The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-24
4 HARVARD IN MONTANA.
How Much Better Such q Great
School Might Do Than Lit
S %
tic Ones.
Gould Be Better Equipped, Better
Instructors Employed, at
Much Less Cost.
Students From Various Special Schools
wOu'd Rscite to the Same Expert
In That Branch.

TO THE INDEPENDENT: Al our lsgialatori
are about to establish some Of the most inn
portant educational institutions Of the
school system of our state. and - these
schools once located are liked for all time.
IL 10 by far tho most important subject oi
legislation that ever has or evss will come
before tho lawmakers of the state; since
The intsllisence and professional skill Of
our people will in , great measure depend
upon these schools. II first class. they will
DO the pride and browning glory of the
state; and by them every Citizen will be
10 not a child, man or woman In Masss-
ohusstts. who has not felt the stimulating
power Of Harvard university. Let us have
= Harvard. where the fountains Of all learn
ing shall be- open to the youth. mon and
women OF Montana. To actw;sely we must
know what means we have and understand
what each school will need to make IL an
efficient educator.
Available funds. No one can now tell
Just how much money will be available for
the support of these schools in the next
decade. But those of US who have been
through the experience of starting this sys-
tenn Of schools in other states-looatinR and
selling the lands granted. erecting build
inRs. buying Libraries and apparatus and
paying professors-feel assured it will be
ten years before the mems available will be
more than sufficient TO support one untvsr-
sity. Every one will admit that one good
school IL worth moro than twenty POOR
ones.
The university will need . large room for
general meetings, one large room for min
erals, one room for mounted animals and
birds. one for laboratory, one for library,
and ten lecture and recitation rooms. Hence
ths necessary buildings will DO very OK
pensive. Al least ten professors with some
assistants will be necessary. A professor of
physics and astronomy, one Of mathematics,
one Of chemistry. one of mineralogy and
geology, one Of zoology and botany. n Of
mental science. ono of English and rhetoric.
n Of hygiene and physiology. ono of Greek.
one of Latin, ne'o Of modern languages, and
some would add a,president. And besides.
fuel and lights and = professor Of dust and
ashes will DO necessary.
The agricultural college will need about
tho same college buildings, farm hsass.
stables. tool houses. hot houses and con-
ssrvatory, farm, orchards, vineyard, gar
dens; and besides. horses. cattle. sheep.
pigs md poultry. This college must also
have one professor of agriculture. = Of
horticulture, n of physics and astronomy,
one of mathematics, one Of chemistry. one
of mineralogy and geology, one of zoology
and botany, one of English and rhetoric.
Some agricultural colleges have other pro-
fessors. and there must DO wood and lights
and a professor Of dust and ashes.
such must be the equipments Of those
schools. located in different places. A saw
ing can be made by putting them together.
There Will be no savingi in tho farm. orchard
and gardens; but in the college buildings,
the minerals and the collections of birds
and animals, those provided for tho uni
versity will servo equally we'll for ths agri-
cultural college, 80 tho pupils in both
schools can 60 to the same professor in
mathemntics. In physics and astronomy. in
chemistry, in geology and mineralogy. in
zoology and botany, in English and rhetoric,
in physiology and hygiene.
by uniting the agricultural college with
the university then we snve one set of COL
leRe buildings, one set of cabinets of min
erals, collections of birds and animals and
laboratories and seven professors and their
necessary lecture rooms. The writer,
while dean of he agricultural college OF
Missouri, had pupils in the same class in
geology from the university, agricultural
college. normal school, school of engineers,
medical school, law school and students OF
mining.
The school of mines is one of the most
important OF the state schools and it
should have every advantage and all tho
apparatus and equipments needed to put ID
In the frat rank of this class Of schools, as
it will be in tue first mining state in the
union. The school of mines must have q
good chemical laboratory. cabinet of min
erals. apr aratus for practical listing of all
ores and minerals. and all necessary build.
ings; professors of geology and mineralogy,
OF chemistry, of mathematics, of physics,
OF English and rhetoric, of physiology and
hygiene and a professor of mining. There
must also be fuel and lights, and a profess
scr of dust and ashes.
1t will be observed that the school build
ings proper may be the same as those for
the university and tho agricultural college.
The chemical laboratory. library and cab
met of minerals and six of the professors
provided for the university may be- used by
the school of mines and save duplicating
them. There will thus be a saving of more
shan one-half the expense OF starting the
school OF mines and of running it when
equipped, should il DO connected with the
university and agricultural college.
The normal school is designed and es-
tablishsd to educate teachers for our pub
lilo schools. and is consequently the most
important school in this state and should
be the beat, for in educating the teachers
Of our public schools it will roach directly
and in no small degree determine the adv.
cation of q hundrsdfold more pupils than
any other sshoo in the state. 30 will our
people be we'll or badly educated. il these
go to their schools inspired WITH
The grandeur of their work, to mako grand
women n noble men, many of theas
grand women u noble men viii pass on
TO the higher schools. lift them up bv their
inspiration, thus elevatinQ the professional
schools and the professions and the whole
intellectual power OF the commonwealth.
The common schools and the uniysrsitv
the state system of educating All
ts children, without reference to the bust.
less or profession one may choose. In
Ehsse Hohools the future farmer. merchant.
engineer, dooter, lawyer and prsaohor. side
BY side, tread tho 1owery paths Of learning
climb the hill of science. Then the1
'epnrate to their professional school, with
owing "God-prosy or-yous," and whom thew
meet again will have confidence to march
'heuldsr to shoulder over the battlefield of
life.