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conducted there by the scientific members of the class of 1888, after the dignitaries had placed the cornerstone and departed. The next building to be constructed was the armory, known as Grant Memorial Hall. Then in rapid succession came the following: boiler house, library, electrical laboratory, Mechanic Arts Hall, Memorial Hall annex, Brace laboratory, Administration Hall, Museum, the Temple, engineering building, law college building, Bessey Hall, Chemistry Hall and many minor buildings, and new buildings now under construction.
The farm campus of 320 acres was purchased from Moses Culver and his wife on June 25, 1874, as the original lands located nearer the main campus were found to be unsuitable. Until 1918 the old home of the Culvers was in use as a dwelling, but the march of building-progress called for its removal. Many of the beautiful old trees planted by Mr. Culver still adorn the farm campus. In the early days the farm was separated from the town by an almost unbroken stretch of prairie, so that it was regarded as being at a great distance. Agricultural college students, living at the farm, rode to the campus in a wagon. These students were supposed to work for their board, and to absorb agricultural wisdom while they worked. A cartoon in the first edition of the Sombrero in 1884 represents them as engaging in mumble-ty-peg behind the barn.
The development at the University farm was greatly retarded, and the farm campus received little attention until about 1899. It has become the most attractive place in the city—which reaches out to, and surrounds it. It is connected with the city campus by an eighteen-minute car service and may be reached over paved streets. It has buildings and improvements to the value of over half a million dollars. Hundreds of students attend classes at the farm. The original 320 acres have long been inadequate for the purposes of the college and school of agriculture and the experiment station. Considerable additional land is rented, and some additional acres, most of which are at some distance from the farm, have been purchased. The students of the college of agriculture pursue most of their
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