The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-01-24
The First Annual Report Made by
the State Board Of Eduea-
ton.
What Has Been Accomplished
During the Year That Has
Passed.
The Gratifying Progress Made ~ the
Agricultural Coiiess-Whst Has
Been Done Elsewhere.

lows En-ofiicio. Gov. John T.. Richards,
Attorney General Henri J. HASKELL and
Superintendent Of Publis distraction Ia
gene A. Steers; BY appointment, X. e..
Young Helena. and Nelson Story. Bore
man, terms expire Feb. I. isa5; James Rel 2.
Deer Lodge, snd John r. Forbia Butte.
Feb. I. 1896; J. Z. Morse. Dillon. and 7. =.
Collins Great Falls. Feb. ], 1897; J. M.
Hamilton. Missoula and Alfred Myers,
Livingston. Feb. l. ls9S; clerk, c. c. Wy
lie. Helens. The report is a. follows;
The fret meeting OF the state hoard Of
education was held al BozsmAn. March 70.
1898. Gov. j. +. Rickards and superin-
tendent OF Public Instruction +. A. steere
being BY law made president and secretary
respectively Of ths board. tbs Organization
was completed BY she election OF Hon. I.
+. Collins vice-president and G. G. Wylis
clerk.
The chief business transacted ~ this
meeting OF the board was the selection OF q
site for the agricultural college and the
appointment OF local governing board. A
donation Of 100 acres OF choice land ad-
Joining the city of Bosnian together with
six blocks Of she Capital Hill addition 20
the CITY OF Bosnian. was rendered BY the
citizens Of Bozeman and Gsllatin county.
and the same vas accepted as site for the
noriculturAl college and experimental sta
tion. The board also took An option on
$50 acres adjoining the above. In eonnso-
ton with the above a water right TO 100
inches OF water was eocnred. The follow
ing gentlemen we're appointed by the gov
eroor and confirmed by she board to consti.
tute an executive board OF the college. For
term expiring Feb. ], 1895. Walter Cooper
Of Bozsman and l.. II. 1Aleott. OF Living
stor; term expiring Feb. l. 1896, George
Kinksl, w.. OF Manhattan; term expiring
Feb l, 1897, Lester 5. Wilson. o! Bozs-
pSn; term expiring Feb. !. 1885, Peter
KOCH OF Bezsman. bis board subse-
qusntly organized bV eleeting l.. :. Wilson |
president; George kinkel, Jr, vies-pres- |
dent, and Peter Koch, secretary and trsss-
urer. Quarters wers procured IN the Boze- |
man high school building and a ten weeks /
college term was opened IN April aud con-
Quoted With gratifying success. Tor the |
college yesr beginning sept. Is. 1893 full /
complement OF professors and teGohsrs I
were engaged ss follows President. Prof. |
A. a. Ryon; for director Of the expefimsn- /
tai station. s. II. Emery; for professor Of |
agriculture and botany. Luther Foster: for 4
~ ofessoT OF chemistry and the natural I
scisnces aud chemist 20 she station. +. ". I
IraphaRen; for principal OF the prepare /
tory department. b. =. Maiden: for In
structor in Bookkeeping and shorthand, 4
II. q. Phelps; for professor of mathematics
dlsr; tssohsf of music. Miss Kate Calvin; /
for instructor in veterinary science. DR.. W. 1
l.. Williams.
In their first semi-annual report 10 the 4
state board Of education. the local execu- I
tive board OF the college give the intend 4
ance on Dss / as follows Preparatory de-
partmsnt boys IL, girls II, total %. Do
mestio economy. Ri.ls l3. Business bovs
10. girls u, total p; special, boYs 9. gir.s .
total IL. Agriculture, boys IL Applied
science, boys 6. Music. s. Total. 9s. Tie
board IL unofhcially informed that toe
attendance % the present time-JaR 22-is
Us. The executive board further cay
'that while hard work hiss been necessary
and many difficulties have been met with
IN organizing this work. We are on the
whole Rfstihsd az the success so far nt-
lained. We seem 90 have been fortunate
In our faculty and It's members aye work
lag heartily together without friction, haY-
ing only the good OF ths college ia view
The interest and pride Of this community
10 the success OF the college 10 great ami
growing. and We a,s doing everything IN
our POWER, and apparently with a certain
state and make us people TO realize that 1t
10 not local, narrow inGiituuon. bus
mesnt TO benefit the entire state, and
school 10 which every young man and wo-
man may have an opportunity TO acquire,
free Of charge. such an education as will tit
him TO eight tbs battle OF lifo and help IN
developing the g eat natural resources Of
Montana"
On March 81 the board met at Boulder 10
select & site for tie deaf and dumb school.
The board after ca oiuliy considering the
Claims Of the various sites offered, decide
10 accept the one donated by Messrs. War
me- and jeff This oms acod ten acres
located within quart3f Of mile OF tie
business center OF Boulder. A right 90
thirty inches Of water was also guaranteed.
additional AZ "a subsequent meeting Of I
tho board. May -. 1893 tbis site was re-
liuqulshed. and another selection was made
for she reason that tue titls TO tls water
with ale former site could not be procursd. /
Tho board tEaly accepted az a site for tho
Hcnool donation from Sir. Aver Belcher |
Of ten acres OF land and twelve inches Of
winter. They also took an option on thirty
acres noe, with thirtT-elght inches Of
water. Hon. Wall Kennedy, ". l.. Hey, T. /
G. BeTendes, w. 4. Hoopss and ]. A. Leigh
son. NJ. D., were appointed an executive
board Of tne school. - no funds wore
available ios builjing purposes she boerd
leased nine-rocIn house Of MrE. Emma T..
tOuoanuou Tor o period Of two years from I
} uly l. 1893, az 80 per month. Mis-. d.. L.
Gum n2ham was engaged As matTon. hiss
Anna MaF Wood. graduate Of the Column
Tia National Deaf Auts college. Washiag-
tun. ID. C., Was engaged TO teach the deaf
md dumb. In the vav OF general help
male attendant and 4 cook were employed.
Six state wards Wero Tetu ned from east
ern institutions and placed Ia the school IN
repiember. -Four OF these we're feeble
minded two Of whom have since been fs-
moved. one deaf ana dumb anu one blind.
4 hofe are nov being cared for and taught
IN the Institution twelve chilcien. az fol-
lows: SIX deaf and dumb boys three blind
boys, one blind girl and two fseb e-miudsd
boys In addition 10 the teacher for the
deaf and dumb. Miss Daisy Doyle has teen
engaged TO instruct the blind. Owing 70
tle cTamped condition Of our finances Of z,
course It has been an oss bic % Perfect ths
ar. angements the board desired and that
the circumstances seemed 90 demand.
The next meeting Of tho board was at Il
Miasouia, Nav - This nesting was held |
TO locate the state unworthy. site OF /
forty acres most ndvantsgsoualy situated /
about mile south Of the soutLsrn |
end OF ths long bridge spanuna
the Iissoula rive, together vita forty /
inches Of water, was rendered, free gratis. /
bv Hon. y. q. Higgins ana Hon. r. l.. |
Bonner, Bud Was unanimously accepted BY /
the board. 4 be following gentlemen were /
appointed 10 act A. an tIecuttvs COMMITTEES
OF the state university; For term eH-
piring Feb. /. 1894. J. II. 4. KYmau; torn \
expiring Feb. J. 1885. T. q. Ma sha 4:
tsrm erpifiug Feb. ], 1896, Judge Hnsm Il
hnowlss Owing 10 The unavailnbility OF
the funds appropriated By the last legisls-
ture. no utepe hsVa been takon towast 81.