Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-16
Building Committee of State
College at Ames Selects Cen
trail Building Design
WILL BEGIN THE WORK SOON
Task of Removing the Remains of the
Burned Structure Begun and New
Buildings Will Be Erected az Soon as
Possibe-Temporary Heating Plants
ordered-state College News.
ciaI to Times-Republican.


Ames. Feb. 16.-At a meeting OF the
building committee of Iowa State COL
lege the preliminary plans for the new
central building presented by Archltect
proudfoot, of Des Moines, were ap-
proved and he was authorized to prepare
specifications on which bids can be
made for the new building. The site
Of the new building is located on the
same site as the old Main, south OF
Morrill, hall. The force of men at work
hauling away the remains of the ola
building has been doubled with the
view in sight that actual work on the
new building might begin in early
spring. Temporary heating plants, one
near each place will be used commenc-
ing next term to heat Morrill, ana
Emergency halls respectively ana VIII
continue in use until the completion OF
the new central heating plant. me
committee also appropriated SOU Tor
gas plant for the four engineering de-
partments of the new engineering nan
and Professor Bissell was appointed
to receive bids for same.
President and Mrs. Stanton Will keep
open house at the Naples on Thurs
day afternoons and evenings of each
week of the term for students ana
friends of the college. The students
appreciate this cordiality.
The party of legislators from the
Nebraska legislature arrived Friday ev-
OF 10
Saturday they spent on the campus and
all departments were visited and IN
the evening were entertained at lunch
by the Commercial Club down town.
A bulletin has been issued by the
chemical section Of the experiment sta.
ton on the chemical composition OF
food preservatives and solutions for
testing cream and milk ,by j. b. Weems
and l. j. Mead.
At the meeting of the Iowa Dairy
Association, held at Cedar Rapids,
where ninety-seven different creamer-
lies competed, the first five places were
won by students who attended the
II. S. c. dairy school. First prize was
won by II. j. Evans of class of '98, car
rying off two gold medals, gold watch
and SIS in cash.
Professor G.. L. Mckay, of dairy de-
partment, was elected butter judge at
the State Dairymen's conventions at
Cedar Rapids last week.
The cattle feeding test which COM
menced today on the Brookmont farm
lat Odebolt. Ia, will be a thing of
great interest to every Iowa farmer.
This experiment which is under the di-
rections Of the animal husbandry de-
partment, and which will be as nearly
as possible duplicate of that of last
year, is to determine the value of
condimental foods. by products of corn,
etc, also as to the advisability of
changing cattle on a full grain ration
from dry feed to grass. The number
|of cattle used last year was two hum
dred and twenty but greater num-
Der will be used in the present expert
ment. N. G. Rev, of class of 'O2, Will
take charge of the feeding.
Professor f. w. Stanton will preside
at the students conference meeting to
be held in Cedar Rapids. Saturday.
Feb. 81. The meeting will be under the
direction of the state Y. NJ. c. A.
Two of our students of the class of
'02 have passed examination success
fully for army surgeons and have re-
ceiNed appointments, one to the Phil
ippines and the other to post in Min
nesota. They will rank as lieuten-
ants. Two others of this some class
have passed examination for meat in
spector and have received appoint
ments, This has become rather spe-
cialty of the II. S. G. Vets"
The gymnasium. under Morrill, hall
is very busy place since training 70:
the track meet has commenced. Off
GERS have been elected but as yet they
have not decided on a coach. The base
ball team has began to organize but
is progressing slowly because of watt
:ng for several old students to return.
Manager Cotton has the chience en-
Manager Cotton has the schedule COM
pleted ard says coach will soon be
decided on and practice began.