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'"Sf>sj!::iV 4?«^^ '•:k Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the Year 1881. ay JOHN F. HOOVER, IN THE Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington. e^t NTKD AUD BOUrj[> A7 KKP lUlilGAN SVBAU 6(trN7tNti fyoiiam, 1 lUWA <3lT\ , Iowa. 7 ( m^iM^^^^^^^^nih^ PREFACE. Av. ITH its subjects and its ap- pearance, no reasonable per- son can find fault, — yet what is written in the SouvE- j"!^ ■" NiR AND Annual might be made better ; and even we might have made it so, with more time and greater encouragement. Still ) we cannot help thinking — and the I thought is accompanied with that satisfaction which has cheered on' this work from its beginning — that there are few, if any, others who would undertake the task, with its attendant cares and expense, and accomplish it as well. Who does a good deed is pleased ; a true content comes only to those who put into their work the intensest feeling. These are divine precepts. We are "pleased," and almost "content," with the wx)rk which the pages of the Souve- NiB shows, — time only will reveal what "good" the work has done. Our constant endeavor has been to make the appearance and the text of the Souvenir conform to the dignity of its subjects,— to set out in its pages that which would be interesting and useful. Every hour at command has been util- ized; and, to hands encumbered with much other labor, these hours have been none too many. If any are disposed to find fault, let them remember that we are not unused to opposition, — a few carp- ing critics have been already met; a few men, appointed to trusts which should leave their lives and acts open to public inspection, have refused us even the smallest grain of information concerning themselves or their offices; a few who gave the information asked, came to us afterward, with a mock-modest or wor- ried expression .on their countenances, and requested to be "left out," on the ground that they had "reconsidered"— intimating by their actions that we were not cognizant of tUeir real value, or that they only gave the information under sufferance; others have felt aggrieved be- cause their "good points" did not receive attention; our motives have been attrili- uted falsely, and some self- conceited and jealous persons have whispered that none but those who pay receive notice. All this was expected: in such an under- taking no one could expect otherwise. We did not " start out " with the inten- tion of tickling any one's vanity. In the biographies of those whom we have con- sidered worth mentioning ( by this we do not mean that we have mentioned nil ), it has been the compilers' aim to present each life history in "a round unvarnished tale." A few flowers of love, respect, or admiration, may, once in a while, l)e " thrown in ;" but these only cover stony dates and facts, which, like some ancient ruin, rich in historic worth, would look barren and bare without the attendant foliage. A large part of the Souvenir and Annual is devoted to the State Univer- sity. There are so many facts in its his- tory, all worthy of mention, that we were at loss which to omit; and hence, unwill- ing to throw aside much that had required effort to collate, — the " sketch " overrun its allotted space. But no dissatisfac- tion is felt by us, when we consider how much more comprehensive the article is made in thus serving our own wishes. Since this work was begun, over four months ago, a change in the Collegiate Department has been made. Prof. Des Islets resigned his position at the close of the term in December. He is succeeded by Prof. David P. Call, A.M., who will teach his classes for the remainder of J not. I DAY site \ AW 1 1! A.\/> -i.v.vr.i/,. the yt-HT. Prof. CiiU is ii jfrinluiitt (1S77) of Miiditiiin University, New York, and a chiKnicist of excellent reputation as a t^'ueher ami a student. He was the vale- dictorian of his class, and was selected to represent liis institution in (ireek at the New York Inter-State Collegiate Contest, in lH7(i. He was jirincipal of the Acad- emy at Osajre for four years — 1S77-81 — and has recently completeil a term in the University of Des Moines. The Souvenir is not a tiling of a day only,— it will lie preserved for a long time hence by many citizens, and by members, friends, and patrons of the State University. .VlthoUKli this institu- tion lias some dark passat,'es in its his- tory, these are illuminated by the brighter paires of success. The tfraduates that it sends out, year after year, constantly add to its record mncli that deserves the cojtnizauce of those wlio would keep in- formed of its prt>'rress. It is our puri>ose to perpetuate the future history of the I'niversity, as well as its past. With this aim, the Soivknik will be issiu'd annu- ally hereafter; and should it meet the encouraitement of those whom we have honestly striven to serve, the "labor" which its preparation requires will not be con.nidered "lost." The University has room for more stu- dents, and can serve them well. It can make more friends by briufjing to the notice of those uuaciiuaiuted with it, the a^-i 'A. ^x;:^ » mmmmm T CONTENTS. Group of Portraits of Prominent ^1 em- bers OF Faculties. S. U. 1 2 Preface 5 Contents 7 Scatter the Germs of the Beautiful 9 A Christmas Scrid 9 Publishers' Notice 10 Stats University of Iowa 11 Prejillorktl ■ 11 liisteiical 11 Origin 11 First Board of Regents 12 Partially Opened 12 First Degi-ee Conferred 12 Both Sexes Admitted 13 In noil 13 An Important Chanse 11 In Mareli. Ism It Law Department 14 MeiUcal Department U Salaries 15 In March, lH7i (Chair of Military In- struction) 1.^ Homoeopathic Medical Department. Iti In 1S79-8H 16 Statistics of Attendance It) Number of Graduates 17 Comparative Statistics 17 C/i I'oi' olofjical 17 Presidents, lSo5-187» 17 Collegiate Department — Professors and Instructors, Is.'ir)-1SH2 17 Law Department— Chancellors, Pro- fessors, and Lecturers, 18BK-1X82..-. 18 V Medical Department — Faculty, 1870- 1»S2 19 Homceopathic Medical Department -Faculty, 1S77-18K2 19 Civil Engineering Department — Faculty, 1S76-1882 19 Meinberii of the Fai^ultien and other Offi- cers, 1881-82 2(1 Bwgraphical — President, J/ein-bers of the Farii/tifs. tiiid Lecturers, 1381-32. 21 .Josiah L. Pickard, A.M.. LL.D 21 Nathan R. Leonard, A,M 22 Amos N. Currier, .\.M 23 Gustavus Hinrichs, A.M., M.D 2t Charles A. Eggert. A.M.; Ph.D 2.5 Lewis W. Ko89, A.M 2t) Stephen N. Fellows, A.M., D.D 27 Washington F. Peck, A,M„ M,D.... 28 Philo J. Fanlsworth. A.M.. M.D.... 29 William S. Robertson. A.M., M.D. . . 29 John C. Shrader, A.M., M.D 30 Leonard F. Parker. A.M Samuel Calvin, A..M Allen C.Cowperthwaite. M.D., Ph.D, Susan F. Smith Lieut. George A. Thurston Austin .\dams, ,\.M Mark Ranney, M.D .John N. Rogers, LL.D Elmer F. Clapp. M.D Philetus H. Philbrick, M.S., C.E.. . . William D. Middleton. M.D Emiin McClain, A,M Cicero M. Hobby, M.D Israel P. Wilson. D.D.H Walter D. Stillman. M,D William C. Preston, A.M Thomas H. McBride. A.M Phebe Scofield John F. PoUey. C.E Colbert M. Des Islets. A.M.. Ph.D.. . Omer T. Gillett, A.M.. .M.D Mrs. Ada North Literary Societies Zetagathian Erodelphiau Hesperian Irving Institute Law List of Afteliding Students Collegiate Department La w Depart ment Meilical Dei>artment Homteopathic Medical Department. Conclusion — Alnnini, etc 31 32 32 33 34 31 3.5 3fi 38 36 37 38 :i8 39 m 40 411 II 41 41 42 42 43 43 43 43 43 43 44 44 45 4li 47 47 A Review of European History in Iksi 4s Group of Portraits of Prominent Men of City and ( 'ounty .52 Academies and Schools. lo u'/. Afj'itfui^K Stmitmry B5 <,hool o/Arl 65 CurnOMEH AND Clkkov fS Mtlhoiti*t EpUfoital Rov. Kmon Miller. A.M.. D.D. . . Kev. Herman H. Faimll. D.D... I'rtubytt riuii 67 Rev. GeorBe P. Folgom, D.D 67 >/. Mtiri/ti f'ftthfilir 68 Rev. William EmomlB 68 Fh-Kt lliilili'l 68 Ucv. Henr.v ThumpKon 6it Rev. Dexter P. Smith, D.D 69 Trinity Epii*t'ojtfit 69 Rev. ('. Compton Burnett 70 KiiijUhI, Kritiirjtiiiiit I.tillifran 70 Rev. John X. M. Ziegler 70 'u-iKtian 71 Rev. Wm. Bayanl Craig 71 "ui/i>(/(ifiottai 71 Rev. Kergus L. Kenyon "2 /'nifarian 72 Rev. Oscar ('lute 72 ;et none. Then our friends, our teaehers, our servimts, — let fliem not lie forjrotten, even if you give l>iit ii c-heerful word or friendly call. Tlie world is composed of little things, — a nentleraan does not foryet a cour- tesy, tliouuli it is small; a little act of kindness lives forever. Talk is cheap: it will not till a hunjfry stomach. Preach and (five gtxid adWce; lint, if you are able, supplement yy-laws, which were ado))ted. Silas Foster was elected Vice-President; Thomas Snyder, Corresiiouding Secreta- ry; and Htigli 11. Downey, Recording Secretary, — the Treasurer of the State being fx-t'Jtirin Treasurer of the Univer- sity. They resolved to hold two regular meetings each .vear, the annual in Jan- uary and the senii-annual in June — cliangeil In Deci-mbcr, lS."iS, by legisla- tive enactment — and the President was authorized to call special meetings when- ever he deemed it necessary. Under those regulations, numerous meetings were held from time to time for consul- tation, at which no business of any moment was transacted. An ineffectual attempt was made to open the University in IHiVt, and the Mechanics' Academy was leased, and correspondence entered into with several gentlemen, with a view to their taking charge of it. After stmie unimportant negotiations, tlie contemplated opening was al),indoned, and nothing further was acconi]ilished that year. In March, 1855, the University whs PABTIALLY OPENED, for a term of sixteen weeks. This actii>n appears to have been somewhat infor- mal, as the records of the Board do not show any explicit authority for it. In the same year, H. AV. Latlirop was elected Treasurer, the first to occupy that position — the State Treasurer hav- ing previously performed the duties of that office. During this term there were between seventy-five and one hundred students in attendance. lu compliance with an act of the Gen- eral Assembly, approved January 2oth, 18.5.5, for the relocation of the seat of government, the capital was located at Des Moines in the s|>ringof 1fCjC>; but, as there were no suitable Ijuildings there, the State ollicers continued to use the old ones, until suitalile quarters were provided in Des Moines, altliough the capitol at Iowa City had been donated to the State for University purposes. D. Franklin Wells has the distinction of being the first person upon wlioni the honorary degree of Bachelor of Arts was bestowed by the University. In December, 1857, the State officers vacated the buililings here, and removed their ipiarters to Des Moines, leaWng the building in tlie possession of the Univer- sity, with the exception of the rooms oc- cupied by the United States District Court. In 18.58 a resolution was adopted, ex- cluding females from the University, after the close of the term then in ses- sion; and, in the same year, the FIRST DKOUEE EVER CONFERRED by the institution upon one of its stu- dents was bestowed, — the person so honored being Dexter E. Smith. The Board of Education commenced its first session December (Ith, 18,58. It consisted of thirteen memlu-rs, viz., the Lieutenant-Governor, who was i>residing officer, the Govi'rnor, and one member from each of the eleven Judicial Dis- tricts, to l>e elected by the i)eople. With the view of remedying as far as possible the embarrassments growing out of the unauthorized let.'islation of the General Assembly, on tlie 1.5th of December, a week after the decision of the court was HOLIDAY f^OUVENlR ASB AySCAL. 13 rendered, they passed a law legalizing and confirming all proceedings had in conformity with the act of March l'2th, 1858. The "Act for the government and regulation of the State University of Iowa " was passed December 25th, 1858. The greater portion of this law was simply a re-enactment of that passed by the General Assembly in March previous. The clanse creating scliolarships was omitted. It provided for a Board of Triistees, consisting of seven persons, to 1)6 elected by the Board of Education, — three of whom were to hold olHce for one year, and four for three years. They were authorized to appoint their own presiding officer, a Treasurer, Liln-arian, Secretary, and a Curator of the Cabinet of Natural History, and to fill vacancies in unexpired terms when the Board of Education was not in session. Their first meeting was to be held on the first Wednesday in February, 1859, and the annual meeting on the last Tuesday in June of each year. BOTH SEXES WERE ADMITTED to all departments of the University, on an equal footing, in 1859. The Library then contained four hundred and eighty- four volumes, and the total expenditure for apparatus for the various depart- ments amounted to ^l,773.-57. These figures show how extremely limited were the facilities for instruction at this early period of the University's history. IN 1860 there were 89 students in attendance in the Normal Department, six of whom graduated. At a meeting of the Board held June 28tli, 1860, it was resolved to complete the organization of the Univer- sity, and a plan submitted by President Totten was adopted. It pro\-ided for sis departments, viz : 1, Moral and Intellec- tual Philosophy and Belles-Lettres; 2, History and Political Economy; 3, An- cient and Modern Languages; 4, Mathe- matics and Astronomy; 5, Chemistry and Natural Philosophy; 6, Natural History. The Normal was made a separate de- partment, and placed under the exclu- sive control of the Principal. Two stu- dents from each county in the State were to be admitted to this department, free of tuition charges, while all students of the department were i-equired to sign a declaration of their intention to engage in teaching upon graduation. Under the new order of things, the first session was formally opened on Wednesday, September lyth, 1860, and the organiza- tion of the University may, with propri- ety, date from that time. All through the gloomy period of the war, the work of the University went on, and, notwithstanding the prostration of the commercial and productive interests of the country, the most sanguine expec- tations of the Board were realized in the progress of the institution. VOut of the small number of students then in attend- ance, 128 took arms to defend the cause of their country. The first class in the Collegiate De- partment graduated in 1863. The General Assembly convened on the second Monday in .January, 1864, and by an act approved March 19th, 1864, as authorized by the constitution, abolished the Board of Education, and restored the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. By this action the General Assembly resumed full jurisdic- tion over the subject of education. They passed "An Act to amend an act en- titled an act for the government and regulation of the State University," ap- proved March 21st, 1864. It was nearly a re-enactment of the law passed by the Board of Education at its last session, leaving out the provision making a diploma given to graduates of the Nor- mal Department evidence of qualifica- tion to teach in the public schools of the State, and the restrictive clause relative to the number of professors and tutors. By an act of March 24th, 1864, an APPROPRIATION OF •'s;20,000 was made for an additional building, and, under the superintendence of Rob- ert S. Finkbine, the Ijuilding was par- tially completed in the fall of 1865, at a 14 IK H J DAY SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. cost exceeding the oriffinal appropria- tjiin by about two tlioiisand dolliirH. The first stiuloiit of the Univprsity who rpceiveJ the decree of A. M. was Bush Emery, of the chiss of 18(>1. AK IMPORTANT CHANGE in the phin of ort.'!iiiizati>>ii was made in 18. Tlie former <>r;,'aiiizatii)n liy de- partments was abandoneil. and that of chisses, in a moditieel form, stihstituted, witli a radical ehan-.'e in the eomlitions of admission and graduation. Formerly a student misht obtain the deijree of Bachelor of Science without having studied any one of the natural sciences, or the decree of Bachelor of Arts with- out any knowledt;e of ancient lanj,'uaffeK, his graduation being based ujion the niimbev of stiiiUis in which he had sus- tained a satisfactory examination. The modified [dan, adopted at this meeting, consisted of three departments, viz., the Preparatory, Normal, and Colle- giate. The Collegiate Department em- braced two regular eour.srs of study — the Classical and the Scientific — each divided into four classes, the Freshman, Sophomore, ,Tunior, anil Senior, each class embracing the studies of one year; thus refiuiring four years for the com- idetitm of each course. IN MAKCH, 1800, the General Assembly made liberal ap- propriations for the iiortli hall or cliai)el, and for necessary repiiirs in tlie dllTerent buildings. In ISfifi the Meclianics' Academy, now known as Mercy Hospital, was donated to the Uuivei-sity in fee simple by the General Assembly. During that year there were WW students in attendance, of whom 3C2 were males, and 3(X) females. THE LAW DEPAKTMENT of the University was established by the Board, at the annual meeting, in .Tune, ls(«.s. and n committee was a|>pointed to |f)ok after the interests of the depart- ment, secure professors and lecturers, and report nt the next meeting. Till' (icneral Assembly, by an act ap- jirovi'il ^Iiirch !>tli. HfW, appropriated twenty thousand dollars "for the pur- pose of making necessary repairs upon the buildings ludonging to the Univer- sity, and giving such aid to the Scien- tific and other departments as the Trus- tees may deem proper to establish, in in order to increase their efficiency." .\t a speci.d meeting of the Board, held September 17th, ISflS, the committee on a Law Di'ijartment, appointed at a [ire- vious meeting, reported an arrangement made with the Iowa Law School, at Des Moines, which had been organized, and, for three years previous, in successful operation, under the charge of Hon. Geo. G. Wright, Hon. C. C. (\ile, and Hon. Wm. G. Hammond ; and, by this arrangement, tlie institution, as it had existed at Des Moines, was transferred to Iowa City, jind merged into the Law Department of the State University. At the same special meeting of the Board, held Sei)tember 17th, 1808, a com- mittee was appointed to consider the ipiestion of the establishment of a MEDICAL DErAnXMEXT, and snbseiiuently reported in favor of its establishment. Seven chairs were eon- stitnted, — the professors toser\-c without compensation until such time as the Board of Trustees, or the Legislature, should provide for the same. This [re- port was adopted. During the year which closed June, 1868, there had been 445 students in attendance at the University, — of whom 275 were males, andj 170 females. Of these, 100 were in the Collegiate Dei)art- nient, 103 Normal Dejiartinent, 14 irreg- ular and 'l'i?< Prepar.itory students. The annual meeting of the Board for 1869, was held .Tune 20th, and continued until July 1st. At this meeting it was ordered that a part of the ^south hall be fitted up for the Medical Depart- ment, and that three thousand dollars be set aside for that purpo.se. In the year closing June, 186'.), there had been in attenilance at the University, 3!)3 students, 144 of whom were females. .\t tlie session of the General Assem- HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ANNl'AL. 15 bly, begun January 10th, 1870, there was passed the act, approved April 11th, 1870, for the goTernment of the State University, it lieiug the same as Chapter 2, Title XII., of the Code of 1873. except slight verbal changes and the addition of Section 1603 of the Code. Under this law was instituted the Board of Kegents, as the governing power of the University, and it is at the present time the funda- mental law of the institution. Previous to the passage of this law, the report of the committee, appointed by the Legis- lature, at the same session, to visit the University, had been rendered. The committee said : "Your committee are strongly impressed with the conviction that the State University is accomplish- ing a great work. They believe that, in many respects, it ranks with the best institutions of the kind in the country. That it may be justly regarded with feelmgs of pride by the people of the entire State, and that it deserves to be fostered, patronized, and supported by the people of the State, whose institu- tion it is, as the crowning glory of their great system of free public schools." June 28th, 1870, the Board of Regents held their first meeting, and were duly organized according to the law of their appointment. William J. Haddock was elected Secretar}-, and Hon. E. Clark re-elected Treasurer. The first term of the Medical Depart- ment was opened October 21th, 1870, and continued until March, 1871, at which time there were three graduates; the whole number of students iu the department, during the term, being thirty-nine. By an act of the Fourteenth General Assembly, approved April 6th, 1872, there was appropriated from the State Treasury the sum of S52,300, for the support of the institution for two years, increase of salaries, improvements, etc. SALAKIES. At the June meeting, 1872, it was re- solved that the salary of each of the professors occupying the chairs of Sur- gery, Materia Medica, Theory and Prac- tice, Physiology, Anatomy, and Obstet- rics, in the faculty of the Medical De- partment, for the ensuing year, be $900. For previous services no compensation was allowed, besides the payment of actual expenses. The salaries of the professors of the Collegiate Department were fixed at •'?1,800; the salary of Chan- cellor Hammond was fixed at ij;2,300, and that of President Thacher at $2,800. A committee of homceopathic physi- cians appeared before the Board to re- quest the establishment of a department for giving instruction in homceoi^athy, and the Board referred the subject to a committee, with instructions to report thereon at the next meeting. During the year 1872, the number of students in attendance was .518, of whom there were iu the Law Department 01; in the Medical Department, 71; in the Collegiate Department, .383. Of these, 161 were female students. AT THE ANNUAL MEETING IN JUNE, 1873, the Board established a chair of English Language and Literature, as well as one of Civil Engineering, afterward consti- tuted a department. An additional res- ident professorship in the Law Depart- ment was also established. The committee to whom was referred the subject of a department of Homceo- pathy reported that, considering the condition of the finances of the Univer- sity, it was impossible for the Board to enlarge the operations of the Medical Department, and they referred the sub- ject to the next General Assembly. IN MAKCH, 1871, the General Assembly voted an appro- priation of $46,000 to the University for its maintenance. At the Ju)ie meeting of this year there was established a chair " to be styled the chair of military instruction." The Pres- ident of the United States was requested to ajjpoint an officer for the position, as provided liy law, and, accordingly. Lieu- tenant A. D. Schenck, of the Second Ar- tillery, U. S. Army, was detailed as i6 IKpI.IDAY HOUVMNIH -lAX* ^iNNUAL. " Professor of Military Science and Tac- tics," liy order of the Wiir Pepiirtment, AtJKUst 2tith, and reported fur duty Sep- tember Idth. Lieuteniiiit Sclienck was afterward relieved l>y Lieutenant .liimes Chester, Brevet Captain, Third Artillery, U. H. A., who reported, as ready for duty, Januar)- 1st, 1!S77. Captain Chester held the position until December, 1879, when he was detailed to other service, — Lieu- tenant Geortfe A. Tlnirston, of the Third United States Artillery, assuminj; the duties of the chair on the first day of January, 18W. At the same session of the Board an appropriation of !f4,(5(KI was made for the erection of an observatory and fitting of the buildnij,'. Durinsr the year 1874-7.'), tlicre were 023 students in attendance, — ;W Seniors, 3(j Juniors, 37 So|ihomores, 40 1'Vcshmen, 187 Sub-Freshmen, iK) not in course, lt)C in the Law Department, and •,)4 in the Medical Department. Of the whole number, 142 were females. At a meetini; of the Board in this year, the .salary of the Cliaiicellor of the Law Dejiartment was raised to !?2,.'")(l(), and that of the resident profes.sors was fixed at :Sl,.'i(HI. At a meetins of the Board, in l>es Moines, in the same year, Mr. Clark tendered his resi^jnation as Treas- urer, liavinj; been elected to the State Senate. Mr. Jolin \. Coldren was elect- ed Mr. Clark's successor, and his bond for *1IM),(MMI accepted. .\t tlie session of the Sixteenth General .\Hsembly, wliich l)enan January Itltli, 187(1, tliere was appropriated, by the act approved Man'h 17th, 187(1, ^47,4.';7, " to aid in the present supjiort of the State University in all its cliairs and depart- ments, and the expenditures incident to the maintenance of said institution for tlie ensuing biennial period." ri< >Mut this list may be taken as autlioritativc. HOLIDAY SOVrENm AND ANNUAL. 17 KtJMBEB OF GRADUATES. YEAK. i S •a Total. 1R58 5 6 6 9 13 2 10 9 enses. Instruction in the Normal Course was resumed in Novf'nd)t'r. l^.'is, and in the ColleKiate Courses S''[it.'mtK'r. Is .11. The Normal became a part of the t'ollegiate Courses in June, 1873.] PEOPESSOBS. nistonj. j,jioj,_ TO. Amos Dean, LL.D 1855. . .18.58 James Black, D.D 1888. . .1889 Theodore S. Parvin, A.M 1869. ..1870 Mathematics. Alexander Johnston, A.M 1855: . .1856 Frederick Humphrey, A.M 1856. . .1858 .Vatt/ematics ajid Astroiiomii. Nathan K. Leonard, A.M 1860. . . Theonj ami Practice of Teac/imrr. John Van Valkenburfr 1855. . .1856 D. Franklin Wells, A.B 1856. . .1866 Stephen N. Fellows, D.D 1887. ..1873 Ancient Lancj'iaqca. Abel Beach, A.M 1S55. . .1855 Henry S. Welton, A.M 1855. ..1858 Josepli T. Robert, LL.D 1883. . .1887 Amos N. Currier. A.M 18B7...1870 Mental anil Moral Science, Silas Totten, D.D., LL.D 1859. . .1882 Oliver M. Spencer, D.D 18i2...1887 Stephen N. Fellows, D.D. (acting). ...1888... 1873 Chemiafry and Xalttral P/iilosojj/ii/. Oliver M. Spencer, A.M., D.D ISft). . .1864 Pki/sicat Science. Gustavus Hinrichs, A.M., M.D 1864... Xa'iiral Science. Theodore S. Parvin. A.M 1880. . .1869 Charles A. White, A.M., M.D 1887.,, 1873 Samuel Calvin, A.M 1873. . . Ancient anil Modern Lancjnaqes. James Lillie, M.D., D.D 1860. . .1863 *To save space, the names of Presidents are omitted at the heads of the different depart- ments. fFrom June26th. 1888. and until the election ot President Black, Prof. Nathan R. Leonard filled the position of President prn /'//'. of the facul- ties; and from Auj^ust 29tli, 1887, until the elec- tion of President Black, was acting President of the University. J To fill the vacancy caused by the resifjnation of Dr. Thaclier, in June, 1877, the Hoard of Resents, in .June, 1877, appointed Mr. SlaKle, one of tlieir number. President liro tent., and he served tuitil President Pickard's installation, in June. 1878. i8 HOIJUAY lyOUVKSlll A.\J) -I.Y.Vr.l/.. Motltrn Lauguagtt anil LUrralurt.* Cliiirlee A. EKiwrt, A.M., Pli.D IpCS... Littin Liiitgiiaije (iinl Littrahirt. Amo8 N. ( 'urrier, A.M 1870, , , iirtek Lting'tdijt a ml Litfrttturt^ainl llitttoryaint ( 'oitij/ti rati rf P/t itoiogy.i Lvonanl F. Parki-r, A,M 167il... Mtiifttt Scitiicr, iiwTge Thiiclier, D,D Ih72. , ,1877 Ithlufticfi null Potiticnl tiitd Monit Seiehct.% titepben N. Fellows, D D 1»78, . . Ciril Ktiriintcriiig. Philetus H. Pliilbriik, .M,S„ CE 1873, .,1876 English Lintgntigi' iind Lifft'dluir. (iilhiTt L. I'iiikliiiiii, A,M 1n73,..1878 PlieU' \V, Suillow lKiK,..li*il 8u«in F, Smith IKftl,., Militnrij Sclfftcf aod Tarflfn. A1«'XiiiuUt D, Sfliem-k. First Lifiitcit- iilit S<'i'oiiil .\rlill71...1n77 JaiiH^ ClH-sifr, First LifUii'iuini Tliiai .Vrtillery, Brevet I'uptKiii U, S, .\,.|s77. .,ltvSI Georire .\. 'llmrston, Fii>t Lieut eiialit Tbinl U, S, Artillery InSI. , . ASSISTANT PROFESSOIJS. i'htniinli'y tiiiti Xtitiimt PliituHoiihij. (Tiistiivus Hiiirichs, CP lHiW,,,lHtU Husb Eiiiery, A,M„ I'b.l) l«W.,,ls<«l WiUiiimCPresli.ii, H-.l'li,, A,>1 IwW,,, Milt III niitties, Alexander Tbompsun, CE 1K71 , , ,ls72 PBINC1PAL.S OF THE PKEPAKATOKV DB- PARTMENT, E, M, iiiiaiii, A,M 18.-Ki...ls.'>s E, M. liiilKii. A,.M lMll...ls•,•>«,,, 18,58 Liivinin Dtivi^. ,\(>riital IsriH. . .187(1 M, A. M<(;i)riei,'al. Niiriiud In «,..18iil E. v. Wliipple. .Musie IsiKi. . .isii2 .\nii'lla ('. I'raer. N'lniiul IHill. . .IH(15 O.C, IsIm-U. Miisie iNi.V . .lnj(i C, F. Clarke. Miisie 1h'2, . .imU .le— le M. IJoweli. N.inil.d l-IU. . . IMil K. II. Wliite. (iynirwislii- lMi:l. . .1-Jiri Cliarli-s K. Horlitnd, Latin and f i riH'k.l^i^t. . .l^cW Cbarl.s A. Kuitert. .Mc«l. Laiii:tiai,'es...l.'<>U...IN«'>.'i Sallit' .Mixire. Nurinal INil. . .l- Tliomas t 'alv**r. (tyiiii)a*,ties I84i'). . ,Isll.*i KIlea K. MiM.re. .\.H., Preparatory IHm. . .I.vi'.l May I'arviii, .\.H., Preparatory l-liri. . .IKlHl Mary K. Hart. U.S.. l"re|>aratory |.-tl."i. . .IwUI Mary 10. (rocker. Preparatory IHIiri... IKiili Janies llobert. A.M.. Prvpnriitory INiri. ..li^iW Martlia line. Normal 1.8(l."i, . . iNi? H. v.. MiKiH.. A.M.. MatliiMnalies INlil...l«17 H. S. H..well. A.M., IjiI. and (iri-.'k. ...iMlli. . .I8i7 Henry S. Pe^kin^, Mn.-ie IhiIII. . .IMW A. T. Smith, Music 18ii(l,,,H>tV8 •(■<»m|)aralive Pbiloloiry, 187(^ISSL ♦ tireek Ijiiiunaife and Literature only, l>'7il-74: Instmetor in History. 1^71 7s ; tireek IjatiKtinKu nnd Litenilnreand Hist'iry. Is7s, anil, with these, in |s«l, Comiuirative Pliilolocy, ', Mviitul Science HubctituUnl in ItCit, Gmmn Brown, Preparatory 18'16.,,lsa8 t'elia A, Moore, B,S.. Preparatory lNIIrt...l8ij« llaehel Klliott . Preparatory IsiUi. . AHM S. Anunsta Zimini>raian. Preparatory. Is Wt. .. ls(»7 Jjnsiin li. Kowley Normal IsllH. . .Ihii7 Siisiin F. Hale, A.M.. Preparatory 1S,8.. .Istilt Kllen A. Itich. A. 51.. Matliemalirs ....lNli'.i...ls71 Celia A. Cnrrier. U.S.. Ijitin Isil'.l. . .Is7| (iillMTl L. Pinkhain, A.B., Eni;lish...lsiiii.. .1-7(1 Jamis .M. tiow, A.M.. Mathematics.. .|s(l'.l...ls7i( O, C, Isliell. Mn-ie IslKI. . .Is71 E, (', Fbersid.', A.M.. tireek lKl!t...l87ii Fnink K. Nipln'r, H.Ph.. Physics 187(1.. .1871 Sarah F. Loniiliridiie. Normal 187((...187» L, Smith Manna. i.,a(in IK71,,,1872 Otto Sehm idt, (iernnin 1871 , . .1872 (ieorui r. Keller. A.M.. Fnstlish 1871. ..1872 F. A. (iriflith. ll.Ph.. Malhematies . ...Ih71. . .Is71 (lilbert L. Pinkhnm. A.M.. Fnclish. . . 1872. . .Is7:t I'elia A. Currier. Ii.8.. Latin 1s72...1k74 PriseiUaMillikim, A.U,.LHt.and(Jrk..l873...l8i4 Caroline Pinkham. FnKlish 187,1, . .1874 Joseph C. Matthews. .\.B.. (ierman ...1873. ..1874 L. Smith Hanna. A.!!.. I>atin 1874. .,1875 Phebe Seoheld, Mat hematics 1874. . . Sanih F. Lout-hridite. Latin 1S74...1881 li ustavns Hulmer. ( ierman 1874. . . l-s7tt Anna C. lii.xbv. Fntdisli 1874 ... 187.1 Fnink K. Brush. A.B.. Lat. and (ireek. 1x71. . .187."> Alf nsl Wood. B.Ph.. (ierman Is't . . .187.1 Mary E. Apthorp. A.H.. Lat. and (jrk... Is74. ..!»«(> Blanche H. I.ih'. (ierman Is7."). ..lK7(i Wni. D.Tisdale, A.B., I jit. and .Math.. 1S7.-.. ,,ls7li \Vm, Osmond. .V.B.. Fnu. and (iernnm. |s7(i. ..18711 Minnie !•",. I,ronard. B.Ph., llernian.,. . Is7s. . .|87» Harriet .1. Parker, A,H.. tier, anil (irk. 187(1. . .188(1 Edwanl .M. HcHith, A.M.. I'.locntion... .Is78... 188(1 C. M. Des Islets, A.M.. Lat., (irk.. Eloclssl. . . LAW DKI'AIITMEXT. I Fonndtnl at Dt»s Moines, as the "Iowa Ijaw School," in IMir), United with the Slate L'niver- sily, and tninsferretl to U>wa City, in l.s(Vs,] CHANI-ELLOIW AND RB.SIDENT PR«FE.S80BS. William ti. Hammond. LL.L) If^Vs. ..I.ssl Lewis W. lt..ss. A.M 1881... PROFESSORS, CiiiintituHiniat unit Crirninitl Low. Oeorse (i. Wriubt, LL,U 188.1. ..1871 William E. Miller 1871. ..187,1 Comnifrcial Liiir iiiiil the Law nf Pertons anil Ptritfiiial Riglttit. ( •lies(er C, Cole, LL.D lwl.1. . .1875 James M. Love. LL.L) Is7.1... Mtiliral .hinipriiilfiicf ami FfiUrat Practice, John F, Dillon, M.U„ LL,D 1878, ..1870 llfniitiiit Pro/ffforn of Law, James 1). Edmimds (net in*:) 1872. ..I87S Fnsh.rick E. Motl. A.M 1h73...Ik7,1 Orlando C Howe 1x75. ..ls.sil Lewis W, Boss. A..M 18HI..,18N1 Emlin McClain, A,M 1881,,, LECTURERS. Dommtic Ililatioiin, Corporatlonn, anil In- Kurattcf. Austin Adams, A.M 1875,,. Law of Ruilroad*. John F. Uuncombe 1875... i'oiintitutional Laa\ John N. Hopers, LL.U : 1875,,, Law of Ural Properly. Lewis \V. H.ws, A,M I875...1ssii ilethoilt of Study. Oeorgu O. WriKhl. LL.D 1881.,, HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. 19 .MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. [The Medical Department was organized in June, ISfig, and went into active operation on October Ijth, ls70.] DEAN. W. F. Peck, A.M., M.D 1870... SECBETARIES. J. H. Boucher, M.D 1N70. . .1S71 P. J. Farnsworth, A.M., JI.D 1S71. . .1K73 Elmer F. Clapp, M.D 1.S73...1879 Omer T. Gillett, A.M., M.D 1879... PROFESSOBS. Medical .I'll hpnuience. John F. Dillon, M.D., LL.D 1R70. . .1878 E. E. Cook 1879. . .1880 James M. Love, LL.D 1880. . . Chfmistnj (ind Tojicologij. Gustavus Hinrichs, A.M., M.D 1870 Surgery and Clinical Surgery. W. V. Peck, A.M., M.D 1870 Materia Me:Uca, and from 1S74 of Diseases of Children. P. J. Farnsworth, A,M., M.D 1870 Theory and Practice of Medicine and Clinical Medicine. W. S. Robertson, A.M., M.D 1870 Obstetrics and Diseases of Women^ and of Chil- dren to' 1874. J. f '. Shrader, A.M., M.D 1870 Ph'jsiolor/y and Microscopic Anatomy. W. D. Middleton, M.D 1870 Anatomy. J. H. Boucher, M.D 1870. . . 1871 Elmer F. Clapp, M.D 1871. . . Assistant in Chemistry. W. C. Preston, A.M 1870 Assistants to the Chair of Surgery. R. W. Pr.vce, M.D 1870. . .1879 OmerT. Gillett, M.D 1879... LECTURERS. Insanity. Mark Ranney, M.D 1873. . . Oplilhalmolugij and Otology. E. H. Hazen, M.D 1870. ..187.5 C. M. Hobby, M.D 1875. . . Dental Surgery. P.T.Smith, D.D.S 1871. .1872 William Kulp. D.D.S 1872. ..1873 I. P. Wilson, D,D.S 1872. . . Demonstrators of Anatomy. John North, M.D 1870. . .1872 J. B. Charlton. M.D 1872. ..1876 C, M, Hobby, M.D 1876... Assistant Demonstrator. Geo. O. Morgridge, M.D 1876. .1877 Curators of the Museum. John North. M.D 1870. . .1872 C. M. Hobhv. M.D 1872. ..1873 E. H. Shaffer. M.D 1873... 1876 C. M. Hobby, .M.D 1876. . . 3 HOMCEOP.ATHIC MEDICAL DEPAHT- MEXr. [Organized in June, 1S77.J DEAN. A. C. Cowperthwaite, M.D.. Ph.D 1877... PROFESSORS. Theory and Practice, W. H. Dickinson. M.D 1877... Materia Medica. A. C. Cowperthwaite. M.D., Ph.D 1H77... Surgery. A. E. Rockey, M.D 1879... 1880 Assistant to Chair of Materia Medica. T. G. Roberts. M.D 1878... Assistant to Chair of Theory and Practice. Charles W. Eaton, M.D 1879 LECTURERS. Diseases of Women and Children. A. C. Cowperthwaite, M.D., Ph. D 1878. . . Surgical Therapeutics. G. N. Seidlitz. M.D 1878. ..1879 (ieo. F. liolicrls, :M.D 1880. ..1881 J. G. Gilchrist , M.D 1881 . . . Obstetrical Therapeutics. W. D. Stillman, M. D 1878 Lecturer on Pharmacy. J. E. Caldwell, M. D T881. . . Curators of the Mnseum. W. G. Emonds 1879. . .1880 W. P. Gray 1880. . .1881 J. C. Cowperthwaite 1881. . . CiriL ENGINEERIXG DEPARTMENT. [A chair was established in the CoUejriate De- partment .Tune 20tli. l'^73. The department was established June 21st, 1876.] PROFESSORS. Civil Engineering. Philetus H. Philbrick, M,S., C.E 1876. . , Mathemu'ics and Astronomy. Nathan R. Leonard, A.M 1876 . . . Physics and Chemistry. Gustavus Hinrichs, A.M., M.D 1876... Modern Languages and Literature. Charles A. Eggert, A.M., Ph. D 1876. . . Moral Science. Stephen N. Fellows, A.M.. D.D 1876. . . History. Leonard F. Parker, A.M 1876... English Language. Gilbert L. Pinkham, A.M 1876... 1878 Phebe W. Sudlow, A.M 1.878. . .1881 Susan F. Smith 1881 . . . Nfttural Science. Samuel Calvin, A.M 1876. . . 20 HOLIDAY SOCVEXin AXD AyNL^AL. MEMBERS OF FACULTIES AXn OTHER OFFII ERS — 1881-82. IThc foUowinelixt Bivo», in comimrl form, the niimi^Hdf nii>mtH*n< of fiieultit^ unci oflicen* (px- clusive of Ke«i.'ntis, Tnvi.'^un'r. and 8ecrotary) for |H>*l-Ki. Tht' Prof(»w*orH nnd Lecturon* are named in the onler of their ai>|>ointment.l .TusIAH L. Pu-KAKD, A.M., LL.D., rresident. Nathan R. Leoxard, A.M., I'rofessor of MatlieinaticK and .\(*tri>nomy and Dwm of the iollt'Kiate Faculty. GrsTAVcs HixRicHs, A.M., M.D., Pr<»fessor of Physical Science and Director of the Laboratory. Charles A. Eggert, A.M., Ph.D., Professor of Modem LanvunKeH and Literature. Amos X. Cprrier, A.M., Professor of Lrit in Lunvrua^'e and Literature. Stephen- X. Fellow.s, A.M., D.D., Professor of Mental and Moral Science and Didactics. W. F. Peck, A.M., M.D., Professor of Suriiery and Clinical Suruery and Dean of the Medical I'aculty. P. J. Farn-swokth, a.m., M.D., Professor of Materia Medica and Diwaxes of Children. W. S. R0BERT.S0X, A.M., M.D., Professor of Theory and Practice of Medicine and Clinical Medicine. W. D. MlDDLETON, M.D., Professor of Physiology and Microscopic Anatomy. John C. Shrader, A.M., M.D., ProfesHcir of Obstetrics ami Diseases of Women. Leonard F. Parker, A.M., Professor of Greek LitUk'uaiie and Literature and History and Instructor in Com- parative Philolo^'. Elmer F. Clapp, M.D., Pn>fessor of Anatomy. PniLF.TCs H. Philbkick, M.S., C.E., Professor of Civil Kn^nneeriiitf. Samuel Calvin, A.M., Professor of Natural Science and Curator of tho University Cabinet. JAME.S M. Love, LL.D., (U.S. Disirid .ludueof lowa.i Professor of Om- mercial Law and the Law of Person" and IN'Tsonal HiRhts. A. C. Cowperthwaite, M.l)., Pli.D., Pn»fessor rtf Materia Meclica in Honio'opathic Rleilical Department. Li>cturt*ron DiHitascwi of Women and Chilrlren. and Dean of the Faculty. W. H. Dickinson, M.D., l*n»fe«sor r»f ThiHiry and Practice of Mo Lecturer on the Law of Corporations and Insurance. John F. DrNcoMBE, Lecturer on the Law of Railroads. John N. Rogers, LL.D., Lscturer on Constitutional Law. C. M. HoBBV, M.D., Lecturer on ()]>hthalmolot;y and Otolojry, De monstrator of Anatomy, and Curator of the Medical Museum. I. P. Wilson, D.D.S.. Lrt'cturtT on Dontal Surgery. AV. D. Stillmax, M.D., LootiiriT oil ThcraptMiticB of Ob}>totrical Dift- eases, in Ilonui-oiuithic Mer of Natural Sciunco. Phebe Scofield, Assistant Prtifessor of Mathematics. John F. Polley, C.E., Instructor in Drawing. George G. Wkioiit, LL.D., Lfocturer on Methods of Study, in the Law Dcimrtnieiit. Omer T. Gillett, A.m., M.D., Chair of SnrKory and the Me^lical Faculty. Assistant to Chair of Surtrory and Secretary of F(i T. G. IIOBERTS, M.D., Ansistant to Chair of Materia Meilica in Homce- opitthic .Medical Department. Charles W, Eaton, M.D., Assistant to Chair of Theory and Practice, in Uoma>op»lhic Medical Department. C. M. De.sTslets, A.m., Infltructor in I>atin, (ireek, and Elocutiun. Mrs. Ada North, University Libmrian. HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. 