The Helena independent., 1894-12-10
At the Montana College Of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts, Located at
Bozeman.
REPORT OF PRESIDENT AND FACULTY
Outline OF the Excellent Work OF the Inst.
tuition, lis Equipment Methods, and
lts Needs.

have the honor % present herewith
my report for the first half oi the yea
1Sai-s5, accompanied by those OF pro
fessors and teachers IA the several de
pastmsnts Of the college These reports
show that there has been satisfactory
adya9ce along the various lines OF
wOiN
The following changes have bccn
made Ia the faculty during the year
VI. tcim o. office began as president
on the tlrst % July / left for the east
on July H. having been delayed by the
railway strike then In progress, and re-
turned On Aug, 70. The interval was
chiefly spent In yisit!Gs several of the
leading colleges VI agriculture and me-
ehanlc arts and The experiment sta
lions and racms ,Snacctcd with them,
Among ife .naumtuns Nlalied were the
Minnesota, Wisconsin ana Michigan
UOlicAcs and stations, the provincial
rCilcge ri .ta couture az Guelph, ont,
Bni the s,..lpu aud farm IN connection
thrscwIll, t.,-n the Central experiment
tai farm g. .lc dominion ot Ganuda, sit
g0,Cd at Ottawa, Ort. Frof, \. NJ.
Ryon touh charge uf ,hc president 5
duties uHlll my return, ana since that
time has been giving his time and at
tention 10 the engineering department.
HIS work in measurements Of water,
which will eoon appear in the form of a
bulletin. wiz nu doubt prove of great
service in the Interests ~ irrigation
throughout Tho arid states. Owing TO
his absence in the east, his report tiOeS
not appear at this time. lie las been
assisting IN the department OF mnthe-
mates during the session, having taken
charge Of the class In geometry.
Mrs. Il. E Marshall has been secured
as teacher IN ffeehand drawing and
Woodworking, and brings TO her work
an experience and culture which places
this department upon very satisfac-
tory basis.
W. NJ. Cobleigh. f. NJ. a graduate OF
the mining engineering department of
the college of Montana. was appointed
as assistant In chemistry and physics
He was assistant for one year before his
graduation to the professorshlp OF
chemistry. His knowledge of practical
chemistry makes him very efficient as
an aid In laboratory work, and also in
the analytical work OF the experiment
station. Miss Jennie Jones was ap-
pointed as assistant in the commercial
department and in shorthand and type
writing.
There has been much misunderstand-
ing as TO the purpose and scope OF col
leges Of agriculture and mechanic arts.
There is no doubt that the intention OF
congress i'm framing the Morrill, bill was
10 give prominence to agricultural IN
struction, and yet IL is quite as evident
that il was not the intention TO endow
them simply for that purpose, The act
states that "the leading object shall be,
without excluding other scientific and
4 afa In HI
tactics, to teach such branches OF learn
ing as are related TO agricul-
ture and the mechanic arts
i'm order to promote the
liberal and practical education of the
Industrial classes In the several pur-
suits and professions OF life" The
scope OF such an institution can only be
limited by defining what is a liberal
and practical education and the Varl-
Gus departments OF educational work
can be limited only by defining what
was meant by 1.-THE several pursuits and
professions OF life" The idea, no doubt,
was to bring higher education closer to
the agricultural classes but II does not
follow that the education must be chief
ly agricultural The design Of both acts
was clearly the education of the IN
dustrial classes" literally and pracu-
caly for the development of the high-
est and best powers OF MANHOOD ana
citizenship BY mechanic arts con-
gress certainly meant more than man
ual training. but rather such training
that the student night 60 out so educated
mentally and manually In his art that
he might through IL secure Vn.iAcpd
The great trouble has been thht wSie
the acts If congress werr intcud for
the wider spread Of higher education
anon. 90 common people they nave
usugl' ru Interpreted IN the interests
OF ella Iral and archaeological institu.
tious. la the report ~ the United
Statcs commissioner for lNo0-9l, he says
"It wore well indeed. II The fact could be
more widely recognized, mat thesc COZ
lerss are essentially and peculiarly
puhlic Institutions, few establishment
In this country can more truly DE sai0
70 belong 10 the people, lie outlines
tha agricultural and mechanical courses
which should be offered, stating lhht
The first years course could be MADE the
pgmc for both. viz, preparatory drlil
In language. mathematics ana the ele-
ueuts Of science. For the agricultural
codrgc enough ~ Latin should be taught
t. render the instruction IN English oi
;hc greatest possible educational value,
and 10 facilitate the comprehension ot
rrieptlnc terms, In no case does II
S-cn. allowable 10 omit instruction IN
general farm management, business
rurtom. and lnfm law or bookkeeping
and f1:M accounts, AN Ideal rlrchanl'
tnl course 30 outlines uH lpllawl 'ln-
smf;ae all tho more liberal bpncbe7 NJ
lin agricultural course, laboratory
plgic5Ior Iu the physical department
lighvr mathematics. mechanical draw
me and manual labor In the mechanical
EhopH \ four years course, embracing
carpenter work, forge and furnace
work.. machine construction and design
and 'nn principles ~ mechanical enEi-
nsrrng. mlght clearly be made sufi-
Ci'ntiy th0iuIsh and complete 90 en-
nbir "A graduate 10 at once take his place
as ytlllol mOchnnlc, drhftHman, ~
cnuinco." Tho yppofts we present WIN
show thut We are MS far as possible
carrying uui thIg idea.
The number Yf students enrolled az
prosopt Is ms. ~ thoar four are In the
applied science course. iwanty-ulnc IN
IN preparatory or including those in
Bookkeeping. shorthand ana rypewrit-
ing, total OF forty-nnc. there are
twenty-scven ia special courses,
fiftrpa In the agricultural course,
ten In tho ladies' course and
thirteen I'm music. Tho moral tone mani
1pstcd by thr students Is very gfAtlfy-
ing nnd the enrncgtucss shown by them
IN an grades and departments Of work
Is all that could lie desired, and Is IA
good omen Tor tho future of the
institution while we have through the
generosity Of the public school board
and the Hon Nelson story been able to
accommodate all our classes. yet the
need of additional room for laboratory
and claRs room work l3 very pressing.
There can be no doubt that next year
IN" number Of students VIII exceed our
prCsCut capacity. and thus every effort
should hn made 10 impress upon the
state legislature tho necessity of maxi
Ing nr appropriation for The purpose Of
crcctini o. building for lecture and class
rooms quite an Increase has been
rnud, ia tho uDrlinupes and ubnn rn FMS