Iowa State University - Bomb Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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105 f2,PMe 1' w N1 rc fill 1 ,Lisa AK i I I7 3 L,tlyE'?flf,F'Cl,L? I., 'E51:,f.-!','x.1 ull. W 'f5fsf3afnlH'rl'.'1, uf 'lf lu. f W 0 MIN, ,M -f,,J.,,l, tri fl- 'wi' 'i,,g1,'.-I J ll V1.5 : ' ' -r 1. HL- 'gf' 'Mbit' s'f.3SE2g1.Q:r: l . ,Li -- it YW? , Jilcvgrfyi? , -L iff ' LAX' A-Z!f'fAifdW UT lll ll 3- K7 .-r L7 fur - ' .f ' I f' 'l 2 X-'ff' ' gr -, 3551- jj ,wl . , f. ,.'g,.,'l-.f I pw -I ...gf 2,611 T.. -il il' 4' : I Kiixv. .:, 24: gi ,,g,,!j.fQgZZ CflNL -.- L. W' V ALUZNINI Sizcluzranxds OFFICE V Alumni Svrriinn ,p Inlthe past few years the Alumni Association has assumed a more definite and active form than has ever existed. At present it holds a permanent position in the atfairs of both the students and the alumni of Iowa State College. In order to appreciate this recent development it is necessary to review the his- tory of the organization. There are minutes on record of a meeting of the Alumni Association held in 1885, but these minutes suggest that there had been atleast one meeting previous to this time. 1VIr. R. F. Jordan was president of the Association then, and Dean E. W. Stanton was secretary. The object of the organization was the same as it is today-Uto promote and maintain the social and friendly relations of its members. The results of this purpose were not satisfactory for some time, be- cause the meetings were held only once in two years. The first meeting recorded, that in 1885, was held in old Crescent Hall-now more familiarly known as TLGLIUIITIGZS Zoo. Lab. In the eighteen years-that followed there were no important proceedings of the Association. In 1903, at the biennial meeting, it was decided that the meetings should be held annually. At this time a committee was appointed to arrange for the erection of an alumni building. This committee reported at the next meeting in 1904 that it was deemed best to join with the Young lvIen's Christian Association in planning and building a suitable structure. In order, however, for anything definite to be done it was necessary for the Association to incorporateg so in 1904, while Geo. W. Catt was president, articles of incorporation were formed and filed with the Recorder of Deeds in and for Story County, Iowa. The contract for the Alumni Building was for not less than 1iB50,000, 315,000 of which was pledged by the Alumni Association. At times during the erection of the building the organization had nearly as much diiiiculty in securing remittances from its members as did the Y. .M. C. A., but the results in view were attained. In 1904 the corner stone was laid and .a good start made in the construction. When about 3528.000 were due the contractors work on the building ceased and it was allowed to stand exposed for quite a while. But as the resources were secured the building progressed to its completion. The college agreed to supply the new building with heat, light, and janitor service free of charge. In a short time about 954,000 were expended for suitable furnishings for the building. The building as it now stands southwest of Central Building, adds a characteristic weight and dignity to the campus as a whole. Although it is not of Bedford stone as the other large buildings this brick structure is an important and desirable link in the chainof buildings that adorn our campus. It is a three- story building, colonial in style with three large porches. In the basement is an excellent cafe, and a swimming pool. On the first floor, are reception and reading rooms forthe Y. M. and Y. W. C. A.'s, and quite recently game tables have been placed in some of these rooms for the entertainment of those who wish to spend an id16 hour there in innocent amusement. On the second floor there. are, an assembly room with a capacity of over 400, Bible Class rooms and the oflice of the present alumni secretary, Mr. Ward NL .T ones. On the third door there arethree large parlors and fourteen sleeping rooms. With each and all of these rooms well and fittingly furnished, the students have desirable apartments for many of their social and religious meetings, and the alumni have a home when they visit Iowa State College. 27

