The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-03-02
For the Advertiser.
The Agricultural college.

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This College was established by m
! Act Of the Seventh General Assembly
In 1858, and BY m Act Of 1864 receiv-
ed the land donated to this State by
| Congaess for the benefit Of agriculture
and the mechanical arts.
The Act donating these lands provi-
ded that IAN moneys arising from the
salc thereof shall be invested in United
States, or other safe stocks, yielding
not less than FIVE per cent. upon the
par value thereof, and the money 50
invested shall constitute a perpetual
fund, the interest of which shall invio.
lably be appropriated to the endow-
mcnt, support, and maintenance of at
least one college, where the leading
object shall be, without excluding other
scientific or classical studies, and inclu-
ding military tactics, to teach such
branches of learning as are related to
agriculture and the mechanical arts, in
order to promote the liberal and practi-
cal education of the industrial classes
in the several pursuits and professions
| of life"
In addition to the 2O4, 800 acres Of
land thus confirmed to the college,
which have been leased and made to
yield revenue of thirty-six thousand
dollars per annum, the 18th General
Assembly appropriated $4,000; the
Ninth, 10000; the Tenth, $4,000;
the Eleventh, &91, 900; the Twelfth,
~, $50; the Thirteenth, *6S, 800, all of
which has been expended in purchasing
farm of S3S acres in Story county
three hundred of which are under the
pillow, cultivated by the labor of the
students, putting up the necessary
fence and buildings, procuring stock
implements, making improvements, &c.
&c.
The College has library containing
the standard English authors, scientific
works, and books on mechanical arts
= museum, in which is the Shaffer collec-
ton; Dr.. Foote'S cabine: of minerals,
undoubtedly the finest in the West
part of the apparatus for the illustra-
ton ofthe subject of Physics, to which
additions will be made during the pres
cnt year; = workshop furnished with
sets Of carpenters tools, and lathes for
wood and metal; . chemical labratory
provided with apparatus for general
and analytical chemistry; and full
corps Of Professors, at the head of
whom is the Professor of Mental and
Moral Philosophy, the Hon. A. S.
WEIGH.
In conformity to the conditions of the
Congressional land grant, the trustees
hsve organized two coordinate depart
nents: that Of Agriculture, and that of
Mechanical .1rts-each of which has
several courses of study, the Agricul-
tnral, Horticultural, Nursery and Stock
Breeding courses in the Department of
Agriculture; and Mechanical, Civil and
Mining Engineering, Architecture,
Ladies and Normal courses in the
Department of Mechanical Arts, in all
of which the following branches are
taught:
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
Freshman Year-First Tcrm.-Anal-
ysis Of English Language, Rhetoric,
Algebra, Bookkeeping, German,
French, Drawing.
Second Term.-Englisl Literature,
Geometry, Physiology, Physics, Ger
man, French, Drawing.
Sophmore Ycar-First Term.-Gen-
cral Chemistry, Trigonometry and Sur
veying, Botany, Physics, and in Horti-
culture, lectures on hot bed culture,
and propagation of plants, seedlings,
grapes, and small fruits.
Second Term.-Gcneral Chemistry
Ouantitive Analysis, Zoology, Botany,
Mechanics, Stock Breeding, Farm En-
gineering.
Junior iear-First Tcrm.-Quanti-
tive Analysis, Vegetable Physiology,
Entomology, Orchard Culture, Land.
scape Gardening.
Second Term.-Physics, Agricultural
Chemistry with analysis of soils, &C.,
Farm Engineering. =
Senior Year-First Tcrm.-Alineral.
ogy and Geology, Political Economy,
Comparative Anatomy and Physiology
Formation Of soils, Rotation of crops,
management of stock.
Second Term.-Psychology, vctcrin-
ary Science and Practice, Constitution
al Law, Fruit Culture, FORESTRY.
cultivation of crops, Mctcorology.
horticultural Course. i
For the Freshman, Sophmore and
Junior years, the course is identical
with the Agricultural.
Senior Ycar-F'irst Term.-Mineral-
ogy and Geology, Political Economy.
Comparative Anatomy and Physiology,
Formation of soils, Market gardening.
Second Tcrm.-Identical with Ag'l
Course. Students have special priv
lercs and instruction in the ,roc.;,.l