Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 35

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Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
Number of Pages: 472

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In the Junior year are given the turthous of general qualitative analysis abil separation. MApr methods of separation and prouf hare bern thuslered. the remaining portion of the year will U giren to the artund analysis of mixtures, liquids mul solids, prominence living given to such analysts ns are of capertal valur to the agriculturist wwl metallurgist.

In the Stipr year, the student will engage to quimitative determina- tions. Attention will be given to both grarimetru and robimetric estima- tion, and, irhen pruetimable, both methods will be used with the same sub- ytanro. Thir exercises will he varied aml, su far as possible, typical, so that at the end of the course the student will be emupetent to ruter nt ouce the profession uf chemistry, whether os a tencher. manufacturer or general uunlyst.

Reference hooks: Miller's Chemistry, Sunts .; Wntt's Chemteal Dictionary, Mi tula . Fresenins' Quantitative Analysis, Frescuins' Qualitutire Annlysis; tinllunny + Qualitative Analysis; Royo's Quantitative Analysis; Choke's Chemieal I'bilosophy ; Wuguer's Chrmeal Technology ; I'luttner's Blow-pipe Aunlysis : Blowm's Chemistry ; Attfield's Chemistry , Tairue's Chemistry, etc., cte.

COURSES OF ENGINEERING.

Hy reference to there cour-es, it will be obarril ibut they contain, in uldition to the senches coqitunn to all, sereral bruueber in higher muthrtontics, both pure and ajqchied ; n more extended cour-ein drau jug and such branches of intural science as they properly embruce. They are imended to invet the u nuts, not wuly ot students who enn renmin unt n short tuint in the institu- tion, but also of those u hu desire to qualify them uh ra thoroughly for civil engineers, or for responsible positions iu muunfacinring catulilishments. For this purpose especial attention is given to the ninthmutirnl nulysis of prob- luni in incolinnies and the Furious forers applied to useful purposes, uud to techment, tupegraphicd and architectural demiring. Students in surrey- ing and riil engineering will be required to hreome profietent in the use of engineering instrmurits in running out ichal toilroad Ines, laying out entre-, determining rmonds of excavation unil embankment, ilrafting bridges, cal- eulating mantermls nod rost, omul writing spreilientiens, cte. Lafayette, with its surrmending cenutry, its railrom]», bridges und munnforturing establish- enents, uttords muy convenient practical illustrations of the ankjeels luught In these emers.

Elementary inseritetion in the different lanurhes af Natural Philosophy, us Mechanics, 1hydrostatics, Pneumenes, Somnl, Light, Hent, Electricity anil Magnetism, u ill be given to brst-year students in all departureuls af the in- stitution. Each branch will be taught by means of bec Mations. leetures aud experimental illustrations, the moules inri ing to suit as far as praticable the rants of each student. Each one will be required to take himself familiar with the use of ajourmens, onl by his own experiments ilet elop the under- lymgy, principles mul physien] Inus which they are designed to ilhuistraite. Tu the Sophomore olues, in the department4 of rigmevring, muore adrauerd instrnetjun will be given in these subjects. Especial attention will be giren tu the inrioms milifimliens nud nses uf machines, uunles of producing and directing motirs porrer, uml in the theory uf sonml. In the junior yrar, in envehicul engineering, instruction nill be girrn m the construction aud nse of' Inthes, sprer ontling uiul entting unginrs, also in tho allur of metals. Morundronred instruction will tw given to this class in light umul in the ap- plientlons of cleotrioity. Students'm thu yenive yrar will hu iusIrneted in the modes of constrneting, adjusting and using optienl instruments, ulsu in

electricity and in the use of the dividing Phyin Specil attention will be given to the subject of the Correlation and Iunserintiun nf Furees. Frery student in the digoutment isill by required to devote n reasonalde amount uf tiine tu wyurk in the University shupy.