21 BIOGRAPHICAL. THE PRESIDENT AXD THE MEMBERS OF THE FACrLriES—1c81-82. JOSIAH L. PiCKABD, A.M., LL.D., President. [Portrait, Frontispiece.] Dr. Pickard was chosen by the Board of Regents, in 187S, as President of the S. U. I., and inaugurated in June of that year. In the three years he has held the trust, he has not only amply realized the expectations of those who knew him be- fore he assumed his present position, but, in that time, has given such satis- faction to patrous of the University, and especially professors and students, that any estrangement of his from present duties would cause deep regret among all. And it is no disparagement of his predecessors to say that the University, since Dr. Pickard assumed the office of President, has become more widely and favorably known than ever before; yet, with the exception of two or three changes, the tried and experienced fac- ulties are the same as those of nearly a dozen years ago. It is not strange, how- ever, that this should be, for President Pickard is a man with whom it " pays " to get acquainted, in home as well as in college life. His bearing, manners, and conversation are pleasant, and his in- struction is straightforward and to the point. Josiah L. Pickard is the eldest of thirteen children of Samuel and Sarah Pickard, — ten sons and three daugh- ters. He was born in Rowley, Es- sex county, Massachusetts, on March 17th, 1824. He prepared for college at the Academy, in Lewistou, Maine, in which institution ex-Governor Garcelon was then a teacher. Here he studied during the winter, in summer working on his father's farm, and in due time entered Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, the second year of the Sopho- more year, graduating in September, 1844. Among his classmates here were Judges Goddard and Virgin, of the Maine Supreme Bench; President Anderson, of the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad; Horace Williams, of Clinton, President of the Central of Iowa Railroad; and the well-known Rev. Dr. Swazey, of Chicago. Many prominent men, now well known in public life, are graduates of this college, — Dr. Magoun, of the Griuuell College, among the number in Iowa. He had taught a public school in Mi- nat, Maine, in the winter of 1842-3, and upon leaving college took charge of the Academy at North Conway, New Hamp- shire, where he remained till December, 1845. He then came West, and taught in Ehzabeth, Jo Daviess county, Illinois, till October, 1846. It may not be impertinent to remark, that, about this time, Illinois was very close to the frontier, and the State Uni- versity of Iowa was still receiving the knocks of the inconvenienced artisan's hammer, preparatory to its use as the future capitol of the now great State. In November, 1846, he removed to Plattsville, Grant county, Wisconsin, where he took charge of a newly organ- ized academy, numbering five students, which he left in 1859, with an attendance of nearly two hundred. In all, about twelve hundred pupils were under his instruction during this time, and the institution was favorably known as a "preparatory" for teachers of common schools. In 1847, he made a brief visit to the East, and during that time occurred the episode which completes the "poetry" of every man's life, — he was married, August 24th, at Newark, New Jersey, to the youngest daughter of Rev. Dr. Wood- hull, of Brooklyn, New York. Two chil- dren, the fruits of this union, are now living, — a son in Chicago, and a daughter in California. An adoi^ted daughter lives in Portland, Maine. An attack of illness, in 1859, com- pelled Mr. Pickard to change his oc- cupation, and accepting the nomina- tion of State Superintendent of Public Instruction, he was elected in Novem- ber, and entered upon his duties in January following. He had hoped that a temporary relief from teaching would restore his former vigorous health, but HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. an impaired eyesight forbade bis retmn to his preWons occupation. As the l)est evidence of the ability and siK-oess with which he dischari;<'d the duties of the office of State ynperintend- ent, during nearly five years, it is only necessary to state that he was thrice elected, and when he resijfued the posi- tion, to accept one more in consonance with his tastes, his action was greatly regretted by all teachers and ediicators of the State. Accepting, in the fall of 1S(',4, the office of Superintendent of the City Schools of Chicago, he entered ui)on his duties in September of that year. Here, as at all times, his method of work was eminently satisfactory, and till June, 1877, he held the office. He then rested one year. His suhseqiient career, since he l>ecame President of the State University of Iowa, is well known to all our citizens. The next younger brother of President Pickard is a Professor in the Ilhnois Industrial College at Champaign. S. T. Pickard, a still younger brother, has for years been connected with the Portland (Maine) TniiiKnijit, as editor. This is the oldest jiaper in Maine, and among the oldest in the United States. It ranks among the inHuential papers of the State and the East, and is well- known to many Western jieople as well. In closing this brief sketch, we may state that President Pickard has twice received the degree of LL. U., — the Chi- cago University and the Beloit (Wis.) College both conferring the deserved honor upon him. Nathan R. Leonabd, A.M., /'ifi/i-Mgor of Mtitlifwtitirit anil AKtroimmy and Draii of Ihf Vullegiule Fuciilly. [Portmit, FrontiHpioco.] Prof. Leonard was born in Franklin CDUnty, Ohio, November 2!)th, 1W2. At his birthplace, in the vicinity of Colum- bus, he resided until his eleventh year, when his parents moved to liurlirigton, he, of course, accompanying them, where they still reside. His early life was H|ient upon a farm, and the round of work was onlv broken bv the mouths of winter, when he attended a district school. He entered tlie Presbyterian College at Burlington, since merged into the college at Fairfield, and graduated, in 1857, with the first class sent out from that institution. In 1854 he had com- menced teaching mathematics in the college, and continued teaching that branch, as well as the natural sciences, until his graduation. In 1857, after Iea\-ing college, he went to Harvard as resident graduate, and during the winter of lK'">7-8, he attended the lectures of the accomplished mathe- matician. Professor Pierce. Returning to Iowa, he taught mathematics and natural science in the Fairfield school, until 18t^>(), when he was elected to his present position, and has continued to hold it ever since, — only leaving his de- jiartment in other hands on two occa- sions, when he was elected President of the University pro tern. The first of these occasions, he occupied the position from the spring of 18(!() until the commence- ment of the fall term of 18C8; and the last time, in 187ll, from the outgoing of President Ulaek until President Thacher assumed his duties. He was married in Kossuth, this State, in 1853, to an estimable and cultured lady, who still presides witli dignity and grace over their home. Prof. Leonard's ctmnectiim with the University, extending, as it does, over almost a quarter of a century, has been full of usefulness and success; and, while he has seen the institution grow from a small and feeble nucleus until its influence reaches over the whole North- west, he, with characteristic modesty, does not recognize the fact that, to him, as much as to any man, does the Univer- sity owe its success. Besides his duties in the class-room, Prof. Leonard has found time to be actively engaged in other matters, and, during his long connection with the Presbyterian Church in this city, he has filled many im|>c)rtant places, and repre- sented the Presbytery of Iowa City at many gaUieringsof notu — among others, the tJeneral Assembly at Madison, Wis- HOLT DAT SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. consin, where the leading men of his church gathered in convention. As a citizen, he has been invaluable, and has left in the city many memorials of his interest in municipal affairs. Twice Civil Engineer of Iowa City, — first, from 1871 to 1874, and, again, from 1878 until 1881, — he established the system of surveys which is now used, and which has been of such value, not only to the corporation, but to private property owners as well. To him we owe the in- auguration of a system of public im- provements which to-day makes oiir city a representative one in the State, and a worthy spot for the location of its great University. Thus, not only do the hundreds of students scattered all over the country regard Prof. Leonard with feelings of affection, but, as citizens of Iowa City, we are indebted to him for benefits he has bestowed upon us, and will leave, with gratitude, his name to ijosterity. Amos N. CrERiER, A.M., Professor of Latin LdiKjuHcje and LiteraUire. [Portrait, Frontispiece.] Prof. Currier is the eldest son of Eben Farrington and Sophia (Noyes) Currier, and was born in Canaan, New Hampshire, October 13th, 1832. After attending the common schools, he en- tered Kimball Union Academy, at Meri- den, N. H., and when eighteen years of age, entered the Freshman class of Dartmouth College. Here, in the insti- tution that for almost a century has prosecuted its great mission, graduating such men as Webster, Choate, "Long" John Weutwortli, and a host of others who have gained national or world-wide reputation, he studied, and, in 1855, graduated. With him graduated Walter S. Church, who afterward distinguished himself in the service of the Czar of Russia as a civil engineer; W. E. Barn- ard, Professor of Mathematics and Presi- dent of the Williams University, Port- land, Oregon; William Chenault, Profes- sor of Law in the Central University of Kentucky; S. M. Cutcheon, Speaker of the House and United States District Attorney of Michigan; L. S. Hinkley, afterward Lieutenant-Governor of Ver- mont; B. F. Preseott, who became Gov- ernor of Vermont. E. F. Noyes, who was afterward appointed Minister to France, graduated in the following year. Mr. Currier was elected Professor of Ancient Languages in the Central Uni- versity of Iowa, located at Pella, and removed to that place in 1857. Immedi- ately thereafter he entered upon his duties, filling the position with great credit until August, 1861, when he enlisted as a private in the 8th Iowa Infantry, and was with the regiment in all its battles until April, 18G2, when he was taken prisoner at Pittsburg Landing. After a tedious capitivity, he was exchanged, and, in 1803, went into the lltli Missouri regiment as commissary. He was with this regi- ment until the close of the war, in 1865, when he returned to Pella, and again took his place in the University, remaining there until 1867, when he was elected to the chair of Ancient Lan- guages in tlie State University, and moved to Iowa City. Until the year 1869, he was Professor of Latin and Greek; but at that time the classes had became so large as to neces- sitate a division, which was accordingly made, Prof. Currier retaining the Profes- sorship of Latin, while Prof. Parker took the chair of Greek. Since that time no change has been made in his i^osition, and it is to be ho^jed, that, for years to come, none will be made in one which is filled with such eminent satis- faction and credit to the institution. Prof. Currier was married to Miss Celia A. Moore, at Vienna, Ohio, in 1868. Miss Moore had been a teacher of mathe- matics in the University at Pella, and had filled that jjosition for several years in a manner which had received the highest compliments of those in a position to appreciate her labors. Prof. Currier's years of tedious labor here were pleasantly broken by a trip to Europe in 1875, when, in company witli Prof. Parker, he made the "grand tour." This vacation was well earned, H UOLIDAT SOUVENIR .LV2) AXNU^IL. ODil no one could have more thoronRbly appreoiatoil it than these c(vlnl)()rers in the great fielil of intellectual ilevelop- meut. In 1873 Prof. Currier published a book entitled "Latin Suffixes," issued from the press of Eldridtre .t Bros., of Phil- adelphia, which has been fo:iud a most valuable assistant to the student of Latin. The product of a ripe scholarsliip, it em- bodies a fjreat amount of di tailed work in a small compass, and exhausts the subject of which it treats. Such is a brief sketch of the life of a Professor who fills one of the most im- portant chairs in the State University. A cultured gentleman in his class, as well as home, he commands, by his talents and ability, the admiration and respect of those with whom he is brouj^'ht in contact, while nis ijualifica- tious and success as a Latin instructor have placed him among the acknowl- edged leaders in this difficult branch of education. GcsTAVcs HiNRiciis, A.M., M.D., PfofetiMir 0/ Phijitit'iil Sciftn-t and Dit'ti'tor of the Ldborafort/. [Portrait, Frontiepiere.] Gusta^nis Hinrichs was born in Lun- den, Holstein, Germany, in 183(), where his childhood was sjjent. He attended seluxil there until 1H.")3, when he went to Copenhagen. Denmark, and entered the great University for which tlie city is renowned. This university, established in the year 147S, is one of the most richly endowed in Europe, and its faculty num- bers about forty of the ripest scholars of the continent. The iitirary of the insti- tution comprises about ]2.">,(KH) volumes, besides many valuable manuscripts. Probably the richest library in Europe, and one to which the students of the University have access, is the lioyal Library of Copenhagen, which contains KXl.OtH) volumes, and l.'i.OdO rare manu- scripts, affording the student an oppor- tunity for research such as is found no other place in the world. Pnif. Hinrichs al.so attended the Poly- tecliiiii' Si'liiuil in the same city, and while there was a private instructor of students. He graduated from the Poly- tedmic school in ls(!nded the High School to perfect himself in the English language, and then taught a district school in that vicinity for about four months. In the fall t)f 18G2 he came to Iowa City, and entered the University as teacher of Modem Lan- guages. In 18(!3 he was elected assistant professor of what was then styled the fifth department — Chemistry and Nat- ural Phihisophy — which he taught in connection with Modern Languages. Soon after the conimencemeut of the term, in the fall of 1H()4, it became ap- parent that Prof. Hinrichs could not perform the duties of his department, and also gave the necessary attention to Modern Languages, and Prof. Eggert was api>ointed to the jirofcssorship of the latter chair, while Prof. Hinrichs' entire attention was devoted to the de- partment of Chemistry and Natural Phi- losophy, which position he has since honored. Dr. Hinrichs commenced issuing the lowii Weather Sernce reports in 1875. Without any hope of remuneration, ho took U|)on himself the arduous labor which this undertaking involved, and carried it on to a merited success. Un- der his fostering care it has grown from nothing, and the Legislature was at last obliged to take notice of u work which interested every intelligent citizen of the State, and to tlie development of which the band-earned means, as well as the mature talents, of Prof. Hinriclis liad been freely given. A small appropria- tion, at present, almost defrays the actual expenses, and it remains for future legislators to show the apprecia- tion of a great State in a great work, by lilierally jiroviding for its continuance and dcvcliipment. Prof. Hinrichs is the author of many HOLIDAY SOUVEXTR AND ANNUAL. 25 treatises, which have been published in the leading scientific journals of Europe and America, and which have com- manded the attention of learned men in all qxiarters. Besides numerous pam- phlets, he is author of several standard books on chemistry, which are in use in the State University, and other institu- tions of learning. Among others which we might mention are, — "The Elements of Physics, Demonstrated by the Stii- deut's Own Experiments," published in 1870; "The Elements of Chemistry and Mineralogy, Demonstrated by the Stu- dent's Own Experiments," published in 1871; "A Method of Quantitative In- duction in Physical Science,— a Guide for Students in the Laboratory and Lecture Koom," 1872; "The Principles of Chemistry and Molecular Mechanics," 1874 His works on "The Elements of Chemistry and Mineralogy," " The Prin- ciples of Chemistry and Molecular Me- chanics," "An Elementcry Course in Qualitative Chemical Analysis," and " The Method of Quantitative Induction in Physical Science," have been issued in one volume. Were we to enumerate his special reports on subjects referred to him, or on matters taken up by himself, it would swell this list to more than treble its present length, Tvhile his re- ports of the Weather Serinoe alone are almost a hbrary in themselves, and em- body an enormous amount of work. Prof. Hinrichs has been twice married, and has two children, one of whom is residing in the vicinity of Iowa City ; the other, a young lady, in attendance upon the University. Some men labor long and arduously, accumulate wealth, die, and are forgot- ten. Others work just as hard, make many sacrifices, generously devoting their time to efibrts for the good of hu- manity, to its mental elevation, and ben- efit all who read and think, or have the good fortune of their instruction. These are the men the world loves to remem- ber; posterity cherishes their names; the recollection of their self-sacrifices for the cause of science inspirits weaker votaries and cheers on the faltering, while the people admire their devotion and reverence their talents. Among the men of the latter class is Dr. Hinrichs. Chaeles A. Eggeet, A.M., Ph.D., Professor of MniJern Lcnigi/ar/t^s and JJti^rcilure. [Portrait. Frontispiece.] Prof. Eggert was born in Magdeburg, Saxony, Prussia, October 1st, 183.5. He was the eldest of four children, and his father a hotel-keeper in Magdeburg. After studying at the college in his native city, he went to Berlin, and en- tered the University there; thence to the University of Heidelberg, taking the de- gree of Doctor of Philosophy at the latter institution in 18.54. After his graduation, he spent two years in the study of art, principally in Italy; but during that period he repeatedly visited Paris, and in that great center of art pursued his studies. He attended, while in Paris, several courses of lectures at the College of France. He went to England in the summer of 1859,where he traveled extensively, taking advantage of the great art collections of the kingdom. In the latter part of the same year he came to America, at the invitation of his brother, who was then located at La Crosse, Wisconsin. He had not the remotest idea of locating in the United States, when he came, but expected to simply visit and return. After a time in Wisconsin, he and his brother purchased land in Delaware, county, Iowa, and commenced farming. They raised large crops of wheat, but that plague, the chinch-bug, visited them, and the results of their venture in agriculture rapidly disappeared before the voracious insect. In 1862 Prof. Eggert enlisted in the fith Iowa Cavalry, but did not see service in the field, through an injury sustained while preparing for the grim work of war. After six months of regimental life, he left the ranks, and commenced teaching in the High School at Daven- port, and was engaged in that laudable work when his regiment marched out of that city. 26 Ilo/JDAV SOUVENIR AXI) .I.V.Vr.l/.. In 1864 he accepted the position of book-keeper in the Miiscatiue National Bank, where he remaiueil ten nionthH, at the expiration of whicli time, Foliruary, 1865, he accepted a call and took hia chair as Professor of Modern Languages in the Stat* University, and has since held that position. Prof. Eggert was married to Miss Sopliy M. French, of Muscatine, iu 18H7. He received tlie de},'ree of Master of Arts from Princeton College, iu 1H(J7, without ■ any solicitation or previous knowledge on his part that he would be thus hon- ored. This was probably due to his widely read articles on Political Econ- omy, published in all the leading East- em journals, and through which he became aciniaintcd with that honored political economist, Henry C. Carey. The acquaintance thus made ripened into a warm personal friendship, which continued until the death of Mr. Carey. Prof. Eggert visited Europe in 1876. During this trip, which was, indeed, made for that especial purpose, he vis- ited all the princii)al European tmiver- sities, and attended lectures at those famous garden-spots of learning in Ber- lin, Paris, and Heidelberg. Probably no other man in the country is better (lualified to intelligently discuss European affairs. His extensive travel on the continent has given him that observation of and actual contact with the various European governments and their workings which euiibles him to distingnish at a glance the tine shades of political difTerenccs, which are so meaningless to one whose only knowl- edge of them is gathered from the writ- ings of others, and not from personal study. In ain>ther part of this work will I be found an article covering the political events in Europe, during the past year, which is well worthy of perusal by those who desire information on these atTairs. A mind stored witli an immense and vnrieil amount of learning is at Prof. Eggerfs command, ami he impresses those who have tlie pleasure of associat- ing witli him as a gentleman of refine- ment. It would be a ditlicult task to find another who could fill his chair in the University with equal grace and ability, and all who know the Professor, or are interested in the institution which he honors, arc aware of these facts. Lewis \V. Ross, A.M., Resident Pro/etaor anil Cliuncfllor of Ihe Law DejMirlmenl. [Portrait. Fronti**piecc>.] The subject of this sketch was bom of Scotch-Irish stock, iu Butler county, Ohio, October •27th, 1827. His father was a pioneer farmer iu that county, set- tling there in the year 1812, and at a time when the country was an unbroken for- est. His paternal and maternal grand- fathers were Revoliitioiiiiry soldiers. His earliest ancestor, in this country, was Daniel Ross, a native of North Ireland, and a first colonist of New Jersey. The name and the tradition, of the family in- dicate a Scottish origin. In the spring of 1848, at the age of twenty and a half years, he left his fath- er's farm, an!<»or of Mitttiil ftnd Jfot-al ScUurf and Didacfic.^, [Portrait. Frontispiece.] The subject of this sketch is a fair example of what may be attained by IDerseverance, industry, and energy. He was born May 30th, 1830, iu North Sand- wich, N. H., is the yoiangest of eight sons of Stephen and Rachel Fellows, and is of English descent. His ancestors were among the early settlers, coming to this country in the seventeenth cen- tury. When he was four years old, his family removed to Dixon, Illinois, where, in the midst of the privations of a fi-im- tier life, his boyhood was spent. By the death of his father, iu 1810, the family were left to struggle with poverty and care for themselves. His ediica- :S HOLIDAY SOLVESTR ASD AXyi'AL. tioual advantages were meiiger, but tUrDU^'liofit IjoyliDod lie had a thirst for kuowltd^te, which led him to read eajjerly all l)aoks and newspapers within his reach. Hard work and hard fare upon the farm develojied a strong; physical frame, and prepared him for thestruirtfle for leaniin<;. At eitjhteen ho entered the Rock River Seminary, at Mt. Morris, Illinois; but at the end of his fourth term, his means exhausted, was ohlit;ed t« discontinue his studies here for the time. In 1851 he entered the Asbnry Uni- versity, at Green Castle, Indiana, and by teaehinj;, workinjf on the farm, and boardint,' himself, secured the necessary- funds to finish his course, tiikini; the dejfree of Bachelor of Arts in 1854. During his Junior and Senior year he was a tutor in Latin and Mathematics, Just previous to his graduation, he was elected Professor of Mathematics and Natural Science in Cornell College, at Mt. Vernon, Iowa. This position he hehl for six years. Ill 18,5(5 he joined the Upp?r Iowa Conference of the M. E. Church. His chief desire, in seeking un education, was to become a minister of the gospel, and he only engaged in teaching in order to earn money to enable him to enter upon his duties in this field unem- barrassed with debt. In 18(iO he resigned his position in the college to engage in pastoral work, and for seven years he tilled ministerial charges at Dyersville, Tipton, Lyons, and at Mnrslialltowii in 18(M!-(!7. In .August, INj", by unanimous vote, and without solicitation, he was elected to his present position in the State Uni- versity. In 1871 he received the degree of Doctor of Divinity from Cornell College. Dr. Fellows has ever been an earnest worker in the cause of temjierauce and edui-ation, and has lectured on the latter subject in many towns in the State. For over twenty years lie has been a member of the Masonic fraternity, and is at jires- ent a meral>er of Palestine Commandery, No. 2, Iowa City. Although a member of the Methodist Church since bis eighteenth year, and a minister since his twenty-second year, his religious views are in no way illiberal, and he has sup- plied the pulpits of nearly all denomina- tions in this city and elsewhere. He was married, in 18.")i with the highest honors, and was the first student who matriculated in the first medical school in this country which successfully achieved the exi)eriment of combining intimately clinical with didactic teach- ing. His aptness as a student, and his especial talent for his chosen profession may be inferred from the fact, that, after attending one coure of lectiuus, he was HOLIDAY SOUVENIR ASD AXXUAL. 29 received by the board of examiners for the position of house sursjeou in Bellevue and Blackwell's Ishmd Hospitals; and, notwithstanding the fact that the the rules had hitherto restricted applications for that important place, to such candi- dates as had already obtained the degree of M.D., yet after a searohinf; competi- tive examination, he was awarded the position. He held the position with mirked success for two years, without other compensation than the wealth of valuable experience which the hospital afforded him. After leaving Bellevue Hospital he served as surgeon in the United States army for eighteen months, principally at Lincoln General Hospital, District of Columbia, where he became known as a successful operator. In 1864 he moved West, locating in Davenport, Iowa, and entered upon a large and lucrative practice. In 1868 he was elected Professor of Surgery and Clinical Surgery in the Medical Depart- ment of the State University, which posi- tion he has ever since filled with the highest satisfaction and lienefit to the institution; also being Dean of the Med- ical Faculty during the same period. He has been visiting surgeon at Mercy Hos- pital, Davenport, since its organization, consulting surgeon of the hospital in Iowa Cit}', and for eleven years surgeon of the Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home. On the first of January, 1875, he was ap- pointed surgeon in chief of the C, K. I. & P. Railroad, and in that capacity has rendered important service. During the year 1874 he was President of the Scott County Medical Society, and in 1876 was elected Pre.sident of the Iowa State Med- ical Society. September 18th, 1865, he married Miss Maria Purdy, daughter of the late Mer- ritt Purdy, of West Butler, Wayne county. New York. Dr. Peck has brought to his profession a high order of talents, giving him an almost intuitive correctness in diagnosis, and the hundreds of successful opera- tions performed liy him have given him a reputation extending far beyond the limits of this commonwealth. Philo J. Faknsworth, A.M., M.D., Prnjeasor of Matenu Melira, and from 1S74 of Diseast^it of Chitdren. Dr. Farnsworth was born in Westford, Chittenden county, Vermont, January, 1832. He prepareil for college in Clar- enceville, Province of Quebec, Canada, and entered the University of Vermont, at Burlington, in 1854. Here, in 1854, he graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. After three years engaged in teaching, in Canton, Mississippi, he re- turned to his aliiiii iiiatt'i; where, after attending lectures in the medical depart- ment, he received, in 1858, the degree of Doctor of Medicine, at the same time receiving the degree of Master of Arts. He then practiced his profession for two years, when he went to New York City and attended a course of lectures in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, re- ceiving, in 1860, a degree from that in- stitution. In 1862, Dr. Farnsworth came West, and located at Lyons, in this State; in 1869, however, he changed his location to Clinton, where he has ever since re- mained, actively engaged in his chosen work, with exception of the time spent in the University during the sessions of the Medical Department. In 1H72, Dr. Farnsworth was married to Elizabeth B. D. Eaton. He is a mem- ber of the Clinton county. State, and American Medical Societies, and is wide- ly known as a studious, painstaking phy- sician, always ready to enhance the interests of his profession, as well as labor for the physical welfare of his fellow-men. During his busy life he has fouud moments to gratify his finer tastes, and, among other subjects, geol- ogy has claimed considerable attention. If all our medical students observe the minutijB of the science as closely as has Prof. Farnsworth, success will inevitably reward, as it has his, their persevering efforts. William S. Eobektson, A.M., M.D., Professor of Theory and Practice of Medicine and Clinical Medicine. It is a pleasure to write the life his- tory of some men, — those around whom 30 IIOLIDAT SOUVEXIl! AXD ANNUAL. cMng the association of acts well done, who have been tried in tbe crucible and found i>ure fe'old. To them tbe bi- o>rr!ii)her turns as to a recreation, and feels the thrill inspired by veneration, love. In Georfjetown, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, was born to James M. and Maria Robertson, on June .")tli, IS^M, a son, the subject of this sketch. In the common schools of his native county he .studied, and afterwards entered the Freshman class of Knos College, Illi- nois. Here he applied himself to his studies with a dilijjence whicli soon im- paired liis health, and necessitated tlieir discontinuance, and his return home for recuperation. In a year he was back at his books, but after six months was obliged to lay them aside a second time. This terminated his collegiate course. In 1852, having recovered his health, he entered his father's office as a medical student, and in 1H51, he entered Jeffer- son Medical College, Philadelphia, where he graduated March 8th, 18;M;. In the same year he located at Columljus City, Iowa, where be entered upon his career as physician. In 18G1, at the outbreak of the rebel- lion, he raised the first company of vol- unteers recruited in the State. On the 13tli of June, of the same year, he was mustered into the army as a Major of the 5th Iowa Volunteers, and was present at every siege, march, skirmish, and bat- tle of that gallant regiment until July 2:^.1, 1W.2. On May 22d, 18(52, the com'- raauder of the regiment, Col. W. H. Worthington, was killed, and at a meet- ing of the officers called to nominate his successor, an informal ballot gave Major Robertson every vote for the vacancy, anil he was accordingly elected by ac- clamation. He returned home to ar- range affairs, resigning bis commission as Major, which was necessary, with the understanding that he would rejoin his regiment on receipt of his commission as Colonel; but, tlirough some unac- countable circumstance, it was never sent him, and be did not again enter military service, though repeateiUy im- portuned to do so. The winter of 1868-69 he spent in the hospitals of New York City, under the special direction of Prof. Frank H. Ham- ilton, M.D., and in the spring of 18G;> he sold his pro])erty at Columbus City and removed to Muscatine. At the opening of the Medical Department of tbe Uni- versity be was tendered bis present posi- tion, which he accepted, and entered upon his duties December 22d, 18(59. In 1873, while acting as city and county physician of Muscatine county, bis attention was attracted by the de- plorable condition of the feeble-minded children tlien in the poor-iiouse, and in January, 1874, he (then President of tbe State Jledical Society) reviewed the mat- ter in his annual address. But as the society was apparently indifferent, be presented the matter to the Legislature, and argued it so successfully that tbe institutiim at Glenwood was established, and Dr. Robertj^on was very properly ap- pointed President of the Board of Trus- tees. The Doctor has also been President of the Eastern Iowa District Medical Soci- ety and the American Medical Associa- tion. He was married, June 10th, 1856, to Miss Annie E. Charlton, of Catta- raugus county. New York. His long connection with tlie University speaks for his professional ability, and those who have met bim know his rare social qualities. John C. Shraoek, A.M., M.D., Profeuor of Obntttrle* ami DIttasea qf Womtn. fPttrtrnit. Fnmtispieco.] Dr. Shrader began bis career as a poor boy, and has by his own elTorts risen to an honorable position in professional and social life. He was born in Wasliingtou county, Ohio, April 21th, 1840, and is the son of John and Eliza Ann Shrader. His boyliood was spent on the farm, where he was trained to habits of indus- try and economy. Owing to bis fatlier's illness, on him, as tbe eldest son, mainly devolved the support of tlie family, which denied him much opportiniity for educa- tion ; and, although a college course was begun, he was compelled to abandon it HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. 31 for lack of means. But a natural talent and earnest study in later life, have made the lack of college training imper- ceptible, and placed him the compeer of men who have had every advantage of the schools. He early desired to devote himself to the profession of medicine, and while at home, and between the hours of teaching, he studiously ajjplied himself to the science. Removing to Linn county, this State, in 185.5, he engaged in farming and stock-raising. This occupation he continued successfully until the crisis of 1857-58, when, with thousands of others in the West, he experienced financial ruin. Leaving the farm, he assisted in the organization of Western College, in Linn county, and was one of its first in- structors. This afforded him opportuni- ty of resuming his studies, and under di- rection of Dr. Crouse, and afterward Dr. Parmenter, he resumed his favorite work with renewed vigor. Resigning his jjlace in the school, he attended medical lec- tures in Brooklyn, N. Y., and was fairly es- tablished in his profession, when he was commissioned, by Gov. Kirkwood, cap- tain in the 22d Iowa Infantry (Colonel Stone's regiment). In 186i he was de- tailed to General Fitz-Heury Warren's staff, and served for a time as Provost- Marshal General in Texas. Returning to his regiment, he was soon afterward appointed its surgeon, with the rank of Major; and, after removal of his regiment to the eastern department, he was cho- sen as one of the operating surgeons of the second division of the Nineteenth Army Corps. After the battle of Win- chester he had charge of one of the larg- est hospitals in Winchester, Va. He remained with his regiment until mus- tered out, and before leaving it was pre- sented with a complete set of surgical in- struments, upon the several cases of which was engraved the following: Presented to Suraeon John (', Shradc-r. by the officers and men of the '-'2d regiment, Iowa In- fantry, in appreciation of his skill as a physician and surj^reou. and as a tribnte of hn-e and esteem from his comrades in arms. On leaving the service, he entered upon the practice of his profession in Iowa City, where, by his skill and success in medicine and surgery, he has made him- self one of the leading physicians of the city, gained enviable reputation abroad, and built up a large practice. On estab- lishment of the Medical Department of the University, he was elected to his present position, and through him, as well as the other accomplished profes- sors and lecturers, the department has gained mtich of its growing esteem in the great Northwest. He has lieen physician of the city Board of Health, and is a member of various Medical Societies of the State and the nation. He is Past Eminent Com- mander of Palestine Commandery, No. 2, Knights Templar, and has held various important positions in Blasonry and other orders. He was married, in 1852, and his wife dying in 1871, was again married. His present wife was Miss Margaret A. Car- ter. It was Dr. Shrader's merited popular- ity that gained for him the Republican candidacy for the State Legislature in 1879, to which he was elected in Novem- ber of that year. He has filled the posi- tion satisfactorily to his constituents, and his work for State and county interests has received the quiet approval of all. Leonard F. Parkeb, A.M., Professor of Greek Lanriuage ami Lileralure and Histonj and Iiislrttdor in Com- parative Philolofpj. [Portrait, Frontispiece.] Prof. Parker is one of the best known and most popular teachers in Iowa. His reputation as a thinker and writer has long ago crossed the bounds of the State, while he is also regarded as a forcible and pleasant speaker. Leonard F. Parker was born in Ar- cade, New York, August 3d, 1825. He is the youngest of the nine children of EUas and Dorothy Parker, and was reared on a farm. He attended the Academy in Arcade, and at the age of twenty-one entered Olierlin College, Ohio, where he graduated in 1851, with the degree of A.B. Among his class- mates were Jacob D. Cox, since Secre- '32 HOLIDAY soirvEyrn and annual. tary of the Interior, anil author of two vohimes of a new history now hein;^ issued by Scribners, entitlcil "Camjiaifjns of the Civil War;" also, Samuel F. Cooper, until recently Consul at Glas- gow. Upon leavini; collejje, Prof. Parker tan^ht school in Pennsylvania. In 185G he raovecl to Grinnell, Iowa, where he aceeptoJ a position in the jjulilic schools, and filled it so admirably that, when three years later, Iowa C<)lle;,'e was re- moved to Grinnell, he was made Princi- pal of the Preparatory School, and act- ing President, and, in 1861, Professor of Ancient Lantruages. To the great satisfaction of the |)eople of the State who knew of Prof. Parker's jjeculiar fitness and success as a teacher, in 1870 he was calleir of Europe, visiting tlie British Isles, France, Ger- many, S\vitz(>rland, Greece, and other countries, and retnrnedj invigorated and encouraged, to his native land. He was married, in 18iW, at Oberlin, to Miss Sarah C. Pearse. Professor and Mrs. Parker have but one child living, ^frs. Harriet .1. Camp- bell, who grailuiitcd from the University in 1H7'.