Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-09-25
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For the Gazette
To the People Of Black
Hawk County, Whom
it may Concern.
have just received circular from
the Trustees Of the Iowa Agriculture
al College, with an autograph letter
from Its President, strongly urging
me to give immediate publicity to
the same, Of the facts set forth in the
circular, to the end that those who
may choose, can avail themselves of
certain rights and privileges therein
specified. The Iowa Agricultural
College, established by the State, at a
cost of Sls0,0O0, will go into opera
ton on the 2lst of October, with a
Faculty of able and distinguished
teachers. The College building Ia
64xl7O feet, five stories high. its in
ternal arrangements, consisting Of
kitchen, laundry, and dining rooom ;
public lecture room and chapel:
rooms for library, museum, labora-
tory and recitation; Offices, profess-
ors' rooms and rooms for students--
all Of proper size and conveniently
locatsd-are admirably adapted to
the wants Of an Agricultural Col
lege. . .
Every county or district Of the
State, 10 entitled to send one student
for each Representative in the pop
ular branch Of the Legislature, who,
with his fellows, can have q furnish.
ed room and tuition Free. The law
requires each student to labor three
hours day In the summer, and two
in the winter. They will be paid for
this labor, and the amount 40 earned
will be deducted from their college
bills. ! append the
CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION.
The number Of students admitted
for the first term, will be one for
each member elected to the House of
Representatives. The privileges of
the institution will be conferred
without distinction Of sex. Young
ladies and girls will lie assigned
rooms in the south wing.
The following conditions of adj
mission are required:
LIST. The candidate (of either sex)
must be over fourteen years of age
and have been six months resident
of this State.
End. The candidate must be ex-
amined by the Superintendent Of
Schools In the county, and obtain
from such Superintendent q certif-
cate that he or she is well versed In
the branches taught In the common
schools.
Sd. In case more than one appli-
cant shall be examined and receive
such certificate, 1t shall be the duty
Of the County Superintendent to
write the name of each on a slip Of
paper, put them into convenient re-
ceptacle and draw therefrom, by lot,
one name, and the person whose
name Is thus drawn shall receive a
certificate from the Superintendent
that he or she is entitled TO admission
to the IOWA AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
4th. Ifonly two candidates obtain
certificates Of examination from the
County Superintendent, 1t shall be
his duty to write to the President OF
the Agricultural College stating the
name of the unsuccessful candidate
who shall be regarded as an alterna-
tive to be admitted to the College In
case the successful candidate shall
fail to present his or her certificate to
the President at or before the OPEN
ing of the term. If more than two
candidates have received the certifi-
cate of examination, then the Super
intendent after the first drawing,
shall draw for the remaining names
a second one, and the person whose
name Is so drawn, shall be the alter
nate to be admitted to the College on
the contingency mentioned above.
The examination of candidates may
be held Mt any time and place con-
venient to the Superintendent, but
the drawing shall take place on the
third Saturday in September, and
the superintendent shall give notice
to all the candidates, who receive his
certificate Of examination, Of the
time and place Of the drawing.
This drawing" has been extended
to any time before the 10th OF Oct
That the subject may be understood
In all its parts, l also add the para
graph about
BOARD AND EXPENSES.
Tuition and rooms will be free
Board will be furnished, and wash
ing done In the building, at their nc
tual cost. All incidental expenses
will be reduced 10 the lowest figure
possible. Board will probably not
exceed 81, rs per week. The pay for
daily labor required by law from ey-
cry student, will 30 far reduce this
sum that, 1t 10 believed, the bills of
the entire year will fall within $751;
90. To those whose labor is valuable
the expenses will be proportionately
less, and the opportunity which
three months of winter vacation (af-
ter this year, will give for teaching
In the common schools, will enable
many students to defray their entire
expenses at the College.
The rooms will be occupied by two
students each. Every student will
he required to furnish pair OF tow.
els, pillow and q pair Of pillow
cases, and blankets, and . counter
pane.
Here are certainly strong induce
ments offered to those of our youth,
who may have the ambition to try