Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-21

Two buildings are provided by the school
board, one being known as the west
side school," the other as the least side
school," the former being the most mod
ern in point of construction and general
design. though the latter, while an older
style building, leaves but little to be de-
sired in the way of change in the prem
ises themselves. 1t is beautifully situ-
ated on Church avenue, in the center Of
large lot, surrounded by trees Of
magnificent proportions, and in season
is ALMOST completely hidden by foliaeg.
The west side" building is situated on
an eminence a few blocks south of the
court house, and is a brick building of
imposing proportions and of striking ar
chitectural design, credit to the town.
The county high school, owing to a de-
ficiency in the law, has no home of it's
own. and for the present and ever since
it's establishment. has occupied the old
skating rink building on Main street
Unless the law is amended this season
permitting the sale of bonds for the erec-
tion of county high school building, the
teachers and scholars of this institution
are doomed to remain in their present
quarters for an indefinite time, and it
will prove very detrimental to the value
of the school indeed if there is not relief
at an early date more room and mod
ern equipment being urgently needed.
THE STATE COLLEGE.
The Montana State College and Ex-
perimental farm. the former presided
over by President j. Fl. Reid and the
latter under the direction of Prof. For
tier are institutions of which every
Bozemanite is inordinately proud. The
college buildings proper have been so To-
Gated that they command view not
only of Bozeman but larger part of the
Gallatin valley. On clear day the ela-
vator at Manhattan is plainly visible,
this in a westery direction. For many
miles the lands and ranches lying to
the northward are in plain sight, while
toward the south the view is cut off to
some extent by the mountains. Even in
this there is recompense, as the noun
tains act as a setting for the finest coun-
try that was. ever seen. 1t is worth a
trip to the top of the Chemical building
at the college to enjoy this grand view
of mountin and meadow. more especially
when the fields in the valley are covered
with ripening grain, whose rich gold
en- color as it gently waves to
rich golden color as it gently waves to
and fro, stirred by the breezes, is set
all about with deep green, the color of
the mountain pines that seem to sweep
down to meet half way the noGding
grain, and blends in one harmonious
whole the yellow and green. The college
proper consists of a series of buildings
adapted to various uses, the main build
ing containing the presidents office,
library, class rooms, museum. assembly
hall etc; the chemical building as its
rame implies, houses the various appar-
atus for assaying, laboratory work, etc,
ana is one of the best equipped of it's
klnd III any state. The machine shops,
boiler house and other buildings com.
plete the list, but their uses are almost
endless in their variety The faculty is
made up of instructors of we'll l,novn
ability, and the best that could he fonnd
coming as they do from almost every
Well known university and college in the
United States. A glance at the cata-
losue issued by this institution will re-.
veal the fact that it is Unnecessary to
leaVe the state to gain am ,education
NO desirable study has been omitted
from the list, and there are mallvnthat
can not be found in even some Of the
largest colleges in the country. The
course of instruction is Very thorough.
and graduate of the Montana State
College need feel no hesitation in dis
playing MS or her diploma in any section
of the world. While this is one of the
youngest of the colleges of it's kind, it
has already made name for itself that
places 1T at the head in point of atten-
dance and in the value of it's work,
Each year the practical value of the
college is more clearly demonstrated
and substantial increase in the num-
Der of students attest it, The executive
board is not to be overlooked when
speaking of the institution Messrs
Lester ). Wilson, Peter Koch, Walters.
Hartman, John Nj. Robinson and los
eph |. kountz, are ever ready in every
way to advance the interests of the COL
lese and give of their time ungrudgingly
Whenever question that effects it
arises. To these gentlemen the state
at large has delegated the power flo
regulate and oversee business matters
and as they are all business men of we'll
known integrity it is easily seen that
a wise selection has been made
Numerous articles describing the col
lege have from time made their appear
ance in print so that it would seem "a
waste of time and space to enter into
detailed description. Besides a news
paper article would not do the subject
justice unless the entire paper could be
had for the purpose. Suffice it then to
say, that it appears a useless eXpendit-
ure of time and money for any young
man or woman in search of education to
leave the state an dseek it elsewhere.
when this college is, so to speak, right
at the front door and but a short dist
ance from home. In addition it is a,
home institution, and that of itself with
out further argument should settle the
question. The general expenses are no,
higher than in the east, and there are
many ways in which those who desire
may earn a little extra money to help
them through, should funds run low.
EXPERIMENT STATION.
The next point of interest is the Ex-r