(, and was a teacher of Greek and Oermaii until her marriage with Mr. Campbell, wlio is also a graduati- of the University, A.B. 1H77, and LL.ii. 1879. Samttel CaxiVin, A.M., ProfrttoT qfXa'ural Srifnct and Curator o/ l/ie Cnitertity Cabinrt. (PortraiL FnmtiHpiece.l Prof. Calvin was born in Wigtalton- shire, Scotland, on February 2d, 184<). He attended the parish school in liis native town until he was eleven years of age, at which time, in 1851, his parents removed to this country, and l9, Prof. Calvin severed his con- nection with Lenox College, and accepted the position of [irincipal of one of the Dubuque schools, and he resided in that city until 1874, when he was called to his present position in the State Univer- sity. He was married at Ho|)kintou, in 18<)0, to Miss Louisa .Tackson, of that place. In 1804 he enlisted in the 44th Iowa regi- ment, which was called out for one hun- dred days, and during this time was constantly employed in guard duty. Prof. Calvin's lifelong study of the special study wliicli he teaches has qual- ified him, in an eminent manner, to instruct others in it, and, during his con- nection with the University, he has filled his position most creditably to himself and to the institution. Allen C. Cowpertiiwaite, M.D., Ph.D., Profmiinr of .Viitrrin Mfiira in //ot/n*'<}/>titAic MfilifitI tti'ittti-tni' itl. /.ii'/tttyr on hiitfaneit nf W'itmfn it'nt ctitl'trrii, ami Dran iif tht h'ilfully. (Portrait, Frioce.| Dr. Cowpertiiwaite was born in Cape May county. New York, May ltd, 1848. In his youthful days he moved, with his parents, to Illinois, where he attended HOLIDAY sour E NIB .ISB ANNUAL. a common school, worked at the art of printiut?, and finally finished his educa- tion at Toulon Seminarj". Engaging, for a while, in the retail book trade, he afterward began the study of medicine, at the early age of seven- teen. After attending one session of the Medical Department of the State Uni- versity of Iowa, then located at Keoktik, and being dissatisfied with what he con- sidered the erroneous and conflicting theories there taught, he proceeded to Philadelphia, and placing himself under the instruction of that distinguished homcEopathist, Constantine Hering, now deceased, he finally graduated from the Hahnemann Medical College, of that city, March 3d, 1869. He immediately returned West, and located at Galva, HUnois, where he remained in practice four years, and then moved to Nebraska City, Nebraska. Here a larger practice and a wider field of operations awaited him. He soon caused the organization of the homceopathic profession in that State, and was looked upon as a leader. In 1876 he received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the Central Univer- sity of Iowa, and the same year publish- ed a work entitled "Insanity in its Med- ico-Legal Belations," which met with a large sale. In 1877 he accepted the chair of Men- tal and Nervous Diseases in his alma mnter, the Hahnemann Medical College of Philadelphia, and was arranging to ful- fill his engagement with that institution, when he received notice of his election to the position he now occupies, which, being so strongly urged upon him, he finally accepted. In 1880 was pubhshed his text-book of Materia Mediea, the first edition of which, being exhausted in a few months, a second is now ready. A large part of the last edition was sold in advance of publication, the book having, with but one exception, been adopted as a test- book by every homoeopathic college in this country and in Etrrope. Dr. Cowperthwaite was married to Miss Ida Ervine, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, June 2d, 1870. In the years during which he has been Dean of the Homoeopathic Medical Faculty the department has grown into its present flourishing condition, and this is due, in great part, to his signal ability. He has striven earnestly to make it worthy of the State which it represents, and, without doubt, to him is due the credit of its present success. Able, earnest, and willing, he has lal:;oreJ with a devotion to his work which knows no rest, and in him the student has always found one to whom he can go for counsel, with the assurance that it will be generously given, under any circumstances. In his social life, affable and agreeable, he has made warm friends of all who have had the pleasure of meet- ing him, and luiiversal regret would fol- low, should he, at any time, leave his present honorable position; tor the Uni- versity cannot spare him, and those who know him and the great work he is car- rying forward rebel against such a mis- fortune. Susan F. Smith, Professor of EfKjli^h Language and Literature. [Portrait, Frontispiece.] The lady who at present holds the chair of English Language and Litera- ture came here last spring, by request of the University officers, to fill the position made vacant by Miss Sudlow's resigna- tion. Although hardly settled to the work, and but httle known to our citi- zens, those who have the pleasure of her acquaintance are satisfied that she pos- sesses talent and presence that well fit her for the task. Susan Fenimore Smith was bom in Glasgow, Missouri, May 31st, 1819, and is the third of nine children of Henrj- W. and Susan F. Smith. Her father remov- ed to St. Louis when she was three years of age, and before his death, which occurred in 1870, was the President of the St. Louis and Memphis Packet Com- pany. Mrs. Smith still lives, and is now with her daughter in Iowa City. In 1867, Miss Smith graduated with honors from the St. Louis High School, of which institution she had been a stu- dent for four vears. She remained in M HOLIDAY SOU VEX TR .LXD ANNUAL. St. Loais till 1873, when, to satisfy a lon).'-entertiuut'il ilesirc to look npon the art treasures of the oKl world, slie made a trip ti> Europe, ami while there cazed on the ancient Rome, Venice, Florence, Genoa, and those famous palaces and museums which have made the name of Italy a synonym for all that is beautiful in paintiujf and sculpture, and KaineJ for the country the title of Mother of Musicians. Here, — where Raphael and Angelo drew those jjr'ind lines of beauty; where the souls of Verdi and Donizetti had pulsed in rhythmic strain, — she breathed the air of inspiration, and her tastes touched tlic borders of completion. Wliile here she learned to speak the Italian. Lea\-in;,' the sunny peninsula with rejrret, after she had visited Switz- erland, Berlin and Dusseldorf in Ger- many, and notable places in France and elsewhere, she returned home, with pleas- ant memories of the continent and much knowledjie of its lanjjua^jes and customs gained by actual contact with the people. While on a visit to Glasfiow, Missouri, after her return from Europe, Miss Smith was tendered the chair of Modern Languages and Literature in Pritcliett School Institute, which position she accepted, and, judging from the high compliments paid to her by citizens, fac- ulty, and press, we have no doubt that she filled the position most acceptably. Th's school was founded in IHfiO, and a prospectus of the institution, among other matter, contains the following: "Miss Susan F. Smith, a student of con- tinental academies and of language and literature in France and Germany, is Professor of Modern Languages and teacher of drawing and painting, and a lady of generous culture." We can only add to this the remark lliiit the lady has gained the friendship of all our students who have come binder her charge. Geoboe a. Thurston, iFiml Lleulriiaiil Thlr,l V. S. ArU'Uri/,'1 Pro- ftmor of Millliirij Srlrnct ami Tartlet. [Portniit, FrontiH|iiec<'. 1 liienteuaut Thurston was bom iu Gen- esee county, New York, February 22d, 1834, and is the second of the children of George A. and Ursula Thurston, of whom, besides, there are three daughters. Owing to the death of his father, the care of the family, to large degree, early devolved upon him. In \Ku, enticed by the stories of the Western El Dorado, he started for Cali- fornia, by way of the Straits of Magellan. He was ninety-seven days making the journey, the hardships of which are only known to those who "rounded the Horn" in the days when the iron rail terminated far east of the plains. In California he engaged in mining and prospecting, and, at the beginning of the civil war, in 18G1, was in Nevada. During a part of the rebellion he was captain in the Nevada volunteers, and commanded an important post in the Indian country. He was mustered out of the volunteer service in IRC);"). In ISOT he was commis- sioned second lieutenant in the 4th U. S. Cavalry, and in W>H he was promoted to first lieutenant. In 1874, after seven years service on the southwestern fron- tier, he was transferred to the Third U. S. .■Vrtillery, then garrisoning the forts around New York harbor and the lower lakes. In 1875 he graduated from the Artillery School at Fortress Monroe, Virginia. In lH7y he was detailed to his present position in the University, which he leaves, in 1HS2, by limitation. Lieutenant Thurston is a gentleman, as well as a soldier, and " trials by flood and field " and actual contiict with scenes where "Th(» l»'nt of till' iiIarminK ilrum KouHod up Ihc Holiiior t'ru tho iiiorninK Htnr, While thronuwl tlio citizcni) with terror dumli," have not roughened, but polished his character, and made him a fit tt'acher of military science. AcsTiN Adaus, A.M., {Jiiiint' of Sti/irfinr Courf ft/ foira.) L^cfitr^r on ffif K'lif of forftoni/iotm unit ftinnnlticf. .Judge Adams was born in Andover, Windsor county, Vermont, May '2-lth, 182(i, and is the son of Jerry and Dorcas (Austin ) .■Vdaras. His early life was spent on the farm. At the close of kis studies HOLT DAT SOU VEX in ASD AXXCAL. 35 in the common schools, and when four- teen years of age, he entered Black River Academ)-, to complete his preparatory course. At nineteen he entered the 8ophomore class of the Dartmouth Col- lege, New Hampshire, and graduated from that institution in due time. After leaving college he was appointed princi- pal of the Academy at West Randolph, where, in his leisure hours, he studied law, having early exhibited a penchant for the science. Afterward he attended Harvard Law School, and, in 1854, was admitted to practice at Windsor, Ver- mont. He then formed a partnership with ex-Governor Coolidge, which, how- ever, continued but a short time, he com- ing West in the same year. Being pleased with the location and prospects of Duluique, he settled there, and was soon actively engaged in his profession. The ability he displayed gained the con- fidence and esteem of his fellow-citizens, and, in 1875, he was elected .Judge of the Supreme Court of Iowa for a term of six years. Judge Adams was married in 1857 to Miss Mary Newbiiry, daughter of a Pres- byterian clergyman. Personally he has many rare qualities, and, by an upright course of life and manly independence of character, has made for himself a wide and admirable reputation. Mark Rannet, M.D., {ifefiical Superinti}ndei}t of thf Iowa Honpital for th( Insane, at Mount' Phasant,) Lecturer on Insani'y. Dr. Ranney was born in Westminster West, Windham county, Vermont, July 7th, 18127. His paternal ancestors came from Normandy, one of whom settled in Connecticut early in the last century. Having received an academical education at the Saxtou's River (Vt.) Seminary, he entered upon the study of medicine in his native town, under the tuition of Dr. Daniel Campbell, a physician of distinc- tion, still in active practice. After two years of otiice study and attendance on one course of lectures at the Vermont Medical College, Woodstock, he was ap- 5 pointed medical pupil in the Butler Hos- pital for the Insane, Providence, R. I., then under supervision of Isaac Ray. Graduating Doctor of Medicine from the Vermont Medical College, in 18-t9, he was elected assistant i^hysician to the Butler Hospital, and at once entered up- on the duties of the office. In 1854 he was elected to and accepted the more de- sirable position of assistant physician in the McLean Asylum for the Insane, Som- erville, near Boston, of which Luther V. Bell was then superintendent. Here he remained until 1864, when he was elected Medical Superintendent of the Hospital at Mount Pleasant, a position he has continuously held, excei^t in 1873-7.5, when he was in charge of the hospital at Madison, Wisconsin. He has long since felt that his associa- tion, for so many years, with these dis- tinguished specialists. Doctors Ray and Bell, was of the greatest benefit to bim. In 1871, by in's-itation of the Medical Faculty, he read a course of six lectures on Insanity before the attending class of that department, and has repeated them, in modified and enlarged form, from year to year since that time, with the excep- tion of one year, when he was prevented from so doing by sickness. For twenty years he has been frequent- ly called upon as an expert in criminal and civil cases, where questions of men- tal unsoundness have been raised, and in some cases his written opinion has led to settlement without costly legal proceed- ings. When living in New England he was a member of the Rhode Island and Massachusetts Medical Societies, and is now a member of the Iowa Medical So- ciety and the Association of Superinten- dents of American Hospitals for the In- sane, and he has read pajjers before each of these societies. He also read a paper, Ijrepared by invitation, before the State Teachers' Association, in 1879, at their meeting at Independence. The Doctor was married, October 2d, 186.5, to Martha, daughter of Thomas Sawyer, Esq., of Sterling, Mass. 36 UOLIDAT SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. John N. Booers, LL.D., Lecturer on Constlliillonal Law. Mr. Rogers wns born in New York City, November 7th, IKH). His early life was spent at Fairfield, Conn., anJ North- hauiptou, Mass., where he also prepared for college. In September, 1H14, he en- tered the University of the City of New York, and trraduated therefrom in 184S. He then retnmed tt> Northampton, where he studied law, and, in February, 1852, was there admitted to the bar. From 1853 to ia55 he was Professor of Plead- ing, Practice, and Evidence in the State and National L;iw School at Poughkeep- sie, N. Y. lu 1857 he removed to Daven- port, where he has ever since resided, engaged solely in the practice of law, and is now partner in the firm of Putnam & Rogers. He was married at Warwick, N. Y., April 12th, 1857. He represented Scott county in the 11th General Assembly of Iowa, and is well known in the legal i)ro- fession as a successful advocate and practitioner. From 1878 to 1880 he was President of the Iowa State Bar Associa- tion. In 1879 he received the degree of LL.D. from his nhim mater. This is a brief sketch of Mr. Rogers' career, without rlietorical flourish, — a score of incidents might be added to give it length; l)ut i)erhaps they would add nothing to the general respect in which he is held. Elmeu F. Clapp, M.D., P rttfi ititor of Anatomy. [Portniit, Front iHpiocp.] Dr. Clapp was born April inth, 1843, in St. Lawrence county. New York, and is of Welsh and Scotch descent. In 1844 his parents moved to Cook county, 111., and in the vicinity of Chicago he resided a year, returning to New York in 1845. The family returned to Morris, Illinois, in 181'.), and he there attended public school, and, in l'<."i8, entered the Nor- mal University at Blimmington. He re- mained there until 18IU, and on April 23[1 of that year enlisted in the 11th Illi- nois regiment, and served all through the war, being discharged November, 18G5. He commenced the study of medicine while in the army, and, upon his dis- charge, entered the office of Dr. Rous- seau, in Washington, Iowa. He attended the Ann Arbor Medical School in 18G7-8 then went to New York, and entered Bellevue Hospital Medical College, grad- uating therefrom in March, 1870. He first commenced practice in Brace- ville, but soon moved to Washington, Iowa. In September, 1871, he was ap- pointed to the chair of Anatomy in the State University. He retained his prac- tice in Washington until 1873, when he moved to Iowa City and commenced practice. Dr. Clai)p was married to Mrs. C. M. Barrett, in Wapello, Iowa, December 19th, 1878. He is a member, and for a long time was President, of the Iowa City Medical Society; is also a member of the Johnson County and American Medical Societies, and other societies which space does not admit of our mentioning. He is at present attending surgeon end President of the Board of Directors of Mercy Hos- pital, of Iowa City, and, indeed, it was through his efforts, and those of Dr. Shrader, that the institution was built. Dr. Clapp has been identified with every public enterprise, and is a valued citi- zen. He is at the head of every move- ment which has in view the prosperity of the city, or its people; and by his genial kindness, ability, and hearty co-operation in every scheme which can materially in- crease the prosperity of the town or insti- tution with which he is so ])rominently connected, he commands the respect and has won the regard of all who know him. Philetus H. PerLBRioK, M.S., C.E., PrqfettOT qf CltU Englntering. tPortmit, Froiiti»|ii.] Prof. Philbrick first saw light in Ma- chias township, Cattaraugus county, New York, March 8th, 1839. When ten years of age, his parents moved to Grant county, Wisconsin, where his father opened a country hotel, with a farm in connection. Shortly after HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AJSfD ANNUAL. 37 taking up residence there, his father died, and the duty of taking charge of affairs fell upon him. Until he was eighteen years old, the entire management of the hotel and farm devolved upon him, and it was but little time he could find to attend school. From the age of eighteen until he was twenty-three he worked as well as taught around home, and prepared for college in the Tafton Collegiate Semi- nary in the same county in which his home was located. In 1802 he entered the 20th Wisconsin Volunteers, and served until 1865. He was assigned to the commissary depart- ment, in which he served most of the time. Upon three separate occasions he was discharged for promotion, — once as adjutant of a Texan regiment, again as captain of an Iowa company, and again for hospital service. Leaving the army, in 1865, he soon after entered the University of Michigan, and graduated from both the scientific and engineering departments in 1868. During the five years intervening be- tween 1868 and 1873, he was engaged in practical engineering, being constantly in the field, in Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio, principally with railroad work. In 1873 he was appointed Professor of Civil Engineering in the State University of Iowa, and has creditably occupied tiiat important chair ever since. Prof. Phil- brick was City Engineer from 187i to 1878, and was re-appointed in 1881. He has been consulted in many import- ant cases, and his opinions command respect. The questions which he has been called on to decide have been princi- pally in regard to engineering and mathe- matics, and the influence of his opinion has been recognized by the State, which has consulted him in regard to the erec- tion of several public buildings, such, for instance, as the Penitentiary at Ft. Madison, and the capitol at Des Moines. August 14th, 1862, he was married to Miss Malah P. Brackett, in Grant county, Wisconsin. Prof, and Mrs. Philbrick have had five children, four now living. Prof. Philbrick has written several con- troversial articles in regard to mathe- matical and engineering subjects, which have been published in the leading engi- neering journals, and attracted wide attention. He has also written numerous articles on the metric system, and other essays, which have appeared in various publications, and is now a contributor to the principal mathematical and engineer- ing journals of the country. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and of several other societies. Prof. Philbrick's work in the Univer- sity, public and private life, is worthy of emulation. He is identified with every movement which could promote the welfare of the masses, or the spread of scientific knowledge, and is an earnest helper of the great cause of education. William D. Middleton, M.D., Priir'exsor of Phyniolorjii and Mkroseopic AfHifo/nij. Dr. Middleton was born in Bervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland, April 26th, 1844. He came to this country while still young, and received his preliminary education in the Davenport High School. He entered Bellevue Hospital Medical College, from -nhich institution lie grad- uated in March, 1868, and settled in Dav- enport, where he commenced the prac- tice of his profession. In 1870 he was elected Professor of Physiology and Mi- croscopic Anatomy in the Medical De- partment of the State University. Dr. Middleton was married in May, 1871, to Miss Sue Y. Moduna, in New York City. He is a member of the Iowa State and Scott County Medical Socie- ties, being President of the latter from 1876 to 1877. He is a visiting physician of Mercy Hospital at Davenport and one of the consulting physicians of Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, as well as surgeon of the C, B. I. & P. Eailroad Company, and examining surgeon for pensions. In all his intercourse with his fellow- men he is a pleasant, affable gentleman, and has won, in his professional capacity and in social life, scores of friends. 3^ HOLIDAY SOUVENIR ASD ANNU^iL. Emljn McCiiAiN, A.M., Jietiiltnl Pritfetsor of Law. Kmlin McCliiin was liorn in Siilem, ( )liio, November 2Wh, 1851. In 1*5,5 his parents moved to Tii)ton, this State, and after a residence of two years in that jihiee, opened a farm in Cedar county, where they lived for eifrht years, after whicli they moved to Wilton. Here he prepared for eolleKP, and, iu October, 186<), entered the Preparatory Depart- ment, then a part of tlie State University. BeiuK well-advauced iu his studies, he was enabled to enter the second year's class, there being only a two years course in that department. He graduated with his class iu 1871, and was equally pre- pared to take either the scientific or the clas.sical degree; but being necessarily limited, he chose tliat of Bachelor of Philosophy. During the following year he taught in the Iowa City .\eademy, which had been founded, and was at that time conducted, by his father. At the same time he continued his studies in a post-graduate course, taking the degree of A.B. in 1872. The next year he attended the Law Department, and graduated with the class of 1873. Im- mediiitely thereafter he entered the law office of Gatch k Wright, in Des Moines, as clerk and stenographer, and remained with the tirni, in that capacity, until the fall of 1S77, with the excei)tion of serving two terms in Congress (1875-7ri and 1876- 77; as clerk of the Senate Committee on Claims — Senator Wright, of this State, being chairman of the committee. Prof. McClain was married in Des Moin.'s. February liltli. 1879, to Miss Ellen L. Griffith, (jf that city. In 1880 he prepared " McClain's Anno- tatcil Statutes of Iowa," a work of two volumes*, published by Callaghan it Co., of Chicago, wliich has been of inestim- able value to the membei-s of the Iowa bar. Perfectly accurate, it has i)ushed out all its predecessors, which ore far lielow its standard. The appreciatit)n with wliich the work lias been accepted, and tlic liigli praise which eminent mem- bers of the biir liavi' given it, speak volumes for the book, which is fit to be the crowning work of a life-time. In June, 1881, Mr. McClain was ap- pointed Resident Professor of Law in his iibiiii miitir, and removed to Iowa City, assuming the duties of the position in September. We need say little in conclusion, — the readers of this brief biography wiU see that it is the life history of a student. No time has been wasted. The glean- ings of years have been applied to devel- oping the professiim he has chosen, and in smoothing the path for those to follow, as well as to light<>n the burdens of his cotemporaries. He has not only gained a reputation far outside our State, but, better still, the warmest regard of his associates. Cicero M. Hobby, M.D., Lecturer on OpfiHinhnology aiut otology, Dttnon~ stratot of AiKttomij, and Curator of tht Mriiit'ft't Miltteum, [Portrait, Frontispiene-l Dr. Hobby was born October 16th, 1848, in Skeneatales, New York. His ancestors on both sides had emigrated from Eng- land alxiut the year 1641), and settled in New England. In 1850 his father died, and his mother, with her little son, took up her residence with her father, Dr. Philander Mead, who was one of the early physicians of central New York, having begun the practice of medicine in Genoa, that State, in 1811, afterward, about 1818, removing to Locke. Dr. Hobby's grandfather died in 18.52, and his mother continued to live in the old house, with her brother, 1 )r. Nelson Mead. From his mother and uncle he received most of his preliminary education, hav- ing attended the district school btit one term, and that when he was about thir- teen years of age. In 18(i2 he attended one term nt the Ft. Edward Institute on tlie upjier Hud- son. In the fall of 18(;2 he commenced to attend the academy at Moravia, N. Y., and continued in that institution until 1866. On the 1st of .Tainiary, 1867, he entered upon the study of medicine with his uncle, and, after three years attend- ance, graduated nt Bellevue Hospital HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ANNU^iL. 39 Medical College, New York City, March 1st, 1870. Shortly after his graduation, he commenced the practice of medicine where his uncle and grandfather had preceded him for'] upwards of sixty years; but becoming discontented with the quiet routine of a county practice in that State, he abandoned his work there, and moved to Iowa in 1872, commencing practice at WUton. In the fall of that year he was persuaded to move to Sagi- naw, Michigan, by an apparent oppor- tunity for a more extended surgical practice, — the part of the profession to which his tastes inclined. But the country, climate, and unsettled condition of business were unsatisfactory to him, and he revisited his early home in New York, endeared to him by the many associations of childhood and youth. This was in the fall of 1873, and he soon became engaged in practice, and his contemplated ■s'isit extended to lengthy residence. lu .Tune, 1874, he was married at Pitts- field, Massachusetts, to Miss Mary L. Parker, a former schoolmate in the academy at Moravia. He returned to Wilton in April, 1875, and was appointed lecturer on Ophthalmology and Otology in the State University the ensuing session — 1875-6 — which position he has since filled; also, in 1876 being appointed Demonstrator of Anatomy. He moved to Iowa City in 1876, where he now resides. His private practice has con- stantly increased, and his patients come from all parts of Iowa and adjoining States, and in his public clinics are presented every variety of disease of the eyes and every operation of ophthalmic surgery that can be witnessed in any of the clinics of the larger citie's.G Amid the increasing cares of active practice, the Doctor has not lost his love for the study of botany, and his spare hours are still given to the collection and study of the plants, mostly microscopic, growing in the water. This is a brief sketch of a worthy subject whose life might well be dwelt upon at greater length|with profit. In the study of that profession whose aim is the amelioration of the sufferings of mankind, the greatest portion of his life has been spent, and those who have been benefited by him cherish grateful memories of his skill. IsEAEL P. Wilson, D.D.S., Lfctin-L'r on Dental S'trgert/. Dr. Wilson was born in Mt. Pleasant, Jefferson county, Ohio, April 12th, 1837. He came West with his parents in 1852, and located at Springdale, Cedar coun- ty, Iowa. Until 21 years of age, he re- mained on the farm, receiving a common school education. He then went to Tip- ton, for the purpose of attending the Normal School there, preparatory to teaching. Afterward was elected teach- er of this school, where, and in adjoining districts, he taught for the next four years. He then went to Ohio, and pur- sued his studies for a time at Hopedale College. After teaching school for a year, he returned to Iowa, and soon thereafter commenced reading dentistry with Dr. N. H. Tulloss, of Iowa City. He com- menced practice at Marengo, in 1864, and in 1866 moved to Boonesboro, where he remained about two years. He then returned to Iowa City, and entered into partnership, for one year, with his for- mer preceptor, Dr. Tulloss, when he sold out his interest, went to St. Louis, and entered upon a course of study in the Missouri Dental College,— in the spring of 1869, receiving from that institution the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery. Immediately thereafter he located at Burlington, where he has since resided, and is now engaged in a large and lucra- tive practice. Dr. Wilson also attended one course of lectures in Pope's Medical College, at St. Louis. In 1872, he was elected to his present ])osition in the Medical Department of the University. His present wife was Miss Lavina Shepherd, of Iowa City, a graduate (1876) of the Normal Department of tlie University. In 1877 he was elected Professor of 4° HOLIDAY SOUVENIIt AXD -l.Y.Vr.l/.. Operative Dentistry in the Western Col- lege of Deutiil Sur>;eou9, at St. Lonis ; but this work requiring too much time from liis practice, he resijrneil the posi- tion, ami accepted an invitation to act as one of the clinical instructors in the Mis- souri Dental CoUe^je, in the same city. Dnrint: the past year, however, he has found it necessary to withdraw from that enjoyable work, and devote his entire time to increased professional duties. Walter D. Stillman, M.D., Lfchirer on Thera/untirA of filntt^frlral PiitfQftts, in Hoimvopathic Mfitifat J)epartmtnt. Dr. Stillman was bom in Peoria, Illi- nois, November 14th, 1837. Through the celebrated Horace Mann, he was attract- ed to tlip preparatory si-hool of .\ntioch College in ISM). At the outbreak of the Rebellion he was an under-graduate in the college, and enlisted, in April, 18(31, ' in the 2d Ohio Volunteer Infantry, for three months. After the battle of Bull's Run, in which his regiment took part, he returned home, and entered upon the study of medicine and surgery. On June ■Jl.st, ISiiS, he was married at Yellow Springs, Ohio, and graduated the same year from the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery. In March, 1865, Dr. Stillman was commissioned surgeon of tlie 1.51st Illinois Infantry, and served with his regiment and was in charge of tlie jiost hospital at Macon, Georgia, until February, lfupil of Prof. Calvin, now also of the University. Leaving there, in the spring of 1865, he entered Monmoutli (III.) College the same year, where he remaineil until 1M()7, when he taught a district school in Kan- kakee county, Illinois. In 1S7H, he re-entered Monmouth College, remaining until 18()'.(, when he graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Prof. McBride was tendered a school in Middlesex county. New Jersey, in the year of his gradtnition, and held that position until 1871), at which time he acce|)t*'d a professorship in Monmouth College, his (iliim iiiiiltr. Here he taught mathematics and modern languages, and with success, until 1878, at which time he accepted the chair in the University which he still occupies. In 187.'), Prof. McBride was married to HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. 41 Miss Diffenderfer of Hopkinton, the marriage taking place in Dubuque. A gentlemen of varied talents and cul- ture, it is a pleasure to meet him in society or at his home, and he has cer- tainly endeared himself to those who have studied under his instruction. Phebe Soofield, Assistant Professor of Mattiejiiaticif. [Portrait, Frontispiece.] The field of work which has been al- loted to women in the State University is an honorable one, and the way in which it has been tilled is creditable to the sex. One of the earnest laborers who have distinguished themselves in their work, is Miss Phebe Scofield, who was born in Chili, Monroe county. New York, November 29th, 1835. She resided with her parents at her birthplace, attending the district schools, until the fall of 1863, when she came to Iowa, and made her home in Davenport. She taught in the schools of that city the first year of her residence, and until 1874, — the last eight years being spent in the city schools. She entered the training school in that place in 1864, and graduated in 1865. From the time of her graduation until she left the city, her work in the schools was only broken once, when she was ab- sent for part of one year. In 1874 she came to Iowa City, to ac- cept a position as instructor in the Uni- versity, and so acceptably did she per- form all its duties, that, in 1880, she took her place as assistant Professor of Mathematics. John F. Pollet, C.E., Instructor in Engineering and Drawing. Mr. PoUey was born in Boscowen,New Hampshire, February 1st, 1850, and resided in that place until he was seven years of age, when his parents moved to Fayette county, Iowa. After two years residence there, they moved to Farmers- burg, Clayton county, where they remained until 1864. During this time he attended the district schools in the neighborhood, and worked on his father's farm. In 1864 he went to Monona, Sac coun- ty, and there attended school until 1871. The last year of his stay there he taught school. April '2d, 1871, he moved to Iowa City, and entered the University, continuing in that institution until the spring of 1873. A year was then spent in teaching in Clayton county, when he returned to Iowa City and re-entered the University, graduating in 1876, from the Engineering Department. He was one of three who graduated in that, the first, class sent out by the department. In 1877 he went to Texas, and spent two years there in the practice of his profession, being a public surveyor, and engaged in locating land "scrip." He was called back in November, 1879, to take his present position as assistant Professor and Instructor in Engineering and Drawing. Prof. PoUey is as yet a young man, but he has already won a high place in the confidence and respect of those who have met him. Colbert M. DesIslets, A.M., Ph.D., Instructor in Latin, Greek, and Elocution. Among the faculties of the State Uni- versity we find graduates of the most important colleges of two continents; and the scope of instruction here af- forded, in all the varied forms of these great institutes of learning, gives to the the student an amplitude of opportuni- ities which can be presented by few other schools of the country. In Pro- fessor DesIslets we have a representa- tive teacher. He was born in Dayton, Pennsylvania, December 25th, 1845, and prepared for college at the Glade Kiver Academy. He graduated, in 1869, from Princeton College, and, after pursuing a two years course of philological study at Princeton and in New York City, he received, in 1872, the degree of Master of Arts from Princeton. Not content with honors which would have satisfied many another student, he entered the Cornell (N. Y.) College, where, after spending three years in a special course of Intel- lectual Science, he received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. 