Droning is porsued to n greater or less ritent in all the courses. Free- band drawing is given of the beginning in order to trath the eye to habits of close ahsprration, and the hand to freedom miel precisjan of movement. This bffords a gray preparation for forure attainmente in object drawing, sketch- ing and ib-signing, and for proficiency in grimmnetrecul, topographical and higher porspertite drawing, when the student liny masterrd descriptive gemmetry, nudl the mathematical investigation of shndes, shadow und linear perspective.

Thu' pruperilevelopiuent of the great resources of our State, by enconrug- ing onil fostering those inechanical pursuits requiring skilled lubar, demands that special pruonnence shall be given to this vinily, su important to tbe orchitret und draftsumn, by this the only industrial educational institution under the control of the State.

It will be observed that no special courses huve been arranged tor mining engineering und architecture. The studies required ny a preparatiou for these are > nearly identical with those of civil and mechanical engineering, Thot it ix thought onuversary ot present to milupt distinct course- fur them. Students in guming engineering will, howerer, be required to pay special attention to Metallurgy and Geology : and those in Architecture to its study und tu architectural drawing.

Books of Reference : Appleton's Dictionary of Merhanicy, Engine Work unil Engineering: Chambers" Encyclopedia; Sillitonu's Amorriran Journal of Srirnce, 100 volumes ; Dr Schnabel's Physics; Practical Hydraulics; Blake's Mining Machinery, ete. ; Byrne's Elements of Practical Meclinics ; Col- hurn's Incomotive lingineering, ete. ; Craik's I'ructienl American Millwright and Willer ; Fotrhine's Application of Cast and Wrought Iron to Building Purposes ; Ilupi's Theury of Bridge Construction; Moseley's Mechanics; Jonkin's Civil Engineering: Trautwine's Railrond Curvey , Whildir s Strength of Materinl4: Francis' Hydraulic Experiments, Krepp ou Sewer- age ; Wuoil's Resistaner of Materials ; Shaw's Architecture : Warren's Linear Perspective : Warn'n's Machine Construction and Drawing ; Warren's Shades unel Shadous ; Walter Smith's Free-hanil Drawing nad Designing, ete., etc.

MUIFRY LANGUAGES,

Enyl-zh .- A thorough knowledge of one's own language is deemed of the bighest importuner ; therefore, instruction in English forms a proper portion of the work throughout all the rourses of study. It is intended than this instruction shall be thorugh and comprehensive, co thm the students who pas ont from the institution will be monsters of their reronenlar language, especially in its correet and reudy use The instruction in lungunge nims to proreed upon the principle thut Inagungr is the expresston of thought ; and in order ibat such instruchon may be most effective, it must be based pri- Diarily upon thoughi, and secobilly upon proper expression, to the end ibat Ibe student inn) learn to think, speak bod write rea-lily and correctly. The language work of the Freshman and Sophomore years embraces elementary instruction in Mental Science, which subjeet is commenced with the Fresh- man year and continued throughout the entire course as an important part in the intelligent nad successful study of language. During these first no years the instruction embraces a careful reviews of the form and meaning of words, construction and analysis of sentences, punctuation and the correc- tion of faler syutax. The advanced work embracey the writing of letiers, business forms, specifications, simple legal papers, exercises in description anil unrratton, and essays upon various subjects. All of these exercises are required as regular recitations, subject to the ernirisms of class and teacher. The wurk of the junior and arnior yeary is intended to enlarge upon the nhilities of the student as gained in the first iu u years, and to lead him into the study of Logic, the art of Discourses, Debaies and Literature. The writ- ing of criticisms unil essays upon subjects connected with the student's chosen line of work, together with the writing of theses, will form an in- portant part ut' the mark of the last two years.

