours) il Ia
Dor and recreation. Dr.. E. A. Foote, s
DIR. Townscd and Professor Geo. w.
Jones arc here, employed in givir4
instruetion.-The departments Of IA
Dor, boarding and study arc bein. n
rapidly settled under an efficient and
permanent system. ~
THE OPENING OF TIE REGULAR YEAR.
The present fragmcntavy sterm viii
close on the 18th of January, 1869.
The vacation that follows will be
shorter by nearly one half than tie.
winter vacation Of the regular yc.r,
if the frs. regular college year should
commence on the frst Wednesday Of 81
March, 1869. / recommend that this
| first vacation be made two weeks lon-
ger; by opening the first regular yess
on the third "Wednesday Of March im.a,y
stead Of the first. i. .,-,,
PROGRESS OF THE AGRTcuLrURaI
CoLLEGE.
The progress of the institution thus
auspiciously opened, viii necessarily
be slow. A great enterprise. whose,
bcneficient effects are 10 last fvr
ages, can not be. built up in dav.
The advantages with which we begin
our labors are many and great. Our
fine farm; cur noble building with all
its oonvenienccse and coinforts; onr
ample fund and efficient corps Of in. 2
s,ructors, are full of promise; bue
these-aionc viii not achieve success.
The confidence Of the public, earnest
and protraeted study, the patient toll.
of years, .and the careful and waich,-
fnl management Of every department,
/, are necdiul in tho, complete establish
nent Of every great institution II
learning. -. y :,
! May the Givcr Of al Cool grant
us wisdom to so gnide the affairs Of
this grand undertaking.. as 10 secure Y
fori', with His blessing = complete
and permanent prosperity. u s-r'
A. s WELcus President Eject. .
/ AMRs, Oct, 1, as6s.