4- iioUDAY sorvExni .\.\i> .lyyc.iL. From 1871 to 1873 Prof. Deslslets was speoiiil eorreaponilent of the Paris .S/S she entered the Jiniior class of the Ohio Female College, located near Cincinnati, and graduated in the follow- ing year. She was married at (teneseo, III., September 12th, 18«!.-., to Gorge ,T. North. Mr. North was (lovernor Stone's secretary, and located in Des Moines, as an attorney, in 18()'2. He died in 1870. Mrs. North was chosen University Li- brarian in 187il. The benefit the institu- tion receives by placing this trust in the hands of a competent person, not ham- pered by i>ther duties, is recognized by all interested. Conversant with the Latin and French languages, a college grad- HOLIDAY SOUYEyiR AXD AS y UAL. 43 uatef, and long associated with books, Mrs. North is just the one needed in her place; and the large and growing Li- brary now only needs an "endowment" to make it a leading one in the land. LITER ART SOCIETIES. [The following matter was omitted .-it its proper place, under the heading "Historical." for the reason that the names of tlie officers of the societies for the winter term of IHHi could not be obtained in time.] THE ZETAGATHIAN was founded in April, 1861. It adopted the motto "TV^i sine Uteris mors est," — "Life without learning is death." It held its first annual exhibition, June 17th, 1863. Charles E. Borland was President, and George Griswold, Secre- tary. Addresses were delivered by T. S. Wright, O. M. Howe, K. O. Holmes and Charles E. Borland. The question for discussion was, "Are the examples of nature better calculated for the encour- agement of yotith than those of illus- trious men." K. O. Holmes spoke in the affirmative, and William W. Baldwin in the negative. Thirty-seven of its regular members were in the war, and two lost their lives and two were permanently disabled in the service of their cottntry. The officers for the winter term of 1882 are, — President, William O. Payne; Vice-President, F. K. VanFossen; Re- cording Secretary, C. E. Bro\^'u ; Corres- ponding Secretary, George H. McCor- niick; Treasurer, L. S. Kennington ; Sergeants-at-Arms, Fred E. Pomeroy and S. A. McClure. THE EEODELPHIAJJ was organized October 6th, 1862, with forty-four members. Its members are distinguished as ordinary and honorary, the former class being composed of young ladies of the University, in good standing, and the latter of ladies distin- guished for their literary attainments and moral worth. The meetings are held alternate Saturday evenings, and the exercises consist of recitations, dis- cussions,] select reading, essays, and 6 verbal criticisms. Its motto is " Philos- ophy, Religion, and Liberty." The officers for the term, commencing January, 1882, are, — President, Carrie W. Hutchiuson ; Vice-President, Florence M. Hess; Secretary, Jennie E. Hanford; Treasurer, Imogene Mitchell; Corres- pondiug Secretary, Sarah M. Loring. THE HESPERIAN was organized in the latter part of the year 1863. Like the Erodelphian, it is composed of young ladies connected with the University. Its meetings are well attended, and its past history has been marked with uninterrupted pros- perity. Its motto is "Truth and Perse- verance." Officers for the term beginning Janu- ary, 1882, are, — Clara J. Kelly, President; Lide Cameron, Secretary; AUieue Hol- son, Treasurer. THE IRVING INSTITUTE. was founded January 26th, 1864. It was virtually a re-formation of the Cicero- nian, which existed at an earlier date. As before stated, it is also provided with a hall, the counterpart of that occupied by the Zetagathian, which, through the enterprise of its members and the contri- butions of its friends, has been hand- somely fitted up and decorated, and was formally dedicated February 9th, 1866, with appropriate ceremonies. It also ftirnished its quota of members for the army. Its progress in literary attain- ments is illustrative of its motto, "Ever onward, step by step." The officers elected for the winter term of 1882 are,— President, W. H. Sel- leck; Vice-President, Wm. C. Burton; Recording Secretary, Fred Ogle; Corres- ponding Secretary, Charles W. Haller; Treasurer, P. L. Johnson. LAW LITEEAKT SOCIETY. The society under the above name was organized in October, 1880, with J. M. Nevin as President; F. R. Willis as Vice- President ; Charles B. Elliott as Secre- tary; Fremont Benjamin as Treasurer; and H. H. Artz as Sergeant-at-Arms. The flr.st programme of exercises was pre- sented on the evening of October 27th, 44 IIOLIDAT SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL, 188(), iu the Law Lecture Hall, central buililinff. About this time tlie society leased the Irviiij^' Hall for weekly meet- ings, since which all meetings of the society have been held there. At the opening of the fall term of 1881 a new corps of officers was elected and the constitution of 1880 slightly changed. The officers elected were Samuel Mayue, President; C. L. Whitmire, Sec- retary; C. I. Crawford, Treasurer; W. H. Cotterell and J. L. Kennedy, Sergeants- at-Arms. The officers for the "ninter term, 1881, are Milton McClure. Presi- dent; William J.Martin, Vice-President; W. T. Wilcox, Secretary; William Hoersch, Treasurer; Samuel Miiyne and J. 15. Weaver, Sergeanis-at-Arms. This society is now permanently estab- lished, and is presenting weekly pro- grammes of excellence equal to any of the other literary societies of the Uni- versity. SKMOU AbraniH. Henry H. Hljinier, Faiinj- K. BlaHi.T. Hi-rlHTt K. Hrirkcr. CharW'S W. HroMii, i'luirles H. Burton. Williiim i', CnvanaKl). 'Julia ronndon. Jowph B. (Van.-. Will K. Crnvi-n. Arthur J. Daytcin. CharlcH H. Eutoti. A1<'1\ ille KlIiH. Ahlii.-S. Forney, Calvin H. French. Jaincn H. (lillfspii', ICninia \V. (iirtliT. Srtrlie Hi>l>aril, (iracf H. iUlniick. Clmrl.-sW. HfHf*. FloriMiri' M. Hitt-hcork. Thomas D. HutrhihHon. Carrif W. Kflly. t'hira.I. Un\i{. Alhrrt A. I-<'kIii', (oMir^f Ij. Lloyd. A.h.lai.lo('. McCrory, Carrie V. MorriHon. ItolHTt (i. Ncwronili. Fn-tl (), Payne. William (>. Predion. CharltN W. Ouiiilon. Kui^eni* S. H<*aman. Ilallerk W. Heiiililz. iJeortfe N.. Jr, Hellerk. William li. K. Bhei.f.T. William A. ShiiuL'k. Buhuuivl CLASS. Iowa Citi . Latlora. Durant. New York, Iowa. Iowa ri(y. Muf^on City. LnnruMler. Iiul. lowM City. Clinloii. Vinton. Ma^^halltown. Ortane. lowji City. Havenport. Iowa C'ily. N. Yarmouth, Me. Iowa City. Watkiuf. Iowa City, Princelrnin»t Hun. Shell Hook, BtMine. Newton. Denmark. Clinton. Keokuk. Onawa City. Waverly. iowii City. LIST OF ATT/CXDINO .^riJfhWTS, [The foUowiuK li**! of attending students, in all depart tnentti of the Suite L'niverisitv, is com- plete to December 2nh, 18SI.] COLL/Cf.IATf: ItEPAfiTMKXT. Van Fo8»en. F'rank K, W^hipple, Onrn L. Wilkineon. Alice V. Younkin, L. Dow JUNIOR Baker. Willis N. Bremner. (ieorse H. Urt.wn. Charles R. Brown, Norrii* CamertMi. Lide A. Dol>Hon. William J. (iilbert, James 1. (irimni. Philip H. Haller. Charles W. Hailer. Frank L. Ham. Lucy K. Harris. Ih'nry C. Hosford. William 8. Howard. Stephen B. Hutchinson. Delia S. Jt.hnson, Wilis. Johnson. PleaKimt L. Leonard, Frank M. Lewis, Lydia H. Martin, William H. McAuley. Thomas B. McCall. KImerK. McCrory. Hortense G. Miller. kvaB. Montague. Richard W. Morgan, Charles D- Morton, Henry K. Mount. James R. Newman, Thomas G. OK'le. Fred Richman. Irving B- Russell. Charles W. Selhy. Mimi B. SenceUauirh. Isidor Sever. Preston L. Shephenl. William T. Thoni|>son, James. Jr. Walker. Walter M. Wi'ld, La^nas (t. W%*siover. .Myron F^. Wheatou, M. (iertnide Adel. Crouton. Atahssn. Riverside. CLASS. I?elle Plaine. Marshallttiwn. Iiiwa City. Jefferson. Shells)mr«. F'ulstow. KnKlnud. RurlinKton. Iowa City. Davenport. Durant. Iowa City. Earlville. Daven|M»rt. Charles City. Iowa City. L«M>n. Centerville, Iowa City. Davenport. Oscettla. Winterswt. Iowa City. Mafon City. F'ort Doridire. III. Iowa City. Davenport. Altfoiia. <'resco. Vinton. Toleilo. SOPHOMORE Andn'ws. Belle R. Chrischilles, Julius T. Clapp. Flora J. (Marke. Charlen H., Jr. Cochrane. Hattie Cotton. Alonzo A. Custer, Nellie (>. (ieorp*. William (iilhert. Samuel P. (iillis. Constant L. (forlon. Sarah L. (irecr, May F. Ham. Klla M. HanTord, Jennie E. Hill, Klla Hntlman. «lon. D. Frank Kelho, Walter C. Ki'iininKton. Lawrence 8. Koch, (iustavuN H. Lake. Rush t . l^anison, Herbert G. McAihran, Charles K. McClond, Lincoln McComiick. |ontn, KUIon Morgan, Kdwanl W. Mozit>r, Harry P. Pierce, .\lthie A. Pierce. Klla R. Reed, Samuel B. CLASS. Iowa City, Alcona. LrtH- Center, IU. Independence. Iowa City. Aurora, III. Burliuk'ton. Iowa City. Vinton. De Soto. Bloomtiold. Oasis. R.HlOak. Waterl.H.. Hampton. Bellevue, Newton. DaveniHirt. Lulependence. Heetown. Wie. nioonitield. Bedford. Atlantic. Indianola. Amimosa. Vinton. Iowa City, Eldora. Fort Dodge. Iowa City. Dywirt, Cedar Fulls. HOLIDAY SOUVENIB AND ANNUAL. 45 Rynearson. Cora Shepfer. Ella (\ Smith. Frank B. Thaver, Charles E. Tuck, John A. Vandyke, Jampa A. Walker, Will F. Wiekham, Charles E. Williams, Robert E. Wirick. Cassius M. Wyatt, Grant FRESHMAN Allen, Harry D. Anderson. Joseph T. Armstrong, James T. Armstrong, Mrs. J. T. Atkinson, Frank Barnum, John K. liUishtield. DeWitt C. Buerckle. Otto Clark, Harry W. Conroy. Edward M. Craven. Roger C. I'rump, Nadie Custer. Paul W. Day, Frank E. Dickey. Addie Dodson, William F. Donnan. Donahl D. Drew, Francis ti. Ksehweiler, Franz C. l^'reeman. Joseph J. (rale. Absalom H. ♦Girtier, Elmer E. (ireene. Robert A. Hass. Fred, Jr. Helmick, Samuel L. Herren, Fred C. Hmrichs, Anna C. A. Hisey, Joseph (.'. Hobart, Alvah C. Uolson, Alliene Hostetler. Bruno O. Hull, Lizzie Johnson, Carrie Kelso, William Keplinger, Thomas B. Lathrop. Minnie Lewis. Lillian Little, Harry M. Loring. Sarah M. Lovell, Verner R. Lowden, Frank O. Marquaidl. C, Grant :\lcBride. William D, McChire, Samuel A. McMeekin. William Miller, Lucy IMiller, Reverdy J. Monlux. Hal H. Moser. U. Grant Mount. Edward R. Murphy, Timothy A. Myers, Nora A. Park, William L. Pomeroy, Carl H. Pomeroy, Fred E. Powell, Charles L. Rees, liugh Regan, Patrick J. Robinson, Frank B. Ross. Anna Z. Rynearson, Minnie Sayre, Antlrew J. Schlatter, George M. Shaffer, George W. Skiff, R ' F. Smalley, Ettie M. Smith, Chauncey P. Sutherland. Donald G. Tantlinger. D. Vern Terry, Douglas Van Leeuwen. John Vincent. Charles Vincent, Edward F. Red Oak. Waverly. Keokuk. Waterloo. Farm in gt on. Tama City. Algona. Iowa City. Tipton. Rockford, Mo. CLASS. Waterloo. Richmond. Washington. Bedford. Emerson . Gil man. Iowa City. South Amana. College Hill, Ind. Manchester, Mo. Iowa City. Cedar Rapids. Iowa City. Sliickshinny, Pa. Independence. Greene. Houghton, Mich. Iowa City. Mason City, Iowa City. Cedar Rapids. Rock Ishmd, 111. DaviMiiinrt. Markshurg. Iowa City. Toledo. Cherokee. Iowa City. Waverly. Iowa City. Springdale. Bellevne. Hopkins, Mo. Iowa City. West Liberty. Prairie City. Lemars. Garner. Hubbard. Iowa City. Princeton. KnoxviUe. Coal Valley. 111. Morse Station. Mason City. Monroe. Bedford. Mount Ayr. Davenjjort. Iowa City. Grand Junction. Des Moines. Red Oak. Panora. Iowa City. Red Oak. Osceola. Bellevue. Tipton. Iowa Falls. Muscatine. Marshalltown. Clarinda. Iowa City. Wilton. Gorredvk, Holland Tabor. Mason City. Whipple, Oscar Y. Whitt', Me-lora A. Wilrox. Charles W. Wittum. George F. Xanten, Albert A. Crest on. Iowa City. Hampton. Iowa City. IRREGULAR STUDENTS. What Cheer. I()wa City. Bixhy, May C^pra, Albert Dietz, John C. Fellows. Anna J. Fletcher, Mary E. Flickinger. Martha L. Goodwin, Lutie Grusscup. Jessie Harwood, William S. Hatch. Agnes L. Hess. N. Lizzie Long. Laura C. Love. Ht'ury K. MilchiU. Iiiiogene I\I<.nh)ff- Carrie E. Paine, May Ross, Charles E. Sanders. E. Blanche Vtterboe, Halvar T. (A.B, Kvansville. Ind. l..wa City. Winthroi). Hrouse. 111. Maple fJrove. ( 'harles City. Muscatine. Iowa City. Moline, 111. Keokuk. Maquoketa. Iowa City. Calmar. LAW DEPARTMENT. * Deceased, Dec. 2, lg8I. Agnew, Frank A. Akins, W. H. Allen, W. B. Allison, G. C. Anderson. Edgar Bell, R. D. Beem. J.C. Beiieiliof . Edmund BrcH.ks, J. W. Brown, A. F. Callender. L. B. Cardell, W. W. Chambers. David Claire, Harry Clayworth, Piercon Clyde. J.F. iA.M.) Cole, H. A. Cornish. E.J. I A.B.) Cotterell. W. H. Connolly. W. A, (.'oskery. Robert Coskery. J. S. Cowley, F. R. Cox, Argus Crawford. N. A. Crawford, C. S. Crawford, C. I. Crow. H. H. Curry. J. M. Curtis. C. H. Davenport, E. A. D.- Armond. W. W. Drc^-sl.T, llpnry Eurhart. W I. Emery, D. A. (A.B.)- Fassett. J. F. Fisher. E. E. Forbes. P. H. Forrest, W. F. Gibson, W. H. Giffin.W. D. tB.S.l Gillespie. S. S. (A.M.) Gjellum.E. F. (A.B.) Goetz, J. M. Gordon. George Griudeland, Andrew Hammell, M. A. lA.B.^ Hamstreet, O. D. Hansen, Hubert Harris, L. C. Hartshorn. C. Q. Hebard. F. S. Henyon. J. B. (B.Ph.) Hewitt. W. E. Hoerseh. William Hopkins, A. F. Howell, E. B. (B.S.) Humphreys, J. R. tB.S.) Stuart. Conden, 111. Waterloo. Grundy Center. Marshalltown. Ozark. Mo. Marentio. Trov Mills. Iowa City. Newton. Des Moines. Perry. Bushnell, 111. DaveniM>rt. Council Bluffs. St. Ausgar. Mt. Pleasant. Hamburg. Mineral Point. Colo. Des Moines. Creston. Keosauqua. Gilman. Vinton. Independence. Norwalk. Iowa City. Mt. Pulaski, 111. Marshalltown. Davenport. St. Cloud, Minn. Bioomtield. Ottumwa. Meshoppen, Pa. Kellogg. Cheyenne, Wy. T. Abingdon. Centerville. Columbus City. Iowa City, Utica, Wis. St. Cloud, Minn. Osage. Highlandville. Pella. Clear Lake. St. Cloud, Minn. Grinnell. Traer. Cheyenne, Wy. T. Newport. Marion. Davenport. Washinu'ton, Ohio. Cfiiterville. Drakeville. 1 46 flOLIBAr SOUVENIJi AX J) AyyC'AL, Hunt. C. N. (B.Ph.> Iowa City. Hlonmtield. Armentroot, John C. Iowa City. Umil.r. F. W. Artz. Charles V. MarshalltowD. Irwin, f. A. L H-. 111. Hair. Williain M. Hut land. K^-l".'.v, K. D. Siibuln. Barney. Kivira S. Santers. 111. 1 Keiini-lj. .1. L. (iaU'jiburff. 111. B.'ll. Jesw. F. HiM Oak. Kt-nnfl i»hio. Itl. Chatterton. Allen S. Onslow. MiCluriv Miltiin ili.S.l Carlinville. 111. Cliilson, Benjamin Sburou. Wis. MeCttnlocue. J. H. Hoi-kwell. Clark. George P. Newton. JUKI'S-. \V. U. I'. «iu Ciiicn, Wis. Cole. Laura M. Council HlufTs. MeNiTiiey. J. C. iB.S.i < "nil,.!;*. Springs. Cone. Jnred E. Coneville. Mctz. rheinlort' n.ivi-nport. Conley. Hiram E. Cannon Uiver Falls, MiTrill. K. S. \)fs. Louin F. Sand SprinKfl. OTonnor. Frnncie Hichniond, Va- Cunnintfliam. Frank Iowa Center. O.-'buni, (i. W. Iowa rity. Dhuiiii. Ludwif? Minneap»dis, Minn. OSullivan. M. Hoik Island. 111. Daubney. Frank W. Decorah. Palmer. K. U. i A.B. i N. Brunswick, N.J. Deariiit;, William 11. Palmyra. Panvrtmrn. M. W. Fa.\eIU'. Deihorbe. So])hie E. Vinton. r.irish. K. B. Malvern. Densmore. David T. Clyde. I'ltfinian. T. D. Hnifli Cn^nk, De Pondrom. Theodore E. New Haven, Conn. l'.-|.T-..n. H. 8. (A.B.) Li>bon. III. Dodge, S. Wilson Beatrice. Neb. PliiUii-. H. W. Pliny. Kan. Downs. Kdwanl W. Clyde. l':.|..-i..y..J.H. Aldeu. East. John H. Elvira. I'oun.l. \V. H. Kt»anu'y. Neb. Ebnotlier. Charles L. Iowa City. l'..«.r>., 1,. M. Po^tviiU*. Eckley. William T. Lancaster. I'ritrhanl. K. (B.A.) |{pd Oak. Eldriilge. HeulH'n F. Blair. Neb. Putnaiii. 11. ('. Uavt-niiort. Emmet. John Nevada. Quarti.n. \V. K. Oskaloosa. Etzel, Adolph Iowa City. <)nint. A. V. Carroll. Everhart. Uobert E. Wheatland. U"ed, W. T.I A.B. 1 Iowa ("ity. Fairgrieve. Ge*on. C.ilchri-si. William T. Wauktm. Bo^ehcrry, F. M. Princeton. N. J. Cioetz. William L. Iowa City. Si'christ. .\limzu loka. (iray. Aubrey (J. Durant. Shay. J.. I. Neola, Uraham. Churlea C. Shneyvillo. SimkiiiK. J. U. (B.S.i FallHburg, Ohio. (ireen, John E. lN>stville. 8imi>*-i»i. J. A. Zuinirle. Gruwell. Mary W. Bepublican City, Bmith. A. A. (ialesburff. III. Guthrie, .Jamet!) K. SantlSprings. [Neb. Smidi, KriMliTick Norwalk, Conn. Harp. John F. Otley. Smith. UohiTt Nevada. Haskell. (ieorgeE. Ceriilge. Wi-avrr. J. B. HlooiiiHeld. Ijeech. Josiah L, Iowa City. Wi'liHliT. SylrnnuB Wiviovir. M. E. Inwa City. Leith, Alexander R. Muscatine. Vinton. Litlic, Lawrence W. Lloyd. Joniah C. Davenport. Whiti'. .1. A. Kos/Ia, DtM-alur. Wiiiliiiiri'. ('. L. Malaniom. 111. l.HinK. Francis A. West Point. Neb. Wiik". .1. L. iB.Ph.^ l>aVfn]M(rt. liong, Lemuel L. (>rion. 111. \Viliox.\V.T.( H.S.I M«.;ration of the year before. Immifjration follows certain decrees of latitmle, in accordance with a well known law that makes people prefer a climate to wliich they are accustomed. 1 We find, aceonlinirly. that En;;lish, Irish, Norwefrians, Swedes, Danes, and Ger- mans, as a rule, choose our northern j States, while French, Italians, and others from tlie south of Europe |)refer our ' southern or niitldlc States, — many tjoint,' i to South .\mcrica or Mexico for the same reasons. The lar;,'c imnii'fration frimi Great Hritaiii and Germany is, in a ^rreat measure, perhaps exclusively, due to the fact that the people of those countries have so many friends here who instruct them in the prosperous condition of our country. In the case of the French, we may no- tice in passinir that, their population beiiitr almost stationary, there is no such excess of population scckiii;; an outlet, as is the case of (Jrcat liritaiii and Ger- many. A. French economist has point^'d out "that the accumulation of wealth iu Fran-c is in a direct ratio to the very slow increase of her popnlation, while the inferior wealth of (termany is due to the fact that th(> nation increases more rapidly in numbers. In France parents lay up money; in Germany they s|)eud it on the education of their children." The industrial and iinancial progress in this Union must continue to exercise an ever-increasini; mtiucnceon the affairs of Europe, and it would bi' impossible to write a true history of either Europe or this country without constant reference to each. OUEAT nKITAiIN has continued iu a state of ureat uneas- ines.H, on aci'ount of the Irish question. The act of I'arliament that was expecteil to silence the complaints of the Irish renters, by >:ivinif to tlic latter rinlits and priyileifes possessed by no other class of citizens, either in Great liritain or the rest of the world, seems not to have met witti entire succese. There can be little doubt, however, that the far- reaching,' con- cessions made to the complainint; Irish will, in the end, be accepted by the lat- ter. Meanwhile the British novernment is compelled to make use of all those coercive and jirotective measures, which the British press is so fond of character- izint; as "despotic" in other countries. Great Britain is makin;; very pood pro- trress in follow! ^^' the lead of Germany in the matter of education. Compulsory common school education will soon chauije her population into one so far educated as to make another extension of the suiTrafre a necessity. At present not over one-half of the people of (ireat Britain are directly represented in Par- liament. Thanks to the peaceful instincts of the present liberal majority, the little republic of the Dutch peasants, or Boers, in the Transvaal, has been let alone, to settle its atFairs as it may think best. It had to accept the sovereijrnty of the Queen, however, and some other formal, rather than real, restrictiims. In her relations with India, Great Britain looks with a decided disfavor on the very sli;;ht duties the Indian govern- ment has placed on calicoes and some other manufactured j»oods, by means of which the poor Hindoo has been enabled to en>;ai;e to some extent in manufactur- ing industry, and thus to improve his condition. The British idea is that Enj;- land alone is to be the worksho|> of the world, and that it is unwise for any other country, most of all a dependent colony, to take measures that will secure to its people steady employment and that de- gree of prosperity which results from a proper use of the various facilities of a numerous jn'ople. It cannot be said that Great Britain, under the Gladstone ministry, exercises as much intltience on Euro|ican atl'.iirs .-is she diil when Lord Beaconstield managed her affairs. .\t present she is w.-itching with close atten- tion the movements of FRANCE, who has taken it into her head to annex the principality of Tunis. The Bey of Tunis has been forced to sign an agree- ment with the French (leneral, by which he surrenders the most essential of his rights as ;i sovereign, tlumgh retaining his nominal dignity. For Tunis nothing better could happen than its permanent occupancy by a strong European power. The annexation, pure and simple, is, however, not such an easy matter. The French theni.selves are divided as to it« usefuliK'ss, and many aiiniit that it would be an act of high-handed spoliation. This is also the view taken by Italy and Great Britain; mainly, however, because HOLIDAY SOUVENIR jUSiD ANNUAL. 49 neither of these countries has been able to anticipate France. A coolness has consequently sprung up between Italy and France, and the former country is now looking with friendliness to her forraer mortal enemy, Austria. In the development of her interior policy, France is decidedly moving ahead. Gambetta, her leading states- man, is the favorite of the masses, and hence the soul of all national movements. He was recently called by the President to form a new cabinet, which, as now composed, leaves nothing to lie desired in part of ratlical tendency. The Minis- ter of Public Instruction, in European countries a very important personage, is Paul Bert, a scientific man of consider- able reputation, known for his inveterate hatred of "clericalism." Under his ad- ministration the influence of the clergy on schools will be reduced to the lowest attainable minimum. Gambetta recently visited Germany, and, according to the most trustworthy reports, spent two days with Prince Bismarck, at the latter's home in Varzin. The fact has to be carefully hidden in France, but there can be no douI>t that many of the leading politicians of France approve of the act. It is clear to them that France cannot safely proceed with her work in Tunis, unless Germany consents not to inter- fere. Prince Bismarck, the recognized head of European diplomacy, was, there- ore, the man to be consulted. Finan- cially and commercially, France never was more prosperous. She illustrates, with the United States, the wisdom of a persistent, judicious system of protection to the natural industry. Her exports are enormous, being in the neighborhood of nine hundred millions of dollars, and consist, for the most part, of articles that owe most of their value to human skill. GERMANY has lately profited by the example of America and France, modelling her economical policy after that pursued by these nations. Already the good effects of that policy are seen in an excess of her revenues over the estimates. Her wealth has largely increased, she is a close rival of France in many industries, ranking in some next to England and the United States (iron and steel), and in others rapidly advancing to a front rank. In the Paris exhibition of electrical appa- ratus and inventions, the Prussian flj-m of Siemens ct Halske received the largest number of the highest premiums and prizes. The policy of Germany is decid- edly peaceful, thcmgli she is keeping her- self in readiness for a possible war. She spends far less money on her army than either France or Great Britain, and far more on schools than either of these two countries, though later accounts may perhaps show that both these countries have recently come up very close to the German figures. Germany labors at present under the inconvenience of hav- ing for its practical head a man of the iron will and unbending energy of Prince Bismarck, whom she is bound, however, to regard with every feeling of genuine love and respect. Were Bismarck less endeared to the people, he would long since have been compelled to give way to a more pUable man. As it is, Germany is as yet so much divided in political fac- tions, — the radical repiiblicans and social- ists being at the one extreme, the ultra- montane catholics and secessionists on the other, — that it is simply impossible to introduce the English system of strict majority rule. The majorities in the German Parliament are constantly .shift- ing, being made up of various fragments. Under these circumstances, a man so popular as Bismarck is the only possible leader, and though he meets a powerful opposition, it cannot be saiti that he is not, in the main, a representative of the best interests and aspirations of the ma- jority of the people. Free Traders, Ul- tramoutanes and Socialists will dislike him ; but that does not prove that he is not the best man for the position. As regards her foreign policy. Germa- ny's only aim seems to be to convince all nations of her peaceful disposition. The recent meetings lietweeu the Emperor and the Czar, and the expected meeting between the latter and the Emperor of Austria, show the tendency of the policy most evidently pursued liy Prince Bis- marck. As long as these three countries are agreed, a disturbance of the Euro- l^ean peace is impossible. AUSTRIA has several rather serious problems on her hands. This country contains such a variety of poinilations, divided by race and language, as to make their success- ful management a serious undertaking. Austria has been divided ever since her signal defeat at the hands of Prussia, in 186(5, into an eastern and a western ))or- tion: the former including Hungary and the Slavic provinces to the south; the latter, Austria proper, with Bohemia to the north, and several Slavic provinces to the south, — the almost Italian city of Triest being its most southern important point. In the eastern half the Hunga- rian language rules; in the western, the German is the language spoken by the relatively largest number. German is also the official language. This fact is not relished by the Bohemians of the Czech race, who constitute two-thirds of 50 HOLIDAY SOUVENIR .AND .INNirAL. the popnlation of Bohemia; hence there JH iliscorJ l>etween GiTiiiiiii miil Czecli. Again, the two halves have not, in all respeets, the same eommercial ami imlus- trial interests. These, ami other eauses, co-operate to jrive to Austria an appear- ance of instability. It seenie that sooner or later the diseorilant elements must tiy apart. Nevertheless, iis the condition of thin>;8 has lasted so Ion;,' already, and as it is evidently the interest, as it is the pronounced intention, o! Gerinany to preserve the iiite^'rity of .Vnstria, and as lately also Kussia, and, tinally, even Italy has opened cordial relations with lier, — there seems to he no reason to (loul)t that Austria will continue to exist, and to form an impoitant element in the political and industrial constitiitiou of Europe. IT.\I>Y feels deeply injured by the advance of France on Tunis, ami her occupation of that territory. In Tunis the Italian ele- ment is far more prevalent ainon^; the foreign population than either the French or the Spanish. Italy has long looked on Tunis as a country that must sooner or later become her dependency. Seeing no hope that an alliance with France will be of any benefit to her, she has approached .Vnstria and (rermany, npiiarently joining these countries in their determination to preserve the En- roi)ean peace. Tlie King of Italy and his (^ueen recently visited the .Viistrian im|>erial family, and it is ^jeneially un- derstood that this visit was inf<'mled to be an answer to the |)olicy of France in | Tunis. Italy is nmhmbti'dly making vigorous strides in industrial and com- mercial progress. The Pope occupies a peculiar position in Italian affairs, being the spiritual head of the majority of the people, to whom even tlie roy;il family, e8|)eci;illy the (^ui'cn, bows in absolute Hubmissioii : at tin- same time the Pope stands as a living and uncompromising protest against the Italian kimrilom. The former Pope, Pins IX., realized more keenly than the present one that I'rnssia was the real cause of the downfall of the Becular power of the Pope ; th.it Sadowa and Sedan decided the fate of the |>apa- cy, in so far as its political indepi'iidence was I'lmceriied. Hence, the implacable hatred with which he tried to hurt I'rus- Hta in lier illbrfs to reform (iiririany. The Italian kingdom, on the other hand, has not sulVered in tin- same degree from the enmity of the Pope, for the evident reason that the vast majority of Italians are at least nominally ilevout bc>lievers in the I'ope's spiritual sovereignty. There is a rising party in the larger cities which is very hustilu to the papacy and priestly anthority. Occasionally, as when the colTin containing the body of Pins IX. was removed from the Vatican for its final deposition in (me of the churches of I{ri»*l<»n< aiul Principals. Prof. Geo. E. Whitmobe, Prof. H. J. CoziNE, InstructofB in Instrumontul and Vocal MubIc. Prof. F. R. Williams, Instructor in Ponmunship and Book-koepinK* Prof. F. M. Knight, Instructor in Elocutiim and Voice Culture. J. C. Abmentroct, Instructor in Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene. Miss Lor Mordoff, Instructress in ticrnian. Miss S. F. LoroHRiDOE, Instructress in Latin. Mattie S. Hiatt, Assistant in Mathematics. William E. Crane, Teacher of Drawing. Comprising, as it does now. University Preparatory, a Normal, and a Business course, a department of Elocution and Oratory, with access to our Conservatory of Music and School of Art, it leads all other schools of the kind in the State. And, with ample and well-lighted rooms, all kinds of apparatus for illustration of the text-books, excellent cabinets of fos- sils and minerals, maps, charts, globes, microscopes, skeletons, and crery accom- modation that can be devised for the comfort and convenience of its pupils, we we do not see what other inducement the zealous proprietors and instructors could hold out to our youth, or to parents desirous of placing their children where (if the children possess any ipialiflca- tions whatever) all their latent faculties will be sustained and developed. Here the shortest road to the great highway of learning is made smooth and plain, and though there is no "royal" route, "he who wills" may be sure that the steps further on are all the more easily taken when right preparation has been made. The number of pupils graduated from the Academy in ISTi) was I'J; in ISHO.Si; and in IHSl, with 415 students enrolled, 51. The growth of the Aeiidi'iny the past year exceeds that of any former year. HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. 55 Located in the same city with the State University, its students may become ac- quainted with the work to be done in that institution. For interesting testi- monials from the University faculties, citizens, and graduates of the school, we refer our readers to the advertisement of the school elsewhere in these pages. Lest some presuming individual should question our motive, we here state, that, for this, as well as for all other notices of city schools and academies, we receive no compensation whatever; our only reasons for so doing being the pride that we take in them as leading educational institutions, and that others may become better acquainted with their many ad- vantages. The Academy is a representative school, and any announcement of its acquisi- tions made by the proprietors can be relied upon as strictly true. With a corps of experienced teachers, many of them graduates of the State University, the work of the various departments is conducted with a unison that is not seen in any other school of the kind west of the Mississippi. The Normal Department especially provides for those who wish to prepare for common and high school work. Many graduates of this department hold responsible positions in the graded schools of the State. The Business course includes those studies which are so important in a busi- ness life, a thorough drill in book-keeping and penmanship being the most marked features. The department of Elocution and Oratory, under the direction of Professor P. M. Knight, a graduate of the National School of Elocution and Oratory of Phil- adelphia, is noted for its commendable efforts. The Conservatory of Music, in which Academy students with a love for that "language of the soul" may receive instruction, is fully described elsewhere. An excellent literary society is con- ducted by the students, and the meetings are free to all. The advantages of the Academy, here briefly noted, are even better appreciated when one knows its instructors. For the benefit of its many friends, and those who may desire to become acquainted with the school or its teachers, we make the following brief biographical men- tion: Amos Hiatt, A.M., Senior Proprietor and Prlnripal. [Portrait, Page 52.] Amos Hiatt was born in Highland county, Ohio, November 23d, 1843. He came to Iowa in the fall of 1^57, and, in 1862, enlisted at Oskaloosa in Company D, 33d Iowa Infantry. In ISIU he was made Lieutenant of the company, and during that year had command, being the only officer with the company. That he did his country " some service " is cer- tain, for he was in the Yazoo expedition during the Vicksburg campaign, at the battle of Helena, and in General Steele's corps during the Ked Biver expedition. He was in the battle of Saline River, where General S. A. Rice was mortally wounded, and was with General Canby's forces at the capture of Mobile, as well as in other engagements. He was a sol- dier until the end of the war. Mr. Hiatt came to Iowa City in 1866, and soon after entered the State Univer- sity, graduating therefrom in 1870. In 1872-3 he was principal of the schools in Brooklyn in Poweshiek county ; in 1874-5 was Superintendent of the schools of Johnson county ; and, in 1876-7 was Su- perintendent of the public schools of Anamosa, Jones county. After his graduation from the Univer- sity, Mr. Hiatt taught mathematics two terms in that institutiou. He was mar- ried to Mi.ss El ma A. Sanders, of Iowa City, August 18th, 1870. Mr. Hiatt was a member of the Quaker church until 1870, when he united with the Methodist church, at Iowa City. His life has been a useful one, and much of the honor and dignity of the Academy is due to his untiring, painstaking efforts. Harmon H. Hiatt, A.M., B.D., Junior Propritftor and Principal. [Portrait, Page .i2.] H. H. Hiatt was born in Highland HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ^INNUAL. county, Obio, on the 16th day of Angrust, 1846. His early life, like his lirother's, was sjient ou the farm, and the means for preparatory stmly, as well as college training, were (gained by tilling the soil, and "working around" where employ- ment cmdd be had. In 1869 he came to Iowa City, and entered the University in September of that year, taking bdth classical and normal courses. He gradu- ated in IST.^, but pre\Hous tti this, 1873-1, was principal of the schnols in Carroll City. He was also principal of Spring- dale Seminary from 1875 to 1878, when he resigned to take his place in the Academy. Mr. Hiatt has been engaged in Normal Institute work for several years, and has met success in every position he has held. He was married to Miss Edith Brown, at Iowa City, in February, 1876. It is unnecessary to add a word of praise, — Mr. Hiatt is so well known as a teacher that such comment has become common. It is but justice, howi^ver, to say that the Hiatt Brothers bring into their work a rich experience and all those deep con- victions of integrity and temperance for which the Quakers, their ancestors, are distinguished. Sarah F. Louohhidoe, Insfntctrfus tn Ltitin. Miss Loughridge took a thorough course in Ancient Languages at Mon- mouth (111.) College, and, afterward, in 1870, graduated from the Normal and Training School of t)swego, N. Y. In 1871 she was engaged as teacher in the Normal Department of the State Uni- versity, and she held the position until the chair of Didactics was established. In Wi'6 she was elected Superintendent of the Iowa City schools. In 1875 she was again called to the University, and taught Latin there until 1881, when slie was engaged by the .\cademy for the same purpose. Her work is highly recommended by the faculties of the University, and her h)ng experience in preparing students for that institution especially fita her for the place that she now holds. Miss Lou M^ooff, Imttruftrntu in Gtnnan. Miss Mordoff was for a long time under the instruction of Professor Eggert, of the University, — a German scholar, whose extensive reading of the language in its original purity sutlicient- ly recommends her, an apt and studious pupil while under his care. She was first employed in the Acad- emy when founded, and with exception of two years, has ever since held a posi- tion therein. It may sound emphatic, but as a practical teacher of German, we assert that Miss Mordoff has few equals; and no superiors in the State, oiitside of the University. John C. Akmentbott, Imtrucloriii ami I.feliirtr on Anatomy, Phy». iotoijij, and Uyyitnt. Mr. ArmentroTit began teaching in the Academy in 1876, and, by close and sys- tematic application to duties and stud- ies, has gained a higli jdacc as a special- ist in his work. He is author of the popular "Outlines in Anatomy, Physiol- ogy, and Hygiene," a work which has received warm praise from teachers and eminent physicians of the State. He has also been engaged in Normal and County Institute work for several years, and for his pleasant manners in the class-room, and worth as a man, is much liked by citizens as well as stu- dents. Prof. Francis R. Williams, Initlniclor in Pfnmannhip anii Itnot-Lti'/itnt;. Mr. Williams' qualifications as a teach- er ari^ so fully set out elsewhere, that we refrain from mentioning them here. Mrs. Mattie S. Hiatt, Atttfllant Inittrnrlrritit. Mrs. Hiatt is one of the worthy stu- dents of our University, and as a teacher has had much experience. William E. C^rane, Tfarttfr in /tratring, Mr. Crane is warmly rccry. Its success is to be traced di- rectly to the enerjretic maiuiKcmont which it has always been so fortunate in securing. The present instructors are able, intelligent men, with the ability and push requisite to such an imdertak- ing, and they have given to it the best years of tlieir lives. The following list of teachers for 1881-2 is of interest, showing, as it does, that every branch in a Busi- ness course is well represented: F. R. WlLLI.