French and German .- Students in any of the courses, except those in Agriculture, are required to spend at least one year upon French, and two upon Gernian It is intended that these languages shall be pursued to such an extent and with such thoroughness, that students may real them resdily. This is necessary, since the principal scientific works in French indl German bare to English translation, which works form an important part of the Literature of science

Books of Reference: Chambers Cyclopelia of English Literature; Thine's History of English Literature ; Lectures on English Language, Marsh ; Eng- lish Literature and Language, Craik ; science of Language, Muller; Lan- gunge und the Study of Language, Whitney; Worcester's U'nubridged Hie- tionary ; Webster's Unabridged Dictionary . Andrew's Latin-English Lexicon; Adler's German Dictionary ; Spier and Surreone's French Dictionary : Lip- pinrott's Protonneing Uiuzetieer of the World; Lippincott's Biographical Dictionary ; Allibone's Dictionary of Authors; Porter . Humuna Intellect, etc.

NITURIL HINTLIDY.

The instruction in Natural History embraces a full course in Botany, Mierulogy, Geology nod Zoology.

The insimetjou in this department will be adapted to advance sudents, grainutes of other colleges, and to those fitting themselves for professional work

The cabinel already contains a large amount of material to illustrate these mnbjecis. Tins collectiou irill be bugmented rapidly.

The herbarium already embraces a large collection of driedl specimeny from fur st boul field.

There is also a large collection of eur native u oods in the cabinet.

Books of Referenre : Wood's, Grar's, Youman's, Greene s, Chapman's, Text books on Botany. flenslou's Botanical Charts: the Prodromuy of De- Candollo (fullt, leone's Muscorum of Sullircant; Michienus'> und Nutiall's American Sylin (5 vols t: bound volumes of American Naturalist; Lyell's Principdes of Geology; lana's Manual of Geology; Nicbolson's Mauunt uf Geology . State and Nutional Guvernment Geological Surveys and Explora- tions : Nicholson # Biology ; Dann's Manual of Mineralogy ; Pack inil's Guide to the Study of Inseets ; Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Verte- brates, Orven (3 rols. ); Abunls of Scientific Discurery (complete) ; Silliman's Journal (200 vols. ); Coral and Coral Jelmails, Dond ; Flint's Physiology (5 vols.) ; Carpenter'y Physiology ; How to Work with the Microscope.

DOHAEDR. ORNAMENTAL TREES, IND BOTANIC GARDEN.

The ground lus nll been platted, a portion has been set upart for n Botanic Garden, unul other portiuns to orchards, grapes, small fruits, etr. The land to be ileinted to un urebard has already bren partially yet in trees. The re- muinder, it is expected, irill be planted next spring, as will also the space devoted to small fruits, grapes, etc. To these will be added nurseries of ornamental suit nature fore-t trees.

There is a large number of stiado and ornamental trees in the college unr- series, probably 10,000 in all, ready to be transplanted to the grounds in the early spring Work on the Botanic Garden should be commented on the rarli- est practicable mowrut. One thousand dollars has already been donsied for the purpose nf builling n l'laut Conservatory and Hot Hunse ib ronoretiou with this gurden.

ITTINHINCE OF STUHANTS.

"The iustilimion, as directed by the Board of Trustees, uns aprued for the reception of students Septemhor 16, 1874 The entrance examinations were lick Thursdny mul Friday, September IT nud 18 Thirty. pior applicants nore presout at thest exuwinntions, und all were admittel, a feu condition-

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HISTORY OF THE STATE OF INDIANA .- CONTINUED,

nlly Nineteen hare since been examined fur mulmission, of which number seven failed, and five of those conditioner at the opening have already failed lo pinsy Antisfactorily the lest cxininntions, consequently hure bren relired froin the roll, tearing at this dule forty-six studenty in nltondnuce.

INDIANA HORTICULTURAL AND POMOLOGICAL SOCIETIES The following condensed history of theso societies is taken from a fuller skeleh furnishedl the writer hy tho Secretary, MIT. W. H. Ragan, of Marion Cautily .

