Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-21
Students and Faculty Join in
Celebrating Thlrty-ninth An
niversary Of College
BARBECUE ON THE CAMPUS
President Hunserford, Of tho Trustees,
Delivers Address Accepting Gifts -
Students Given Full Swing in the
Celebration - No Studies During the
Day.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times-Republcan.
| here. At IL o'clock last night, on the
campus of the Iowa State College, be-
1 gun the roasting of a 2-year-old Here.
ford steer from the Pan Handle distric
of Texas. This animal was the center
of a big barbecue dinner gotten up by
1.-The students in celebration of college
day, an annual event at the Iowa State
] College, to commemorate the date O
! it's founding. All the club houses anc
fraternities joined in an outdoor feas
1 with the faculty as their guests.
4 President Hungerford of the board
Of trustees, delivered an address al
1 10 a. M, in which he accepted for the
college a marble fountain and stee
! flag pole given to the college by the
j 'O5 and '07 classes. The new alumni
hall was opened with suitable cere-
monies. This building is Well built
substantial structure to be used as the
home of visiting alumni when at the
college. 1t is fitted with living rooms
/ a swimming pool, a reception hall, a
cafe and a splendid reading room
The day was given over to the stu
dents. There were no classes, only
pleasure of varied character, such
as a foot ball game between the SEN
Tors and faculty, q glee club entertain
ment and music by the colleges fam
Gus Little Dutch band. A parade of
| the masque ball kind with plenty OF
humorous local hits was one of the
features of the day. The whole affair
was arranged by the students, who
aimed to have record commemoration
of the thirty-ninth anniversary of the
founding of the college.
| President Hungerford's Address.
| j. B. Hungerford. of Carroll, presi-
dent Of the board of trustees, delivered
a masterful address on the subject,
"The Evolution of the College
After commenting on the evidences
of growth, the beautiful landscape, the
pride and appreciation of the citizens
In the State College, he called atten-
ton to the fact that a college is crys-
I.talized experience and organized
thought rather than evidences of wis
dom and integrity of administration,
important as these are. He paid just
tribute to the heroic thinkers who have
battled in favor of freedom of thought
and activity of hand as against the
education of former ages.
After enumerating many of the diff
ficulties encountered by the board of
trustees in their efforts to carry out
what they believed tolbe the intention
of those responsible for the establish
ment of land grant colleges, he called
attention to the rapid development of
the department of agriculture by say
ing that experience shows that farm
operations have been more fruitful of
results, and the soil has more produce
tive capacity since science and man
ual labor We're combined in farm oper-
ations.
..The work of Professor Holden he
said, in the corn fields of the state
has paid ten thousand fold for every
dollar of expenditure in the agricul-
tural department.; but this is only one
of the manifold benefits that farmers
| and stock raisers have derived from
| the development of the departments of
| animal husbandry, farm mechanics,
soils, crops, veterinary medicine, do
nestle science, horticulture and other
lines Of applied science.
THE industrial development Of the
closing decades of the Nineteenth CEN
fury brought forth problems that en-
gagged the best engineering talent in
| the land. This college met the de-
| n k>,y ~
men equipped for the service thai
| awaited them. Under the direction
OF competent corps of young pro-
lessons the engineering department
forced recognition in every part of the
/ country till it became an Acknowledged
| leader in its class.
sciences that form the ground work
of technical education have been fos-
tered and maintained with scrupulous
care Mathmatucs and English are
care. Mathematics and English are
fundamental in every educational en-
terprfse, chemistry, botany, enthmo-
logy, zoology, ETC., affect animal and
plant life. The fundamental principles
OF physical sciences, mechanics and
of physical sciences, mechanics and
pure mathematics for the ground work
of engineering. In the renewed growth
of the college the faculty preserved its
poise and the ground work was laid in
wisdom.
Il believe that in this college the
proper course has been pursued, and 1t
has been held fast to enough Of the
cultural studies of the old system to
secure scholarly polish and develop
the finer sensibilities of the mind.
! Rejecting what is cumbersome and
non-e essential in Industrial life, it seeks
to make effort more productive and
accomplishment more easy of attain
ment."
| In speaking Of the growth Of the in
4 stitution President Hungerford among
other things said that out Of "an en-
rollment of 500 new students this year,
over 80 per cent are graduates Of ac-
credited high schools, including the
best high schools in the state.
In raising the standard of entrance
requirements the standard Of the COL
lege is raised in the mind of the peo-
pie, and is attracting to it's hauls the
very best material in all our common
wealth"
! After paving beautiful tribute to for
mer presidents and mem bers OF facuI-
| ties, and congratulating the institution
upon its present atficient management
| and faculty, he closed his address with
these words:
"In all the years of It's history this