The State Gymnasium at ISC was converted into a hospital to accommodate the surge of influenza cases during the 1918-19 pandemic. Fifty-one deaths occured in an ISC student population of approximately 3,000. For further information see the article (pp. 1-2) in the May 1986 issue of "The Ames Intelligencer" (newsletter of the Ames Heritage Association).
Citation: 95.512.1-2
Year: 1918