Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-08

thousands Of sturdy emisran,s that have
taken her from the hand OF nature. and
CAUSED her broad prairies to blossom like
vast gar ZEN, and peopled her lonely soil
tudss with a race distinguished for It's en-.
lirhtenmcnt, industry aud all the qaa tiles
that combine to present society IN the
highas. aud mobiles, type o. csviliziiion.
Less than forty years ago, within her limits
there stood but single Abin. and her Top
ulation numbered one lonely white man,
who Only retained his life and property at
the fickle pleasure Of the trescaerous and
blood thirsty Indian. Nov more than four
thousand comfortable dwelling dat the land
scape ia every direction, and the solitary
tenant Of the lonely hut on the banks of the
Iowa has seen community numbering
more than thirty thousand people grow up
around him. His little garden plot has
swelled into great farms, amounting in the
aggregate to more than 250, 900 acres, all in
the highest cultivation. The products Of
these farms in 1867 were 274, e43 bushels Of
wheat. 5l2,30C bushels Of oats, 1929 POT
bushels ofcorn, 81, 4 0 gallons Of syrup from
sorghum, 22,349 bushels Of nax seed.
IOWA CITY
has freqently been disseminated the Bos-
ton of lowe, probably frem the insane dc
fusion that the latter place monopolized
great share Of the learning and intelligence
OF New England. But let the position Of
the )" Hub" be What il may, lo~a City GER
tainly stands among the leading towns OF
the State in point Of educational matters.
An excellent system Of ward schools on
the graded plan has been adopted and four
spacious school edifces are now in use
These buildings will accommodate nearly
| a thousand children and the average atten-
dance is between seven and eight hundred
Besides these High School. under charge
of Mr. NJ. j. Williams is in successful OPP
| Grafton.
TIE IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
is also located At Iowa City. At the time
Of the removal Of the machinery OF the
State government to Des MONIES, the old
Capital buildings were turned ever - the
University which had already been located
| at this point.
| These with two new buildings subse =
quently erected, have thus far been found
sufficient TO meet the wants Of the iustitu.
ton. We believe 600 students can BE- &C.
comodatsd at the present time. The Nor
NAL department went into operation ~
early as 1866, but owing to the lack Of
funds, it dragged YEARLY through sickly
| sxistence until 1858. when it suspended a..
| together. The university vas re-opsned
again in 1860, and enjoyed an attendance
Of seven pupils. IL has steadily increased
| ito classes, however, and there are now
| 45O students in regular attendance. Under
the present officers and Faculty, the uni
| versity has been brought to higher state
Of -psrfec tion and upquestionably eccupies
tho lirst position on the roll Of Iowa sdu-
| cational institutions. The following 10 .
list Of the officers and Faculty Of the pres
| snt year:
officers Of the Reird.-Gev. Samuel
Merrill, President; WIN. ]. Haddock, Sec
rotary VIM. Cruam, Treasurer.
Executive Committee James
Black, D. D., President Hon. John P.
Irish. Of Iowa City Hon. r. NJ. Burnett.
| Of Muscatine.
Board Of Ex.misers for 1867 s.-Dr.
5. McAndersop, Davenport Prsst. Scarf,
Pela; Prof Wilson, Marshalltown.
Faculty.-Rev. James Black, d. ID, Pres.
ident Nathan r. Leonard, A. NJ, Prof.
Of Mathematics and Astronomy Theo s.
Parvin. A. NJ, Professor of Natural His
tory Gustavus llinrchs, c. p, Professor
of Natural Phi losophy and Chemistry
Charles A. Eggsrt. A NJ, Professor Of
Modern Languages AMI Literature; Amos
\. Currier, A. NJ, Professor of Latin and
Greek Languages and Literature Stephen
n. Fellows, A. NJ. Professor Of History and
Poiticsl Economy.
p-os.-a.".y p-r-.A---<. .. n~~..Yl
PRINCIPAL Miss - Hale Preceptress.
Assistant Teachers.-Miss Laviana Da
Wis Miss Ellen A. Moore. A. M; Mss
Celia Moore; Henry s. Perkins, Il. NJ /,
Professor Of Vocal Culture, Harmony, and
Composition; A. I. Smith, Teacher OF
Piauotorte, Organ, and Singing.
The buildings devoted to tho use Of the
| University are spacious. capable of accom-
modating Eve hundred pupils. Tbs loca-
ton for tho buildings aud grounds is we'll
| chosen, upon an emnence overlooking the
! river. and from the cupola Of the old Cap
itol commanding view unsurpassed in
| beauty.
Besides the University the Catholic
churches have established . Young Ladies'
Seminary and placed under the charge Of
| the Sisters Of Charity. This 10 regarded
- one Of the best schools Of it's class in the
West, and accommodates = large number
of students. tits pleasantly located, the
| buildings are large and cemmodious, and
under the charge Of the noble women no
conduc, it, Il cannot fail Of great useful
| ness.
| St Joseph's school. for the education Of
| boys, is the name Of another institution
also under the auspices Of the Catholic
church. The above, We believe, comprise
all the schoo under the coatrol ofreligious
| societies.
| In 1912 an organization known as the
Mechanics Aid Society founded an Aeads-
my which for several years continued to
prosper finely and promised great results.
Subsequently the Methodist Episcopal
church also attempted to establish . Col
lege. The propiietors obtained the grant
OF an entire block Of ground from the Leg
| slaturc, under certain conditions. About
this same time the Protestant Methodists
founded school called the Smithing Sem
mary. The result Of these attempts 10 -.
tablish opposition schools, was 81 course
disastrous. All three soon broke down.
Had the people turned their attention to
the support Of the first We Shave no doubt
long ere this they would have succeeded
in placing it On . firm foundation and had
u college Of which net only the city, bot
The State at large. would have been Justly
proud.
The frst school in johnson county vas
opened in 1870. BY Mr.. Jesse Berry in I
small frame bsilding which s,ill stands. -
Now there are l2l public schools in the
county, attended BY 5000 children. The
average cost Il tuition per pupil is twenty
cents week.
| PrBLlc INSTITUTIONS.
The Iowa State University, Ct which we
have just given . description. 10 probably
the most prominent State institution IN the
city. Besides this, however, the Iowa
Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb is tempo
rarily located here, awaiting the compile
ton Of the new asylum building now in
process Of erection ct Council Bluffs. In.
der the superintendance Of Mr.. Benjamin
Talbot. the gsntlsmanly aud efficient prin-
cipsl, this noble charity Of our generous
young State 10 in the most hourshins coz
ditlon. This institution Was established by