The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-30
PLANS FOR TECHNICAL SCHOOL
ARE FORMULATED.
PROMINENT MEN SPEAK
Subscriptions Of $4,000 50 Far Sub
scribed by Business Men Of City.
architects Working on Plans.
Courses Are Mapped out.

An enthusiastic meeting Of citizens
and business men in all walks Of
life was held last night in the coun-i
ell chamber at the city hall at which
plans made for the
establishment Of what will be ons q
the most up-to-date technical schools.
iE the United States.
The movement for the founding
End erecting OF SUCH al educatiorai in
st.trtion has already progressed II
such q stage that It's establishment
has become living reality and the.
courses, general arrangement Of the
buildings and other plans have been
completed so far that the actual con
struction Of several Of the buildings
will be commenced IN d short time,
the necessary finances being already
suficients to begin the work.
$4,000 Already Subscribed.
The Billings Polytechnic institute,
as the Institution will be known, Is
certain to be one of the largest
schools Of the northwest starting out
as It does with the united interest and
support Of the prominent men Of the
city. Already subscriptions to the
amount Of $4,000 have been made by
seven men Of the city, and the nee
essary SIS, 900 for the school will BE
subscribed very shortly.
John D. Losekamp, who has taken
a large interest in this kind Of IN In
stitution for years and who has lead
the forces in the present plan has
started the fund with $4,000, the larg-
est individual subscription ever given
for a similar purpose BY q Billings cit
5izen. Yegen Bros. have offered .
like amount, and I. D. O'Donnell, p. b.
Moss, II. w. Rowley and W. B. George
have Joined in literally TO make up
the present subscription to the fund.
1t the meeting at which P.tB. Moss
acted as chairman and Henry White
as secretary, a number Of splendid
talks were made IN support Of the
plans t,~ the school.
"should Go Ahead"
p. B. Noes said In the our Of
his ranayi.s that he believe! tina. the
time had arrived to go ahead with
the institution and that the city could
not afford to miss the opportunity Of
fered Of having the school.
John b. Losekamp talked Of the
practical side Of the institution as It
would develop the city, assist the
boys and girls Of this region, bring
families and industries to this local
ity. He predicted that the school
would be the greatest attraction that
Billings will have in the future. He
said that 1t had been his life's ambi-
ton to see q great school Of this prac-
teal character established In the Vel
lowstone valley, and he felt that the
opportune time was right now.
Help from Eastern Capitalists.
4. D. O'Donnell spoke Of his greet
faith Ii the institution and what 1t
would do for this region. He also
touched upon the great possibilities Of
eastern aid when the school had been
firmly organized.
q. Edward Smell spoke Of his long
acquaintance with the men that are
promoting the institution. and his alb.
solute faith in their integrity. bust.
ness ability and successful experience.
He believed that the institute was ex-
actly the right sort to interest q large
percentage Of the young people right
here IN Billings that want something
tangible IN their educational train
ing.
Col. n. W. Rowley and Chris Yegen
spoke Of their deep interest in the
matter and Of the feasibility Of going
right forward with the plans.
Success In Other Schools.
The Eaton brothers who have been
called from the College Of Montana
to develop the school here and who
have made a phenomenal record
there In building up an Institution and
endowing It, were present and gave
at some length their ideas Of what the
institute Is to be, what its possibilities
q : for the near future and what II
viii mean to this locality.