World War I, 1914-1918; Military Training; Iowa State University;
A cadet battle drill with weapons. Officers are carrying swords. An officer mounted on a horse can be seen in the distance in front of Buchanan Hall, which is partially visible through the trees.
Welch, Adonijah Strong, 1821-1889; speeches; presidents' papers; Iowa State University presidents; Responsibility; Moral values; Immorality; Moral education; Personality development
Box 2, Folder 8: A speech given by Welch about peoples' very different characters including how integrity is often mixed with immorality. He also discusses how hard work and morality through study makes a better person.
Welch, Adonijah Strong, 1821-1889; speeches; presidents' papers; Iowa State University presidents; Personal morality; Personality development; Learning
Box 2, Folder 7: A speech given by Welch about how hard work and effort improves character. He discusses self-indulgence, benefits of dealing with difficulties, and how a gifted person appears to have a natural talent but has gained these...
Welch, Adonijah Strong, 1821-1889; Iowa State University presidents; Presidents' papers; Speeches; Commencements; Commencement, 1872; Graduating classes; Personality development
Box 1, Folder 16: The speech was given during the first commencement ceremony for Iowa Agricultural College (now Iowa State University). Welch discusses character, morality, integrety, and that fortune will not necessarily come to the graduates...
June 16, 1922
Dr. L. H. Pammel,
Station A.,
Iowa State A. and M. College
Ames, Iowa
My dear Dr. Pammel:
We have just recently passed through our Commencement, plus the opening of our Summer School which brings together some more than six hundred...
July 23 -- 28
My beloved teacher, Dr. Pammel:
I just want to extend to you greetings and to say that I am thrilled as I read the two choice booklets you so kindly sent me.
I remember Dr. Bessey quite well, he came to the school while I was a...
The front side of Old Main, with the college military cadet corps arranged in a review formation on the lawn in front of the building. The women's military corps is in front of the corps, in addition to a band and a drum major. Military training...
The south wall of the south wing of Old Main after the fire in December 1900. Large amounts of building contents are on the grounds. People near the building are looking through the remains.
The remains of Old Main following the second fire in August 1902. An intact front porch looks out over a well groomed campus lawn. The Hub can be seen through a tree on the right of the image.
Military Training; Old Main; Iowa State University;
the front side of Old Main, with the college military cadet corps arranged in a review formation on the lawn in front of the building. An officer on a horse is at the foot of the Old Main steps. Military training was compulsory for male Iowa State...
Military Training; Old Main; Iowa State University;
Old Main as the setting for a military corps review. Men's and women's corps are at attention. Military service for male students was mandatory between 1868 through 1962. For women, training was offered from 1878 through 1897. Three cannon are in...
Mentoring; Pammel, L. H. (Louis Hermann), 1862-1931
February 22, 1924
Dr. Louis H. Pammel
Iowa State College
Ames, Iowa
My dear Dr. Pammel:
It is my understanding that you contemplate retiring from active service as Professor of Botany at Iowa State College. In this action, there comes to me a...
This distance image shows the Memorial Union through trees and shrubbery in the foreground. The side (west) and Gold Star Hall entrances are visible through the trees, and the roofline and one chimney are prominent against the sky. A paved road and...
This 1954 photograph shows the west side of the Memorial Union from across Lake LaVerne. Only the tallest parts of the Union are visible through the thick foliage and trees that surround the lake. One white swan is standing in the shallows, and...
Nov. 17 31
Prof. W. H. Meeker,
I.S.C. Ames, Iowa
My dear Prof. Meeker:--
How happy I am to note through The Alumnus that such a signal honor has come to you.
I most heartily congratulate the Engineering faculty in honoring themselves in this...
