Science, the Botanical Gazette and others. Some of them were illustrated. Besides these and others he has contributed to the Prairie Farmer, Iowa Homestead, Column's Rural World, Texas Farm and Ranch and the American Bee Journal.
A. S. Welch, A. M., LL. D., for nineteen years connected with the college, as president and professor from 1869 to 1884, and after that to 1889 as professor only, had the departments of psychology, economics and history of civilization. His books are well known-Object Lessons, Welch's Analysis of the English Sentence, Teacher's Psychology, and Talks on Psychology. He was also editor of the Progressive Farmer and the College Quarterly, while his lectures and sermons were of a high order.
Mrs. Mary B. Welch, the president's wife, held the chair of domestic economy. from 1875 to 1884, and published her well-known cook and receipt book, which has passed through several editions. She was also on the editorial staff of the Iowa State Register for many years, and among other general writings prepared numerous papers and addresses before the National and State Woman's Suffrage Associations.
William H. Wynn, Ph. D., now of Midland College, Atchison, Kas., was for fifteen years at College Farm, in the chair of English literature, Latin and history. During his first year he conceived the idea of issuing annual pamphlets on current literary and philosophical topics, a practice he has kept up for nineteen years. Among those who have commended them are Dr. George S. Morris, Dr. James B. Angell, W. D. Howells, Dr Noah Porter, and Dr. W. T. Harris, while copies have been solicited for the library of Johns Hopkins . University. Some of these have also appeared in the New Englander and the Gettysburg Quarterly, both scholarly periodicals. He is an associate editor of the latter organ. A volume of poems sprang from his facile pen also, and a collection of his students' sermons are now awaiting issue. Besides being on the editorial staff of two weekly papers, he is a stated contributor to the New and Old, a monthly magazine.
It is a delicate task to speak of men now living, and as a large proportion of literary work is done sub rosy-at least as far as the public eye is concerned, no effort is here made except to gather the plain obtainable facts.
But there have been Story County writers not so peculiarly identified with the college. Col. John Scott, of Nevada, whose pen has dipped very pleasantly into local history, has also done a more pretentious literary work. His Encarnacion, or the Prisoner in Mexico, was a pleasant volume published after his return from the Mexican War. He has also had considerable editorial experience in Kentucky and Iowa as editor of local and agricultural papers, and for a time edited a column of the latter nature in the Davenport Gazette. Besides this he has read numerous addresses before national and State associations on his favorite branches of agriculture. His work on this volume embraces the first, second and third chapters, while his centennial address on the local history of Story County will be a standard source of reference in the local archives.
Mrs. Mary S. Scott, the wife of Col. Scott, has issued an artistic little volume, on Indian Corn as Human Food.
Mrs. Matilda M. Turner, of Ames, began writing early in the seventies for The Lakeside, a Chicago magazine, by the present editor of The Dial. Among the serial stories that appeared were " Seven Years' Service," " The Fall of Eve," " Saluting the Gods," " The