Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-10
Glass at Ames the Largest in
the History of the De-
partment
DEAN MARsToN GIVES ADDRESS
Under Graduates Arc Returning After
Having Been Employed During Va
cation and Gaining Much Valuable
Experience-some Changes in the
FacuIty--lowa News.
Special to Times-Republican

Ames. Sept. 10.-The State College
has opened under the most favorable
conditions. The freshman class is the
largest In the history of the institu-
that the great majority of the students
come as graduates of high schools.
No small number, however, are from
other colleges, and are entering at
Ames to pursue courses In engineering
or agriculture.
Dean Marston, speaking of the en-
gineerng department today, said:
The engineering division of the Iowa
State College opens with the brightest
prospects in its history. During the
present season the students have been
in great demand and positions were
offered for twice as many graduates as
could be supplied. The under grad
yates have very generally been en-
ployad in engineering work all over
the United States aud are reporting
for work with the benefit of very valu-
able experience secured in this way.
THE enrolment is greater than ever
before at this season of the year. and
it is very probable that the number
OF engineering students Will approach
500 for the year. The number has in
creased to this figure from 1877 In 1887,
an increase in ten years of six fold.
There have been very few changes
;,, 3l,.a cnp hn
tant being the resignation of Profess
sor w. II. Dow, of the mechanical de-
partment, and Professor Il. n. Bugbee
In the mining engineering department.
Professor e. G. Allen has been pro-
NOTED to fill the first vacancy. and
Professor L.. c. Hodson, Of the Uni
versity of Kansas. has been secured
to take the place in the mining engi-
neering department.
Three new instructors have been
provided in the engineering faculty.
which now contains thrity-one mem
bers.
THE equipment of the engineering
division is result of thirty-eight
years of vigorous growth and is of
high rank. The recent great increase
in the number of students calls for
much additional equipment and the
trustees have decided to build a new
forge shop this fall Bids for 1t will
be open September 20.
The engineers of the Iowa State
College are in demand all over the
country and in various foreign coun-
tries at excellent salaries. and take
high rank as compared with the grad
yates of other engineering schools.
Most favorable reports concerning
them are constantly coming In from
their employers.
"The members of the engineering
faculty have in numerous cases beeh
engaged in engineering practice DUR
ing. the summer vacation. Vice Dean
G; w. Bissell was employed on an I'M
portant water supply commission on
the Pacific coast; Prof. w. M. Wilson
was with the Alice, Chalmers Co, dur
inc the summer; Prof. l.. E. Ashbaugh
was engaged on drainage engineering
work, partly for the state of Iowa, IN
with it's lake bed survey;
Prof. r. c. French was engaged on IN
terurban railway work and water sup
ply engineering; Mr.. John Berg was
with the water supply commission 1or
Greater New York; Mr. N. j. Relnhaft
was employed in the preparation OF
sewerage plans for South Omaha, Men. Nep.
other members of the faculty nave
been engaged in similar capacitiei IL
is considered to be of great advantage
in the engineering work at Arnes to
have the instruction given by actual
practicing engineers.