Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-03-23
The University Of iowa At Iowa City
by W. A. Trcnckmann.)

by W. A. Trcnckmann.)
Iowa ha> the reputation 81 presenting
greater uniformity of climate and condi-
dItlons throughout il border than any
other of the man->ized states. Ii also pre-
sents some very striking contrasts. The
great lcvellng ''glaciai drift which merely
furrowcd and scrapcd the black land
pralrlc~ of Central Iowa. where Amc~ and
the state college are located. IN the east
ern portion deposited extensive strata of
clay and sand. Johnson county, Of which
Iowa City 4 the county seat, with it. sue
ce>sion of rounded hill~ and fertile valleys
and fine orchards and gardens reminded
me strongly Of East Texas. The corn
fields are grcener here. the peach orchards.
plum orchards and grape arbor~ well laden
with fruit, melons in many varieties and
every conceivable variety of vegetables m
profu-ion, also i wealth Of flowers sur
rounding rural and suburban homes, al
strengthen the illusion.
Located in a City.
While the state college forms 4 little re-
public unto Itself un commanding cmin-
cnce. the state university j. located near
the center Of 4 town nit quite undc~crying
of the ~narnc-appcndIX "cItY." that cvi-
IDENTIFY has put on city ways and city
clothes long ago. In fact. II looks a. ii the
university were IN danger of getting lost
in the town. The campu, j. said 10 com
prise fifty acres. but the city must either
have encroached ON this campu, or it,
greater part must b. III the valley ct the
Iowa river. The latter, Il stream oi some
importance and marked on the maps a,
"navigablc 10 Iowa City." ha~ been damned
Ia provide a water front for the campus
and opportunity Tor aquatic sports. IN
retaliation. or because Il has II liking for
sports, 1t pays a gushing and ''up-roar-
iou>" visit To the athletic field. boat
houses and gymnasium once IN \ while.
The college building. about thirty IN
number. are crowded close and some vi
them have been pushed OF the campus into
the business or residence section. Ii i
one of the most scattered universities III
America.
Quaint and Honey Buildings.
Members 81 the faculty expressed r.
grcts To me that the university had not
been located on or moved 10 the opposite
bank of the river. beautiful woodland on
u much higher level where q large tract of
land could have hccn bought III 4 small
figure moi - long ago. Perhaps they are
right about il and the university would
certainly have appeared better on photo
graphs. but IL would not have been nearly
20 delightfully."- quaint and ~homcy.' How
ever. the board OF education has author
lied the construction 81 five new buildings
u gymnasium. nurses home. foundry. 4
library and biology building. All but the
two last named are ~ X built at once Ap-
preparations are ample and. no doubt. II
will bc quite = problem t. place them all.
The university. ~ it, housing. receives
it, stamp from the administration building.
which forms The center ot the odd Capitol
Campus. and ~ nothing else than The Old
capitol building ot Iowa. a thrce-~torv
structure 81 weather beaten stone, an tx
cellcnt example oi the classical rcnai~-
sance. IT. corner stone was land IN $50
when Iowa wa Young and Iowa City her
capital. When De- Moine~ wa made state
capital the bcrcaVcd former capital citN re-
ccIVcd the university and capitol building
and lands. When the removal finally took
place in 1870. the university began it,
struggle for existence. which. at times.
seems to have been quite prccariou~. ln
fifty wears thirteen captains ~ presidents
have been al the helm.
Its Motto Culture
The contrasts between these rival state
Institutions are not confined 10 location
and structures. VI the motto NJ the state
college l. work. that Of the university j.
culture. The college Il progressive. the
university conservative. With \ total at-
tendance of 2.669. but 300 were summer
school students. II has nine separate cot
lcgr~: 1862 are enrolled w the college 81
liberal art-: . in the College of Law: 100
N the College of Medicine and ~ IN the
training school for nurses connected with
II: , in the College Of Homeopathic Mrdi-
cinc and ~ NJ the training school for
nurses connected with II (for these mine-
teen students there \ i faculty of M least
thirty: PIC IN the College If Dentistry F:
g. IN the College Of Pharmacy: 10 in the
College NJ Art~. 11S w the College NJ Ar-
piled Science (which includes xix engI-
necriug courses and applied chemistry and
etb M the graduate school. Nine hundred