The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-21

particular contact with the depart
ments OF the State University. The
physics, the natural sciences, and the
general arts at the State University
are all adapted for advanced and for
! graduate work in engineering, and
can be obtained only at the univer-
sity.
We believe that the state board of
education has offered a wrong solu-
ton OF the problem with which they
have been confronted; that the engi-
neering college should be part Of the
| State University.
| The board OF education is taking a
definite retrogressive step. School
men and the laity have for the past
twenty-five years been clamoring
against the narrowing and professions
alistic tendencies OF the various APP
piled colleges The remedy for this
evil has been worked out by all the
great universities OF this country, and
| In brief is this: Increased Importance
has been placed upon cultural studies
In the professional courses, and also
upon the contact with men pursuing
the general arts. very striking IL
| Illustration of this may be found In
what Is called the model state univer-
! sity OF this country, the University Of
Wisconsin, where the policy has been
to inject more and more broadening
courses. BY reason OF the strength
of its curriculum, very great per-
! centage of students have voluntarily
| adopted the five year course.
Those who are inclined to look
with favor upon the action of our
board of education in Iowa, will say
1 that President Van Hise, Of the Uni
versity of wisconsin, favors that &C
ton But let us consider what al
| formative the president had presented
to him, and perhaps his action can
be better explained. From his words
! it is not unreasonable to presume, in
deed it may be taken for a fact, that
/ the president acted under the idea
that complete engineering college
y
1 less Of the conditions at the State
University. Reasoning from this
premise, we grant that the presidents
conclusion would be correct, but in
/ the face of fact the premise is wholly
false and sophistical.
The board OF education wishes to
undo the work of over fifty years OF
building up an engineering college
within reach of cultural training, and
/ to place us under the system which
was in vogue before the reformation
of professional education; that is, to
return our professional schools to
] the position of mere trade schools,
! and to turn out, not engineers, but
tradesmen in engineering.
i Therefore, relying upon the above
arguments, be 1t
i Resolved, That the action OF tins
state board of education Is hasty, i'm
d mature, uncalled for, and is one that
! will result in the weakening of the
efficiency Of higher education in the
state of Iowa; and further be it
4 Resolved, That we, the students Of
4 engineering at Iowa, protest agains,
this action and demand its reconsid
J Grafton. Be 1t
I Resolved, That because of the close
lnetr-connection of the pursuit of en-
cheering with the welfare OF the
other departments of this university
! we ask the hearty cooperation of al
students and alumni of all the depart
/ ments Of the university, and of the
i people OF the state of Iowa, to aid us
) in this protest and demand and thu.
J retain the complete and balanced in
: stitution OF learning which we nov
have; and to prevent the sapping O
) It's energies which would destroy it!
: position of efficiency in the state ant
, in the union 1t Is further
) Resolved, That these resolutions BIZ
: sent to the newspapers of Iowa fol
publication, and copy hereof be pre-
: scented to each member of the lows
j, state board Of education.
: Unanimously adopted this 18th da.
: of October. 1912, by the Associated
: Students of the College OF Applied
!, Science at the State University o
: Iowa. (Signed)
), BENJAMIN BOER,
Il President
! (Signed)
/ A. N. HANSON, <
Secretary