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AUTOMOBILE INSTITUTE. The Automobile Institute sponsored by the [[DUBUQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB]] was held from April 2-4, 1914 in | AUTOMOBILE INSTITUTE. The Automobile Institute sponsored by the [[DUBUQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB]] was held from April 2-4, 1914 in [[GERMANIA HALL]], the free-of-charge program was the first of its kind in Dubuque. It was designed by the Engineering Extension Department of Iowa State College (now Iowa State University) | ||
With the use of lectures, slides, and charts, the institute taught new car owners the mechanics of automobiles and how to take care of their investment. "The institute made such an impression on owners and chauffeurs that they signaled their willingness of again securing the school in the future." | With the use of lectures, slides, and charts, the institute taught new car owners the mechanics of automobiles and how to take care of their investment. "The institute made such an impression on owners and chauffeurs that they signaled their willingness of again securing the school in the future." | ||
Revision as of 15:59, 18 September 2017
AUTOMOBILE INSTITUTE. The Automobile Institute sponsored by the DUBUQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB was held from April 2-4, 1914 in GERMANIA HALL, the free-of-charge program was the first of its kind in Dubuque. It was designed by the Engineering Extension Department of Iowa State College (now Iowa State University)
With the use of lectures, slides, and charts, the institute taught new car owners the mechanics of automobiles and how to take care of their investment. "The institute made such an impression on owners and chauffeurs that they signaled their willingness of again securing the school in the future."
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"Auto Institute Successfully Ends," Telegraph Herald, April 5, 1914, p. 4