The Indiaon Ilorticultural Society was organized in 1812. Indjuan took the lent in horticultural ivork in the West. Rev. H. W. Beecher, of that time a resistent of Indianapolis and a trorshiper at the shrine of horticulture, was en- gugedia the eliturinl management of the Indiano Farmer and Gurilener, n paper ilet afel to agricultural und horticultural interests. Through the Influeure uf this pinpor ond the netrly forined society, hortienDural interests were grenily promoled. No subsequent period Uns witnessed grenier reul progress iban ihnl in which this sooiety and paper utry binalainel. Amiong tho onmies thol fgured prominently in the organization, I will mention Rov. 11 W Beecher, Judge Coburn, Anron Aldriuge, Capt. Jan. Signrson, D. V. Calley, Rruben IIngan, Stephen Hampdon, Cornelius Ratliff, Joshun Lindley, Ahner Hope anil many others, who, though of less prominonce, are equally entilled to credit fur thoir zeal andl enthusingm in horticultural mallera. One-third of n century has noir elopsed, aud but feir of these northr pioneers remnin with os, yel Their good works are oreryn here visible ereu le this dny l'erhaps the Great exhibition of horticultural products ever hell trithin the limits of our State iras under the auspices of this society, in the oulumn of 1612. The hint of the " how Sinto house " furnished ample necomumodn. tions for tho assembled multitude with their magnificent display of Flora'a and I'mmoun's offerings. The only premium offered on the occasion was n set of allrer lengjony for the best seedling apple, thus indicating The chief chfurl of tho society to bnive been the development of new varieties, with a hupe of gelling something better tulnpled than nos the current list of varie. lies In nor extremely fickle elimole The applo receiving this premium und exluhited by Rt. Itagan, Id Putnam County, anil christened by' the society in hunor of the Seminole Chieftain "Usreola." Although a gueil apple, pos- sessel of many Irnily of character lo recommend it, it has failed to Inke ils pluco on the lists fur general culliration. Grent encouragement nos given by the society lo the introduction of new varieties of fruits Especially ires this the case with the poor, which, up to that time, hol prores ilself to be wImitulily wIngded to our soil and climate. The heart cherry atul the finer varielies of the peuth, the pimo and the grapo were ench eotning in for a itun share of attention, but n dark cloud was making its appearance on the distant horizon. The sting of the enreulio, The binsis of winter, and the appenmnee af the pear blight, with poor markets nl home and poorer facili- les for renching . hstant ones, were fending to ilampen The ardor of Western horticulturists. For n foi jenrs, honorer, the zeal peculiar to beginners, kept njean interval In these meetings, but the obstneles in the uny of per- minent snocess irere insurmontable. The facilities for assoinhling together isere poor, expensive, and ullended with a great loss of limo, in short, the resources of our Sinte were uol sufficiently well developed to justify tho Inajul vunnce of such organization4 1' is uol n moniter of surprise, thero- furo, Ibol this one should hore failed. It, however, had its gooil results, some of which were the disseminution of varieties of fruits, the interebauge of illras and social mitercourse between those engaged in horticultural pur- mits, Auf the spirit of investigation and the husle fue horticultural litern. Inre flint il inspired not only in the members themsches, bul orerywhere Throughout our Sinle sud the Wesl This child of progressire srience was not leylined lo sluinber long. The spirit of the age was pushing forward a greni system of railron le, that, early in the year IN;", had rompleted oulleis for nir surplus products, from ludisnspolis, in various ilfreclions. This bud u highly sulmtiluting elfeet ujub productire intlustry nad soon led to the organization, for the promotion of "agrientiure, horliculture and the nie- hauto nud houschobInris,' of the INDIANA STATE BHARD uIr AGHICULTUAL.