\MS, Teacher of Book-ket'i'inK, PiMiniiinship. and Busint'Hs Kormt*. J. H. Williams, H-incipiil of Advauofd Di'pnriiiu'iil in Book- keepinK, TcKcher nf OitnnuToiiil .\rith- metic anil Short-hanil. J. Li. TeETEKS, Ti'aclicr of Telottrapliy and Book-kecpinp. Wm. Lytle, LL.B., Teacher of ('onimcri-ial Law. A. S. Dennis, T-'HchiT of Plain ami Ornamental PenmanBhip. wK.sTEn.y co.ysEnvATojir of mi's/c. The Conservatory was established in Iowa City, September IKth, 1881. It is under the direction of Messrs. George E. Whitniore and Harlan J. Coziue, who were educated for tliis work under the best masters that Boston, the musical center of America, could alford. Schools of music have proved a great success in educating public taste, and in making the highest musical culture a household ornament. They do for music what colleges and theological seminaries do for secular and sacrt d learning. The class system, which is so beneficial to the study of mathematics and the higher branches of Icanung, has been found equally serviceable in attaining a high musical education. Music is taught in the Conservatory as the sciences are taught in the schools ami colleges. Many must be thus edu- cated, or not at all. Thousands who are passing through colleges and profes- sional schools would never secure an educutioo, if obliged to employ an effi- cient private tutor. The same is true of musical instruction, — hundreds can pay t<'n dollars a quarter where ten can pay one hundred dollars. The economy of the class system, as employed in the German and Italian schools, the Conservatory places at the service of its (jatrons; and whatever recommends it in schools of learning, does the same for .schools of music. The corrections and the e.xjdanations are en- joyed by all; the illustration, criticisms, approval, — all can see and hear; shyness, the bane of young performers, is cured or abated, and freedom and ease, those charms of social and home music, are secured. Pu|)ils who are taught in the presence of jiupils perri>rming ditficidt music, become familiar with their owu voices, get rid of awkwardness, and secure ease and grace. While the merits of pri- vate instruction are by no means denied, it is claimed that the class system pos- sesses certain important advantages of its own, which can be secured by no other means. Mendelssohn, the founder of the celebrated Leipzig Conservatory, and whose judgment in musical matters none will question, says: ".\n institution such as the conservatory has this ad- vantage over the private instruction of the individual, that, by the participation of several in the same lessons and in the same studies, a true musical feehug is awakened and kept fresh among the pupils; it promotes industry, and spurs on to emulation: it is a preservative against ont-sidedness of education and taste — a t<>ndency against which every artist, even in the student years, should be upon his guard." In connection with piano, organ, and voice culture, the jiroprietors of the Con- servatory have been successful in secur- ing the services of Mr. J. P. I'isha as teacher of orchistral 'and band instru- ments. This gentleman is a born musi- cian, a fine performer on the violin, and is not excelled as a teacher. The School of Art, in connection with the Conservatory, receives attention else- where. HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. 59 George E. Whitmore, Senior Instructor and Proprietor. Mr. Whitmore has taught music for nine years, and being a graduate of the famous Boston institution, this, with his natural inclination, enables him to im- part to those under his tuition all the rerte of the true musician. He was born in Bowdoinham, Maine, May '27th, 1.S4S. He came to Iowa City in August, 1881, at the invitation of Mr. Cozine, with whom he had become acquainted in Boston, and immediately began preparations for establishment of the Conservatory. With the aid of his tact the institution has al- ready gained a place in the esteem of music-loving people of the city and sur- rounding country hardly hoped for; this, however, is but the natural outcome of the labor which Messrs. Whitmore and Cozine have bestowed upon it. Haklan J. Cozine. Junior Insfritctor and Proprietor. Mr. Cozine is "native here, and to the manner born." Graham township, John- son county, is the place of his birth, the date May 12th, 18.54. He has made vocal and instrumental music a study for a number of years, and has taught the same for the past seven years. Being a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachusetts, he is especially qualified to teach the system of that eminent school. He was, while in Boston, first tenor of Grace Church, and, in our own city, is regarded as a musician of no mean ability, his voice and musical skill often adding a charm to society gatherings and entertainments. He, as well as his partner, is a pleasant, agree- able gentleman, and his prominent traits of character are siich that give strength and encouragement to those who, loving the study of music, come under his care. IOWA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Not the least of the attractions of which Iowa City can boast is the public schools. Banking next to the Univer- sity, in the list of her free educational institutions, the public schools of the State are worthy of the studj' and atten- tion of her best citizens, and Iowa City can only experience feeliujjs of pride in regarding the system of public schools wliich add so materially to the city's attractions. In them a majority of her business men were educated, and a host of others, filling responsible positions all over the county, recount with pleasure the opportunities they alforled, and by which they profited. The children from almost every home in the city are intrust- ed to the care and the instruction of the public schools, and it is natural that their welfare should be dear to every one. Fortunately, our people appreciate, as they should, the advantages afforded, and have confided their children only to instructors competent and especially qualified for the work. Probably an abler corps of teachers than now preside over our schools, have never before been brought together. Naturally gifted with those peciiliar powers and traits of char- acter which are so necessary to the suc- cessful teacher, they have justly earned the positions of trust which they now occupy. Under the able superintend- ence of Alfred A. Guthrie, the schools have gained an enviable reputation, not limited by the boundaries of the city, but throughout the State. They are favora- bly known, and frequently referred to for their admirable system of gradation, their methods of instruction, and for affording the best facilities for a thorough preparatory training. This is, in a great degree, due to the present Superintend- ent. During the years he has occupied his responsible position, he'has filled it in a manner alike creditable to himself, to the schools, and to those who conferred upon him the deserved honor. Having made this work the study of years, he has, also, conscientiously and persistent- ly endeavored to improve the opportuni- ties for a thorough elementary education, to elevate the standard of the schools, and to add in every way to their value. He has gathered around him, in this work, able instructors, who share with him the just reward of success, and who deserve the highest praise for their efforts 6o HOLIDAY tiOUVENIR AS I) AXSIAL. to carry out, to the fullest extent, the many improvements of their chief. To Mr. Guthrie we herewith return our sincere thanks for his courtesy in jriviun >is access to the reconls, from whidi the foHowinf; history of the schools of Iowa City has been compiled, and which we can vouch for, as we do for all similar matter herein, as being absolute- ly correct. The Iowa City Public Schools first existed as part of the school system of Lucas township. Four schools were maintained in the city, called sub-dis- tricts, Nos. 1, 2, 8, and 4. At an election called by the Mayor of the city, and held on April iW, 1S.V.), Iowa City was made a sejiarate school district, and the follow- ing Board of Directors was elected : yivs/'t/^'W^—Ezekit'l Clark. Vice.PresUleiit-3. S. It -eil. Seeretai!/—W. Kejnolclo. Tfea^tifer — F. Snnxay. I)ireiluis—'i\. B. Cochmn, H. Murray, B. F. H(»liiie5i. This Hoard did mu<'h for the advance- ment of education, and deserve the grati- tude of the people for persistent efforts I to tliorouglily organize and arrange a I system of public schools. I Under the new organization, the foiir district schools, though under the con- trol of one Board, were indepi ndent of each other in all their practicjil workings. No Superintendent was employed, and the members of the Board exercised direct .supervision. Teachers were elect- ed for a term of three montlis, and changes in the teadiing force were fre- quent. Tliis Board adopted uniform text books, iireacribed rules and regula- tions for the government of the sdiools, and, after much discussion, in IWHt, divid- ed the school year into three terms of twelve weeks each. During the early years of the schools, the Board was much embarrassed for the want of funds, and tlie iiucstious that occupied tlieir deliber- ations were how to pay tlie teachers their meager salaries and purchase the needed fiiiniture, and, occasionally, make some improvements in the school premises. The former Board that were responsi- ble for selecting sites for school-build- ings, have, wisely for their reputation, left no records of their deliberations ; nor do their names appear to tell present and future generations who were guilty of such criminal negligence of the interests of public education. But we must also remember, in considering the unfavora- ble location of the school -houses, that the city, at the time of their erection, had not assumed its present proportions, and this mitigating circumstance may help us bear the iuconvenience with greater patience. During these years, many able teach- ers were in the employ of the Board, and not a few of them have since become distinguished educators, lawyers, and journalists. In the spring of 18(57, n Board was elected that did much to improve the conditions of the sc1k)o1s, and to intro- duce and confirm a jjolicy that has devel- oped the i)resent system of public schools of the city. The finances were placed in a better condition than they had been since the organization of the independ- ent district; new and modern furniture took the place of home-made desks and rough benches, and the instruction was made uniform under the able manage- ment of the first Superintendent, J. Mad- ison Williams. The members of this Board were, — PreHiilenl—D. F. Wells. \'ite.Pre»liltul—'T. H. I'lirvin. Secrftary — Georiie L. Huiupton. Trfa»iirtr—3o\m W. Porter. Dirrctom — Jamos MoConnell, Jiibii B. Van ¥Uv{. O.-ortti- \V. Ki'Illi'well. This Board departed from the policy of its predecessors so far as to select a site for a school building not in the middle of a creek or pond. To them we owe the erection vf the present Fourth Ward building, which was built at a cost of !{;4,4I(). In February, ISfiS, the name of the First Ward si-bool was changed to Lucas School: tlic Si'cond Ward to Barnard School; the Third Ward to Franklin School; and the Fourth Ward tti Itey- nolds School. After an experiment of ten years, these uames were (lisiniitin- SOLI DAT SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. 6l wed, and the original names were again adopted. The growth of the schools was grad- ual. In the early days of the city, the same necessity for thorough arrange- ment and system as now did not exist, and we must regard with satisfaction the endeavtirs made to afford every opportu- nity to the pupils. The frequent embar- rassment for waut of school accommoda- tion is not to be ascribed to any derelic- tion on the part of those in command, for they always had at heart the interests of the schools; but financial difficulties often stood in the way, and are account- able for any such difficulties. In recent years the schools have been intrusted to the care of gentlemen, who, for thorough appreciation of the aims and necessities of popular education have few equals. They have worked for the interests of the schools as they would for their own affairs. The following is the recent organiza- tion of the Board of Education, space only forbidding us publishing it in full, and we are compelled to limit ourselves to those persons who have exercised authority during the past six years : 1875-76. Presiihnt—C L. Mozier. Treasure) — Peter A. Dey. Secretary — Thomas Hughes. Direcfors—Vharles Lewis, Samuel Sharpless, L. B. Patterson, Charles Baker, N. H. Tulloss. 1876-77. President — L. B. Patterson. Secretary — Thomas Hughes. Directors— a. H. Tulloss, John P. Irish, John W. Porter, Charles Lewis, George J. Boal. 1877-78. President— Charles Lewis. Treasurer— Feter A. Dey. Secretary — Benjamin Price. Directors — John P. Irish, John W. Porter, L. B. Patterson, George J. Boal, N. H. Tulloss. 1878-79. President— George J. Boal. Treasurer — John N. Coldren. Secretary— George P. Hess. Directors— John P. Irish, L. B. Patterson, John W. Porter, N. H. Tulloss, Charles Lewis. 1879-80. President— John W. Porter. Treasurer— 1, C. Carson. 8 Secretary— X. A. Guthrie. fJirectors-T^. H. Tulloss, George J. Boal, John P. Irish, Charles Lewis, L. B. Patterson. 1880-81. President— John P. Irish. Treasurer— V). F, Stone. Secretary— A.. A. Guthrie. Directors— Charles Lewis, L. B. Patterson, George J. Boal, N. H. Tulloss, John W. Porter. 1881-82. President — Charles Lewis. Treasurei'—Ijovell Swisher. Secretary— A. A. Guthrie. Directors— George J. Boal, John W. Porter, John P. Irish. A. C. Younkin, M. Cavanagh. The Superintendents who have been employed by the Board, are, — J. MucUson Williams 1867... 1839 Mrs. H.S.Lane 1H71...1K73 Miss S. F. Loughridge 1H73. . .1874 S. U. Conk 1N71. . .lan A. A. Gut hrie 1S75 Mr. Guthrie was first employed in March, 1875, as Principal of the Third Warii School. At the next annual elec- tion, the Board, recognizing his talents and administrative ability, elected him Superintendent for one year. At the expiration of this term he was re-elected, at an advanced salary. In .June, 1878, he was employed for a term of three years, at a salary of $1,500 per annum. This was a material recognition of his services, and at the same time showed a reliance in his ability and faithfulness, — entrusting him for a longer period with the charge of the schools thau had ever been done before. That he was worthy of the confidence was shown, when, in June, 1881, the Board again employed him for a second term of three years, so that his present engagement with the Board will not terminate until 1884. This approval of his efforts is not more satisfactory to the gentleman than it is to the patrons of the schools, and that his connection with the schools will not expire at the end of his present term of office, is the wish of all interested. No class of public servants so much need and deserve the sympathy and the support of the people as the teachers in our schools. Having, as they do, the ] charge of a larger number of children just at that age when restraint of any kind is burdensome, it is in their power 62 HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. tu moiild the undeveloped mind as they will. Conscientious, strict, and yet ten- der, they must be, iind while they are expected to cheek and hold in control the passions, which, it unrestrained, would work mischief to the child, they must also instill into the miud the principles which are the foundation, as well, as for its moral and intellectual development. As we have saiil, our schools are fortu- nate in haviuff the services of an excel- lent corps of teachers, and in the discharge of their duties, they are de- serving of the highest enconiums which can be bestowed upon them. The work of the schools is, at present, assigned to the teachers as follows: HIGH SCHOOL. Principal— iliaa Lou E. HuRhes. Ji'irgI ,l»«M/aH/— u Lloyd. SECOND WARD SCHOOL. Priiiiipiil—iUsK Lou E. IIukIiw. .1 ^oom— Miss Snpliif Hutrliinson. It /^00/rt— Miss Nellie Clcanuan. C Aoom— Miss Olir Plum. D Itoom— Matteie Wutkins, THIRD WARD .SCHOOL. P;inci>a/— Miss Hutli A. Irish. II /^oo/«— Miss Lulu Suu» Fannie Bliipman. I) A^««»i -Miss Ida Sanders. REESE SCHOOL. Teacher— Him B. J. Nolan. KIMBALL SCHOOL. Teacher— Win* Leitie iiroK»n. Some idea of the thoroughness of the daily work of the scliools will be con- veyed, when wc soy that it makes a oontinuous course of eleven grades, each grade representing about a year's work. The grades are so divided into classes that the quickest and brightest i>upils are able to advance over one grade each half year, or two grades in one year. The same plan gives those pupils who are absent a great deal, or who, for any rea- son, are unable to keep u)) with the reg- ular classes, an opportunity for complet- ing one-half of the work of each grade in one year. Another advantage which the schools affords is, that, when it is advis- able to do so, or when parents request that it shall be done, pupils are permit- ted to select studies from the several grades. The classificatiou is thus made so flexible that it meets the individual wants of all i)upils, while, at the same time, they have the advantages of a thorough drill and of being classified with others of like qualifications. Space does not permit f)f our going into details in regard to each grade, although, were we able to do so, we doubt not it would be of interest. The reputation of the Iowa City High School is widely extended, and numbers from the surrounding counties enjoy the unusual adventages which offers. It is recognized as a school that furnishes a thorough and liberal instruction to all classes, and the thoroughness of the preparatory schools which lead up to it make its graduates rank among the briglitest in the State. In every class in the University are found those who bear its certificate. Its English or Business course gives ample preparation for higher work, and its Scientific department is provided with a rare geological cabinet, and splendid apparatus for illustrating the studies of chemistry, natural pliiloso- |)hy, physiology, and physical geography, while tlie departmental character of the work affords advantages to specialists rarely enjoyed elsewhere. Instruction in Langiuiges and Mathe- matics is given by Miss Huglies, the effi- cient principal. Mr. (ico. K. I^>cdcr, the valedictorian of the University in the class of IHS], is the instructor in science; and the English studies are ttiught by Miss Brackett, a teacher of many years HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AXD ANXUAL. 63 successful experience. Over all Mr. Guthrie, the Superintendent, gives, his careful attention. To him, and his faith- ful assistants, is due the present success and wide-spread reputation of the Iowa City Public Schools. In the record compiled and kept by Mr. Guthrie we find the following valu- able statistics, which give, as nothing else can, an idea of the work annually done by the public schools : » B !" O » H o -"I H o PQ p 12; =? < p H < O ■< 02 'p in ire s 18-0881 (M s $ g €^ in I- M g 08-6181 tH 1 g s (M ^ 6i-818I g t^ i ° ^ n 1 ■^ OS us «:• C" 3 ^ m s g 81-ii8I S.i » 00 f? 2" '"' «& ^ -* M ^ □0 a>. a il-9i8I i^ s C- s '"' 2" _ ^ ^ 1-5 oc g 9i-Si8T s a t- g s » ^ g 9i-Ti8T » c- e> «■ S ^ ^ _ ti-S18I * s * fff ,_, n oc 3 SL'Zm * CO .0 * * --H ^ nn s ZL-USl « oc CI « * CD ^ IL-018I * s ir= JL «■ " -I- (M OT -+ c- s 01-6981 * c- kn * tf^ s 69-8981 * «D -» ^ :M t- g 89-1981 * to * s 19-9981 * s ■-( «■ 3 « OS ^ 99-S98I « a * * * Ci e oj 1 'a c c rt c > & s m ^ >? 1 ■3, a ■T3 1 t-( J 1 a J3 C g 1- p - J= a c e: H c c > t- 5 OQ Alfred A. Guthrie, A.M., B.D., S'fpei'lnteiulent of City Schools. [Portrait, Page .V2.1 Prof. Guthrie was born at Troy, Davis county, Iowa, September 20th, 1850, and is of Scotch-Irish descent. He attended the common schools near his home, and spent two years at Grinnell — 18G9 and 1870. The years 1871 and 1872 were spent in Missouri, teaching, and he came to Iowa City in 1873, to attend the State University, graduating from the classical course in June, 1875. In June, 1877, he received the degree of B.D., and in June 1881, the degree of A.M. After graduation, in 1875, he was elected to the position of Superintendent of Instruc- tion in the city schools, and his success in this position has made his retention imperative. Prof. Guthrie was married in this city, December 25th, 1877, to Miss Ella Os- mond, but she died March 2d, 1879, after an illness of four months. Since his connection with the public schools of the city, Prof. Guthrie has completely re-arranged them, and has, by his unwearied exertions in their behalf, put them on a level with the best in the country. IICLL'S PEEPABATORT AXD XOEMAL SCHOOL. This institution was organized in September, 1879. The attendance the first year numbered twenty-five, and three teachers were employed. The next year the attendance had more than doubled, and this year there are sixty- five pupils and a corps of five instructors. It occupies the building formerly used by St. Joseph's Institute, and has use of the chemical and philosophical labora- tory and other apparatvis of that institu- tion. Eight large rooms are occupied, filled with modern improvements. The principal of the school, Prof. A. HuU, is a thorough scholar, and he is ably assisted in his labors by Father William Emonds, who has charge of the Scien- tific Department. Those acquainted with these gentlemen know that they are competent to fill creditably any posi- 64 IIOLIDAT SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. tion of the kind. The Preparatory De- partincnt is ample in fitting students for a University course. The Normal course is for such as do not intend to enter the University. Amariah HrLi,, principal of the school, was born in Mercer county, Penusylvanin, July '2'.)th, 1827, and is the sou of Obadiiih and Mary A. Hull. He f,'raduated at Beth- any College,* Virginia, in 1851, and went to Midway, Kentucky, where he taught two years, going from there to Hiram College, Oliio, where he taught at the same time that President Garfield was a tutor in the institution. He occu- pied at Hiram tlie chair of Professor of Ancient Languages. After leaving Hiram, he came West as far as Indiana, wiiere he was elected principal of the Fairview Academy, occupying that posi- tion for one year, when he removed to Mt. Pleasant, this State. At that place he taught a select school one year, and then moved to Ottnmwa, following his chosen profession in that city. He next moved to Oskaloosa, where he taught for three years in a classical and normal school, and then moved to Wajiello, where he was an instnictor in the Ash- land .\cadomy. Returning to Oskaloosa he took his old place in the classical and normal school, remaining there for thirteen years. In 1872 he moved to Denver, Colorado, and taught for one year in the Denver Seminary. He then returned, and was principal of the Troy Academy, in Davis county, Iowa, for two years. After being superintendent of the city schools at Agency, Wapello county for two years, he moved to this city in the summer of 1879, and started Hull's Preparatory and Normal School, which, under his very capable management, has attained place among the leading scliools. Prof. Hull was marrietalili«lii-il l»ll. by AU'xnndor rnmplipll, fotiiiiliT iif lhc> wet lit " DiBcipleB," ot wbicli Fre8iUent Uartielil was a member. their married life, — only two, one son and one daughter, of whom are still living. Prof. Hull is an able teacher, and his years of varied instruction in the leading schools of the country have been of ines- timable value to him. .^T". JOSEPirff I.YS TITCTE. The people of St. Mary's church organ- ized this school in 18G5. In the present business house of O'Hanlon it Son it was known under the name of St. Joseph's School. Even previous to that time it had a nucleus in the place now occupied by A. Unrath's grocery store and F. Messner's shop. In the latter place some of the prominent men of the State and city graduated under Professor Brownson. St. Mary's congregation, seeing that the place on the avenue was too small and inconvenient, ordered a committee to sell the site and buy the present premises. It was incorporated in 1872, and confers the usual academ- ical degrees. In thirteen spacious rooms, heated by furnaces, is now to bo found a graded school, fitted up for all such branches of life's pursuits as will render the scholar proficient in any profession or business he may choose. It has apparatus for teacliing philosophy, chemistry, physi- ology, photography, geology, botany, and astronomy, not eipialled by any private institution in the State. There are about two himdred pupils of all grades under very efficient teachers. Father Emonds, the principal, teaches every day, and, in his devotion to the cause of education, spares neither pains nor means to keep up with the advancing age in every imprt)vement that serves to cultivate the mind in the shortest pos- sible time. Like all other institutions of similar aims, it has friends and has had enemies. While the friends are grateful, the enemy lies crushed at its feet. At one time the school building, etc., was assessed for taxes, and by a decree of the court only it was released. There are now many among the most prominent elete* HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. 65 in our city, and in fact throughout the State, who by the integrity of their char- acter, ability and competency, give honor to St. Joseph's Institute. The scores of teachers annually graduating are con- stantly in demand. There has been no time yet that the principal was able to fill the applications made for teachers, such has been the constant draft on its resources. ST. AGATHA'S SKMIXART. In April, 1860, there came from Du- buque four Sisters of Charity. They moved into C. Duukle's house back of St. Mary's church, and commenced a school in a building adjoining, now occu- pied by F. Messner as a butcher-sbop. After a lapse of two years. Father Emends bought and donated to them the present site, then known as the Park House. For a time the lower story was quite sufficient for them. Gradually, however, their school increased, so that the second and third stories were fitted up, and, within the last few years, they put on a fourth story for chapel exercise and exhibition room. They had origin- ally but one lot, — the adjoining half Mr. Patterson sold to Father Emonds, — and the Sisters occupied it as soon as they moved in. There was a time when the Sisters taught well nigh five hundred children. There are at present fifteen Sisters, about twenty boarders, and a day school of about sixty children. Some of their forces are employed in a building next to St. Joseph's as a free school, and some teach a number of children at- tached to St. Patrick's church. The institution was incorporated soon after the Sisters occupied their present quarters. They have done a great deal of good in years past, and intend to fight it out on the same line. They have a number of warm friends in the city and surrounding country. Other items of interest could have been added to this article, but we were unable to obtain them. 1882, as an annexation to the Conserva- tory of Music. It is under the general direction of Mr. W. Clare Colwell, a young man possessed with rare artistic talent, who has won high enconiums for his skill as a crayon artist. The ad- vanced course in this department in- cludes iiainting in water colors from nature; aerial perspective landscapes; studies in oil and water colors from objects; portrait drawing and painting from life ; composition, theory, and prac- tice; lectures on fine arts, painting, sculpture, and architecture. The size of the class in this school is sufficient evi- dence of the public appreciation of this means of esthetic oiilture; and, although the school is still in its infancy, we believe that it will yet grow to be an honor to the citv and its director. SCaOOL OF ART. This school opened on January 1st, CHURCHES AND CLliRGY. An Historical and Biograpliical Resume of the different Religious Denominations and Ministers of the City — Some Inter- esting Facts, Valuable for Reference, etc. No silver saints by dying misers piven Hero hrilted the rase of ill-reqiiited lieaven; But such jtlain roofs as piety could raise, And only vocal with the Maker's praise. Rev'rent I touch thee ! but with honest zeal To rouse the watchman of the public weal. To virtue's work provoke the tardy hall, And goad the prelate slumb'rLng in his stall. —Pope. HERE is another place of pray- er, little adorned and not less venerated, the domestic hearth, ' where every night the father of ' the family, before his servants and children, prays aloud and reads SJ' the Scriptures. An austere and free S religion, purged from sensualism and J obedience, interior and personal,whieh, L set on foot by the awakening of the conscience, coidd only be established among races in which each man found within his nature the persuasion that he alone is responsible for his actions, and always bound to the observance of his 4(^ 66 HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. liiit.v. A fiiiuous and eloquent author* has thus expressed tlie sentiment of those who regard the church as a means of reliffious education, and not as a vehicle for formal beliefs or public dis- play. Although some may think that the records of a church should be access- ible and complete, it has required con- 8ideral)le time to collect the following: vKTiron/sr /ci'iscopAL. This church had its first regular minis- trations in Iowa City in the year ISW, tlie Rev. Joseph L. Kirkpatrick olliciat- ing. The field of labor was termed the "Iowa Mission," of which Iowa City con- stituted one appointment. The church in Iowa City was fully organized in 184(1, under the pastorate of Rev. G. G. Worth- ington, appointed by the Rock River Conference. The General Conference of 1844 established the Iowa Conference, to embrace tlie whole territory of Iowa, and this newly formed body held its first session in Iowa City, August 14th, 1844. The main part of the church building was erected in 1842, and the wing during the year 1862. The present membership IS ;!2.".. Rev. Emory Miller, A.M., D.D., Tlie i)resent pastor of the church was born beneath the shadows of the blue Alleghanies, in the town of Mount Pleas- ant, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, December 2:W, 18:14. Immigrating thence in liis twentieth year, he became a resi- dent, with his parents, Samuel and Mary Miller, of Iowa City, in October, 1854. Uis educatiimal years were spent at Mount Pleasant College, Pennsylvania, Iowa Conference Seminary, and Garrett IJiblieal Institute. During his career as u student he had been licensed as n min- ister of the gocpel by the Quarterly Con- ference of Iowa City in the autumn of 185r). His hcidtli having failed at the Biblical Institute, he returned liome, and was sent, in Marcli. W-W, to ai't as assist- ant pastor in the Pleasant Valley cir- cuit, which embraced tlic entire territory lying between tlic lown and Cedar rivers and south of the Rock Island railroad, •B. A.Taine: Ensliith LiUiroluro. and included West Liberty and Atalissa. As tliis was a year of high waters, and tlie territory to be traversed was largely inundated by the two rivers, and rains were many, and mnd deep and tenacious, the young and sickly student had a somewhat robust initiation into the "ac- tive ministry." Of the twenty -three years that have since elapsed, four have been spent in the Iowa Conference, one in the Missouri Conference, and eighteen in the Upper Iowa Conference. He has hcd charge of four different circuits, eight city churches, and three presiding elder districts. The last district super- intended by him was that which included Iowa City, where his residence as Pre- siding Elder was chosen; and, when his eldership expired, he was, at the request of members of the church, appointed its pastor. Dr. Miller has twice represented the Upper Iowa Conference as one of its delegates in the General Conference, — first at Baltimore, then in Cincinnati. He received the degree of A.M., from Iowa Wesh-yan University, and for that of D.I), lie is indebted U> the State Uni- versity of Iowa. Dr. Miller has become somewhat noted for the strong ideas he holds on religious subjects, and no considerable body of religions men of the West seems com- plete without his presence. His influ- ence in the celebrated Dr. Thomas trial is well-known, and his many attributes need no citation here. Rev. Herman H. Fairall, D.D., was born at Kenser's Ridge, Alleghany county, Maryland, January 23d, 1840. He enti'rcd Jefl'ersou College, Canons- burg, Pennsylvania, in September, 18.58, and graduat<>1. In March of the same year he entered the Pitts- burg Conference of the Methodist Epis- copal church, and preached on Slionse- town circuit one year. October Kith, 18(il, he was married to Miss Sade R. Phillips, of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, a graduate of the Olonie Seminary at that place. In Marcli, \HC>'2, he was ap- pointed to Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AXD ANNUAL. 67 county-seat of Greene county, where he remained two years. During his minis- try there a commodious church was erected, which the trustees named " Fairall Chapel." Since then it has become the center of a circuit, which is also called "Fairall." In March, 1864, he was sent to Somer- set, Pennsylvania, county-seat of Somer- set county, from which he was trans- ferred, in March, 1865, to the Upper Iowa Conference. His first appointment in September, 1865, was Independence; the next was Waterloo; the third Monticello; and the fourth Decorah. In .lanuary, 1871, he sailed from America on an oriental tour, visiting Egypt, Arabia, Palestine, Turkey, Greece, Italy, and nearly all European countries. He was in the saddle six weeks, from Dan to Beersheba, in the "Holy Laud," and made a thorough exploration of that sacred country. During his absence he was the traveling correspondent of the Chicago Ereiiiny .louriial. New York Methodist, and several other prominent papers, and his letters were widely read. In September, 1871, he was appointed agent for the American and Foreign Christian Union in Iowa, and in May, 1872, was made District Secretary of the same missionary society for Iowa, Min- nesota, and Wisconsin. In May, 1873, he was promoted to the responsible posi- tion of Superintendent of Home Mis- sions, which office he still holds. In June, 1874, Mr. Fairall was honored with the degree of Doctor of Divinity by the Upper Iowa University — a rare com- pliment, as the recipient was only thirty- four years of age. During the last ten years, Dr. Fairall has preached and lectured in all parts of the Union, and his lectures on the " Holy Land" have been highly commended. But he has gained more than a national reputation by his standard " History of Italy." It is the only work of the kind in the English language, and it has gone into many of the principal libraries of England and the United States, and wiU, undoubtedly, in the near future, occupy a place in all. PRESBYTERIAN. On the 12th of September, 1840, the first organization of this church was effected. The Committee of Presbytery, under whose direction the organization was accomplished, was composed of two ministers, whose names are identified with the early history of the State, — Rev. L. G. Bell and Rev. Michael Hummer. Thirteen persons were enrolled as mem- bers at this meeting. Diodati Holt was the superintendent of the first Sunday school, which was organized in 1843. Rev. John Stocker, of Bloomiugton (now Muscatine), had visited the congre- gation and preached; but about a year after the organization. Rev. Michael Hummer* was secured as permanent pastor of the church. Subscriptions were taken in 1843 to build a church, and in September, 1844, the building was begun, and on September 7tl), 1846, the first services were held in the new edifice. Previous to the completion of the church, ser\ices had been held in various places,— sometimes in the Me- chanics' Academy, Butler's State House, and Berry's school house. Mr. Hummer's ministry closed in 1848. Rev. S. H. Hazard was the second pastor. February 24th, 1850, the church was ded- icated in the presence of a large congre- gation. In the same year the church was thoroughly repaired, at a large expense; but the building was never to be occu- pied again, for before the Sabbath came on which services were to be held in it, it caught fire and burned to the ground. But this discouragement did not quench the energies of the members; the church was soon put in a condition which made the holding of services in it possible, and the present edifice was eventually built, by the energetic and unceasing labors of the pastor and congregation. Rev. George P. Folsom, D.D. was born in Buffalo, New York, Decem- ber 16th, 1826. He received his educa- tion at Williams College, Massachusetts, and at Auburn (N. Y.) Theological Semi- nary, — graduating from the former insti- *See "Conclusion" of sketches of churches. 