The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-04-01
EDUCATIONAL
AUTO INSTITUTE
Will Provide Accurate information
on the Proper Care, Operation
and Upkeep of Machines.
DATES ARE APRIL 2ad TO 25th.
Every Car Owner, Prospective Pur-
chaser and Dealers Should A.
tend Sessions at Opera House

tend Sessions at Opera House
Mention has already been made in
the Review of the automobile insti-
tute which will be held in Denison
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April
%, "a and 25, at the Germania opera
house, but we understand that good
many people do not understand the
object Of this three day course. For
the benefit of Review readers, we are
publishing descriptive matter regard
ing the course which has been sent
out by the Department of Engineer
ing extension of the State at Ames.
The automobile Institute has been
secured for Crawford County, through
the efforts of the Denison CONNER
cial club, under whose auspices it will
be given. OF course, there is consid-
cradle expense in securing the lee
turer and the necessary paraphernalia
to be used in conducting such course
consequently it has been decided to
charge small admission fee to help
defray the expenses. The course is
one which every automobile owner,
dealer and repair man should attend,
and we feel sure that every one who
attends the lectures will feel fully re-
paid for their efforts.
What It Is.
The Automobile Institute is an Edu-
cational project 1t is undertaken by
the Engineering Extension Service of
the Iowa State College in the belief
that the growing Importance Of the
automobile, it's development as an en-
cheering project, and its tremendous
economic bearing on modern life make
it desirable to provide accurate in
formation on the proper care, opera
ton and upkeep of the cars in use in
Iowa. Commercial pressure has forced
automobile manufacturers to reduce
the automobile to more or less auto
matte machine. More and more the
owner of the car is obliged to depend
on the machinery's working and less
and less on his understanding of the
principles of its construction and the
kind of care which it should receive.
In the cid days when the auto was a
single cylinder, light weight, dry cell
arrangement, the driver had to have
an intimate acquaintance with every
part of his outfit Nowadays with
complicated high-powered, multicylin-
der, self-starting, electric lighted, all
enclosed cars, man learns little
about his automobile except by bitter
and costly experience. The automo-
bile has ceased to be exclusively a |
pleasure vehicle, and represents a
business investment which is worthy
OF careful accounting. To provide in
concrete form, in SO far as can be,
this knowledge is the purpose Of the
institute. 1t is not trade project
to boost any make of any car or ap-
pliance, or to stimulate the automo-
bile business, but sane, careful COM
prehensive course of instruction by a
responsible agency for the impartial
benefit of the automobile public.
To The Owner:
1t enables the owner to become
thoroughly familiar with the principles
of his car, to intelligently do more of
his own repairing, or to see that it is
properly done. No owner can expect
another to be more interested in his
car than he is, and proper under
standing will enable him to oversee
the work on his machine. By proper |
care, the life of the car is prolonged
its service increased and it's upkeep |
greatly reduced.
To The Prospective Owner
The prospective owner, unless he be
a technically informed man, is be-
sieged by many perplexing excellen-
cies. This institute service will give |
him an accurate knowledge of what
an automobile is how il works what
it's maintenance will cost, and what |
it may be expected to do with proper |
care. Having solid groundwork in |
the principles of the modern automo-
bile, he will be able to form trust |
worthy judgment for himself of the
car he wants. The selection of car
is always an individual preference,
but information will enable him to
tell fads and freaks and talking points |
from what is real merit of design.