The first oxlubiljun and State fair, under the nuspices of this board, was hetd in the aufulun of 1852, when tho horticultural interest received a lihogul sharo of altrution, The leading horticulturists of the State and the Weet met enel other, somo for the first time, ul Ibis exhibition, and the un rning discussions were librenlly divided with tho represcuialives of this great intercal Neither was Ibe horticultural interest forgotten or neglected al The annual business meetings of the board in January, but for a number of years liberal premiums were offered for collections of fruits and horti- cultural essaye ni themo imid winter erasjons, which were often illeuded and porticipated in by lho leading lights in horticulture. For n time these meet- ings and exhibitions seem to hiare nffordel nuple opportunity, but finally failed to satisfy the growing deinnude of horticullurisia, when, in the autumn of 1850, the

INDIANA PONULOGICAL SOCIETY

uns organized. As its name tujdied, this society gove its entire attention to the subject of fruits and fruit culture. The preliminary steps in this unter nere taken upou the Sinte fair grounds, resulting in a entl to meet in The elly of Indianapolis on the evening of October 19, 1800 A permanout urgnuization was effeeled, Reuben Ragan, of Putnam Couuly, being elected Presplent, and Ww. H Loomis, of Marion Couuly, Secretary. The Cousti- tution ndopied provided for birnuinl meetings, to be beld in the city of Tudisnapoliy in Jnuunry of ench alternato yenr.

The Indiana Farmer comtheuleil ou the nork thus begun ns follon's. ++ Wo linve, ol last, u l'omological Society in this Sinte, as irill he seen by its circular in this number of the Farmer. Our gister State of Illinois, though youuger iu yents thun is lodinun, bus been blessel by sueb uu institution fur u year or tivo pasl, and it hus, without iloubt, greally nuled Pourology, und only in that Slate, but nlso in adjoining ones, irhere its reports tuny have reached. Such will be the case with the tudiunn society, a safe guaran- lee of which will be found in the unines of the gentlemen who have taken bold uf the motter

The Grat regular meeting was held in the Supreme Court room, in The city of Indinunpolis, commuoneing January 9, 1801. Al thus meeting, Mr. Ragun resigned the olhee of I'residleut, Col. John A. Malsou, of Greencastle, bring elected to sucered hnu. The subdivision of the Sinte info sections, enTexpiondrag to the eleven Congressional lustriets, with the nppoiutinen1 of a committeeniu from each, to be known ns the " State Frilll Committee, ' logelber writh the discussion of the merits of The different varieties of fruits unul Their adapinhilily lo bbe rurious sections nuil soils of the Sinte, were The chief results of this mecliug. Inruty-fro momhvis uvre enrolleil at this linge,

M the srcond hiruuinl session, in January, INhd, The Constitution was atneaded so as to provide for annual meelings Iloa. I. D G Nelsou, of Allen County, nay Ireted Presulent, and Geo. 31. Berler, of Marion Coumy. Su creinry, the former being successirely reelected until 1810, the latter ualil Ixiini, wrheu hr wns rrmoird by the band of druth. No similar society was ever Idessed by heller, more uble, elficieul and zenlons executive officers, the Ion combining ripe experience nul the impetuous zeal of youth filled with hope President Nelson's annunt nd dresses werr the embodiment of wisdont, experience and good advice ; Secretary Betler's reports and other papers, thu. seintillohous of genius and a mind stored with useful knonledge prominent feature of Mr. Nelson's mildress on this occasion ivas his urgent solicitatinas in behalf of the establishmural of a State Agricultural College, sor did he relax his efforts until his Inbors irere rrowued with success. Ad nl The previous mureting, the principal work of ibis session irns the con- linuntinu of ibe revision aud the approximalt perf'retion of the fruit lista.

The annual meeting, for 1544, convened ninter circumstances peculinrly dark anil gluomy. For almost Three years, u terrible civil strife bad threat- ened the very existence of the Gereruinent. Responding lo her deumuda for aid, monny of our best hortientturists were absent, having hirkiel on the nrmor af unr, in ilefrose of The right. The memorable ily that nabrred 1hu nen senr in, Ihnt ilny in which the mercury recorded n descent of GDP in 18 hours, with its intal consequenres, detracted mnuch from the zeal of those icho were present only four days Inter in the year, when, in the Senate chamber, the meeting was organized. In compliance with suggestions munde hy the President in his able address no that occasion, tbe tille of the Hourly was changed to IYMAS\ HORTICULTURAL, SOCIETY, which, heing more comper- hensive, il urus thought wouldl pire o wider scopo of usefulness to the organi- zalion. The routing of sereral ralunble es-nye during this session, which were followed by spirited dieenssion of the different topics presented by the writers, irere characteristic features of this meeting, though the fruit lists irere Dot passed without a share of attention.