68 nOLIDAY SOU V EN III AND AXIfUAL. tutiou in 1837, and from the latter in 1852. His first c-bart'c was in Attica, New York; afterward at Geneseo, New York. October 2^itli, 1H52, he was married at Monroe, Michifjau, to Miss Lillie CI. Fraser. He came to Iowa City in 1880. Tlie deforce of CD. was conferred upon him by Williams College. Dr. Folsom is one of those preachers who are pattern for the rest of mankind, and "recks his own read," — iiualifications which are, perhaps, too few among the active clergy. .sr. .VARY'S CATHOLIC. This congregation received the two lots now owned by the church from tlie Territorial Legislature of Iowa. The Rev. Father Mazucdly, of Benton, Wis- consin, was the first regular visitor. July 12th, 1S41, tlie corner-stone of a spacious brick church was laid by Bishop Lovas, of Dubuque. This building proved too small for the rapidly increas- ing congregation, and gave way to the present commodious and handsome building, which was consecrated August 15th, 18()!), l)y Bishop Heiniessy, the corner-stone having been laid by order of tliat Bisliop in l.S(i7. The high altar was built in Cincinnati, at a cost of 83,(HM), and the side altar entailed an outlay of ^2,1 KH). The stained glass windows which adorn the church are the handsomest in the State. Fathers Godfrey, Paget, McCormi<'k, Hannon, Sullivan, Micliaiel, and Emonds have succeeded one another. The present Iiastor took charge of tlie parish in 18.08. Fourteen statues of the Christ's passion are on the way from Munich, and wll be by far the handsomest of the kind in the United States. The entire cost of the church, over ^7."),(MM), has been raised in Iowa City, the contributions of our citizens. Rev. WrLLiAM Emonds, who has so long been the pastor of this church, is in many respects a remarkalile man. He was born in Bielefeld, Prussia, June 13th, 18:j(). His father was an officer in the Prassian army, and hie mother a native of Westphalia. His early education was gained at the Gym- nasium of Munster, from which he graduated in 184'.(. During the year of his graduation he immigrated to Amer- ica, and settled in Dubiupie, this State, where he was ordained a iiritst in the Catholic Church in 1852. He was for three years the pastor of the German Catholic congregation in that city, and from the fall of 18.55 until the fall of 18.5G he traveled all over Iowa, under the direction of the Bishop, in search of Catholics and for the purpose of estab- lishing new missions. He then settled in Keokuk as pastor of St. Peter's, and at the close of the year (1856) assisted at its dedication. In 1857 he revisited Eurojie for the first time, traveling exten- sively over the continent. Returning to this country, in 1858, he settled in this city, and through his instrumentality the handsome church over which he still presides was liuilt. In 18('>1, under his administration, the St. Agatha's Female Seminary was established. He also established St. Joseph's Institute, — both of which institutions have met with great success. The career of Father Emonds is one frauglit with good works, and worthy of emulation. Nothing sensational marks it; but it is filled with the incidents which tell of sacrifice, of labor for his charge, of well - won battles for his religion. Fiiisr iiAPTisr. On Saturday, June 28th. 1844, a little baud of Baptists met in Clioate's school- house, in this city, and after due exam- ination of the field, and the adoption of articles of faith, an organization was effected. The ministers present were Rev. John Champlin, l\ev. Burton Car- penter, and the lUv. W. B. Morey. The resident membership was re|)resented by Elder B. M. Parks, Isaiah M. Choate, Newton Sanders, .Teliiel Parks, Julius Brown, Joseph N. Ball, Harrison Parks, and the following named sisters: Lucy Parks, Eliza Parks, UrviLIe L. Parks, and HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. 69 Julia Ball. The next day was the Sab- bath, and after services the first new members, F. Hardee and John Wolf, were baptized in the Iowa river. July 24th, 1841, a call was extended to Rev. W. B. Morey to become the pastor of the church, and the call was accepted. He preached a quarter of the time, the services being held in the old State House. The Legislature donated a lot for the church in 1844. Bev. Dexter P. Smith, who had become pastor of the church in May, 1845, went East in the subsequent year, to raise funds for the building of a church, and so successful was he that $4,067.89 were secured. With this money the present edifice was built. The present pastor, the Rev. Thompson, took charge in the autumn of 1881, succeeding the Rev. E. T. Hiscox, who had accepted the charge in December, 1875, and who occupied the pulpit until the spring of 1881. Rev. Henry M. Thompson, the pastor of the First Baptist church, was born in Windsor, Vt., November 26th, 1854, he being the fourth in a family of five sons. He graduated at Cobley Uni- versity, Waterville, Maine, in 1878, after which he studied for almost two years at the Baptist Theological Seminary in Newton Center, Massachusetts. His first pastorate was at St. Mary's, Ohio, where he preached for a year and a half previous to coming to Iowa City. He was married November 3d, 1880, and came to this city in November, 1881. Although Mr. Thompson has occupied his present place but a short time, he has already identified himself with the inter- ests of his congregation and won their esteem. Dextek p. Smith, D.D. A sketch of the Iowa City Baptist church would hardly be complete with- out some notice of Mr. Smith, its founder. He was born in TuUy, Onondaga county. New York, December 16th, 1810. He entered Madison University, Hamil- ton, New York, in 1831, and graduated in 1835, but spent some time afterward in the Theological Department. He had intended to work in the foreign missionary field, but his health did not permit. He was pastor of two churches, — one in New Hampshire, the other in New York, — for several years, and was very successful. By the solicitation of the Baptist Home Missionary Society, he was induced to leave the East, and, in 1845, he came to Iowa City. During his first six years here he organized a flourishing church, and a house of wor- ship was erected, then the best in the State. In 1851 he resigned his pastorate to accept the appointment of general agent for the Sunday schools of the State, and organized about fifteen hun- dren schools,— a large number, when we consider the condition of our State in those days. In 18.59 he resigned his position of agent to accept an appoint- ment of the Iowa Baptist State Conven- tion. He was, however, compelled to relinquish this office in three years, as well as other public services, on account of ill health. Yet he could not remain idle for a long time, and when his health improved, he accepted the oflice of Cor- responding and Financial Secretary of the Baptist Union, and is still an active worker for the church and its inter- ests. He was married to Miss Hannah Boreland in 1837, and received the de- gree of Doctor of Divinity from his alma mater. TlilXITY EPISCOPAL. The parish was first organized in 1847, by the Rev. Mr. Lauterback, Rector of Trinity church, Davenport. Rev. C. C. Townsend was the minister in 18.5.3, and and in the summer of that year re-organ- ized the parish, which had been neglected during the preceding years. The first recorded vestry meeting was held in the summer of 1853, when the vestry con- sisted of Stephen Maynard, Senior War- den; Samuel Bacon, Junior Warden; C. G. Dillon, J. H. Morehead, E. Lindsley, D. S. Warren, and James Stratford. In 1850 there were thirty-one commu- nicants and forty Sunday school scholars. The congregation had been holding services in the State House; but, in 1855, HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. there were received two subscriptioDB for ifotKl each, raised for Hie erection of b church. The corner-stone of the present chnrch was laid by Bishop Lee, on Thursday, April 27th, 1871, and the church was opened for worship October 1st of the same year. The rectory was built in 1878. Rev. C. Compton BrBNETT, the present rector, took charRe of the parish on the 7th of February, 1879. He was born in Hamjishire. England, on the 9th of April, 1845. He graduated at New College, London, one of the affili- ated colleges of tlie London University. His first charge was at Sheerness, Kent, England. He was a Fellow of the Society of Arts, and a member of the Arch.Tological In.stitute of Great Britain and Ireland, as well as travelling Secre- tary of the Palestine Christian Union Mission, of wliicli Lord Shaftsbury was President. He came to the United States in .\pril, 1872, and his firet charge in tills country was at Fairfield, Iowa. In 1879 he came to Iowa City. He was married in London, England, .luly 12th, \m.X to Miss Sarah A. Trafford. i:\rofessii)n, and by a combination of circumstances, he took charge of a mis- sion pastorate in Warren, Lucas, and Marion counties, Iowa. After serving these for two years and a half, drinng over three thousand miles a yeor, and subject to all the exposure of such a charge, he reluctantly consented to un- dertake what appeared to him a still HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. 71 more arduous task of establishing the Iowa City mission upon a self-sustain- ing basis. He became pastor of this congregation, and the success which has rewarded his faithful efforts speak well for his earnest, conscientious labors in this field. CIIEISTIAX. This church was organized in this city March 28th, 1863, and enrolled at once eighty -four members. The name of Kimball Porter heads the list; indeed it was through his efficient aid that the house was secured and the church estab- lished, and his wife and family have continued to be chief helpers down to the present day. Samuel Lowe was the first pastor. He remained, however, but a few months, when his brother Joseph succeeded him, and remained about two years. In June, 1865. John C. Hay, a student from Princeton, and but a recent convert, came on a visit to Iowa City, was called to the pastorate, accepted, and remained until June, 1869. This was a period of growth. Over one hundred names were added to the roll of the church in the city, a church was established at Tiffin, the church in West Liberty was greatly strengthened, and other work was ac- complished throughout the county by this indefatigable minister. Jesse H. Berry came September, 1869, and remained nine months. J. Madison Williams began his minis- try in September, 1870, and at that time, because of deaths and removals, the active membership of the church was not more than ninety. This was the first charge of this pastor, and the record shows a good work accomplished. Mr. Williams was a graduate of the Univer- sity, and afterward Superintendent of the city schools. During the two years of his ministry, thirty-two names were added to the roll. Dr. S. E. Pearse came September, 1872, and remained two years. The church was then in debt, and somewhat dis- couraged, and was without a pastor until September, 1875. Wm. Bayabd Craig, assisted through college by the Porter family, graduated at the University in this city in 1872. The two following years were spent in the Theological Seminary at Yale, and a third year as pastor in Daubury, Connecticut. He was called to the pastorate of this church in May, 1875, and came in the following August with his wife, a graduate in the same class with Mr. Craig, and among the very first in scholarship and ability. Miss Milliken had united with the church here as a convert during the ministry of Elder Hay: so the church was reaping where it had sown, when it thus called to its work Mr. Craig and his wife. Two hundred and twenty-five names have been added to the roll under the present pastor, besides work done elsewhere. The church has always been at peace; the calamity of a church quarrel has never even threatened. It has been gen- erous for the means at its command, has always paid its debts, maintains an excellent prayer meeting, a successful Sunday school, an efficient aid society; and, with its present large member- shij), its freedom from debt, its increased wealth, has cause for thanksgiving and encouragement. CONGREGATIOyAL CHURCIT. This church was formed as follows: The New School Presbyterian Church and Society of Iowa City, which was organized in 1841, met July 9th, 1866, and unanimously resolved, the elders and trustees concurring, — "That we express ourselves in favor of the abandonment of the organization of the New School Presbyterian Church and Society, and desire to remain together by beiny organized into a new church under the C'ongregational form of government." At an adjourned meeting, held July 16th, 1866, a previously appointed com- mittee reported those members of the Presbyterian Church who had requested letters of dismission, and twenty-five others, mostly from the First Congrega- tional church of the city, who organized under the title of the "Congregational 7-2 iKii.iDAr sorvEyiK asd annual. Churi-h of Iowa City," and were recog- nized as such by a CDiincil, July 31st, 13G with jnu. niid willi iIiuhp That would mako K<><'d of bad. and fripnda of toes. —Shakttpeare. O! what a hnppinosH it Ih to find A f rii'nd of our own blood, a brother kind! - Waller. rIN'CK time immemorial men have devised ways of meeting, where ideas and sympathies ■' could be cxchauKed, where a • " closer friendship could be "^ made. The most important orders 3^ and societies, those that have at- 5 tained any B>fe, are held together by \ bonds of affection and a desire to 1 lienelit mankiml. 'I'liese grand prin- ciples alone are all that keep united any worthy organization, and it is well that it is so. Formal ceremonies and display of gorgeous trappings may, oc- casionally, add to the public apprecia- tion; and that people may become ac- quainted with its strength, it is some- times necessary that an organized body of men make a public parade; but if an order or society depend on these only, its usefulness, it seems to us, is very limited. The most important societies and orders of Iowa City, are those that are guided by the principles mentioned. The following has V)een arranged with care, and may serve the purpose for which we intended it — a means of refer- ence for visiting brothers and those desir- ing dates in the history of Lodges, or information concerning present officers, times and places of meeting; MASON JiV. fi>)VA r/rv i.iittiiK. so. 4. This is one of the four Lodges that were chartered by the Grand Lodge of Mis- sojiri. November 20th, 184<), a dispensation w.is issued to the requisite number of brethren residing at Burlington to form a Lodge at that place — the first in the then Territory of Iowa — and a char- ter was granted to them October '2(lth, 1H41, with the name, Dcs Moines Lodge, No. 41. February 4th, 1H41, a dispensation was issued to constitute a Lodge at Uloom- ington (now Muscatine), and a charter granted October 20th, 1841, naming it Iowa Lodge, No. 42. October 10th, 1842, a dispensation was issued to constitute a Lodge at Dubuque, which was chartered October 10th, 184;^, under the name of Dubuque Lodge, No. 62. On the 10th day of OctoWr, 1842, let- ters of dispensation were issued by M. W. Priestly H. M.Hride, Orand Mas- ter of Missouri, to form a Lodge at Iowa City, in which were named, — William ItojnoldK, Wor»hiiifnl Master; William H. Snjiler. Senior Warden; A. J. Willix, Junior Wanien. A charter was granted October lOth, HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AKD AXNUAJ.. 75 1843, and named Iowa City Lodge, No. 63. In May of the same year a conven- tion was held in Iowa City, to take the necessary steps to organize a Grand Lod{?e in the Territory of Iowa. Pursuant to the arrangements made, delegates from the four chartered lodges met in convention at Iowa City, January 2d, 1844, and held a two days' session, during which time a constitution and by- laws were adopted, and Grand Officers elected. An adjournment was then had until Monday, January 8th, at whicfi time Right Worshipful Ansel Humph- reys, District Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, acting as Grand Master, opened (with the assist- ance of the constitutional number of Master Masons) the Grand Lodge of Missouri, and installed the Grand OflB- cers-elect and constituted the Grand Lodge of Iowa in due and ancient form. Oliver Cock, of Burlington, was the first Grand Master; Brother William Rey- nolds, of Iowa City, first Junior Grand Warden; Brother Theodore S. Parvin, now of Iowa City, the first Grand Secre- tary; and Brother S. C. Trowbridge first Grand Steward. Brothers Parvin and Hartsock, both of whom have since been Grand Masters, are the only two now living here who were delegates to the convention that organized the Grand Lodge of Iowa. The four Lodges, — having deposited with the new Grand Lodge the charters granted to them by the Grand Lodge of Missouri, — were furnished new charters by the Grand Lodge of Iowa, retaining their original names, and numbered from one to four, according to the dates of the original charters, — Iowa City Lodge, being then No. 4, the charter bearing date January 8th, 1844. According to the published report of that year, Iowa City Lodge had in all 28 members ; but, during the year, several were added to their number. Among these we find the name of Robert Lucas, the first Governor of the Territory of Iowa, who joined by affiliation. In 1851 the returns show only 29 members, but as a number of new names appear this year, the Lodge must have lost either by death, dimit, or otherwise, several mem- bers. At the session of the Grand Lodge, held in June, 1852, a charter was granted to Zion Lodge, No. 31, located at Iowa City, with <.Teorj;e W. Mc<.'leary. Past Grand Master, as Wor.shir)fiil blaster; E. Clark, as Secretary; 8. M. WacUey, as Tyler. These three were the only ones re- turned as members of Iowa City Lodge in 1851. Without knowing the facts (which we do not), it is hard to understand why tliis new Lodge was established at this jilace, when the old Lodge had only 29 mem- bers, unless for the expi-ess purpose of giving more aspirants an opportunity of holding office in Masonic Lodges. This year (1852) Iowa City Lodge showed its number reduced to 20 members. The new Lodge worked steadily, until June 24th, 1881), when it was consolidated with Iowa City Lodge, No. 4. The two Lodges at that time had a total member- ship of 174. By this act of the two Lodges, expenses were reduced, jealousies avoided, and more care taken in the selection of material. The registers of Iowa City Lodge and Zion Lodge show that 457 have been affiliated in the former,* and 226 in the latter,— making a total of 683 in these Lodges since January, 1844. The above aggregate may be, and undoubtedly is, a little too high, from the fact that a few have been members of both Lodges at different times, and are shown on the registers of both. In 1863 Iowa City Lodge had a membership of 91, and Zion Lodge 55. Hon. Robert Lucas, first Territorial Governor of Iowa, was a member of Iowa City Lodge, and Hon. Samuel J. Kirk- wood, ex -Governor of Iowa, and now Secretary of the Interior, is a member of the same Lodge. Besides these there are others who have been honored, and who have reflected honor upon the craft by their abiUty and integrity in the vari- 70 HOLIDAY SOUVENIR .-LVi> ANNUAL. ous walks ot life, liotli public and pri- vate, 'fhe craft, iu this jiirisiliotion, bas recoffnized the ability of such members as Hon. Georf?e W. McCleary, Thomas H. Benton, Jr., J. R. Hartsock, and Z. C. Luse, each having held tlie houorablc position of Grand Master, and presided as such over the craft iu Iowa. The officers elected in 1881, are, — Wortthipfiil Jfa«tfr — Cha». Lewie. .sV/*ior Wartteii — J. C. ShradtT. ,/tinior Warden — (.). Stiirtitman. Trfftittirer — J. II. Whett^lono. Sfrretary — 'S. K. Parviu. Retrular meetings held in Masonic Hall, third Mondav in each month. ROYAL ARCH MASOXRY. March 19th, 1844, a dispensation was issued by Most Excellent Joseph R. Sta- pleton, Deputy tteneral Grand Hii^'h Priest of the Grand Chapter of the Unit- ed States, to form a Chapter of Royal Arch Masons at Iowa City. The same was organized April 2r)th, 1844, and called Iowa City Royal Arch Chapter, No. 2. At the triennial convocation of tlie Gen- eral (irand Chapter held at New Haven, Connecticut, in September foUowin;?, a charter was granted, under the authority of which this Chapter worked until June 8th, 1854, when delejjates from the three chartered Chapters of the State and one under dispensaticm met at Fairfield, and formed the (iraud Chapter of Iowa. Although Chapters had been organized for over ten years before the Grand Chapter was formed, yet from the records we are led to believe there could not have been over one hundred cegnlarly affiliated Royal Arch Masons in the State; while, at the present date, there are i)l Chapters, with a membersliip of 4,796. Iowa City Cliapter has 94 meml)ers, and her register shows that over 2.')() have been members since the Chapter was organized in 1844. From the nienibcrH of Iowa City Chapter five Grand High Priesta have been selected as follows: T. S. Parvin, now a member, but at the time of his election, in ]8.'>4, a member of Washington Chapter, Muscatine; Jnmes R. Hartsock, Kimball Porter, L. S. Swaf- ford, and Z. C. Lnse. The officers elected in 1881, are, — High Priftf—r. M. Hobby. h'inff— Chili'. l.owis. .s'rnV/r - Paul Custor. Treanurer—i. H. WheUitone. Sfcrttanj — 'S. R. Parvin. Regular conv(«-ation first Monday in each month, iu Masonic Hall. TKilPLARI.til. With the other orders, Templarism in Iowa City has kept pace. On December 1st, 1806, a Commandery of Knights Templar was organized by Sir Knight William Leffiugwell, under a charter from the Grand Encampment of the United States, — named Palestine Com- mandery, No. 2, — with Sir Knight Kim- ball Porter as the first Eminent Com- mander. A convention was held in Des Moines, June 6th, 1864, under the sanction of a warrant issued October 20th, 1863, by B. B. French, Grand Master of Knights Templar of the United States, to J. R. Hartsock, of Palestine Commandery, No. 2, as his deputy, authorizing tlie Commanderies of Iowa to form a Grand Commandery. Tliis was consum- mated, and the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of tlie State of Iowa, duly formed and constituted, with Sir Knight T. S. Parvin. of DeMolay Com- mandery, No. 1, of Muscatine, but resid- ing at Iowa City, as first Right Eminent Grand Commander. At that date there were only three chartered Conimaml- eries in the State, and one under dispen- satioD, with a total membership of about 1.30. We had, in October, 1880, thirty- seven chartered Commanderies, with a membership of nearly two thousand. Palestine Commandery, No. 2, has now a mi'iubi rship of eighty. Iowa City Sir Knights have been eminently favored. AVe notice the names of T. S. Parvin, now a member of I'alestine, J. R. Hart- sock, and George B. Van Saun, as Past Grand Commanders; Sir Knight Van Saun, the present Grand Master of Ma- sons in Iowa, was knighted m Palestine HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ^iNNUAL. 77 Commandery, and dimitted therefrom in 1865; Reuben Mickle, Past Grand Mas- ter, also knighted in Palestine Com- mandery ; Z. C. Luse, Past Grand Master, has been Deputy Grand Commander and was Grand Treasurer four successive terms. The present officers are, — Emiyient Coitunander — Elmer F. Clapp. Generalissimo — George. W. Ball. Captain General — V. M. Hobby. Prelate — J. Norwood Clark. Treasurer — 3. H. Whetstone. Recorder — N. R. Parvin. Regular conclave, second Monday of each month. The above sketch of Masonry in Iowa City, although imperfect, will give the reader an idea of the progress made by the order, during the last forty years, in this city and in the State. ODD FELLOWSHIP. The Odd Fellows' building, on the corner of Duliuque and College streets is an ornament to the city. There are two splendid store-rooms, at present occu- pied by J. A. Pickering's China Hall and Messrs. Lumbard's grocery; the second story is occupied by the Conservatory of Music and School of Art, and a number of offices — the finest rooms for their pur- pose in the city. The entire third story, covered by a graceful Mansard roof, is intended for the Lodge hall. The build- ing was completed January 1st, 1882, at a cost of $14,000, and it is the only one in the city, as yet, entirely owned by a secret society. The meetings of the dif- ferent Lodges, however, are still held in the hall at the corner of Washington and Clinton streets. GOOD SAMARITAN EyCAMPMEXT. NO. B. This Encampment was organized Au- gust '21st, 1848, under a dispensation of the Most Worthy Grand Sire, by Right Worthy Deputy Grand Sire, John G. Potts, assisted by Brother Davis, of Du- buque. The first officers were, — Chief Patriarch— Rev. William Patterson. High Priest— B.. M. Lathrop. Senior Warden— 1. M. Banbury. 10 .Junior Warden — A. J. Lucas. Scribe — T. Snyder. Treasu rerS&mneX Magill. First M'ff/rA— George Paul. Sentinel— ¥,\svy Lindsey. Guide — G. D. Palmer. Of the above-named officers. Brothers Lathrop, Paul, Magill and Banbury are the only ones now living in this vicinity. Brothers Snyder, Patterson and Lindsey are dead. Brother Magill, tlie oldest (80 years of age) of the fraternity in the city, is still a member of Kosciusko Lodge, No. 6. The officers of the En- campment now are, — ChieJ Patriarch — 3. K. Corlett. Hiqh Priest — A. C. Cowperthwaite. Senior Warden —Fred Zinierli. .Junior Warden — John J. Dietz. Scribe — J. Norwood Tlark. Treasurer — Solomon CoUlren. The number of members is 50. KOSCirSKO LODGE. NO.. 6. This Lodge, the first of the order in Iowa City, was instituted October 10th, 1840. by John G. Potts, District Deputy Grand Sire, assisted by Brother Davis, of Dul)uque. The officers, the first quarter, were, — Noble Grand—Samuel G. Ballard. Vice-Grand— A. H. Palmer. Permanent Secreta ry—y^iWium Patterson. Treasurer— "^l. L. Morris. At the first meetmg of the Lodge, held the same evening, petitions were receiv- ed from George Paul and Thomas Sny- der, who were elected and initiated. Committees were appointed on by-laws, regalia for officers and members, etc. An order for §34, for payment of the "tavern-bill " of Messrs. Potts and Davis, was paid by the Treasurer. The number of members now, in good standing, is 65. The following are the names of present officers: Noble Grand— Charles C'artwright. Vice-Grand— 3ohT:i Kubik. Treasurer— 3. G. Given. A'ct'/'c(ary— William A. Kettlewell. EUREKA LODGE, NO. 44. This Lodge was organized March 7th, 1853, by H. M. Lathrop, Special District Deputy Grand Master, with the following 78 nOLIDAT SOUVENIR A2fD ANNUAL. charter members: William Patterson, R. S. Finkbine, Ezekicl Clark, C. F. Love- lace, Jolm Clark, Hiram W. Love, R. M. Bixby, A. W. Pratt, John M. Seydell, and Edward W. Lucas. The first officers were, — Noble Or-&'»'/-— William ,\. Fry. Innitlr HV//<'Ahj*//( — Charh'H 8. Welsh. tiutniiU Wafi-bnian —Thoniaa Thompson. i.nhte .1. W. 8. Home. Athens, No. 4. Organized October ICth, 1S7H, with 10 charter members. Present membership, 42, Meets every Friday night in hall in Opera Block. Principal officers: Matter iroritman— Thomas Morrison. Recorder— ¥. E. Baekensto. Treanurer-L. A. Allen. German-Amebican, No. 187. Organized April 15th, 1879. Present membership, 39. Meetings held in the A. O. U. W. Hall. Present officers : Matter IlorX ;/!««- Jacob Kramer. Reroriler--K. F. BonordeD. Financier— Ur. F. Mueller. /Oir.4 LEUION OF HONOR. Iowa City Lodge, No. 18. Organized :May SM, 1879. Present membership, 89. Meetings are held second and fourth Thursdays of each month, in the hall in Opera Block. President - Dr. 8. 8. Lytle. Canopy Lodge, No. 42, Organized September 18th, 1879. Pres- ent membershi]), -14. Meetings are lieM second and fourth Wednesdays of eaili month, in Daniel Corlett's Hall, Wasli- ingtou street. The principal officers are, — Pre»idenl — .\. K. Kogers. Secrelarij — J. K. Beranek. Financial Secretary — Jare^i Ham. Treasurer — E. O. 8wain. a.verkan legion of honor. Washington Council, No. 737. Organized September 2()th, 1881. Pres- ent membership, 41. Meets second and fourth TuesT. C. M. Hobby. Secretary—S. Walter Lee. Treasurer— A. E. Swisher. german societies. Belief Association. Organized December 4th, 1859. Pres- ent membership, 88,-16 of whom are charter members. Deaths since organi- zation, 17. Capital on hand for charita- ble purposes, over $5,000. Meetings are held at G. Strub's grocery on the last Saturday in every month. Present offi- cers: Presidents. Engelbrecht. Vice-President— Jacob Hotz. Treasurer— A. Baschnagle. Secretary — H. F. Bonorden. Collector— ^iWium Dunkel. Maennerchor. Organized in August, 1878. Present membership, 40. Meet in Baker's Hall, corner of Market and Gilbert streets, Wednesday and Sunday of each week. The present officers are, — President — Louis Sandte. Secretary — Bt. F. Mueller. Treasure! — Gustav Strub. Teacher — C. H. Berger. BrjHEMIAN SOCIETIES. OCHOTNIK LiTERABY SoCIETX numbers 30 members. Its meetings are held the last Sunday of each month, in Baker's Hall. Principal officers : President — J. K. Beranek. Secordinq Secretary — Vf. J. Calta. Financial Secretary — 3. M. B. Letovsky. Treasurer — J. B. Letovsky. SliOVANSKA LlPSA. Organized in 1859, with 11 members. Present membership, 42. Meetings are held the first Sunday of each month, in Baker's HaU. The principal officers now are, — President — John K. Beranek. Recording Secretary — .Joseph Slavata. Treasurer — V. Friauf . Zastit. Organized in 1870. Present member- ship, 40. Meetings are held on the second Sunday of each month, in Gris- sel's Hall. Principal officers now: President — U. Nedobity. Secretary — A. Spevachek. Treasurer — Y. Grissel. Oheska Podporujici Obec Society was organized in 1881. It numbers 42 members, and the meetings are held the first Sunday of each month, in Baker's Hall. Principal officers : President — J. Cech. Secretary — John Koza. romax catholic .vvtual ppotect- ite society. Iowa City Brakoh, No. 3. Organized November 21st, 1879, with 31 members. Present membership, 68. Meet at St. Joseph's Institute, second Sunday of each month. Present officers : President — Joseph Schultze. Secretary and Treasurer — James W. Calta. .ST. .TOSEPirS SOCIETY. Organized July 20th, 1873. Present membership, 41. Meet at Gustav Strub's grocery, the last Sunday of each month. Present officers: President — John Sueppel. Secretary — Henry Luelirmann. Treasurer — Q\xsta.y Strub. STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Organized in February, 1857. Eegular meetings are held on the second Satur- day of each month, in the rooms of the Society. The building is located on Burlington street, between Capitol and Clinton, where the regular meetings of the society have been held since 1873. Nine curators are appointed by the Gov- ernor of the State, and nine are elected. The rooms are open for visitors Wednes- days and Saturdays. President — J. L. Pickard. Treasurer— D. W. C Clapp. Secretary— a. D. Rowe. Curator and Librarian — S. C. Trowbridge. 8o HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. COUNTY AND CITY 0FITC1:RS. Nnmef of County and City Officers from Ihitr of Organiziitinn of Gocernmeitt — Time Koch Ins held Office — Our Pio- neers — With other Facts, compiled for thf. Convenience of those leho luiee de- sired a more Compact Means of Refer- c»ii of the first officers (each * of whom took the required oath) beiiiuiiinc with the date above mentioned. The aniivial elections, I" 1854-153, were held the first week in 5 April; from 1864, in accordance -with I the provisions of the incorporation act, the first Monday in March. The first Mayor of Iowa City, Jacob P. De Forest, died while in office. The second Mayor, Joseph E. Fales, lives in Clarinda, Iowa. (i. U. Wooden, the third Mayor, lives in SiRourney, Iowa, the wealthiest mau ill Keokuk county. John M. Carle- ton, Morgan Reno, Geo. W. McCleary, F. H. Lee, and G. H. Collins, are dead, — the latter died in Omaha, 18S1. Charles T. Ransom, Moses J. Morseman, Peter A. Dey, (i. W. Clark, J. B. Huttles, Henry Morrow, F. Tlieobald, M. Cavanagh, and S. E. Paine, are still residents of the city. Moses Bloom, Representative of Johnson county, 1877-79, is proprietor of the larg- est clothing store in Johnson county. Jacob Ricord, Mayor for two terms, is city Postmaster. William A. Morrison, the present incumbent, twice elected, is a druggist. In 18:^8 the Johnson county govern- ment was organized. No official records of elections were kept back of 1851, — at least none can be found. For much information about city and county offices we are indebted to Colonel H. C. Trow- bridge, first Hlieriir of Johnson county, when Iowa was a Territory, — at present the obliging Librarian of the State His- torical Society. Following are complet-. . .lsr>4 SnniUfl Wurkman i to fill vacancy) IH-Sl . . . lH."i« Samwl J.Kirkwoo.1 18M...18.19 Section 6, Article XII. of the new con- stitution, provides as follows: Tin- first oli'Ction umler this < uiiMitution Bhall be lielil on tli<> Hwomi Tui'Kilay in Octolii-r. in the yc'Hr 1h:i7. at which time the eh'i'torw of the State fihull elect the (liiTernor and l.ieutenant- (Jovernor. There shall iilco he eh'ilecl at sueli electi<»n the Bucci'Msors of such State Senators as were elei'teil at the .\ut!U8t election, in tlic year |h.V(. anil memhers of the House of Repre- sentatives, who shall lie electinl in aceonlance with the act of a|>|)ortioninent, enacteil at the session of the (ieneral Assemhly. which com- menced on the first Monday of December. l>Oii. The election of State Senators was, therefore, changed in 1857, and the term of office of Siimuel J. Kirkwood, then Senator, was reduced one year. There- after the Senators held office for four years, as previous to 1857, but the elec- tions were changed to odd instead of even years. Jesse Howen 1K.MI. . .IWS Kzekiel (lark 18lW...l«l;7 Samuel H. Fairall 18h7... !«,.■> EzekielClark 1KT.">...1k7» John ('. Shrader ls<». • • REPRESENTATIVES TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. (i ilman Folsom 1«S2. ■ •"*•'•* Samuel H. McCrory IH.VI...IS.1II (ieo. 1>. Woodin VM. . . ISw In 1857 the Legislature passed an act separating the counties of Johnson, Iowa, and Poweshiek, leaving Johnson county a district of itself, with two Representatives,— there having been, be- fore that, one elected from each county. Following are the names of those elected under the new law : John Clark lK-.7...1«tl Janu-" ( 'avanaKh lH.ii . . . IS.1II Uush Clark lM:,»...I)«il Ueo. F. Davis l'<.iH...lKtll Uush Clark "**'!• •l'"" 8. H. Fairall lN.il. ..!«« U.ibert S. I'inkbine WW- • l""'' Warren Simrrier WW.. .IMI.1 Koberl S. Finkbine IWW- • WJ (iilbert K. DeFort-Ht IWr.. . .IH«7 .John r. Irish "*)I-"*;)! J. Y. Hlackwell 1H(1,...1H.«( John r. Irish ''"•"■••IS! David Stewart 1*11... 1K71 John r. Irish lSl--15i! Geo. Paul 1H71...1k,» He«. Paul IS'-lSi; JobnUindman uns...W75 HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. 8l Rush Clark 1875... 1877 ( 'has. W. McCune 1875. . .1877 Mosep Bloom 1877 . . .1879 Geo. Paul 1877... 1879 Moses Bloom 1879. . .1881 Lewis R. Wolf 1879. . .1881 EihvarJ W. Lucas 1881... Lewis R. Wolf 1881. . . SHERIFF. Samuel C. Trowbridge was appointed Slierifl' by Henry Dodge, Governor of Wisconsin, June, 1838, and was after- ward confirmed by the Council at Bur- lington. He was re-appointed by Gov- ernor Lucas, Territorial Governor of Iowa. The organic law was then chang- ed, the Legislature providing for the election of Sheriffs. On October 5th, 1840, Samuel O. Trowbridge was elected Sheriff. He resigned in September, 1842. Walter Butler was elected the same year, and served until his death, in February, 1844. M. P. McCallaster was appointed to fill the unexpired term, and, at the August election of 1844, he was elected Sheriff. In 1846 George Paul was elect- ed, and served one year. In 1846 the Territory was admitted as a State, and the laws were changed, causing another election to be held, at which John D. Abel was elected to fill the office, and re-elected in 1849. Rilbert E. DeForest 1851. . .1853 S. B. Mulh.iUand 1853. ..1855 Perry Howard 1855. ..1857 EdKar Harrison 1857. . .1859 J ohn Wilson 1859. . . 1865 Samuel McCadden 1865. . .1870 McCadden died before his last term expired, and M. Cavanagh was appoint- ed to fill the unexpired term and was elected in 1870. M. Cavanagh 1870. . .1877 John Coldren 1877... CLERKS OF THE DISTRICT COURT. This office was filled by appointment of the District Judge, and also that of Clerk of County Commissioners. The Probate Judge was his own Clerk, there being no provision made for him. The Probate Judgeship and the County Com- missioners were merged into one in 1851, and the office given the title of County Judge. Samuel J. Hess 1852... 1856 T. Batchellor 1856. . .1860 Henry E. Brown 1860. . .1862 Thomas J. Cox 18B2. . .1864 John C. Culbertson 1864. ..1866 F. H. Lee 1866... 1868 Benjamin King 1868. . .1870 J. I'. Switzer 1870. . . 1874 Geo. W. Koontz 1874... 1880 Stephen Bradley 1880. . . TREASURER. Samuel Workman 1851 . . .1853 K. B. Gardner 1853. . .1855 Thomas Hughes 1855. . .1859 Jacob ({. Sperry 1859. . .1863 J. W. Deacon 1863... Deacon died in the year of his election, and Thomas M. Banbury was appointed to fill the vacancy until the election of 1864, when A. C. Younkin was elected to fill the unexpired term. The Treasurer did the work of the Recorder in connec- tion with his own up to 1864, when the Legislature passed an act establishing the office of County Recorder. The election of Treasurer was fixed for odd years and of Recorder for even years. A. C. Younkin 18f54. . .1869 A. J. Hershire 1869... 