The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1896-04-24
COLLEGEO OF MONTANA
AN INSTITUTION OF LEARNING or
A VERY HIGH GRADE.

Brief sI<etcl, OF Its E;istory-.Tloush Com
petition is strong in the Eieitl Of Higher
Education, 1T More E!ian Holds Its Own
Curriculum of Study Outlined.
1t will probably always be in increas-
ing source Of regret that NIontana's state
institutions OF learning were not consoli-
dated under one complete and Wel-con-
Quoted head. BY such u course, a sys-
TEN OF higher education might have been
put in force here that would have carried
the standard up to the best realzutions
Of the olderstates in this field. OF course
good results will be attained, and in fact
have been already, at the college Of agri-
culture and mechanic arts at Bozeman
and the state university ut Missoula, but
1t may be said that there are some pri
Tate institutions that afford facilities in
no way inferior to those offered in the
states schools at these points.
Among them the College Of Montana
in this city may be conspicuoltsly named,
it has always held a high rank in the do
main of special education in the state,
and it may with confidence be stated that
its reputation in this way is still we'll
sustained. With 4 faculty second ia
rank to none elsewhere, with equipments
for the pursuit of special studies which
would be creditable to the schools Of any
state, and with surroundings for the stu
dent, which, in point Of safety, health and
pleasure, eau not be surpassed in the
northwest there is no reas0n why the Deer
Lodge institution should not continue TO
crow in usefulness.
The College OF Montana had its foun-
slatiOn in donations made by some of the
Wcl!-known citizens of the state, among
whom were DR.. A. II. Mitchell, I2x Gov
arnor Samuel 7. IAtlser. Hon. Conrad
hohrs, Ed. II. Irvine, S. Z. I,arabic, Hon.
w. A. Clark, and L. J. Sharp. 1t soon
passed into the control Of thc Iresbytcry
Of Montana, through the advice of Judge
Hiram knowles and others who believed
chat under the government of some re-
ligious denomination, its affairs would
AS1siNe d latSHI measure ol prosperity.
The soundness Of their judgment in this
regard has been fully demonstrated us
the school enjoys IN excellent n,mc in
point Of morality aud discipline.
The first teacher was Clinton II. Moore,
who put it we'll upon its way. .Alanson
Trask OF Brooklyn, New York, contrib
tted 100000 to the institution and gener=
Gus gifts We're made by Hon. W. a. Clark.
5. E. Larabie, G. X. Larrabee, L. /. Bon
ner: Hon. Conrad koIrs, aud John +.
WinsloW. The presidents OF the college
have been J. d. Mcmillan, James Reid.
George F. Danforth and A. B. Martin, the
present incumbent
The faculty Of the school at the pres
ant time is as follows: A. B. Martin, pres.
jdent; T. \. Notes.-The mathematics and
astronomy: William Mckee, Latin and
Greek T. NJ. Guile, chemistry and eeol-
ogy; II. NJ. Lame, mining engineering:
". L. Mcleod, stenography and book
keeping; Miss lena Greve, German and
French: Miss S. NJ. Kraft music; Miss
G. i. Hutchings, English and history.
MIR. A. Is. Martin came to the presidency
Of the school last September and though
he met with many difficulties at the out
setof his career as managing head Of the
institution, he las done much to continue
it in the high place ii has always held
The buildings OF the college are three in
number, the north and south dormitories
and the Trasll hall. The first two are
three stories in height and the third two,
but the easements of all are utilized. All
are oil brick, and though architecturally
plain they reflect an air Of soliClity and
good taste, and are in fact all of the best
materials and the most substantial char
acter, skillful architects and builders
having been employed in their construc-
ton. They are also provided with fire
escapes, and in all ways every means Of
safety has been provided for The dor
mitories, in addition to the use indicated,
contain recitation rooms, parlors, dining
hall and Kitchens, music rooms, gymna
sium, library, Offices, drawing apartments
and store rooms. lrasl1 hall is devoted
to recitation rooms and contains the
chemical laboratory. The buildings are
heated by steam and lighted by electric
ity. Probably no school in the north
west has a more cOmn1eta chemical Iah-