The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-10-01

teams.
The showing Of stock, machinery
fruits vegetables, grains, &C., &c., wal
under all the circumstances, extreme
y creditatle.
Iowa Agricultural College.
We have q long:circular from Hon
b. F. Cue, President Of the Board o
Trustees of the Iowa Agriculture
College, just completed by the State
at Nevada in Story County.
By it we learn that the 1st tern
will open on the 2lst OF October
next.
The building cost the State $3.50
900, is 81 K ITO feet, and is said te
be one of the finest buildings in the
West.
The pupils in addition to Their
scholastic requirements, are expect
ed to familiarize themselves with the
practical and scientific art of farm
ing, on o magnificent farm of GAG
acres attached to the College.
The Faculty has been selected
with great care, and consists of
President, Hon. A. s. WEIGH
Prof. of Practical Agriculture,
N. S. Townshend.
Prof. Of Mathematics, G. W. Jones
Supt of Farm, Hon. H. NJ. Thompson
Boarding Housekeeper, Mr.. Dur
gan.
The law provides "that the instruc
ton in said College shall include the
following branches, to.wit: Natural
Philosophy, Chemistry, Botany,
Horticulture, Fruit Growing, For
restry, Animal and Vegetable Anat-
omy, Geology, Mineralogy, Meteoral
ogy, Entomology, Zoology, the Vet
Urinary Art, Plane Mensuration,
Leveling, Surveying, Bookkeeping,
ann such Mechanic arts as are di.
rectly connected with Agriculture
Also such other studies as the Trus-
tees may from time to time prescribe
not inconsistent with the purposes
of this Act"
The Trustees accordingly add to
the above course the following bran.
ches, viz: Physical Geography, Phys.
iology, Ornithology, Practical Agri.
culture, Landscape Gardning, Politi.
cal Economy, Rhetoric, Constitution.
al History, Algebra, Geometry pure
Descriptive, and AnalyticaD, Trigo.
nometry, Astronomy, Architecture,
Drawing (Linear and Perspective),
Logic, Mental and Moral Philosophy.
CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION.
The number of students admitted
for the first term, will be one for
each member elected to the House of
Representatives. Theprivileges Of the
institution will be conferred without
ofsex. Young ladies' and
girls will be assigned rooms in the
south wing.
The following conditions of admis.
sion are required:
LIST. The candidate (of either sex)
must be over fourteen years of ageland
have been six months aresident of this
State.
I'd. The candidate mustbe examin.
ed by the Superintendent of Schools
in the county, and obtained from such
Superintendent certificate that he
or she is we'll versed in the branches
taught in the common schools.
Sd. In cas-, more than one applicant
shall be examined and receive such q
certificate, it shall be the duty of the
County Superintendent to write the
name of each on a slip Of paper, put
them into a convenient receptacle
and draw therefrom, by lot, one name,
and the person whose name is thus
drawn shall receive certificate from
the Superintendent that he or she is
entitled to admission to the Iowa AG-
COLLEGE.
The examination of candidates
may be held at any time and place
to the Supcrinte ndent,
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
of examination, ofthe time
and place Of the drawing.
Tuition and rooms will be furnish
I'd free. Board will be furnished,
and washing done in the building, q
heir actual cost. All incidental ex
oenses will be educed to the lowest
igure possible. Board will probably
,ot exceed 1915 per week. The pay
or daily labor required by law from
zach student, will so far reduce this
'um that, it is believed, the bills of
he entire year will fall within $751;
10. To those whose labor is valua-
lie, the expenses will be proportion
ltely less, and the opportunity which
,hree months Of winter vacation
after this year, will give for teach
ng in the common schools, will ena-
lie many students to defray their
,ntire expenses at the College.
The rooms will be occupied by
,wo students each. Every student
will be required to furnish pair Of
owls, pillow and pair of pillow
'ases and blankets, and q counter
,ane.
The boys and young men will To-
,or on tho farm and garden under
he immediate direction Of the Su-
and the Professor of
gricultu 20 and Horticulture. The
,oung ladies and girls will practice
he various duties Of housekeeping
Inder the instruction of competent
The compensation for labor will be
rom three to ten cents an hour &C.
ording to its value.