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Phaenological Notes, L. H. Pammel

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Among the many interesting observations in connection with our flora is the relation that plants have to climatology. It is true the question is an agricultural and horticultural one only so far as it bears on questions of our cultivated plants. But with the addition of new plants every year to our list of those cultivated for utilitarian or ornamental purposes, it is important to record exact data in regard to their behavior under cultivation. But in plant climatology all plants should be studied with reference to various climatic conditions.

Report Of The Committee On State Flora, L. H. Pammel

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

The several catalogues of the flora of Iowa (Arthur, Bessey), as well as the early contributions by the late Dr. Parry and briefer articles and notices in journals and Gray's Manual give us a pretty accurate knowledge of the phaenogams and vascular cryptogams found in Iowa. In most cases, however, the range of species is not given. With a number of excellent local collectors in the field a lively interest has been awakened in collecting and bringing together information. Since the appointment of this committee one important contribution to the State Flora has been published. I refer to Prof. Hitchcock's …

Catalog Of State Normal School, 1888-89, Iowa State Normal School

UNI Programs and Courses Catalogs

Table of Contents:

Calendar for 1889-90 ... 2
Board of Directors ... 3
Faculty ... 4
Courses of Study ... 5
Regular Courses ... 6
The Supplementary Course for High-School Graduates ... 10
The Professional Course for College Graduates ... 14
General Information ... 16
Expenses ... 18
Graduation ... 21
Text-Books Used ... 22
Rules and Regulations ... 23
Regulations Applying to the Boarding Department ... 25
Catalog of Students 1888-89 ... 36
Summary ... 46
Alumni ... 48

The Ferns Of Muscatine County, Iowa, F. M. Witter

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

The following ferns have been noted or collected by me in Muscatine County. They are included in thirteen genera and twenty species.

Pearl Bearing Unios, F. M. Witter

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

No abstract available – No text presented.

Notes On A Fossil Wood From The Keokuk Limestone, Keokuk, Iowa, C. H. Gordon

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Some years since a portion of supposed fossil wood was obtained from an eighteen inch limestone layer about six or eight feet below the Geode bed. It was secure by Mr. S. J. Wallace and placed in the rooms of the Keokuk Library Association. A brief mention was made of it in a letter to the editors of the American Journal of Science and Arts, as noted in the May issue of 1878.

Local Problems In Science, Herbert Osborn

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

It may be said, with truth, that Science knows no boundaries of geography, polities, sect or race. That if there is to her credit, any characteristic of performance, it is that of universality.

Iowa In War Times, S. H. M. Byers

Iowa Book Gallery

This history of Iowa's involvement in the Civil War was published in 1888. The author, Samuel Hawkins Marshall Byers, was a member of the Fifth Iowa Infantry during the Civil War, having enlisted in 1861. Byers was eventually captured and spent well over a year in several Confederate prison camps. Following his escape, Byers joined Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman's staff until the war's end. In 1869 he was appointed United States Consul to Zurich, Switzerland, and later held the same position in Rome. Byers many works include "The Song of Iowa" the official state song of Iowa.

Twelfth Annual Catalogue, Iowa State Normal School, 1887-88, Iowa State Normal School

UNI Programs and Courses Catalogs

Table of Contents:

Calendar for 1888-89 ... 2
Board of Directors ... 3
Faculty ... 4
Conditions of Admission ... 6
Classification of the Regular Courses ... 7
The Supplementary Course for High-School Graduates ... 10
Professional Course for College Graduates ... 11
General Information ... 12
Graduation ... 14
Text-Books Used ... 14
Boarding Department ... 15
Expenses ... 16
Library and Apparatus ... 17
Moral and Religious Influences ... 17
Literary Societies ... 18
Rules and Regulations ... 19
Buildings and Grounds ... 22
Catalogue of Students 1887-88 ... 23
Summary ... 32
Alumni ... 32

The History Of Black Hawk County, Iowa, Western Historical Company

Iowa Book Gallery

This book provides a history of Black Hawk County, Iowa, from its settlement in 1834 through the book's publication in 1878. Numerous biographical entries and portraits are included, along with more general histories of the state of Iowa and the northwest United States.