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. X r' .u,.-.,- ma ,gigs if 1 A c afilftij ' .1 .- . : ., -Xylff-fi.. .flip -.11 5.4, '57 , ,, ,, ,r -: at-m'lum I 7 t at i l.h...llt.i5.ijg- , gag? ,gt , fd ff? vw-if ' ,, ,lfegm , :QT-, .Qt ily! w:,L,gf 2-111 Bun. fdamra Svgluratrr Bmurll Of all that is good, Iowa affords the best. The subject of our sketch is an Iowa product in every sense of the word. He was born and educated in Iowa and Iowa has furnished his environment for fifty- seven years. Our subject was reared on a Cedar coun- ty farm where, owing to the generous mold in which nature formed him, he was a very valuable assistant to his father, Nathan Dewell. When the father could Hnd nothing else to be done on the farn1 he generously per- mitted the son to attend country school a few short weeks each winter. In all the days of his young boyhood, a few weeks of school in winter and swimming in Mill Creek after all the chores were done in summer, constituted for him the acme of hilarious indulgence. After the country schools were outgrown our colt began to take the bit in his teeth and a compromise was finally effected whereby he was permitted to attend the Clarence High School for several winters. Here the inspiration came. Bill Stubbs, one of the real teachers of the ,70's, awaken- ed in him, as in many another youth and HON. J. S, DEXVELL maiden, a taste. for learning, an inspiration Missouri Valley, Iowa to earn and claim a seat among the mighty, President of the Alumni Association the intellectual directors of human effort. He entered Ames as a freshman in the spring of '78 and graduated with the class of '81, paying his way entirely by teaching during the four months vacation each year, at Valley, Onion Grove, and elsewhere, and by working a detail in term time at ten cents per hour, usually in the department of Professor Budd. ln fact, he was Budd's right-hand man. . After graduating he taught one year at Polk City, 'then entered the law school of the Iowa State University in the fall of '82, graduating in June, '83. After looking the situation over carefully, he hung out his shingle at Missouri Valley, Iowa, in the fall of '83, where it hangs to this day, calling attention to the fact that just up stairs can be found one of the very good lawyers of the state, and an honest man too! Ames never had a more loyal alumnus or one who has more often answered her call for help or spent more freely of his time and money for the relief of his alma mater. Who can recall a session of the legislature since the day of his graduation, over which he did not hover and assist with wise counsel and convincing argument when Ames, cause was in danger? Who can remember an 'association meeting in the last thirty-three years when his familiar six foot twof' was not in evidence? The association did well last year to elect him to its executive chair. It paid a debt of gratitude and advanced its own interests. 26

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169 BOMB J 5 ....-..- .Md ,253 1 X ,,,g,f,mn'fzk-ifgzii-1' ' , 1 'zfliifisffm--..,-. .., I E '!'V fifU' N. Xblcsrf' , - Xt. + ,fr 5'Qz4F?' s -NZ' 1 ', 9' in-an iw Fiiirf 2 .., ' 4, T ir ?v5?Y ' 5?5f'?'A'f fft'yT'31Fw':tl:i3 'I' mn .,1A vgmz ff? At a called meeting of the Central Comlnittee held in January,1905, the publication known as the Alunmus was provided for. Mrs. Beyer was elected editor and Mr. A. U. Quint, the business manager, At first this magazine had a rather hard time and was not very well supported, but in 1910 it was improved and put out nine or ten times a year. The Alumnus is a good medium for holding the alumni together throughout the year, and for keeping in touch with the prominent members. Really, it has been only in the last few years, with the exception of 1903 and 1904, that the Association has been on a substantial working basis. In .I une, 1913. an alumni bureau was established. At this meeting five-year pledges and life memberships with an endowment fund were asked for, only the interest to be used. Also, a committee was formed to bring the alumni membership proposition before each class at graduation. Associate memberships were offered to non-graduates, which simply deprives them of the right of holding office in the Association. During the past year, Mr. Ward M. Jones has given his whole time to the alumni interests. He pub- lishes the Alumnus, arranges directories of the graduates of iowa State College, and keeps in touch with the prominent business men throughout the country in behalf of the alunmi. His ofiice is shown in the accompanying cut. There is a sign on the door, ALL ARE NVELCOMEH' and when one enters the room he is not only made welcome. but perfectly at home. Such is the spirit that pervades the alumni department at present, and much of this is due to the loyalty and whole-heartedness of Mr. Jones. The work that this man is doing for the alumni is not only benefiting them and causing their dreams of the Association to come true, but it is also doing much for the students here in college. The present nature of the work is such that it will be more generally known and receive better support than has been the case in the past Apparently the Alumnus. and therefore L-he Alumni Assoc.ation, ls on a good, firm foundation now, and in a position to make even more rapid strides for advancement. . 31 R, We ' 4 nf ' e 5 A 9 ee s .. -X was 4 ix- -gi 2,52 ,--5, igysw-s?'w 4 if I V- ' - sr- wzirgieggfg '- sgfefyfi 5542 - by ':1.fi'.'.f'f iff- W i-4 '37 ff .fr 121' 'fl' lf. il-,fi .., f,f if-f I2 J-Hij,N , INTERIOR or ALUIVINI IIALL .,Nl x ..... 'iji,.:,. ..., 28