Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-30
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DEFEND IT'S WORK
NEW EVIDENCE FOUND lNDicAT-
ING SERIOUS COLLEGE FIGHT
JUST AVOIDED.
BOOKLET READY TO BE
ISSUED BROADCAST
Ames School Friends Loaded For Elk.
psctsd Attack From state Univer-
sity-lons List Of Questions and
Answers Ready For Public consid-
Grafton.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, March S4.--.Thss the
warfare between the two big state
educational institutions came danger
ously near to getting beyond control
was placed in evidence yesterday
when members of the legislature re-
ceived little booklet on Some Cues
tons That Are Being Asked About
Iowa State College at Ames, With An
sweAs." which booklet was issued by
the alumni association Of Iowa State
College.
Evidently somebody had started
something The booklet was evidently
prepared as defense. Its character
implies an attack from some source.
The attacking material has thus far
been kept under cover, but the writer
Of this booklet plainly knew what it
was to be. The booklet is part Of the
warfare be which was called off by
those who have the interest of all state
educational work at heart and who
probably took the belligerents by the
hair and butted their heads together.
Hint Of Fight.
Indirectly the booklet gives some
hint of what kind Of fight it was
going to be if alumni organizers were
to be given free hand. The first few
questions and answers were:
is Ames trying TO become lib
eral arts institutions?
No. The federal statute under which
the college is founded and the state
statute accepting the federal provis-
ions provide that the leading object
shall be to teach such branches of
learning as are related TO agriculture
and mechanic arts, including military
tactics.
In what other state are there two
institutions most nearly like the two in
Iowa?
What is done there to prevent un-
necessary Implications?
The presidents Of the two institu-
tons, supported by their boards OF
management. have 'crystalized their
policies along these lines: Purdue de-
votes itself to archaeological subjects.
engineering. applied science and agri-
culture: Indiana university is inter-
ested in liberal arts. professional work
in law and medicine, and pure sci
ence.> -s"s
"Has Ames "a liberal arts division?
mo. The federal law requires in
struction to be given in land grant
colleges in the English language, the
various branches :, Of mathematical,
physical. natural, and economic sci
ence. with special reference to their
applications in the industries Of life.
the quotation being from The Morrill,
act of 1890. The instruction that is
necessary in such lines for technical
students is given in the division of in
dustrial science.
Other Questions Asked.
Does Ames give more instruction in
English. mathematics. and other So
needed by students receiving their
veterinary medicine and home econ
, omics?
NO.
! in these subjects an expensive dupli-
cation Of similar work supported by
the state elsewhere?
NJ. because al <Al6S the eQulp-
ment and teachers employed care fol
the students taking these subjects are
used to capacity. II this instruction
was tranferred to another place where
equipment and teachers are equally
F, well employed. it would be necessary
/ at the other place at once to provide
as much additional equipment and al
many additional teachers as are now
engaged in the work at Ames. Thu.
the state would save nothing by re-
moving such work from Ames. Fur.
thermore, the instruction given Al
Ames in English, chemistry, mathe.
mates. economics and other genera
subjects is especially adapted to tn.
needs Of the students in the techni.
cal courses and in most cases thes'
studies are taught in way that would
not be satisfactory for liberal art!
! students.
What part Of the work offered b!
the industrial science Division is takel
by agricultural students?
''Thirty-eight per cent.
What part is taken by students I,
home econ omics?
| Twenty six per cent
What part is taken by engineerin,
students!
! "Twenty-six per cent.
What part is taken by students II
industrial science?
only s per cent.
What part is taken by students /,
veterinary medicine?
1.-TWO per cent.
/ "Ames does not give any instruction
in English. mathematics, chemistry
or other general subjects that is no
taken by students In agriculture, o
other technical courses"
| Defense Spirited.
The foregoing literal quotation
from the booklet show the spirit Of tn
defense Of Ames, and indirectly indi
cate the nature OF the attacks mad
upon the institution. The booklet con
tinues with great deal Of matter rela
tive to the institution at Ames, muc
of which IL comparatively new at leas
to the public. Among the points mad