Iowa
Old Press
University Reporter
Iowa State University, Iowa City, Johnson co. Iowa
January 15, 1875
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Personals.
S.A. Stover, '79, is teaching near Lytle City.
Geo.Gutherie, '73, is teaching in Coatsville, Miss.
John Glasglow, Med. '74, is practicing in Windam, Iowa.
A.T. Conley, Med. '74, is practicing in Rock Falls, Iowa.
Miss Lottie Shrimer, class '77, has a class in German at the
Second Ward School.
L.M. Fisher, Valedictorian Law '73 is in Grant & Smiths'
office in Davenport.
S. Lyler Glaspell, Law '74, has hung out his sign at Davenport.
Smith Hanna is teaching in the University. He is a valuable
addition to its corps of instructors.
Maggie Monroe, who attended the University, in '72, is now
engaged in teaching in Davis County.
R.C. Glass, '73, spent a few days in the city during the past
vacation. He is now studying Theology at Boston.
D.A. Myers, Academic '73, is not attending any Medical School,
but is devoting every energy to his chosen profession.
Miss Jennie Ross, having returned from Peabody, Kansas, is now at
home with her parents near Blue Cut, Jones County, Iowa.
Owing to the illness of Judge Dillon's wife, he did not commence
his lectures on Medical Jurisprudence at the appointed time.
Chas. H. Preston, Medical '73, is one of the shining lights of
that profession in Davenport. His practice is becoming quite
extensive.
B.W. Slagle staid over night her recently. His many friends in
the city owuld, perhaps, like him to return to school at his
earliest convenience.
Chas. S. Vorse has been down with fever and ague. After medical
assistance he will, no doubt, soon be able to resume his labors
in his department.
Mr. J.F. Thompson, of the Forest City bar, has again entered the
University Law class, with the intention of graduating next June.
C.E. White, '73, pssed through town on his way to Muscatine, to
secure several efficient teachers for his growing schools in
Lansing, Iowa.
"Doc" Corning has returned to the Law Department and
will be with us till the end of the year. We are confident that
"Doc" will do himself and his class justice.
Geo. Dunton, President of the Senior Class, was snowed up at
Freeport Ill., and was detained till Monday. Many other students
were also maltreated by the weather in the same way.
Porter Burr, of Law '73, who adopted Horace Greeley's advice and
went to Lincoln, Neb., staid there a short time and soon returned
to the paternal mansion in Davenport.
Mr. B.F. Hoyt, special student of the University has in process
of formation a small cabinet of natural curiosities, consisting
of one hundred speciments of fossils, about fifteen specimens of
minerals, and forty specimens of fish, preserved in alcohol.
These have been collected by Mr. Hoyt since last commencement.
[transcribed by S.F., May 2012]