The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-06
in SEM|-AANUAL SESSION
State Board of Educ alton Trang-
acts Considerable Business.
BUTTE SCHOOL OF MINES
Trustees Instructed to Have tho School
Open by Next September-Diplo-
ma Committee Submits an
Interesting Report.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.


Helena, Dec. 5-The state board of
education concluded it's semi-annual
session to-day. The board left tonight
for Bozeman to visit the State agricul-
tura1 college. The proceedings to-day
consisted of acting upon the reports of
the committees to which had been re-
ferred the reports of some of the insti-
tutions and the report of the diploma
committee, as we'll as taking action re-
spectins the School Of Mines in Butte,
soon TO open.
The trustees who had charge of the
construction Of the School of Mines
building resigned yesterday, their du-
ties having been performed. The resig-
nations were accepted to-day and a
vote Of thanks was extended. The fol-
lowing board Of trustees was appointed
for the four-year term beginning Jan.
/, 1899: J. K. Richards. J. W. Forbis
ana q. Z. Moulthrop. all Of Butte, for
the year term. beginning Jan. /; w. 7.
PeRberton and J. V. Long.
The beard Of education instructed the
new trustees Of the School of Mines
to arrange to have the institution ready
for students not later than next Sep
ternbsr. and to have the school properly
equipped by using the legislative APP
propriation Of s25, eco for 1900. It was
decided to limit the course of study,
as provided in the codes, to chemistry,
netallurEy, rnineralogy, geology, min
ing, mining engineering, mathematics.
mechanics and drawing.
A resolution was passed that any
member Of the faculty of any state in
stitution who e doing work not
connected with his department or in
etitutisr, for which he Is receiving pay.
must turn such compensation over to
the institution.
The board approved the report of the
president of the State university,
amending 1t so that the salary to the
president does not exceed $3.50 per
mouth.
The appointment of Prof. q. S. Elrod
director OF the biological station was
confirmed and a vote Of thanks ex-
tended to him.
The most important report was that
OF the diploma committee, which was
adopted. This report stated that the
committee was gratificd to see go many
teachers coming into the state from in
stitutiens Of higher learning and nor
NAL schools. The committee found.
however, that possession Of q diploma
from a normal school is not sure
guaranty Of qualification of scholarship.
The committee recommended that
"
in tine matter of granting diplomas
without examination and that in all
cases of any doubt there be an exami-
nation before diplomas are issued.
Life diplomas were issued to Hiram
Tyree of Dillon: Miss Harriet Garvin
OF Helena: Pearly M. Silloway Of Lewis
town: Miss Ella Sue Reinhard Of Mis-
soula; Mary ]. Leare of Forsyth
State diplomas were Issued to Miss
Eliza f. Hawley Miss Libby r. Snively,
Miss Frances Miller. all of Philipsburg;
+. H. Cnreton of Belt; Miss z. A. Camp
bell of Ekalaka; Miss Jennie z. Hall
of Dillon: Miss Harriet A. Cody. En-
beth Alexander. all Of Dillon; Fred
.Cureton of Great Falls: o. G.. Shanklin
Ut Bozernan; I. Maud Cressler Of Miles
City; Miss Louise Derlzin. Asaac N.
Eaton, Oracle E. Ingraham of Ana
conda.
diplomas be issued to the following.
upon their passing a. satisfactory ex-
animation in professional branches. or
write a thesis Upon subject to be
named by the diploma committee: I. J.
Fray of Fort Benton; Frances I. Cum
ninghsm of Livingston: Amy Lee Mad
den Of Butte; Anna G. Doe Of Terry;
Eva King of Dillon; Yosemite Ralston
Of Helen Lucy y. Pinney Of Great
Falls; John RI. McGuffy OF Belgrade.
institute LICENCES, which permit hold
ers to act as instructors at county in
stitutes, were issued to Miss f. G. Blais-
dell of Deer Lodge; T. M. B,ayton Of
Belgrade: Hiram Tyree Of Dillon: H. A.
Davee of Chinook: Ida Kittalus, Dover
e. Mitchell of Helena; J. e. Monroe,
Annie L. Harwood Belle Thomas OF
Dillon; P A. Leamey, P. J. Rowe OF
Butte; NJ A. Stapleton of Anaconda
P. NJ Sioway Of Lewistown; w. e.
Horrnon of Bozeman.
Institute licenses. good Tor the next
two years. We're renewed to the follow
ing: A. G. Newil of Butte; E. o. Blu
senberg of Glendive; Matte Livingston
OF Anaconda: Lewis Terwilliger OF
Boulder; j f. Klock. w. H. Johnson of
Helena; D. e. Sanders of Dillon; James
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