Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-09-15
First AnnOuncclnen OF
tho Iowa AGRICULTURAL


| First \ nnOuncc1ne OF
the Iowa Agricultural
ColIcgc.
Orsicz or Tue BOARD OF TKu.rrEs.l
August 18th, 1868.
| Tie Board Of Trustees announce. hereby,
that the first term of tho Iowa Agricutu-
raj College will be opened on Wednesday,
the 2lst Of October next.
| The College Building, finished by State
appropriation at an expense OF $4,000, 10
the finest specimen of school architecture
in the West. Its dimensians are 64xl70
on the ground, with eve stories, including
the attic and basement. The students
rooms, G6 in number, are provided with
chairs aud table ; hedstead, mattress and
bolster wsshstsnd, bowl and pitcher !;
mirror ard werdrobe-all suitable and neat
The College Farm, consisting of $40
scr-s. is, by reason Of It's variety or soil
and surface, and its plentiful supply of
water and wood, well suited to illustration
! THE FACULTY.
Much time and great care have been
given to the selection of Faculty, and it
is believed that we have succeeded in se-
curing the services Of several OF the ablcst
| ANU ihN-b tAkSi.SDlSi lIOIgSkOIS III the
country.
Professor A. S. wolch. for many years
! Principal Of the State Normal School of
Michigan, has accepted the .Presdency of
our College. and will enter at once upon
the work of organizing and preparing for
opening the school at tneltime fixed by the
Board
For Professor Of Practical Agriculture,
Hon. Norton S. Townshend, Of Ohio, has
been elected
Professor Geo. W. Jones, for many
years Of Franklin Seminary, Delaware
county, N. Y, = distinguished graduate Of
Ya,.. has accepted the chair Of Maths-
mates.
OTHER OFFICERS.
The farm labor is now carried on under
the direction Of the Superintendent, Hon.
Ii. NJ. Thompson, of scott county, one OF
the most thorough and systematic farmers
in the State.
Mr. DUNCAN, OF Lucas county, has been
employed As Steward, and will have charge
of the Boarding Department.
COURSE OF STUDY.
The course Of study will be such - to
! answer the requirements Of the statute I'M
der which the Agricultural College was es-
| iablisbed.
Section 1928 declares +" that the instruc.
ton in said College shall include the fol-
lowing branches, to wit:
Natural Philosophy, Chemistry. Botany,
Horticulture, Fruit Growing, Forestry.
Animal and Vegetable Atmony, Geology,
Mineralogy. Metsoralogy. Entomology,
Zoology, the Veterinary Art, Plane Mems.
uration, Lsveling, Surveying, Book-keep-
ing, and such mechanic arts as are directly
connected with Agriculture. Also such
othrr studies % the trustees may from time
10 time prescribe not inconsistent With tho
purposes OF this act"
The Trustees accordingly add to the
above course the following branches, viz:
Physical Geography, Physiology, Orni-
thoi0ey, fratical Agriculture, Landscape
hardening, Political Economy, Retor,c.
Constitutional History Pure, Descriptive.
and AnalyticsD, friso nometry, Astronomy.
Architecture, Drawing, (Linera and Pres.
pec,i.e), Logic, Mental and Moral Philysc-
ply.
ADMISSION CT STUDENTS.
In order TO give every section of tho
State fair representation in the College il
has been decided ~ the Trustees 10 aumi,
one student from each Representative in
the popular branch fthc General Assem-
bly,, upon the basis of representation a.
fixed by the apportionment made at the
last session Of tho Legislature. For an ex.
ample, Scott county having three sspres-
entatives, will be entitled to send three
students to the College
CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION.
The number Of students admitted for the
first term will be one for each member elect
cd TO the House Of Representatives. The
privileges Of the institution will bs confer
red without distinction Of sex. Young Ia.
dies and girls Will be assigned rooms in I hs
sorth wing
The following conditions Hl admission are
required:
lst rhe candidate tsf either sex, mus,
be OYER fourteen wears OF age AMI have basa
six months q resident OF thus state.
q. The candidate mus, be- examined BIZ |
the Superintendent OF Schools in the county, |
AMI obtain from such Superintendent GER |
uhcste that he or she is well versed in the |
branches taught in the common schools.
u Ia case more than one applicant shall /
DC examined and receive such . certificate.
II shall be tho duty Of the County Supsrio.
sendeat TO write the name Of each on 1 slim
Oh paper. put them into convenient rece o.
,hcie, and draw thercfrom, BY lot, one name.
ana the person whose name IL thus drawn
snail receive certificate from the Superio-
tendent that he or ole 4 entitled 10 ednie.
sioS 70 the Lswe Asyicvlfsral Oelleoe. |.
18th. II only two candidates. obtain or.