Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-08
President of Iowa College Sub
mits Account of Progress
Made In Past Year
MUCH WAS ACCOMPLISHED
Attendance Has Been Increased and
Much Done to Enhance the interests
of the Institution = All the Old In
structors are Re- elected - Other
News Of the state.

Grinnell, Feb. s. - The board Of trus
tees OF Iowa College met in their ar
nual winter session here Tues
day. The attendance was good, the
following trustees being present from
abroad: II. H. stipp, j. G. olmsted,
Rev. A. l.. Frisbie and j. II. Merrill of
Des Moines, w. II. futile Of Manches
ter, j. A. Smith of Usage, Rev. j. p.
Clyde of Muscatine and G. NJ. Duren
of Eldora.
President Dan. f. Bradley presented
report embodying the results which
have been obtained and the things
which have been accomplished since
he came to the institution as its head
three years ago. The story of the
growth of the last few years testifies
to Mr. Bladley's efforts and zeal for
the college. Laboratories have been
extended; three new chairs have been
established. those of botany, econom-
les and public speaking; the young wo-
mems dormitory, known as the Mears
cottage, has been doubled in size; the
new Carnegie library has been erected
on the campus and the heating plant
largely improved.
In addition to this there have been
numberless small things accomplish
ed which require much time and mon
ey. The campus has been improved, as
have the athletic grounds, and many
Improvements have been made in the
OF Tho
same time the number of students has
increased from an average of 449 in the
three years previous to President Brad
ley's advent to AN average of 500 dur
ing the last three years. The falling
rates of interest have caused Il shrink
age in the income from invested funds
during recent years, but the amount of
such funds has been increased under
President Bradley's regime. Dur
ing this period the amount received
from buttons has gradually risen till
it reached over $4,000 last year, which
is about $4,000 more than the largest
previous amount In recent years. At
the same time expenses have been IN
creased to the extent of $4,000 annual
ly. In this period there have been
gifts from various sources to the value
of $4,000. OF this amount about
$4,000 was raised the first year, about
$29, 900 the second, and the remainder
since May /, 1904. The largest single
gift is the $4,000 library received from
Andrew Carnegie. The new movement
which was started last commencement
to increase the endowment of the col
lege a quarter of million, has re-
suited in bringing in s47,53o SO far.
There are also other additional pledges
and the sum is being slowly but sure
ly augmented each day. The gifts
for the most part have been received
in small sums from the graduates OF
the college or from close friends OF
the institution, which shows that the
college is building up giving con-
stituency of it's own, tho this is neces-
sarily somewhat slow.
Instructors Are REFLECTED.
After the presidents report the fol-
lowing instructors were reelected:
Philosophy, John d. Stops; Greek and
Miss Mary Spencer; German,
P. Van Braams; mems physical direc-
tor, c. e. Fisher; women's physical
director, Miss Frances Gardner; pub
lie speaking, ]. p. Ryan, organ, j. r.
Frampton.
d. L. Smith, who has most success
fully directed the school of music dur
ing the past year, has been made its
permanent head. Under his manage
ment this department has been meet
ing with much success and his cleo
ton insures the successful manage
ment and growth of the conservatory.
w. NJ Barr. who has been the IN
structor in the chemistry department,
where he has assisted Professor w. S.
Hendrixon, has resigned to study at
Harvard next year, and A. w. Meyer,
of Alton, a graduate of the college In
of class of '97, was elected to take his
place Leave of absence for one year
was granted TO Professor Allen John
son, who is engaged in preparing d
book on Stephen A. Douglass, and also
to Associate Professor Clara e. Mil
lerd, who will study abroad for one
year. Professor Noble, who was voted
a leave of absence at the June meeting