Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-06-10
The Agricultural College.


We spent a few days last week a
the Agricultural College and toun,
every department in excellent condi
ton.
The spacious building is filled to it
utmost capacity, and applicants for al
mission are being rejected every week
tor want OF room to accommodate,
them.
There are one hundred and sixty
four students now in attendance
thirty five of whom are girls.
President WEIGH, in addition &c
exercising general supervision over
the departments OF the Colleg,
and Farm, has classes in German
Rhetoric, and Landscape Gardening
Or. Townshend gives instruction
in Practical Agriculture. Gardening
Tree Planting, Comparative Anatomy
and Geography.
Prot. Jones has classes in Arith-
| metic, Algebra, and Book keeping,
and acts as Cashier and Book keeper
tor the College.
Prof Foot has charge of the en-
tire building, attends to the enforce
mcnt of the rules, has general over
sight OF the boys rooms and gives in
struction IN Grammar and Physiology.
Miss Matthews has charge of the
musical instruction on the organ and
piano. She has class ottwenty -fvein
Instrumental music, and leads the
singing in the morning services, and
at Sabbath meetings, giving excellent
satisfaction in her department.
Mrs. Potter is the matron, and
has charge of the young ladies, giving
instruction in the various branches of
household duties and general deport-
mcnt
Mrs. Rice is superintendent of the
Laundry, Kitchen, and Dining Room,
and keeps everything in admirable or
der in these important departments.
I'll. nj. Thomson, Superintendent
of the Farm, is also acting as general
Superintendent of the labor of the
boys, and makes the necessary pur-
chases for the entire establishment, be-
sides performing the duties CT Sccrc-
tary. He executes an immense
amount of labor, all OF which is done
in systematic and thorough manner.
The labor system which has failed
at SO many similar institutions, has
been inaugurated here with every
prospect of complete success. The
students perfom their two hours work
each day, with degree of cheerfulness
and zeal, that is extremely gratifying
to the entire faculty, all OF whom are
firm believersln the system. The recita-
tons occupy the forenoon otcach day,
afternoon being devoted to labor, rec
reation and study. The labor is per-
formed by dividing the students into
squads, each under the direction of a
Captain, who receives the tools from
the tool house, directs the labor of his
company, keeps record Of the time.
quality of the work, and reports 10
the President in writing.
The college grounds and lawn are
being laid out and ornamented with
trees and shrubbery, orchards planted,
tile drains constructed, forests cleared
of dead timber and surplus under
growth, meadows seeded down, n ten
acre garden planted, besides large
amount OF farm work by the students
The entire building, from basement
to attic, is now lighted by gas manu-
factured on the ground, and conduc-
ted to every room. No one can visit
the State Agricultural College Of
Iowa, without becoming firmly i'm
| pressed with the TACT that it is in good
hands and is in most successful opera
ton, destined to perform great work
IN the educational system Of our State
i North West.