IOWA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND ARTS

IOWA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND ARTS. Located in the FACADE BUILDING, the Institute in 1874 was featuring the work of taxidermist Thomas Dangerfield. He had been employed for "several months" preparing exhibits of every bird and animal found in Iowa. (1) Asa HORR was elected the organization's president in 1868 and was still in that office in 1874. (2)

In 1877 the Institute hosted a lecture on the metric system which the Dubuque Herald declared would become "universal due to its efficiency and simplicity. (3) In May the Institute appointed a committee to investigate the milk being sold locally. It was thought the milk was too thin. (4)

On January 3, 1879 the members met to consider the continuance or reorganization of the group. (5) The members decided to hold occasional meetings at the homes of members. (6) In the February 20, 1880 issue of the Dubuque Herald, it was reported that individual members had established collections of their own and were considering the establishment of an academy. (7)

In 1896 the announcement was made that efforts were being made to reorganize the group. A temporary organization was formed with the election of Theodore RUETE as president and Richard HERRMANN as secretary. Committees were established with a plan to hold the next meeting at the call of the president. (8)

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1. "The Art Institute," Dubuque Herald, May 17, 1874, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18740517&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

2. "Iowa Institute of Science and Arts," Dubuque Herald, May 27, 1874, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18740527&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

3. "The Metric System," Dubuque Herald, May 25, 1877, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18770525&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

4. "Caught on the Fly," Dubuque Herald, May 29, 1877, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18770529&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

5. "Caught on the Fly," Dubuque Herald, January 4, 1879, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18790104&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

6. "Arts and Sciences," Dubuque Herald, January 5, 1879, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18790105&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

7. "Local Science," Dubuque Herald, February 20, 1880, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18800220&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

8. "The Natural Sciences," Dubuque Herald, December 16, 1896, p. 8