1873 Lovell Swisher 1873. . . 1877 Charles M. Keno 1877 ... 1881 Hugh McGovern 1881. . . RECORDER. John B. Lee 1864. . .1866 J. S. Lodge 1866. . . 1870 William J. Huff 1870. ..1872 George W. Hand 1872. . .1876 Alexander L. Sorter 1876. . . AUDITOR. The office of County Auditor was filled by James Cavanagh (then County Judge) from the time that the office was created, —April 7th, 1868, by an act of the Twelfth General Assembly, — up to 1869, when Mr. Palmer was elected to fill the office, and the office of County Judge was abolished. Garrett D. Palmer 1869. . .1875 A. J. Hershire 1875... 1879 Arthur Medowell 1879. . . SURVEYOR. Cyrus Sanders 1851. . .1855 Edward Worden 1855. . .18.57 Cyrus Sanders 1857.. .1859 D. J. Davis 18.59. . .1861 James Dawson 1861... 1863 E. B. Cowgill 1863... 1865 Daniel A. Shafer 1865. ..1867 Edward W..rd,.n 1867. . .1869 Christian Hess 1869... 1871 Edward Worden 1871. . .1875 H. N. Berry 1875. . .1877 Charles P.Bacon 1877. ..1879 Daniel A. Shafer 1879. . .1881 Edward Worden 1881. . . CORONBR. Daniel 8. Warren 1851. . .1853 Michael Seydell 1853... 1855 82 HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. F.TliompBon 1855... 1857 (•linrl.B McGovem 1857... 1859 John West lKia...lS81 V. Lloyd 1861 .. . wa Hi.nj.iminDwim 1KIW...1HH5 O. 8t.irtsm.in 18(15... 1««7 ( '. A. Vot't 18«7 . . . WW K. W. Price 1N69...1K71 It. V. (iniham 1H71. . .1K7.S llonrv Murray 1873. . . 1K77 F. MuelliT 1879... The first order drawn on the county funds was for the sum of iJ-lS.lK), and issued by Luke Douglass, June 20th, 1839, in favor of S. C. Trowbridge. It is still preserved in the State Historical rooms. At the first county eh-ction, liehl at Napoleon, Seiitembcr lOth, IWS, not over thirty-eifiht votes were east. The follow- ing named persons, the candidates for the diflereut ofKcea, received all but one or two of the votes: Coiinfy Conimixi'ioneri—Henry Felkner, Ab- ner Wolcott, and William Stursi'S. County /("fco/v/f/-— Isaiah I', ilanlilton. JitHCimor—^. B. MullioUand. f'oiijifa*/?*— Poter ('rum, William C. Massey. rirv OFFICEltS. MAYORS. Jacob P. Up Forest 1813. . .1S.'.4 Jo80|ih !•:. FaU-s lH-">4 . . . 1S.55 (}. 1). Wooden lH.'i.'i. . . iJOfi John M. Carleton 1X.W. . .1857 MorKan Reno 18.17. . .1858 ( 'liarles T. Uansom 18,58. . .18.59 M ortCB J . Morw-man 18.59. . . 18H0 Peter A. Uey 18H(). . . IHIil ()(H>r({e W. Clark 18«1 . . .1KH2 Oilman H. ( 'oUins 18(K. . . 18IS3 J. ii. Unities 18t);t...lHiU OeorKw W. Mcineary 18(14. . .18«9 V. H. Lee 18(19. ..1871 Htcnhen E. Paine 1871. ..1874 MoMw Bloom 1874... 1875 Jacob Kicord 1875... 187(1 Hiuiry Mitrrow 187B. . .IK77 Krmlerick Theobald 1877... 1878 Jacob ltimr.1 187M. . . 1879 MttI thew ( 'avanawh 1879. . . 1M8I) William A. Morrison 1880... TREASURERS. C. H. Buck 18.5.1... 18.V. Jacob lliconl 1855. . .1k:.7 Silas Foster 1857 . . . 1K.5H J.wse Berry ItCiH. . . Ik:,9 Benjamin Kins lK.-,«. . .1>M11 U. II. Hylvester iwll . . . IHIU Henry Mnrray 18IV4 . . . 1M15 Hamnel P. McCadden lsil5. ..IWIH William Louis I«t8. . .1K70 Thomas W. KoKers 1870. . .1K72 John H.'mick 1871! J. A. L. Tiee lappoinUHl* 1872. ..1873 J. Norwood ( lark 187:1. . .1«71 John N. ( oldron 1874- ■ ■ 1X75 John Huejipel 1875. . .1H77 Charles M. Ueno 1X77 C. A. ViM(llit—E. B. Thomson. BESCDE BOOK ASI) LVDDEB. Foreman— K. E. Brainerd. PBOTECTION ENGINE. Foreman— L. I). Porch. PBOTECTIt>N UOSE. /'or^HiflH — Frank Tyler. CLARK ENdlNE. Foreman— ¥. K. Stcbbins. OLABK nosE. Foreman— E. A. Comstock. EVER READY. ^'orfmuii— Milton Hoas. om PIONEEns. Old settlers of the county still living: 1M7. Ccd. S. C.Trowbridge, Philip Clark. Henry Earhart, James Buchanan, tin>en Hill, Joseph McGnider, Asby D. Packard Joseph Walker. 1838. Mrs. Rjdston, Benjamin Hitter, J. Y. Stover. Jeremiah Stover, Dnviil Switzer. On the first of .Tune, 18,38, Johnson oouuty (jontained 237 inhabitants. HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. 83 BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES. Life Histories of Prominent Men of City and Couniy — Theodore S. Parein — Eze- kiel Clark — George J. Boat — Samuel H. Fairall — John W. Porte) — Oeorge Paul — John Coldren — Hugh McOonern — Alexander L. Sorter — Stephen Bradley — James P. Hartsoek — James H. C. WilsuH — John Seydell and others. Tliere are moments of life that we never forget, Which brighten, and brighten, as time steals away ; They give a new charm to the happiest lot. And they shine on the gloom of the loneliest day- -./. G. Perciml. 'HOEVER takes the Souvenir in hand for criticism, should at least be fair. Let him remember that "sweet philos- ophy" which sees some good in everything. We do not claim to be the first discoverers of merit in § onr citizens, — the worth of many is J long since known; yet, according with I, Pope, — that he who waits for praise "till all commend" receives little, and believing that "faint praise" is bad praise, — we have been guided by our own convictions, thinking that they who By their deeds will make it known Whose dignity they do sustain: And life, state, glory, all they gain, t^ount the republic's, not their own. These life histories are not the "hasty product of a day," — it has taken weeks to prepare the matter, and long years of experience have made for some of these men " well-ripened fruit " for the biog- rapher. They who recount these achieve- ments have added much to their own pleasure; who will say "cuibono," when they consider that the lives of many who have made fame have left on the records acts of less significance ? Theodore S. Pakvin, A.M., LL.D., Grand Secretary of the Granrl Lorlqe of Iowa, A. F. and A. if. ; Grand Recorder oj the Gtand Encampment Knighfg^ Templar. U. S. A. So intimately is the life of otir distin- guished citizen interwoven with the great fraternit}' whose links unite in brother- hood all the nations of mankind, that a sketch of his life, which would not in- clude the salient points of his Masonic career, would be indeed incomplete and unsatisfactory. To particularize. Low- ever interesting the task might be to the biographer, and however pleasant the reading of such a sketch, would expand this article beyond the limits of this volume. Unwillingly, then, we confine ourselves to a bare recital of leading facts. Theodore Sutton Parvin was born Jan- uary 15th, 1817, in Cumberland county. New Jersey. His early training fell principally to his mother, a devoted Christian lady, — his father, who for many years was the commander of a sailing vessel, being, during the early life of his son, much away from home. In November, 1829, his father removed to Cincinnati, accompanied by his son Theodore, who soon entered Woodward College, and, a close student, he soon distanced all competitors. He had an especial aptness for mathematics, and this natural taste was early developed. He graduated from Woodward College in 1835, — having successfully passed through the collegiate course, — and commenced studying law with the Hon. Timothy Walker. He united the bene- fits of office study with the more illustra- tive teachings of school, and graduated from the Cincinnati Law School in 1887. He commenced practice immediately, and March 11th, 1838, his Masonic career began, — on that day the first degree in Masonry being conferred on him, in Nova Csesarea Lodge, No. 2, of Cincinnati. He was raised to Master Mason on the 9th day of May following. Shortly after this, Hon. Bol)ert Lucas, who had been Governor of Ohio, was appomted, by President Van Buren, Governor of the Territory of Iowa, and he tendered to Mr. Parvin the post of private secretary. The position was accepted, and Mr. Par- vin accompanied the Governor to Bur- lington, then the capital. He held his position until appointed to the higher one of Prosecuting Attorney for one of the three districts into which Iowa was then divided, and took up his residence in Muscatine, then known as Blooming- ton. WhUe in Burlington, in 1840, he. 84 HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ANNU.IL. with others, obtained from the Grand Master of Masons of Missouri a dispen- sation, dated November 20th, for Bur- linRton Lodge, No. 41, afterwards known in the register of the (jrand Lodge of Iowa as Des Moines Lodge, No. 1. He was appointed Junior Deacon of this Lodge, bvit withdrew from its uiember- sliip in Fi'liriiary, IKll, to assist in form- ing Iowa Lodge, No. i'2, at Bloomington, in which he still holds his membership, being the only survivor of the charter members. At the end of two years he resigned the position of Proseouting At- torney, and was elected, for three consec- utive terms, Judge of the Probate Court. When the United States District Court for Iowa was organized, he was ap- pointed its clerk, a position which he held until 1858 — eleven years. During these years his Masonic career was riijcning and developing. He was elected Worshipful Master of Iowa Lodge, No. 2, and represented that Lodge in the (Jrand Lodge of Missouri in 1842 and 184;^, and in the convention that organized the Grand Lodge of Iowa in January, 1844, at which time he was elected Grand Secretary, which position he has ever since tilled, save during the time he held the otlice o( Grand Master. Practically he did tlie duties of Grand Secretary for the year he was Grand Master, as the (Jrand Secretary was un- able, through an affection of the eyes, to perform most of the duties of that office. In 18o7 Judge Parvin was elected Register of the State Land Ollice, and soon after resigned his clerkship in the United States Conrt. In IS.W, when the initiatory steps were taken for the re-organization of the State University, the Legislature, recognizing the value of his counsel in educatith,' 1855. He camo to Iowa City October Ist of the same year, and was admitted to the bar October 22d of the following year. He has been engaged in active practice here ever since, and has tried cases in all courts from that of a justice of the peace to the Supreme Court of the United States. In 18G1 he was elected to the House of Representa- tives, from Johnson ccuinty, and before the expiration of his term he was elected and served two years as a member of the Board of Supervisors of the county. In 1807 he was elected to the State Senate. In 18()8 he was a delegate to the National Democratic Convention. In 1871 he was elected Senator, defeating Hon. S. ,T. Kirkwood. At the expiration of his term, in 1874, he retired from active poli- tics, and has since devoted his time to his large practice. Mr. Fairall was married to Miss Ellen Workman in 1856. In all public enterprises Mr. Fairall has taken an active part, and has always given his time and energy to the upbuild- ing of tlie city. Osmond D. Goodrich, Propriffor of tfif Patticf Hotel. [Portrait, Page 52.J Mr. Goodrich was born in Oneida county. New York, July 'i.")th, 18;i8. He served fiair years in the Union army, in Company K, 11th Iowa Volunteers, un- der Col. Hare of Muscatine, Col. Hall, Major Cronway, and Capt. Marvin. He was, during most of this time, in the secret service, and was eraphiyed at stations in Memphis, Little Rock, and Savannah, Georgia. After the war, Mr. Goodrich went into the dry goods Inisiness, at Springfield, Ohio; but in a year and a half he aban- doned this, and went on the road as commercial traveler, which calling he followed for eleven years. Mr. Goodrich was married in 1873 to Miss Bowersock, of West Liberty, where, until 18K(), be made his home. In IKHd ho took charge of the Hise Hiiuse located there; but he was soon attracted by greater inducements offered in Iowa City, and, the same year, he re-oi)ened the old Pinney House. The house was not only re-named upon Mr. Qoodrich's accession as proprietor, but HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. 87 it was entirely remodeled from garret to cellar. By his painstaking efforts to please, he has gained many respectable patrons for the house. No holiday passes unmarked by good cheer in the calendar of the "Palace," and the best proof of the popularity of " Mine Host " G. and his viands is this: When " The chiming clocks to dinner call, A hundred footsteps scrape the dinhig hall." Capt. Benjamin Owen was born in Salem, Columbiana county, Ohio, June 25th, 1825. When sixteen years of age, he was apprenticed to a blacksmith, and served over three years at that trade, at the end of which he left his native town, and started West, travel- ling slowly through Ohio and Illinois, working at his trade. In 1852 he crossed the plains to California, with an ox team, and after being eugaged in various employments, he left San Francisco, by sea, for New York, from whence he re- turned to Salem, Ohio. June 11th, 1857, he was married to Miss Jennette Hencil- wood, of Ealsworth township, Mahoning county, Ohio, and immediately started for Iowa City. He went to work at his trade as soou as he reached Iowa City, which he followed until 1860, when he went to Pike's Peak, under the influence of the gold fever. He made the trip in thirty days, with an team. He returned in the fall of the same year. In 1861 he enlisted in Company H, 2d Iowa Cav- alry, which went into camp at Daven- port, where an election of ofiicers was held, and he was promoted from the ranks to the position of Company Quar- termaster Sergeant. Soon after, a va- cancy occurring, he was made second Lieutenant. He was with the company in the field, and was wounded while in the line of battle, making a charge on a rebel battery at Farmington, Mississippi. He was taken prisoner, and conveyed to Corinth, where he was placed in the hos- pital. After nine days, during which he had but little care, he was transferred to Oxford, Mississippi, where his wound was dressed. After undergoing many hardships in rebel prisons and rebel gunboats, he was eventually exchanged, and returned to Iowa City. In 1864 he organized a company of hundred-days men in Davenport, and was elected Cap- tain ; and, although he was obliged to go on crutches, he was with his men until they were discharged. Returning to Iowa City, he settled here permanently and has filled many oflBces of trust, being Postmaster from 1876 to 1880, and is now a member of the City Council. John Coldren, Sheriff of Johnson Count;/. [Portrait, Page .52.] The subject of this sketch is the youngest of the children of Abraham and Anna Coldren. He was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 4th, 1839. In 1853 he left the paternal roof and entered a store iu Rossville, in his native county. Here he remained for three years, emigrating, at the expiration of that time, to Summit county, Ohio, where he engaged with a farmer. A year and a half on the farm was succeeded by six months in a dry goods store in Akron. He then returned home, and settled in Eniihrata, where he remained for two years. He eventually entered the grocery business for himself, in the town of Rossville, but not meeting with the success he had anticipated, he moved to Ohio in 1865. In May, 1865, he came to Iowa City, and resided iu the city one year. In the spring of 1867 he moved to Union township, and remained there until 1874. While engaged in the stock business he was elected President of the Johnson' County Agricultural Society. He was also the first President of the Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company of Union township. During 1875 he re- sided in this city. After several more years of farming, he was elected, at the October election of 1876, Sheriff of the county, — a position he has ever since filled.' Mr. Coldren was married March 26th, 1868, to Mary Olive Stevens. His re- peated re-elections speak of his popular- 88 HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. ity, and those who know him do not wonder at it. Alexander L. Sorter, County Uti'ftrilfr. [Portrait, Puce 52.) Mr. Sorter was born in Cnynhopra county, Oliio, December 2'2d, lKi2. At the age of twenty he enlisted for three months in Company I, 54th Indiana regiment. He was soon pushed to the "front of action," and he remained in this service for six months. He then re- turned to Ohio, and enlisteil in the 20th Ohio Artillery, where he served until the end of the war. After his discharge he came to Iowa, 18fio, and began work on his father's farm. In about three years, however, he concluded to purchase a farm of his own, and he did so, follow- ing the occupation for two years. After this he removed to Iowa City, and entered the grocery business, continuing in this until 1875, when he engaged in grain buying at Oxford. In 1875 he was elected County Recorder, re-elected in 1877, and again elected in 1879. In the county elections Mr. Sorter has received larger majorities than any other candidate ever elected to the office in this county. In 1878 his majority was 728 votes,— something over a hundred more than any other man on the ticket received. In politics, Mr. Sorter is not "rabid," and in business he performs his duties and obligations faitlifiilly ami well,— these, with his pleasant address and sociable dis[>o8ition, are the true secrets of his popularity. Oeoroe HrsiMER was bom May 5th, 1841, in Burlington, Iowa, and is the only son of Andrew ami Catherine Hummer. He was left an orphan when seven years of age, and coming to Sharon township, .Toiinson county, he lived witli an uncle until 1K54, when he retarni'd to Hurlington and re- mained there until 18()ll. He then came to Iowa City, where he was first employed as a olerk, and afterward owned a retail grocery. He was married to Mary Helen Eider, in this city, August 14th, 18(*)8. Mr. Hummer's large wholesale grocery house is now on a footing with anything of the kind west of the Mississippi, and is a monument to his business enter- prise. George T. Borland, was born in Evans, Erie county. New York, May 27th, 1852. His parents re- mox-ing to this city in November, 18.55, he attended the ward schools, and later the State University. He was married on the 5th of .\pril, 1881, to Miss Smith, of this city. Mr. Borland is widely known as a breeder of fine cattle, and is the owner of one of the finest farms in Johnson county, situated about a mile southeast of the city. He is also the President of the Johnson County Agricultural and Mechanical Society. John Setdel. (Portnut. Page 52.) John Seydel is the eldest of the chil- dren of J. M. and Nancy Seydel, and was born in this city, January IGth, 1852. When thirteen years of age he entered his father's grocery store on the present site of Shrader's drug store. He remain- ed with his fatlier until nineteen years of age, when he entered the store of John Wilde, as head grocery clerk. After tilling this position to the satisfacticm of his emi)loyer, he was ailvanccd to the dry goods department. Three years after entering the store, he was made head clerk of that de|>artment, a position of trust of which he was worthy. He be- came at the same time a buyer for the house. He continue the city, and purchasing his father's stock of groceries, entered tlie business for him- self. His success wss assured from the first, and he has gradually built up un enormous trade from almost nothing, — HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. 89 his sales now amounting to |60,000 an- nually. Blr. Seydel was married to Miss Evan- geUne S. King, of Fremont township, Johnson county, December 25th, 1875, and their union has been blessed by two bright boys. As a man, he is pleasant and courteous; in business, able and intelligent; and his large custom and many friends are the best evidences of his popularity. Capt. AiFBED B. Cbee. [Portrait, Page 52.] Capt. Cree was born in Perry county, Pennsylvania, February 22d, 1831. Until sixteen years of age, his life was spent here, when (m 1847) he went to Carlisle, Pa., and learned the trade of cabinet- making. He worked there and in other places, at his trade, until 1855, when he moved to Muscatine, Iowa. In 1856 he came to this city, and in 1858 began working for J. W. Nixon. In 1860 he commenced business for himself, and continued it until August, 1862, when he enlisted in Company P, 22d Iowa Infan- try, as a private. He was soon after made Captain of his company, and he served in that capacity until the close of the war — 1865. He was with Grant at Vicksburg, and with Slieridan during his campaign. Captain Cree liad com- mand of his regiment in the Red river expedition, and the responsible duties of the trust were performed in a satisfac- tory manner. Returning to Iowa City in 1865, he re- entered the furniture store of Mr. Nixon- He remained in that establishment until 1881, when he became a member of the firm of Hohenschuh, Cree & Lee, pro- prietors of the largest furniture store in the city, occupying Mr. Marquardt's new brick building on College street. Capt. Cree has been elected a member of the City Council three times; has been Chief of the Fire Department four years; in 1880 he was elected a Vice- President of the State Firemen's Asso- ciation, and in 1881 was re-elected. He was married to Miss Mattie Smith, of this city, in September, 1860. Frank Tannbb. [Portrait, Page 52.] Mr. Tanner was born in the city of New York, August 19th, 1850, and came to Iowa City in September, 1865. He was married in Fremont township, John- son county, in September, 1870, and has resided continuously in this city since that time. He took charge of the mill of which he is still proprietor, in 1878, and by keeping abreast of the times in the way of improvements, etc., he has gained a reputation worth having. Mr. Tanner represents the Fifth Ward in the City Council. James H. C. Wilson is the eldest son of John and Rebecca Wilson, and was born in Mercersville, Franklin county, Pennsylvania, August 21st, 1845. He came to Iowa City with his parents in 1856. He worked in a printing office in this city and assisted his father in the SheriiT's office. During the war he served as second Lieutenant of Company K of the 44th Iowa Infantry, and was appointed aid-de-camp on the staff of Gov. C. C. Carpenter, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel of Cavalry. Mr. Wilson has always taken an ac- tive part in politics, and was a long time chairman of the Republican County Central Committee, and was also a mem- ber of the State Central Committee. He has occupied responsible positions in the Interior Department, TJ. S. Senate, and Internal Revenue service. In 1871 he became one of the editors and proprie- tors of the Iowa City EepubUcan, and for nine years was editorially connected with that paper, — the hist tliree and a half years as managing editor of tlie daily Repuhlirun, which was estalilished by Pryce & Wilson. Mr. Wilson was married in Washing- ton, D. C, in 1872. to Miss Oadie Mc- Keever, who died in that city in 1876. Toward tlie close of 1881, Mr. Wilson was chosen Resolution and Petition Clerk of the House of Representatives, which position he still occupies. As a recog- nition of his ability this appointment is 90 HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. lii^'lily satisfactory, and in the minds of those who know liim there is no doubt that he will fill it acceptably and well, and retlect credit upon bis city and State. James Kcsh Hartsock, Firtt Tfichfr of Ihf Firni School in lown—FlrM .Watoii m'idt in I /if Firtl Mtuonic Lvlgt of lowd — Ptixt (irand Manlfr of Iht Grand Lotlf/f, Pa/tt firand Hiqfi Prif^f of the Grand ( ha'ptrr^ and Pasf Grand Commander of the Granfl Vtt/ninaiiderij : Iowa Manonic Jtodien — Clfij Pout ina^tfr for Xtne Vearti— Former Proprietor of the SI. Jamen Hotel JiiiilJinq. [Portrait, Page 52. J JNIr. Hartsock was Ixirn in Washington county, Pennsylvania, May loth, 1818, ami was the youngest of five brothers. In liis twentieth year he started West, and arrived at the city of Hurlington, Wisconsin Territorv (now Iowa), May .•"itli, 18;W. He settled in Iowa City, December, 1842. Of his ancestors on his father's side we have but few frafiment- ary chronicles (written in German); suf- ficient these are, liowever, to ])oint to the " Fatherland." We find that his t'reat-^randfathi'r, Frederick Herzoj;, was born iu 17123; and Henry, his son. strand- father of James, was born iu 174!), in or near the city or fortress of /\'(/il, on the River Rhine, in the Grand Duchy of Uaden, Germany, opposite the city of Strasbur^f, France. Henry, and liis fath- er Frederick, and two eliler brotliers (.\Mdrcw and Stephen), cmi^jrateil to America in 17.W, anil setthd in the valley of Poipiistion creek, near I'hiladelpliia, Pa. At the close of the Revolutionary war, in which Henry had enlisted as a soldier, he founil that liis name had been entered on the rolls as Henry Hartsock, and consetjueutly he could only draw his bounty and land warrant from the government in that name; hence the name was changed from Herzotr to Hart- sock. Hi' then emi),'rated, witli his fam- ily to Washinjjton county, Pa. It was here James' father was l)orM, .lune 14th, 178)1. In 1807, he married Miss Amy Rush, a niece of the celebr.ited Dr. Ren- janiin Rnsh, one of tlu- si(,'ners of the Declaration of [ndipi'iulcnce. She was a woman of amiable temper, ardent in friendship, benevolent, and with a liiirh sense of honor; and thi'se noble traits of character were, in a >{reat measure, trans- mitted to her children. She was a mem- ber of the Baptist church of this city, at the time- of her death, in 18C)8, at the age of nearly 81 years. Her remains rest in the old i-enietery of lowji City. Hc'iiry (.lami's' father) was enganed in the Indian war of 181'J; served umler Ueuerul Wiuuhcster, uud was at the siei^e of Fort Meigs, on the Mnuraee river, Ohio. He emigrated to and settled in Knox county, Ohio, near where Ken- yon Colletre was subsecpiently erect-ed, now the town of (Jambier. The first school attended by youn5, was elected and installed Grand Commander of the State. He is the (rrand liepreseiitative of the Grand Coninianderies of Missouri and Tennessee, near the (xrand Com- mandery of lown. He received the order of priesthood at Winchester, Virginia, in lH4(i, and he estal)lished the order in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 184H, and subseiiuently in Iowa. He was elected and served as (iraud Hijrh Priest of Lou- isiana, in 1852; in ISISM he had conferred upon liim the dc;,'rees of the Most Ancient Order of Memphis (or Ejjyptian rite), up to and iiicliiilintr the thirty- third iletrree. He is now the otlicial head of this Most Ancient Masonic or Efiyptian rite in the Northwest. He was the first Grand Puissant of tlie Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of Iowa. He is now enfjafjed in writing a history of the work and proirress of Masonry in Iowa, from 1811) to ISSl, en- titled "Forty Years of Masonry in Iowa." Fehruary Idtli, 1S(!3, Mr. Hiirtsock was married to Miss Jessie Henry, only daiiLfhter of David and Mary Henry, from near Inverness. Scotland, and old set- tlers of Iowa City. Three chililren have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hartsock, — Georj^e L., Josephine, and James Oliver. Edwabd K. Lucas. [Porlniit. riiKP WL] Mr. Lucas was born in Iowa City, Au- jfust 14tli, IS.'w. He attended the various public Bchuols, and having a natural taste for law, entered that department of the University, and graduated with the class of 1877. Besides his inclinations for the legal profession, he has always taken an iictive interest in agricultural matters and stock, and for two years has been Secretary of the Johnson County Agrieultiiral and Mechnnical Society, — a position he has filled witli great credit to liimself and the body which ho repre- Beut«. T. W. TOWNHEND. [Porlniil, PiiKcW.) Mr. Towiisend was horn April 11th, 1845, in Kiiux county, Obiu. Uih puruutu moved to West Branch, this State, when he was eight years of age. He learned the art of photography, and aft#r l>eing in business at ditferent places, opened a gallery in this city, and has conducted it successfully for over twelve years. Mr. Townsend was married to Miss Emma Coover, in Muscatine, January •1th, ISfVj. He is always on the ended. In 1858 he was elected Super- intendent of Public Instruction in this county. He entered Imsiness here in 18G1, in which he has continued ever since. Mr. Wclton married Miss Julia P. Grinnell, at Clinton, Oneida county, N. Y., June 7th, 18;58. Zei'haniah C. Lcse, Past Grand Master of the .Grand Lod(ire of Iowa, A. F. and A. M., Past Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Iowa, owner of a rare Masonic library which he has Iteen many years in accu- mulating, is one of the l)est known Masons in Iowa. To him the Souvenir is indebted for a large amount of the matter in the sketcli of Masonry in Iowa City; and, although the space allotted to the article is small, yet it contains much that is valuable and interesting. He was born in Mercer county, Penn- sylvania, January 23d, 1826. His boy- HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ANNL^U. 93 hood was spent upon the farm, and in attenJiug the common school. He early devoted himself to study, and with his own hands gained the means for acquir- ing the education which he coveted. Studying for a time in an academy, he began teaching; in this way he reached college — reading law during his leisure hours, without an instructor. He re- moved to St. Paul, Minn., in 1852, but the climate being too severe for him, he traveled down the river, stopping here and there, iinally in 1855, reaching Iowa City, where he has ever since resided. Here, in 1864, he was appointed County Judge. He became a Mason in 18.58; in 1865 was elected Grand Junior Warden. He was Grand Treasurer of the Grand Lodge of Iowa, in 18G4, and after holding nearly all the most important positions in the Grand and subordinate Masonic bodies, he was, in 1877, elected Grand Master. He was married on the 9th of March, 1852, to Miss Jane A. Henry, of Craw- ford county. Pa. In 1869 he made a trip to the Pacific coast. He returned, im- proved in health, and in 1873, he, with his son Frank, engaged in the raising of fine stock. His Jerseys have attracted the attention of connoisseurs in fine cattle everywhere, and have secured the premiums of State and county fairs wherever exhibited. He was President of the Iowa Improved Stock-Breeders As- sociation, in 1881, the annual meeting of which was held in this city in December. Hugh McGovern, Cou/ity Treasurer. [Portrait, Page 52.] Our present County Treasurer was born in county Cavan, Ireland, May 8th, 1824. He came to this country in 1849. In 1855 he was married at Altoona, Pa., and the following year came West, locat- ing in Iowa City. On New Year day (1882) he assumed the duties of the office which he now fills, having been elected, by a handsome majority, at the October (1881) election. Mr. McGovern is a fair example of that sturdy, honest Celtic race, whose 12 minds and hands are never contented when idle. By steady industry and adherence to life's duties, he won the attention of his fellow-voters, and time must commend their choice of him for public preferment. Stephen Beadley, County Clerk. [Portrait, Page 52.] Mr. Bradley was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, December 26th, 1850. He arrived in Iowa City in 1856, where the early j)art of his life was spent. In 1869 he moved to the western part of tlie county, and engaged in farming and teaching. Mr. Bradley was elected County Clerk in 1880, and although this was one of the most warmly contested elections ever held in the county, he received a majority of tlie votes, — proving that worth, as well as popularity, is often necessary in a can- didate for office. His genial disposition and natural clerical tact well fit him for his present work; and these qualifica- tions, more than politics, are necessary to an honest performance of the duti s of a public office. Hon. George Paul. [Portrait, Page 52.] Mr. Paul was born in Pittsburg, Pa., December 24th, 1824. He came to Iowa City, November 4th, 1841, and immedi- ately began work at his trade — journey- man printer. He was from 1847 to 1852 one of the proprietors of the old I&uia Capitol Reporter, and was the first elected State Printer. He was the last elected Sheriff of Johnson county while Iowa was a Territory, and served his county faithfully and well in the Legislative sessions, 1871-2-4-8. He was appointed city Postmaster during President Pierce's administration, but resigned after hold- ing the office one year, and devoted him- self to farming. He was a member of the Board of Supervisors for four years, and was among the first members of the various benevolent orders of our city. One of the oldest and best known citi- zens of the county, he can recite many 94 HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. interesting reminiscences in its history, ami in him the people have one who has '*('ontiiiued to his country Ah he bi'gnn. find not unknit hiniHetf Till' noble knot ho made." BIOCRAPHICAI. NOTHS. Oh, tlie face!* we mwt, the faces we m Iowa City in October, 1^78. He was married to Jliss Lillie L. Patterson. October 23d, 1H7H. He is a graduate of the Collegiate Depart- ment of the 8. V. I., class of 1875. Proprie- tor of the "Star Cirocery." JOSEPH W. 8. HOKNE was bom in Ple.'isantville, Bedford county, Penn.. March 11th, l>i|'.i. He was married in ■Moline, 111., April nih, 1^72. In 1K7U be moved to this city and ojiened his millinery store. JAMES W. CONE was bom in Coshocton county, Ohio, December 4th, IH.'id. He graduated from the Law Depart- ment of the 8. U. I. in the class of 1H73, and com- moncwl iiraclice hen* the following year. He was marrieil to Kmily M. Staples, at West Lilierly, October 23d, ls7:l. AKMENirS A. TOWNS wa-^i born .July ^Ih, ls2l, in Ontario county, N. Y. Is a graduat<*t>f Lima Seminary, N. Y. Came to Iowa City in October, Is7t», Married Mis.s Maria Foster, in Ancaster, Ontario, t)ctober 14th, l&4ti. WILLIAM P. HOHENSCHrn was bom in Iowa City. November loth, 1>C8, and succeediil his father in the furniture business; afterward i IHSl i became a member of the firm of Hohensclmh, Cree er 12th, IHII. Hi- came to Iowa City in Ihe fall of 1855, and graduated from the Lew Departmeut UOLTDAY SOUVENIR AND .iNNUAL. 95 of the University with the class of 1867. Was here admitted to the bar in 1868. Married, at Tiffin. Johnson county, September 8th, 1869, to Miss Josephine Dennis. JOE A. EDWARDS was born in Putnam county. 111., September Ist. 1845. He served in Company B, l:i9th Illinois Infantry, from June 1864, until the close of the war. Came to Iowa City and entered the Law Department in 1872, and was admitted to the bar in the followin;^ year. Married to Miss Emma L. Hemsworth, Juno 14th, 1877. SILAS M. FINCH was born in McHenry county, Illinois. Augiist 22d, 1814. He enlisted in the Hth Illinois Cavalry in 1861, and served under McClellan, Burnside, Hooker, and Mead, in all the important battles fought by them. He went up the James with Butler in 1864, and was "with Grant" at the siege of Petersburg. He was discharged as Lieutenant in Texas in 18f)6. Came to Iowa City in November, 1869. Was admitted to the bar in 1870. Was married in Woodstock, 111., on the 17th of June, 1868, to Maria W. Stark, who died in December, 1881. BENJAMIN PRICE was born in Barnesville, Belmont county, Ohio, February 28th, 1844. Came to Iowa City in October. 1871, and commenced practice. Mar- ried in this city, October 12th, 1869, to Miss P. Milnes. He is a dentist,— firm of TuUoss & Price. DR. LIZZIE HESS was born in Bellville, Monroe county, Ohio, March 22d, ISli"). She came to Iowa City in the Bprinp of 1865, and after graduating from the Normal Department of the S. U. I., entered the Medical Department of that institution. She was the sixth lady to graduate from that school, and the first to successfully practice her profes- sion in this city. liOUIS H. JACKSON was born in Jacksonville, Illinois, September 2:td, 1846. He came to Iowa City. September 1st, 1864, and entered the University. He was ad- mitted to the bar, in this city, in 1868. On May 6tb, 1869, he was married to Miss Virginia V. McCrory. THOMAS C. CARSON was born in Philadelphia, Pa., August 7th, 1834. Married to Miss Mary J. Reiff, at Reading, Pa., Marcli 2d, 1857. Came to Iowa City January 8th, 1856, and engaged in tlie hardware business. He commenced the farm implement business in a little one-story house on the present site of his large warehouse, and had little in the way of capital, except his excellent business qualifica- tions. He now has about $20,1X)0 invested in the businesB. He was one of the charter members of the Johnson County Savings Bank, organized 1872. with S. J. Kirkwood as President, and Mr. Carson as Vice-President. He held this position until Gov. Kirkwood was elected to the United States Senate, 1877, when ho was elected Presi- dent, and has since held the position. Mr. Carson's residence on College Hill, one of the finest in the city, was erected in 1875. CHARLES BAKER, attorney at law, was born in Saratoga county. New York, January 18th, 1843. He came to Iowa City in 1869. Married to Caroline Blackwell in 1867, He began practice in Marengo, Iowa, in 1866. At the May terra of the District Court, 1866, was admitted to the Johnson county bar. Enlisted in Company I, 4th Wisconsin Infantry, April 15tb, 1861, and was discharged in 1865. The last year of his army life he was in the secret service, in command of a company of scouts, and wliile in this service was taken prisoner, and sent to Tyler, Texas, where he was at the time of his discharge. GEORGE W. BALL, attorney at law, was born in Jefferwon county, Iowa, June 7th, 1847. Married at Indianola. Iowa, to Miss Estelle E. Walter, January Ist. 1880. Mr. Ball graduated in 1870 from the Law Department, S. U. I., and commenced practice in December of that year at Des Moines. Came to Iowa City in August, 1871. He is a prominent Mason, and at present Alderman of the Fifth Ward. GEORGE A. EWING, attorney at law, was born in Lancaster, Ohio, December 28th, 1841, where he was married, July 6th, 1865, to Miss Ella Martin, He is a graduate of Wesleyan College, Ohio, scientific conrno. He was admitted to the bar in the Supreme Court of Ohio in 1865, and began practice in Indiana the same year. He came to Iowa City in August, 1871 . He was also a recruiting sergeant and post sutler, at Lexington. Ky., from 1864 until the close of the war. GEORGE W, DODDER, justice of the peace, was born in Sussex county, N. J., May llth, 1815. Married, at Stillwater. N. J., to Effie J. Predmore, March 18th, 1837. Came to Iowa City, July 14th, 1855. Has been a justice for over 17 years, and in the insurance business for 20 years. The first colored jury ever subpoenaed in the United States sat before 'Squire Dodder on the 8th day of June, 1869. ABNER D. MORDOFF, justice of the peace, was born in Monroe county. New York, April 2tl, 1820. Married to liouise E. Carpent<"r, in Wyoming county, N. Y., May 13th, 1845. Came to Iowa (Mty, April 20th, 1857. and engaged in mercantile business. DAVID S. BARBER, justice of the peace, was born in Pitcher, Chenango county, N. Y., December 3d, 1830. Came to Iowa City, February 20th, 1864, and was employed as cashier by the firm of W. B. Daniels & Co. Is a graduate of the Bryant & Stratton Commercial College at Buffalo. N. Y. Married to Sarah L, Brainerd (second wife), October 1st, 1867. 