The Iowa State College 



ADMINISTRATION 



The laws of the State of Iowa provide for the management and control of 

 the State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts by the State Board of 

 Education. This board consists of tfine men nominated by Governor and 

 confirmed by the Senate. This board appoints a finance committee consisting 

 of three men, who give their entire time to the management and control of 

 the four state educational institutions of Iowa, under such rules and regula- 

 tions as the State Board of Education may prescribe. 



SCOPE OF INSTRUCTION 



The Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts seeks to aid 

 young men and women in the acquirement of a higher technical education. 

 Instruction is given in the sciences, together with such experimental work 

 as to enable the students successfully to engage in a practical profession. 

 Throughout the several courses, the study of the text-book is supplemented 

 by lectures, discussions, library work, and practical and experimental work 

 in the laboratory. The instruction is mainly practical, the student verifying 

 and putting into practice in the laboratory the instruction received in classes. 



The Iowa State College offers two six-year courses, eleven five-year courses, 

 eighteen four-year courses, two two-year collegiate courses, nine non-col- 

 legiate courses, twelve-weeks Summer School, and one-week Winter Short 

 Courses. 



LOCATION 



The College occupies a delightful and healthful location upon high, rolling 

 land in the west part of Ames, Story County. Situated at the junction of 

 the north and south branch and the main double-track line of the Chicago & 

 Northwestern Railroad, and connected with all the trunk lines of Iowa, Ames 

 is easily accessible from all parts of the State. An electric railway con- 

 nects Ames and the College with efficient service. The Fort Dodge, Des 

 Moines and Southern Railway (electric), with stations on the campus, gives 

 efficient service to the College, and excellent connections with the following 

 trunk lines in Iowa: At Fort Dodge, with the Illinois Central and Chicago 

 Great Western; at Huxley, with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul; at Des 

 Moines with the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, the Chicago Great Western, 

 and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. 



Ames is a most desirable town for wholesome college influences. Its 

 people are thrifty, enterprising, and cordial. The town has an excellent 

 system of public schools, numerous churches, waterworks, and electric lights, 

 and it also has a good city government. It is an inviting community for 

 families who wish to educate their children and to enjoy a good environment 

 at a reasonable expense. Ames and the College are on very cordial terms, 



