The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-04

the university with the necessary APP
| paratus, laboratory, library and other
paraphernalia for the institution.
Our university has made rapid prog
ress since it was first inaugurated, and
on the Sth day of June last the first
graduating class from the university re-
ceived their diplomas, and upon the
same day the corner stone for the flu
ture home of the university was laid
with appropriate ceremonies. Too
| much cannot be said of the gratifying
results of the school and of it's econ
omical and careful management.
Agricultural College and Normal School
Two years ago, when I had entered
upon the duties to which | had recently
been elected, l found that the work in
the construction of the agricultural col
lege and the normal school was drag
ging exceedingly slow, the responsible
ity for which, to a large extent, rested
with the state architect. He was at
once removed and G. S. Hare employed
as state architect. He began vigorous
ly to crowd the contractors to COM
plete these buildings. 1t is gratifying
to say that both institutions have been
fully completed and schools have been
| inaugurated in each. At the former
about 200 pupils are in attendance: at
| the latter about so, this being the sec
! ond year of the normal school,
Deaf and Dumb School.
| In January, 1897, the work upon the
! deaf and dumb school building at
Boulder had practically ceased, for the
| reason that the contractors were IN
| able to realize upon the warrants is
| sued for the construction of the new
| building. For some cause or other, af-
| ter the appointment of Mr.. Hare and
| the beginning of the new administra-
r re Ix-,
! ket and the contractors were compelled
| to push the building to a completion
! which has been accomplished and the
| school at Boulder has been fully in
stalled in its new quarters. Under the
law, as it now STANDS upon the statute
books. the deaf, dumb, blind and feeble
minded are authorized to enter this in
stitution. 1 am constrained to believe
that the intermingling of the feeble
minded with the deaf, dumb and blind
of our state will be serious hndrance
and drawback to the institution. Sep
arate and distinct quarters should be
provided for these unfortunateS to be
controlled and managed by the same
board and faculty as controls the school
| for the deaf and dumb, but the inmates
| of the two schools should not be per
| mitted to commingle or come together
as they are under the present law.
| School of Mines.
! The last of our educational institu-
| tions to be completed, though perhaps
not the least, is the school of mines at
| Butte. For the successful completion
! of this building all credit is due to ex-
| Governor Richards. The work upon
| this institution had ceased completely
| prior to 1897, but after his retirement
| from office he Immediately went to
work among his fellow citizens at Butte
| and procured subscriptions sufficient to
| take up all the necessary warrants for
| the completion of that building. The
| same has been thoroughly completed
and is now ready to receive it's furni-
ture and have the school installed but
| unfortunately the funds of the state
! have not been sufficient to furnish or