Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-29
NATIONAL CONTEST.
TEAM FROM IOWA AeRlcuL
TURAL COLLEGE TO JUDGE
STOCK AT CHICAGO.
iowa Agricultural College One of the
Leading Institutions of Its Kind in
the World-Its Graduates In Demand
AS Instructors.

the World-lts Graduates In Demand
AS Instructors.
The presence of team of five Iowa
boys from the state agricultural col
lege in the stock Judging contest at
the international Live Stock exposition
now being held in Chicago recalls the
fact that for three years past the Iowa
boys have won the contest and are
now the permanent possessors of
the fine Spohr trophy as an emblem of
their success The good wishes of all
Iowans 60 with them that they may
not break the series of successes
scored in the past by the boys of the
Iowa Agricultural college.
Seven agricultural schools were rep
resented when the boys lined up on
Saturday before the judges for the
nrst OF the contests There was but
one farmer boy opposing them, while
in the past years there has been fully
as many in the contests as there has
been of the college boys.
Colleges Represented.
Ontario Agricultural college, Guelph
Ont; Texas College of Agriculture
and Mining Arts. College Station, Tex;
Kansas State Agricultural college,
Manhattan. kas.; Iowa Agricultural
college. Ames, Ia; Ohio State Agri-
cultural college, Columbus, O.; Mich
igan Agricultural college; Minnesota
Agricultural college, ST. Anthony Park
Minnesota, were each represented by
team of five men. Each team
marked gradings on various classes of
stock. Reports were graded on a basis
of 100 points. so points for correctness
of placing and SO points for reasons
for their decision. These papers will
be examined by a committee and the
awards will be announced early this
week.
Cash Prize of $500.
Besides the honor attaching to the
institution and team winning the first
place. there is $500 to be divided
among the winners. In addition to the
money prizes two statues for first and
second places, will be awarded. For
three years the team representing
Iowa State Agricultural college has
won first place and now the college
has permanent possession of the
trophy.
While the college teams were at
work 100 students from the University
of Michigan sent by the faculty Of that
institution. 400 students from the
Northwestern university and large
number from Morgan Park academy,
OF the University Of Chicago were
present to watch them.
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Ottumwa has had number of stud
ents at the Ames college and facts and
information concerning the school is
always of interest to the residents of
HE city and Of the county.
The college is located in nearly the
center Of the state, on the main line
east and west, and north and south
Of the Chicago & Northwestern rail
way at Ames. 1t is thirty miles
North Of Des Moines and thirtyseven
miles west of Marshalltown. The
farm consists of nearly nine hundred
acres lying adjacent to the little city
If Ames. The campus, which is pro-
aounced by travellers as one of the
most beautiful. consists of about one
hundred and twenty-five acres.
The institution first opened its doors
to students on March IT. 1869. The
teaching force then included seven
professors and instructors, and the
student body numbered one hundred
and seventy-three, thirty-seven OF
whom were girls. In 1871 there were
given courses in agriculture, horticul-
ture, pomology, mechanical civil and
mining engineering, architecture, bot
any, physics, English and literature.
Veterinary science was added in 1872,
zoology and entomology in 1874 and
domestic economy in 1876. AS the in
stitution has grown and the greater
needs of the state have become more
apparent courses have been added in
dairying, animal husbandry, agronomy,
soil physics, farm mechanics, electri-
cal engineering, political economy and
ciyics.
Originally One Building.
The original four-story building,
which was planned to accommodate
every departm emit, including dormi-
tories, has gradually developed into a
cluster Of eighteen commodious,
modern, well-equipped buildings. The
visitor will find almost innumerable
laboratories, several machine shops,
two museums, and a library consist
Ing of more than sixteen thousand
volumes besides five hundred addi-
tional pamphlets.
Three More Buildings.
There is now in process of erection
three other mouern buildings, one
alone costing more than three hun
bred thousand dollars. In 1902 en-
cheering hall was built at a cost OF
two hundred twenty-five thousand
dollars. This building has been pro-
nounced one of the finest and most
completely furnished engineering
buildings in America.
While the students come largely