96 IIOUDAT SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. WILLIAM F. OONKLIN, Httorm»y nt law, was born in ('(nlar county, Iiiwn, AuKUKl Zid, ISM. 1h II Krmluat«>, cIbkh of 1S73. I«w Department, 8. U. I. Marrknl to Anna B. Keen, at Solon. Iowa, December 17tb, 1874. Came to Iowa City, 1S70, and commenced the practice of his profeiwion. BOBERT LORENZ, furniture dealer and undertaker, wiw b Iowa City in 1H7:|, and has conducted, with success, the business of Kobinson Bros, for the |)HHt ei^lit years. HARRISON D. ROWE, City Clerk, was born in Kuthind. Kimi' county, III.. Replember Bd, IKM. Alteniled Klain (Ill.i Academy for three years. Canii> to Iowa City. Sei>tember 12th. 1H77. (iraduuted from the Law- Department. 8. U. 1.. June. IH78; was then a(bni(te county. Ohio, Ailicust 3l>tb, 1117. (^Ame Ut lowH City in IH-M*. MarriiHl here in IK.'>tl. Served in the llth KoKiment of Iowa Infantry, IHIIO-65. PAUL CCSTEB. Bom in Herkimer county, N. Y.. February llth. IKiii. Came to Iowa City in luta. Married in Kentucky in 18HI. T. J. niOG. Born in Westmoreland, England, January .Id, 183il. Came to Iowa City in 18,19. .\ttended the University, leaviiif; when in the Junior year. Was married here September 19th. WX). Btarteber Ist, 1H7». Came to Iowa City in 185(i, and afterward learnwl the art of printing in the /i^/n/htican oBice, then owned by his father. He was chief clerk in the city Post-office over eight years, and at present is junior partner in the firm of Ni.Ton A Hrainerd, furniture dealers and under- takers. ANTON DRAE.SSEIi, merchant tailor, was bom in Bonn Rhine. (ler- many. February '.Jith. IK-W. where he was married March :«lth, 1872. Came to New York. U. S. A., in 187U; to Iowa City. 1k77. Was a|<|>ointed tailor to Duke of Edinburg, Kngland, in i8tiC. Saved two lives from drowning in the Uiver Rhine, (iermany, ALBERT J. HERTZ, dry goods merchant, was born in Philadelphia, Pa.. Novemlwr i:Uh, lsl8. Came to this city in the spring of 18.>8. Married, at Solon, Iowa, April 2:kl, 1873, to Miss Sarah T. Gobin. CYRCS S. RANCK. Boni in Union county. Pa.. March 3Ut. 1845. Came lo Iowa City July i'th. 1H72. .\dniitted to the bur in this city in June. 1871. and com- menced practice here in 1873. Married Lillie V. Jack, in this city, January 1st, 1873, SAMUEL S. LYTLE, M.D., was bom in Indiana county. Pa., Febraory Sd, 1842. He enlisted in Company F, lllh Iowa Infantry. September 23d. IMll. and was inustertMl out at I*ouisville, Ky,, in July, I>«i5. Came l<» Iowa City .\pril. 1875. and gruduatiHl from I he Medical Department of the University iu 1878. Cominencens. burg. Pa., December 13th, Istil. Came Ui Iowa Cily, NovemlH'r 21th, l-^Vi. Was a soldier iu the Union army. JOHN W. SLATER, attorney at law. was bom February Vth, 183)1, in Litchlield, Conn. Came lo Iowa City in 1870. liraduated in the Ijiw Department in 1872. Married to Aliss Katie H. Vogt, in thin city, December 15th, 1876. HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. 97 FRANK J. HORAK, attorney at law, is a native oE Bohemia, and was born April 2l8t, 18H, Married in Cedar Rapids, May 2d, 1870. Came to Iowa City October 20th, 18S0, to practice his profession, having graduated June, 1879, from the Law Department. S. V. I. He enlisted as a soldier in Company E, 46th Iowa Infantry, May, 1864, and served until the close of the war. Practiced his profession in Benton county one year previous to coming here. Is the only Bohemian counselor in John- son county. ABRAM C. HINMAN, dealer in dry goods and groceries, was born in Genoa, N. Y., February 3d, 1834. Married (second), July 28th, 1859. Came to Iowa City, .\pril, 1856, and his occupation then was farm- ing. He was one of the sufferers of the great hail storm of 1873, and two years after was a heavy loser by lire. He has, liowever, regained the ground lost by these casualties, and his store is one of the most popular in the county, espe- cially among farmers. JOHN R. HEATH, auctioneer, was born in Salem. Washington county, N. Y., June ixth. ls2:i. Married isecond), October 8th, 1868, in Lima, Ohio. Came to Iowa City. May. 1855, and entered the livery business. Trade, harness and saddle maker. FRANCIS J. HAAS, dry goods merchant, was bom in Baden, Ger- many. March 21st, 1830. Married (second), September 15tb, 1875. Came to Iowa City, August, 1851; to America, 1838. Business loca- tion, west side Clinton near College street. MANLY B. MOON, M.D. Born in Knoxville, Ohio. May 24th, 1851. Came to Iowa City in 1856. Graduated from the Medical Department of S. U. I., March 4th, 1874, and began practice immediately afterward. Has been County Physician for three years, and is connected with tlie Mercy Hospital. JOHN H. WHETSTONE, druggist, was born in Bedford county, Pa., September 18th, 1846. Came to Iowa City in 1870, and clerked in Mayor Morrison's drug store. Afterward he purchased a store of his own, and is now one of the best known drug- gists in the county. Married, in 188W. LEON BLOOM, member of the firm of Bloom tt Co., was born in Westhoffen, France, January 3d, 1841. Served in tlie French army for two years as a non-com- missioned officer, and was drafted for seven years, but bought his last five years for .*;500. Came to Iowa City, July, 1864. Married, in Chicago, 111.. October 20th, 1874. THOMAS G. GLOVER, Superintendent of the Iowa City Packing House, was born in Providence, R. I., March 10th, 1842, and there married, July 2d, 1862. Came to Iowa City, May. 1881. ARCHIBALD O. YOUUKrN, attorney at law, was born in Somerset county. Pa., January 20th, 1831. Married at Hagerstown, Md., March 1st, 1854. Came to Iowa City, 1857. Admitted to the bar, at Iowa City, March, 1874. Secretary i)f the Iowa City Packing Company. WILLIAM P. COAST. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, March 5th, 1845. Came to Iowa City, 1854. Married here, 1864. Junior member of the firm of Mozier & Coast for eight years. Now President of the Iowa City Grape Sugar Company. JAMES o'hANLON, contractor and builder, was bom in Peterboro, Canada, January 15th, 1827, and married there, January 24th, Isls. Came to Iowa City, August 14th, 1867. Has built 15 bridges for the C, R. I. & P. R. R., about 25 for the C., B. & Q. K. R., 9 county bridges throughout the State, and a number of smaller ones. ARNOLD C. MOON, M.D. Born in Stephentown. Rensselaer county. N. Y., March 22d, 1817. Married at Uniontown, Pa., 1844. Came to Iowa City, 1856. Graduated from Albany ^N. Y.) Medical College, March, 1840. JAMES S. MAHANA, senior member of the firm of Mahana Bros., painters, and dealers in paints, oils, etc. Born, August 1st, 1835. at Waynesburg, Pa. Came to Iowa City. 1^56. Married, September 1st. 1857, at Barnesville, Ohio. In the 9th Ohio Cavalry during the war, and with .Sherman in his "March to the Sea." MARVIN R. LUSE, dealer in in boots and shoes, was born in Mercer county. Pa., November sth. 1835. Came to Iowa City, August 26th, 1858. Married, May 29th, 1861. First Lieutenant in Union army, over three years. Helped raise a company. CHARLES M. LODGE, grocer, was bom .Tanuary 24th, 1848. in New Lisbon, Ohio. Came to Iowa City, 18.56. Mar- ried here. May Sth, 1878. Trade, carriage-smith. Served in the Union army three years, three months, as a drummer. JOEL LIGHTNER, dry goods merchant, was bom in Lancaster, Pa., February 8th, IHIO. Came to Iowa City, 1866. Married here, October 12th, 1860. Served as a soldier in the three months' service. Business location, corner of Washington and Clinton Sts. GEORGE L. JONES, grocer, was born in Shrewsbury, England, May 1st, 1851. Came to Iowa Cit.v. May, 1871, with his sister. Business location, Clinton street. CORNELIUS W. LANDSBERG, grocer, was born in Hanover. Germany, Septem- ber 17th, 1830. Came to America, 1854 ; Iowa City, 1856. Married, at Eutaw, Ala., April ■29th, 1861. Has visited his native coimtry twice since arriving here. 98 HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL, GABSON Ij. MOZTBR, flfice. STEPHEN E. PAINE. Born in Saratoga county, N. Y.. March 8th, 18.T0. His parents died before he was fourteen years of age. In 1819 he went to the city of New York, and enKaped in editins and publinhine the titiident, a monthly ma^^zine. Married. April 8th. 1K52. to Mary K. Fellows, of Merhanicsville, New York. In May. lH.'it>. he went to Uockford, 111.. ty he was Alderman of the Fourth Ward, and in March, 1871, was elected Mayor, and held the office for three successive terms. Now book-keeper for M. T. Close A Co., owners of the oil mills. EVENTS OF THE YEAR, i88i. JANUARY. POLITICAL AND OENEBAL. 6. Gen. Nathan Goff, Jr., of West Virginia, was confirmed Secretary of the Navy. The British Parliament opened. The troubles in Ireland were referred to in an address by the Qvieen, in which she recommended that people be allowed, "by purchase, a permanent proprietary interest in the soil." 9. Pension bill passed the Senate. 12. Harris M. Plaisted was, by the Le^slature, declared elected Governor of Maine. 17. An inquiry into the expediency of a telegraphic postal system, liy the United States, was directed by the House. 21). Population of tlie United States and Territories reportol by the Superin- tendent of Census to be 5(l,l.')2,'t.'')(i. United States Senators, as follows, were reported elected: James O. Fair, Nevada; John F. Miller, California; Thos. F. Bayard, Deleware (re-elected); Gen. Jos. R. Hawley, Connecticut; O. D. Conser, Michigan; H. L. Dawes, Massachusetts (re-elected); Eugene Halo, Maine; Thos. C. Piatt, New York; Benjamin Harrison, Indiana; John Slier- man, Oliio; F. M. Cockrell, Missouri. DEATHS. 1. Louis Auguste Blanqui, the noted French communist, in Paris, aged 75 years. 21. E. A. Sothern, actor, in London, aged 54 years. FEBRUARY. POLITICAI, AND GENERAL. 4. Mr. Morgan's resolution, declaring that the President of the Senate is not invested by the constitution with the right to count the votes of President and Vice-President of the United States, so as to determine what votes shall be received or counted, passed the Senate, the House concurring on the otli. 8. The Boers in South Africa defeated the British. Subsequently, 27th, the British were again defeated, and an armistice was signed, in which the Boers accepted the British conditions of peace. 9. The electoral votes were counted by the President in presence of both Houses, and Garfield and Arthur were declared elected President and Vice- President of the United States. 24. Mr. Foster moved a bill, in the British House of Commons for protec- tion of life and property in Ireland, the first reading of which was stubliornly opposed by the Home Rulers during a continuous session of forty-one hours, wlien the Speaker closed the debate and th<" bill was read. Among other mem- bers, Mr. Parnell was ejected from the House and suspended for obstruction of the bill. DEATHS. 5. Thomas Carlyle, distinguished au- thor, in Ijondoii, aged 01 years. l:^. Hon. Fernando Wood, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, aged fi9 years. 24. Hon. Matthew C. Carpenter, U. S. Senator from Wisconsin, at Washing- ton, D. C, aged 56 years. HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. 99 MABCH. POLITICAL AND GENERAL. 3. The apportionment bill fixing the number of Representatives at 319 passed the Senate. 4. The 46th Congress adjourned. The Kiver and Harbor bill, amounting to $11,141,800, or $3,000,000 more than ever before appropriated for a similar pur- pose, was passed before close of session. James Abram Garfield and Chester AUin Arthur publicly inaugurated. 5. An extra session of the Senate con- firmed the President's cabinet nomina- tions. 21. Levi P. Morton "was confirmed Minister to France. 23. The President sent in a large number of nominations, among whom were William H. Robertson for Collector of Customs at New York; William Wal- ter Phelps, of New Jersey, Minister to Austria ; Edwin A. Merritt, of New York, Consul-General in London ; Adam Badeau, of New York, Charge d' Affaires to Denmark; Michael J. Cramer, of Kentucky, Charge d' Affaires to Switz- erland; William E. Chandler, of New Hampshire, Solicitor-General. DEATHS. 13. Alexander II., Emperor of Russia, assassinated at St. Petersburg. Two bombs were thrown at him, the second of which inflicted terrible injuries, from which he died. His eldest son succeeded to the throne, with the title of Alexander III. 26. William Beach Lawrence, jurist and writer on international law, in New York, aged 81 years. APRIL. roLITIOAL AND GENERAL. 7. A joint resolution to submit a con- stitutional amendment giving to women the right to vote was passed in the Indiana House. 15. The Nihilist assassins of the Czar were hanged in St. Petersburg. 26. Lord Beaconsfield's remains were buried at Hughenden. DEATHS. 19. Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Bea- consfleld, author and statesman, in Lon- don, aged 76 years. 24. James T. Fields, publisher, author, and lecturer, in Boston, aged 63 years. 26. John Gorliam Palfrey, historian and statesman, in Boston, aged 85 years. 27. Emile de Girardin, an eminent French journalist, m Paris, in his sev- enty-fifth year. MAY. POLITICAL AND GENERAL. 5. President Garfield ■withdrew from the Senate all New York nominations except that of Robertson. The following nominations were confirmed: Robt. R. Hitt, Illinois, Assistant Secretary of State: Hiram Price, Iowa, Commissioner of Indian Affairs ; Stanley Matthews, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. 9. The House of Commons voted to erect a monument in Westminster Abbey to the memory of Beaconsfield. 16. Roscoe Conkling and Thomas C. Piatt resigned their seats as United States Senators from New York, stating the cause of their action to be the appointment, by the President, of Judge Robertson of New York, and circum- stances attending that appointment. 18. The nomination of Mr. Blerritt, as Consul-General to London, was con- firmed. 19. Nominations of Blanche K. Bruce as Register of the Treasury, and Geo. B. Loriug as Commissioner of Agriculture, confirmed. 20. Senate adjourned fine die. 31. The New York Legislature began ballotting for successors to Conkling and Piatt. DEATHS. 19. Count Yon Arnim, Prussian dip- lomatist, at Nice, aged 79 years. 21. Colonel Thomas H. Scott, ex- President of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, at Woodburn, Pa., aged 55 years. lOO HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. JUNE. POLITICAL. AND OENEKAl,. 12. Great storms in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Kansas, destroying many lives and miioli property. 29. The Republican State Convention of Iowa made its nominations. DEATHS. 2. .-Vlfred B. Street, poet, at .\lbany, New York, aged 7(1 years. Maximilien Paul Emile Littrc, pub- licist and philologist, in Paris, aged 80 years. 26. Hon. Henry Stanbery, ex-Attor- ney-General of the United States, in New York City, aged 78 years. ■27. Jules Armand Stanislas Dufaure, life Senator, and member of the .\cade- my, in Paris, aged 83 years. JULY. POLITICAL AND GENERAL. 1. The President appointed Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine, Minister to Spain; Chas. Payson, of Massachusetts, (Charge d' Affaires to Copenhagen ; G. W. Carter, of Louisiana, Minister to Venezuela. 2. The assassination of President Garfield was att<=mpted by Charles J. Guiteau, a disappointed office-seeker, in the waiting-room of the Baltimore it Potomac depot, at Washington. Guiteau fired two shots,— one passing through the President's coat-sleeve, and the other entering his body in the abdomen. Midliat Pasha and others implicated in the murder of the Sultan of Turkey exiled to Arabia. The South .Vfrican Boers issued a proclamation announcing the establish- ment of a republic. 10. The nomination of Hon. Warner Miller lit Albany, New York, as successor of Piatt, partially broke the dead-lock in the Senatorial contest. 28. War in the East — Ayoob Khan routed the Afghans. DEATHS. in. General John C. Pemberton, the Confederate defender of Vicksburg, at Penllyn, Pa. 13. John A. Appleton, of the pablish- ing firm of D. Appleton & Co., at Clifton, Staten Island, New York, aged (A years. 18. Arthur PeurhVn Stanley, D.D., LL.D., Dean of Westminster, in London, aged GG years. 25. Nathan Clifford, Associate Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court, at Cornish, Maine, aged 78 years. 27. Hon. John J. Bagley, ex-Gov- ernor of Michigan, in San Francisco, aged 49 years. Geo. P. Quackenbos, LL.D., author of popular school books. AUGUST. POLITICAL AND OENEBAL. IG. The Irish Land BUI finally passed the House of Lords, after much debate, and with provisions as insisted upon by tlie House of Commons. DEATHS. 3. Hon. William G. Fargo, President of the American Express Company, at Buffalo, New Y'ork, aged 63 years. Bishop Erastus Otis Haven, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, at Salem, Oregon, aged 61 years. 7. General Robert Patterson, in Phil- adelphia, aged 89 years. 22. General Leslie Coombs, at Lex- ington, Kentucky, aged 88 years. 28. Hon. Samuel B. Ruggles, at Fire Island, New York, aged 81 years. SEPTEMBER. POLITICAL AND GENERAL. 4. The forest fires began in Eastern Michigan, and spread over large portions of Huron, Sanilac, and Tuscola counties, destroying much property, and burning to death over three hundred persons. \Ti. The Irish National Convention met at Dublin, and passed resolutions favoring abolition of landlordism, amnes- ty, and home government. 20. At 2 A. M., a little after President Garfield's death, Chester A. Arthur took the oath of office as President of the United States, at his residence, before Justice John R. Brady, of the New York Supreme Court. 22. Oen. Arthur again took the oath I JIOLTDAY SOCYEXIR AXD ANNUAL. lOI of office at Washiugton, before Chief Jus- tice Waite, of the Supreme Court, after which he read a short inaugural address, aud issued a prochiniation setting apart the funeral day, Heptember 2Gth. DEATHS. 2. Hon. Hendriek B. Wright, ex- member of Congress, Plymouth, Pa., aged 73 years. 3. Lorenzo Delmonieo, in New York City, aged 68 years. 8. Sidney Lanier, at Lynn, North Carolina, aged 89 years. 13. General A. E. Bnrnside, United States Senator and ex-Governor, in Providence, K. I., aged .58 years. 15. Mme. Susan M. Bonaparte, widow of Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, in Balti- more, aged 69 years. 19. General James A. Garfield, Presi- dent of the United States, at Elberon, N. J., 10:3.5 p. M., aged .50 years. 26. President Garfield's body was de- posited in Lake Xievf Cemetery, Cleve- land, Ohio. OCTOBER. POLITICAL AND GENERAL. 10. A special session of the United States Senate was convened — Senator Bayard, of Delaware, was elected Presi- dent pro tan. On the 13th David Davis, of Illinois, was elected President. French troops entered Tunis with the approbation of the Bey. 13. Parnell was arrested in Dublin, and lodged in jail. Charges that he had incited tenants to refuse payment of their rent and of intimidating them from taking advantage of the Land Act were preferred against him. 20. Yorktowu centennial celebration. Ode by Paul H. Hayne, of South Carolina. 25. Hon. William Wiudom, of Minne- sota, ex-Secretary of the Treasui-y, was re-elected U. S. Senator. First decision under the Irish Land Act, at Monaghan. Rent reduced fifty shillings for the next fifteen years. Francis A. Walker resigned as Super- intendent of Census, for the purpose of taking charge of the Institute of Technology, Boston. Report of the Postmaster-General, for the fiscal year, states the increase in the number of post-offices as 1,.500. Total number of post-offices in the United States, in June, 44,152. An order was passed in the Criminal Court, at Washington, allowing twenty witnesses in the Guiteau case; fees and costs to be paid by the Government. 26. Assistant Postmaster-General Ty- ner sent his resignation to President Arthur. The resignation was accepted. 27. The election for members of the new German Reichstag occurred, and the Reichstag was opened November Ist. Emperor William being ill, Bismarck read his sovereign's sijeech from the throne. 29. Special session of the U. S. Sen- ate adjourned, the following confirma- tions having been made : Charles J. Fol- ger as Secretary of the Treasury; Thom- as L. James as Postmaster -General; Prank Hatton as First Assistant Post- master-General. DEATHS. 4. Fletcher U. Harper, in New York City, aged 34 years. 12. Dr. J. G. Holland, author, and editor of Srrihiiei-'a Monthly, in New York, in his sixty-third year. 16. Louis A. Wiltz, Governor of Lou- isiana, in New Orleans, aged 34 years. 25. Baron James de Rothschild, in Paris, aged 32 years. NOVEMBER. POLITICAL AND GENERAL. 8. A statue of Byron unveiled at Missolonghi, Greece, where he died. 10. French Ferry cabinet resigned. Five days thereafter a new ministry, under leadership of Gambetta, was announced. 14. The trial of Guiteau for the assas- sination of President Garfield begun in the District Supreme Court at Washing- ton. 15. Attorney-General McVeagh's res- ignation accepted. Folger took the oath as Secretary of the Treasurv. I02 HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. 22. The CommisaioDer of Indian Af- fairH made his nnuual report. Whole uumher of luJians in tlie United States, 201,912. DECEMBER. POLITICAL AND GENERAL. 5. The Forty-seven til Oonsress met. Mr. Keifer was elected [Speaker of the Hoii.se. Amonrj other l)ills, one to place General Grant on the retired army list was iutrodnced in the Senate. G. President Arthur's first message was delivered to Congress. 7. President Artlmr took up his resi- dence at the White House. Thomas L. James, Postmaster -Gen- eral, announced his int<'ntion to retire after January 1st. 8. Riutr Theater, Vienna, destroyed by fire, (ireat loss of life. 12. President Arthur nominated Sena- tor FreliuKhiiysen, of New Jersey, Secre- tary of State. The Senate unanimously confirmed the nomination. Senator Edmunds introduced a bill in the Senate, pro^ndint; for payment of ex- penses incurred in cousequence of President Garfield's assassination, pro- vided that the necessary amount did not exceed $I(I0,(KH1. 13. Ex-Senator Howe was named for Postmaster-General; Frank Hattoii, of IJurlin'.tton, Iowa, for Assistant Post- master-General. 16. The President sent to the Senate tlie name of Benjamin H. Brewster, of Pennsylvania, as nominee for Attorney- General (>r the United States. DE.^THS. 4. General Judson Kilpatrick, Minis- ter to Cliili, at Santiajro. 9. John Wien Forney, journalist and politician, in Philadelphia. 17. Dr. I. I. Hayes, the Arctic ex- plorer, in New York, axed 51 years. Leonard Bacou, D.D., LL.D., leading Congregational clergyman, in New Ha- ven, Connecticut, aged 80 years. ] cannot but ri*ni«'inhMr nurh thinip* woro, Thnt wiTf nitmt pn'ciiiiirt In rni». — Shakttiirart, BI0GK.\PH1CAL NOTES. (Continued from page 98.) JACOB RICORD, City Postmaster, was born in Philadelphia. Ph., SeptemhiT artth. IHlti. Came to Iowa City March Itli. IHIO; then a brick-maker; afterwani dealer iu bouts and nhoca. Married here. May 12th, 1K47, Mayor of Iowa City in lr(75-7rt anerience in his business, and a clean, well-kept store shows that this experience has been profitable. GEORGE W. SMITH, bookseller and stationer, 2:) South Clinton i^treet (firm of Smith ii MuUint, was born in Msin- chester, Vt.. January 2"ith, iHTd). Came to Iowa City in September, 1H70, and en^aKed work as book-keeper. Married here, Septemlx'r It'th, 1H77. ROBERT A. MVnE.SNEY, AKf'tit Vniled States Express Co., was burn in Hutler county, Ohio, August Tith. I'^U. Mar- ried at Muscatine, luwa, September 2il. l8iil. Came to Iowa City July 4th. 1863. FRANK V. MOFFITT, JR., Manager of the Western Union Telegraph OflRco and of the Iowa <'ity Telephone Kxchanne. was born in Newark. N. J., August iJtth, 18.M. Came to Iowa City in the H[>rin»; of 1m55. Married at Cedar Rapids October 14th. 1879. BENJAMIN KING, KFocer. 'M) Soutli Dubnipie street, was born in Lickinu county. Ohio. Ni»veinber lith, WJIK and there married .\pril '.V\, ls*:i. Came to Iowa City in Nitveinber I>»4'1; then a whiN'lwritfht. Enlisted ill the Union army, au first Lieutenant, in \^\'l: was promoted to Captain, and mustered out in iMti.'i. FRANK M, 80MER.S, M.D. Horn in Urbana, 111.. January 2ll4l. lsr»H. Ac- fjuirtMl a literary education at Tabor Cidlege. Tabor. Iowa, ami was there marritNl. July 1st, IKKI. Came to Iowa City, and conimenciMi pnic- tice. October 1st, l>v"'l, huvinu pn-viously Kradu- Bted from (!»»' Hi>nuropathic Medical Depart- ment, 8. U. I. Phh-IicihI his profession at Hamburtt. lowii, previous to his n'moral to Iowa City. HOLIDAY SOU VE NIB AND ANNUAL. 103 HEBMAN A. STBUB. Born in New York City, April 5tli, 1S52. Came_ to Iowa City in September, lh.i7, and here mar- ried, June 1st, 1S75. Junior partner in the firm of Pratt & Strul). dealers in dry goods, which position he attained through his own exertions. CHARLES D. W. CLAPP, clothier. \\4. Came to Iowa City in ISii;. Married to Miss Margaret Westenhaver, in Graham township, February 3d, 1881. Was engaged in business at Shelby, Iowa, 1871-77. JOHN G. OrVEN. Bom in Mifflin county. Pa.. October 14tli, ISai. Married at Ebensburg. Pa., in .\pril, 184H. Came to luwa City in the fall of lS."i9. and for a time was one of the proprietors of the State Press. Served under General Winfield Scott in the Mexican war. Enlisted as Lieutenant ; af- terward was promoted to Quartermaster Ser- geant of the regiment. Grocer, 31) South Du- buque street. HAEVET W. FYPFE. Born in Champaign county. Ohio, February lljth, 1817. Married at Bellefontaine. Ohio, De- cember lilth, 1839. Came to Iowa City March 3d, 1H4H. and engaged in business as merchant and trader. Enlisted as a soldier in the Union army February 'id, 1863. Served in the police service until tlie close of the war. during which tim^ he was commissioned Captain. Compiler of directories. JONATHAN G. STABKEY, auctioneer, at College street commission house, was bom in Clinton county. Ohio, July 29th. 1815. Married at Steubenville. Ohio. April 9th, ISiO. Came to Iowa City December 2Sth, 1854. and engaged work at his trade — stone-mason and bricklayer. WILLIAM H. GOODBELL. Bom in Guernsey county. Ohio, July 19th, 1841. Came to Iowa City November Ist, 185«; then a student. Married here July 5th. 1865. Soldier in the Union army from April, 1861, to August, 1S65. Enlisted as a private; promoted to Captain: wounded at Wilson's Creek, Mo., August Kith, 1861. Chief Clerk in City Post- office. BDFUS B. LUMBAED, dry goods merchant (firm of Lumbard & Sons'. \W South Dubuque street, was born in Dryden. N. Y., September 5th, 1S22, where he was mar- ried, November Ist, 1843. Came to Iowa City in March, 1862, and began the work of farming. DAVID J. STIMMEL, carriage maker, was born in Delaware, Ohio. March 1st, 1836. Married at Iowa City Septem- ber 15th, 1886. Came to Iowa City October 28th, 1874. THOMAS O'hANLON. Bom in Erie, Pa., December 13th, 1856. Came to Iowa City in the spring of 1867. Grocer, 115 South Dubuque street. FEANCIS H. BBADLET, grocer, 120 East Washington street, was born in Genoa, N. Y., July 4th, 183U. Married at Auburn, N. Y., June 6th, 1852. Came to Iowa City in September, 1880. HUDSON BUEE, Stenographer, was born in Philadelphia, August 27th, 1843. Married, at Waterloo. Iowa. April 2nth,.1864. Came to Iowa City in January, 1874. Graduated at Central High School. Philadel- phia. Reporter for the 8th Jutlicial District of Iowa since September Ist. 1873. JOHN J. HOLMES. Bom in L'-esburg, Carroll county. Ohio. December 28th, 1833. Married in Burlington, Iowa, October 2llth, 18.59. Came to Iowa City in June, 1863. .\lderman for three years. Marble- worker, 116 East College street. DAVID S. BIDLAKE, restaurateur, 122 East Washington street, was born in Westford, N. Y., December nth, 1849. Married at Auburn. N. Y., June 15th, 187.5. Came to Iowa City in September, 1881. ELISHA B. MOOEE, dry goods merchant, 124 East Washington St., was born in Licking c^)unty, Ohio, October 28th, 1836. Came to Iowa City in the fall of 1864. and for a time was clerk for D. W. C. Clapp. Mar- ried here May Inth, 18(ifi. He commenced to sell goods when he was but fifteen years ohl, and has been at the business ever since. His store is proof of his enterprise and industry. EOBERT W. BTINGTON, attorney at law (firm of Byingtnn Bros.), 105 East Washington street, was born in Iowa City. April 3d. 1854. Graduated, June 22d, 1877, from the Law Department, S. U. I., and begun prac- tice here December 6th, 1S79. WILLIAM E. FOSTEB. Born in Iowa City, May 15th, 1851, and here married September 12th, 1877. Liveryman, 218 Washington street. SAMUEL BAKEE, grocer, 109 East Washington street (firm of Hotz & Co.> Born in York county. Pa.. October 1st. 1821. Came to Iowa City March 31st, 1857, and here married July 30th, 1871. DEDLIF F. EOSENCRANZ. Born in Holstein, Germany, .\pril 7th, 1848. Married at Davenport, Iowa, August 3d, 1875. Came to Iowa City in the fall of 1877. Furrier, etc., 19 South Clinton street. CHAELES LINDEBMAN. Born August 9th, 1852. in New York City. Came to Iowa City July 29th. 1873; here married September 15th, 1874. Barber; shop. 121 East Washington street. WILLIAM J. HOTZ, grocer (firm of Hotz & Co.), 109 East Washing- ton street, was born in Iowa City, June 7th, 18.58, and here married October 2d, 1879. I04 HOLIDAY SOlVEMIi AS J) AXMAL. AABON G. TUCKER. Horn November *JL)th. lH:t;>, in ("uoiu'rutown, l)U*'fio. county. N. Y. Came to lowu City in July. IHTm. M'irri*»(l in Iowa City June 2il. |h.'>h. He Iwirmnl his tnnle ijuur. |>rint<>r> in OtH^tro. N. Y.. the home of Hon. T. (', Piatt. After work- ing at liiB trade in New York (*ity and various other places, he went to Goshen. N. Y., where he owned and publitiibed n paper for one year. Then oauie Xa* Iowa City and entered the lifinnl^r of- fice a h foreman. After publishint;, for ft time, the F.reniug Sfor, he and Mr. Sylvester pur- cha8ead, for eighteen yearn. 1« now Agent of American Expres.-* Co. DENNIS HAHKR, grocer. No. I'iTt Dubuque street, is n native of Ireland; born November 11th. lH."il. Came to Iowa City in August. 1K72. and way here married, the same year. City Tn'asurer. JOHN NORWOOD CLARK. }ioni in Phihidelphin. July »(Hh. l^U. Mar- ried at EUicott's MillH. Md.. July 2*2d. 1h;W. (*amo to Iowa City Octolier 'ilst, \er Ist, lH:)ti, in Medforx in 1>^2. JOSEPH R. SCUdFIELD, wiiH born in Yorkshire, Knglanf the firm i>f Hertz A Hemmer. dealers in dry goods, etc., was born in Peoria, 111., Noveml»er I2th, Km. Came to Iowa City in September, \er I7lh. 1H77, , It* a miller by occupation. JOHN B. HADDOC7K, Cashier of the First Natiimal Uiuik. wif< born in Wilmington. Del., March l-'th. Islu. Came to Iowa City Decembi*r iMh. ls,Vs, und engaged in businetw ns a grocer. Married here May 3il. 1H»W. OEOROE W. LEWIS, grocer. HW South Clinton street, was bom in Oneida county, N. Y.. January Ilth. 1'42. Came to Iowa City in IstW. Married at Ypsilanti. Mich., to Miss .Annie V. Yanson, October 12th. 1N74. JOHN SUEPPEL, grocer, was born in Bavaria, (termany. October Hth, lH;tt>. Arrived in America in IH-Vi. and, at Krie. Pa., servetl four years apprt*nticeship at the m. DANIEL HAM, th. l?i.')|. Came to Iowa City De<'eml)»'r. 1'^m. Married at Kichmtmd, Iowa. June Itth, 1h77. Clerk for Hy- erson A Son ; Secreliiry of Catholic Mutual Pri>- tective and of Bohemian Literary Societies. JACOB KRAMER, manufactiir«>r of boots and shoes, 21 Dubuque street, is a native of liavaria. (lermany; Inirn September 4th, l Iowa City NovemlH»r 2d, IKVI. where he was married DccemU'r li>th. \wa City in the ^p^ing of l>Ci7. Pro- r»rietor of Ihe "China Hall." the only ston* in the city dealing exdiisivi'ly in this line of Koods. Locateil in the Odd Felhiws' new building. \'M\ Dubuque street. JACOB M. SEYI>EL. Horn in Lislran. Ohio. January 21tb, IH2>^. Canic to Iowa City OcIoImt '2x\. I'^U. and iMignged work at his trade tinner. Was here niarriiMl Dect-mlier 21th. i^^'it). Dealer in stoves anil tin- ware. t2t» South Clinton street. LUKE D. PORCH. Born in Knox county. Ohio, February ."Ul, iHl.'i. Marriml at Mt. Vernon, Ohio. July Sd. iKiiv. Came to Iowa City, October, IH71. City Mur-hal in is7n. HOLIDAY SOUVENIR AND ANNUAL. 105 liEWIS W. CliAPP, attorney at law, was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., September 24th. IS-'iT. Came to Iowa ("ity in May, lS5y. Graduated in 1S77 from tlie Law Department. S. U. I., and commenced practice here the foll<»wing year. Office. 114 Washington street. He hap already attained a tine practice, and '^everybody likes him." ISAAC FURBISH, dealer in boots and shoes, corner of Washing- ton and Clinton streets, was born in Kennebeck, Maine, July i'th, lHa5, and was there married July 4th. iMtU. Came to Iowa City in iHtiti, and ever since has engaged in his present business. JOHN W. WHITMORE, proprietor of tlie "Union Grocery." 1'22 Dubutjue street, was born in Olin, Jones county, Iowa, May 4th, 1S59, and was here married, to Miss Ella Merritt. January Uth. 1881. Graduated I from the Law Department, S. U. I.. June, IHSO. i GEORGE B. BERGEE. ; Born in Port Carbon. Pa., April 17th, 1848. I Came to Iowa City in the spring of 185H. Mar- ried, at Minneapolis. Minn., January 2fith, 1875. Enlisted in the Union army, as a blacksmith, in iHfil, and served six months. Blacksmith. No. ir» Capitol street. CHARLES N. ABBOTT, liveryman, corner Capitol and Washington ' streets, was born in Carbondale. Pa., July 4th. 1847. Came to Iowa City in October. 1H57, where ' he was married. April 1st. 1869. ! FRANK BUERCKLE, proprietor of the Buerckle House, was born in Baden, Germany, April 2d, 1827. Came to this j country in is'tl; to Iowa City. December 23d, istjl. Married in Boston, Mass., May 11th, 1M54, I where he remained ten years previous to coming [ here. Trade, machinist. I WILLIAM J. HUFF, was born in Wellersburg, Somerset county. Pa.. , July 29th. 18^9. Married, at Marengo, Iowa, ' 18(32. Came to Johnson county in 1859, and I engaged as a teacher and copyist. Served in the I Union army over tliree years, in Company E, 2Sth Regiment Iowa Volunteers. Enlisted as a private; promoted to Captain in lHt>4. Has been ('ounty Ree()rder ito till vacancy t. and a member of the Board of Supervisors (1HH8). JOHN HORNUNG, confectioner and i^roprietor of Steam Bakery, 14 Dubuque street, was born in Wuertzburg, (iermany, October IBth. 185ti. Came tu Iowa City, May. lMr)7. and was here married, October 12th, 1881. Trade, cigar-maker. LYMAN PARSONS. Born in Knox. Albany county. N. Y.. Novem- ber 12th, 1H2**. Married at Lynden. Wis., July 1st, 1,865. (^ame to Iowa City in June, 1889; his occupation then was railroad contractor. Is a Director of the Farmers' Loan and Trust Com- pany. GEORGE P. HESS. Agent B., C. R. & N. Railway, was born in Bath, Steuben county. New York. July 27th. 1h39. Came to Iowa City in September, 1858, and was here married, to Miss Ellen L. Murray, Novem- ber 23d, lSti3. ROBERT R. SPENCER, Cashier of Johnson County Savings Bank, was born in Worthington, Ohio, August 19th, 1854. Came to Iowa City in 1660, and was here mar- ried to Miss Louisa E. Lovelace, August Slst, 1H76. SOLOMON GRIMM, dry goods merchant, 12ti Washington street, was born in Herschberg-on-the-Saale. Germany, March 1st, 1823, where he was married, August 15th, 1853. He reached this ctmntry with the small sum of 25 cents, with which he paid for a night's lodging. January 10th. 1856, he came to Iowa City, and engaged work as porter in the old Fremont Hotel. His occupation in the old country was stocking weaving, and he now has in his store some of the goods that were ma* ■*' .nin...i..n A- ARTISTIC 420 +SPERRYS + South Glinton Sired. DEALERS IN ^flll'(Hll(IS,All NOTIONS.' •:)io-wA. ciT-y(. J/ / // /r /r/rr fl lO-WT-A. OIT^V, IO-Wr.A. KKKIiS UNSrUPASHKI) ADVANTACJKS to YOUNG MEN ami LADIES (IfMrinj: to procure a Kood BUSIN ESS EDUCATION, mul 11 Hju'ciHl truiniim that will onahlc thi*m to Hcc'uri* p.wiNo I'osiTioNH. or to conduct their huHinc^s and kfki' TiiKiu ACcoTNTH hys- TKMKTirM.LV. lowA t'lTY roMM^iUiAi. Coi.i.KriK wiis cHtabliKhfHl in l«i.V and ii* (h<* Only Commercial College in this Part of Iowa that Gives a Complete Coarse. UooK-KKKriNu, ('(iMMKUi I \l. \.\\\ , K 4jMMKHi lAl. A Itll MMKTIt . I'KNM VNSUII'. (illtl rKI.KJillAI'IlY tllUk'hl b> FIVK Hi'KciAi. 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