Like its predecessors, the session for 1895 uns largely det oted to the fur" ther cousideration af tbe fruit lists, with nu occasional report or essay. The apparently endless labor of rerising fruit lista becomes soteuhul monotonous when referred in so frequently in This sketch. yet we should feel thankful to nur predecessurs who hare hud tho patience and good julgmeut to begin with the wedley of rorielies that were lo he fautul under inrious uames, muil rith loont reputations, some succeeding in one loenlily and noribless in unother, from which 19 perfect u list so nearly Thuliless ns is tho present SInr List of the society. In October, ISh6, the society beld its first armi- annual meeting in Fort Wayne. These meetings were held of erenings dur- ing the State fair, ond were nitended by an unusually large number of ilistin- ymshed visitors from nbrond. Warder and Hearer und Mulher were present from Cinciunali ; Knox, tho strawberry king, from l'iltshurgh; Barloy, of Plolisbnrg : and Thomas, of Union Springs, N. Y .; and Mebou, of Pbih- Irlphun, with Nounrd, of Michigan, also parheijntel in the meetings. An chjoyable frolure of the ocension was the social bangnel ghen the society by ils efficient President, ni his benutiful suburban residence, Elm Park

The session of 184G opened under furerahle nuspices. The war bad closed' and with it minny familiar faces hind rolurneil to their " hrst lore." The last sensup bnd been n fiverahle ene. Good crops of fruit throughout our Stalo, will poor ones elsen bere, gare us good prices for our surplus. There wns, honerer, a commingling of sadurss. War had dechualeil our ranks We ivere not ull there, and poor George Beeler bou pule und sad be oppenry This was one Inst commonuigh frith Inni. Death had morkel his rictinu. Faithful unto the last, he served ns through this session und partially pre- pureil his report for publication, then conscious of bis impending dissohi- lion, he gary subsinotinh erideneo of euduring love for tho work of tho society, by beque thing $1,000, to be appropriated for ity benefit, nail yielded bis gentle sjurit to Ilim " who gire it, " on the 19th day of March, ISfar.

Sain. V. Morris, of Indinnapolis, was ileputed by President Nelson, as Secretary pro tem., who nhly and faithfully discharged the duties assigned him. Through his inBuence, The Hon. G W Hons, Superintendent of Public Ibiruction, was iudneed to Inke a copy of our Transactions lor each of the Township libraries throughout the State, which ensbled the society lo sub- slantially bind ils volume for the year-the cansumention of a desirable enil. The report for 1867, edited by S. W Pearson, who was elected Seercinry ul the beginning of that year, cuibraces moro than the usual amount of ill- Irresting matter, including a beautiful eulogy, by Dr. Wunder, upon the life und Charneler of Geo M. Beeler ; 1 aluuble essays on " Small Fruits," by A \/ Purly , " The Adornments of the Surroundings of Farmers' Hoines," hy Wal Heaver, and the " Bent Doris Appde, ' by Dr Ww. Matthew's ; Le- poris from marions distriel surieties, a " Sinr Lisl " of fruits, and the iliseus. sions st The semi-nunonl meetings at Terre Haute during the Sinte Fair, and nl Richmond. At This meeting the society also created The office of Corre. sponding Scereinry, conferring Ibe same upon our prestul worthy President, Joseph Gilbert, which position be beld for two years. The subject of legis- lalire ail iras discussed for the first time, writbout, however, rearhing any silisfactory results for the present. The Siale Board of Agriculture placed the management of the Horticultural Department of the State Fair in Iho enre of the socioly.

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Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 35

Author: Publication date: 1876 Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co. Number of Pages: 472

Author:
Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
Number of Pages: 472