First Catalogue Of Iowa State Normal School, 1876-77, Iowa State Normal School

UNI Programs and Courses Catalogs

Table of Contents:

Calendar for 1877-78 ... 2
Board of Directors ... 3
Faculty ... 4
Catalogue of Students for the Year 1876-1877 ... 5
Summary ... 10
Course of Study ... 11
The Elementary Course ... 12
The Didactic Course ... 13
The Scientific Course ... 14
Text Books ... 15
Expenses ... 17
Rules and Regulations ... 19
Summary of Information ... 24
Tables and Advertisements ... 27
Courses of Study Shown in Years and Terms - Elementary Course ... 28
Courses of Study Shown in Years and Terms - Didactic Course ... 29
Courses of Study Shown …

Addresses Delivered At The Inauguration Of The Iowa State Normal School At Cedar Falls, Sept. 14, 1876, James C. Gilchrist, W. C. Bryant

History of Education Book Gallery

Addresses delivered at the inauguration of the Iowa State Normal School ("an Institution established by the State of Iowa, for the Professional Education of Teachers in all the Departments of Science of Education and Art of Teaching, now thoroughly organized") on September 14, 1876, in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

The first address, Normal Schools – Their Origin and Office, was given by James C. Gilchrist, principal of the Iowa State Normal School. The second address was a response given by Maj. W. C. Bryant on behalf of the citizens of Cedar Falls, Iowa.

News And Notes - Nsta And Nabt

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

We still maintain our formal affiliation with NABT and NSTA.

41. Consumer Goods (1864 - 2 Documents), Harper's Weekly, Portland Daily Express, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citations

Document 1:

Harper’s Weekly: A Journal of Civilization (New York), January 30, 1864, pg. 16.

Retrieved From: https://archive.org/details/sim_harpers-weekly_1864-01-02_8_366/mode/2up.

Document 2:

“Another Victory! The Good Time has Come!” The Portland Daily Press (Maine), May 20, 1864, pg. 2.

Retrieved From: https://www.loc.gov/item/sn83016025/1864-05-20/ed-1/

[08] James Harlan, Letter, Agriculture, And War, James Harlan

Iowa Documents Class Projects

A letter of inquiry to Charles Sumner about the production of flax-cotton in place of regular cotton and selling it to Massachusetts and New England mills.

22. The President’S Proclamation - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1862), Ralph Waldo Emerson, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “The President’s Proclamation.” Atlantic Monthly (Massachusetts), November 1862, p. 638-642

Retrieved From: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1862/11/the-presidents-proclamation/306550

28. Chiefly About War Matters, By A Peaceable Man - Nathaniel Hawthorne (1862), Nathaniel Hawthorne, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. “Chiefly About War Matters. By a Peaceable Man.” Atlantic Monthly (Massachusetts), July 1862, p. 43-61.

Retrieved From: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1862/07/chiefly-about-war-matters/306159/

[04] Charles Dunham, Letter, Journalism, Politics, Charles Dunham

Iowa Documents Class Projects

No abstract provided.

[07] Elizabeth Grimes, Letter, Death, And Mourning, Elizabeth S. Grimes

Iowa Documents Class Projects

This is a letter from Elizabeth Grimes, wife of James Grimes, she’s sending it in response to recently learning about the death of another friend. In this letter, she is saying kind words about her virtuous late friend, religion, and sheds light on the process of mourning in the Victorian era of America. Additionally, there is some information about the state of the government at the time as the letter is written just 15 days before the secession of South Carolina from the Union and 4 months before the beginning of the civil war.

[11] Charles Mason, Land And Law, Charles Mason

Iowa Documents Class Projects

A letter from Charles Mason to Caleb H. Booth requesting a survey of Kanesville for an attempt to secure the 1st Congressional District seat for William Thompson.

[13] William J.A. Bradford, William John Alden Bradford

Iowa Documents Class Projects

A letter from William J.A. Bradford to Jonathan W. Parker about a statehood convention, counterfeit money, and a selection of Council Journals.

[02] William J. A. Bradford (1797-1858), Letter About Politics & Crime, William John Alden Bradford

Iowa Documents Class Projects

A letter from William Bradford to Jonathan W. Parker about the Iowa statehood convention of 1840 and his time in Dubuque; as well as the occurrence of the Bellevue War.