Iowa State University - Bomb Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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One hundred years ago a nation began moving, searching for new land, for new ideas, for new dreams - dreams that might become realities, not only for the gen- eration of 1858, but for the numerous generations of people who would follow in the footsteps of stalwart, foresighted pioneers. And with a new hope and strong con- viction a magniflcent idea in education was conceived. There were to be llpeoplels colleges? Education on a higher level was to be the right and opportunity not only of those preparing for the learned pro- fessions, but also for those who would till the soil and man the growing industry of the land. The vision was bold; the achievement of reality, difficult. As early as 1848 citizens of Iowa sought a school of agriculture and requested the site and buildings at Fort Atkinson for such a purpose. Emphasis was placed on a college of scientific agriculture, stressing research and instruction to increase production and improve rural life. On the snowy night of Feb. 4, 1858, the plans for a State Agricultural College and Farm began to flame in the hearts and minds of three men, Benjamin Gue, Robert Richardson and Ed Wright who met to draw up a bill proposing such a college to be connected with the entire agricultural interests of the state. The bill met opposition from certain legislators who felt such a venture would be a squander of money on an untried dream. With a deep belief and enduring hope in the success of such a project, Gue saved the day for the bill, and Iowa State College became a reality, at least in name, on March 22, 1858, when the governor of Iowa signed the measure. lll Iii; 3.7 3- Sum C113; b . tulmij I,- - wmlllbi j b; .' lllllliir l .: allllut I ,y ldUQU-ggi' - andngL'I a -.-s

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In 1861 the Farm House, first campus building, was erected, For many years the residence of su- perintendents of the Model Farm, the house is presently occupied by the Dean of Agriculture. Help came at last in the form of the Morrill Land Grant Act passed by Con- gress and signed by Pres. Abraham Lincoln in 1862. The national measure poured fuel on the fire of hope for the fore- sighted architects of education by provid- ing lands of the federal government to the states in furtherance of instruction in agriculture and mechanic arts. In accept- ing the terms of the plan Sept. 11, 1862, Iowa became the first member of the Land Grant family. College-on a windswept prairie Landmarks were few on the windswept prairie land where the ffcollegeh stood. First building to be erected was the Farm House, a structure now standing almost in the middle of the expanding campus. Farm buildings and barns comprised the remainder of the physical structures for the first 10 years. In 1868 the first unit of the Main Build- ing was completed and plans began crystallizing for the opening of the college on March 17, 1869. Students were admit- ted and the Main Building dedicated that day. Adonijah S. Welch, a dignified, precise man, trained as a lawyer and at the time serving as a United States senator, became the first president of the new college in inauguration ceremonies the opening day of school. Curricula limited for early students Curricula in agriculture and mechanic arts comprised the original courses of study for the first class of 173 students, 136 men and 37 women. In the coeduca- tional classes students studied rhetoric, landscape, gardening, German, algebra, arithmetic, bookkeeping, geography, analysis and instrumental music.