Iowa State University - Bomb Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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w-uum-n V x :9. x a mum wgummim me 40 km 'ih WI. A spectacular blaze in 1922 left the college Armory in skeleton form. Des- truction was $260,000. A second build- ing, similar in design, was constructed the following year on the same spot. Engineering in the 32015 included prac- tical experience working with ffnewff model automobiles. The machine shop pictured here was part of the De- partment of Mechanical Engineering. Fashion-conscious coeds appeared for gym classes in 1926 attired in the latest middie blouses, knee-length pleated skirt and long black stockings. 20 From small beginnings in 1922 to the largest student-managed festival in the world in 1958, grew Veishea, originally planned to avoid having each division hold a separate celebration. Name of the festival was chosen by Frank Paine, a pro- fessor who used the first letter of the divisions as they were named at the time, to form the word Veishea. Emphasis on activities and scholarship continued in the student body with in- stallation of Mortar Board in 1925 and Cardinal Key in 1926. The first Honors Day was held in the latter year to honor students for achievement in these areas. A memorial to war service becomes the hub of campus life An outstanding memorial to the place off the college in the past world war, a mem- orial which has become a present day reflection and expression of interests and values in modern college life, is the Mern- orial Union. Construction of the building began in 1927 through the efforts of students, alumni, faculty and friends of the college who made the financial con- tributions. C01. Harold Pride was named first director of the Union in 1930. A second campus memorial received attention in 1929 when 26 bells were added to the 10 bells of the Stanton Memorial Carillon. In 1932 the Twenty-Year Program Survey was made to improve the college program and estimate future developments and needs. The Alumni Achievement fund was organized; a director was appointed 1'7 years later in 1949, and since that year the group has made outstanding contribu- tions to scholarships, research, student ac- tivities and special projects. Two present-day campus fflandmarks'f began as college traditions in 1935 and 1937 when Veishea Central Committee presented the swans, Sir Lancelot and Elaine, and the fountain in front of Mem- orial Union to the college. 7553

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1919 Communists found the Third International. Peace conference meets at Versailles following the end of the war. The Eighteenth Amendment is passed giving women throughout the United States the right to vote. 1920 The League of Nations meets for the first time. 1922 Mussolini seizes control of Italy. 1927 Charles Lindbergh wins wide ac- claim following his solo flight across the Atlantic. 1928 The Pact of Paris is signed out- lawing war as an instrument of national policy. 1.: Elna :7. Stars Over Veishea, 1925 version, was a song, dance and comedy affair. Known as Veishea Night Show in the beginning, this scene Radio had its early beginnings on'cgm- portrays a part of the show 9Going Downl, pus in the 192015 when a transmlttmg 4 station was built which began operating under the call letters WOI in 1922. .94 An early Veishea float from the Division of Home Economics depicted departmen- tal curricula available and pointed out highlights of divisional class work.

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