The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-08
STUDENTS CONSIDER
CONSOLIDATION
UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATES
UNANIMOUSLY ADOPT PRO-
POSED PLAN.

The students of the University OF
Montana declared themselves unani-
mously in favor of the consolidation
of the states institutions of higher
learning yesterday. A mass meeting
OF the students body was held at the
regular assembly hour yesterday
morning for the purpose of discussing
consolidation. George Armitage pre-
sided over the meeting and outlined
its purposes. Paul Dornblaser argued
for the move from the athletes point
of view; Burton Smead spoke for the
engineers; Miss Mildred Ingalls,
pointed out the advantages to be
gained for the department of educa-
tion; Miss Alice MatheWson asked
tina the girls be given a chance TO
study domestic science without leav-
ing the state university, and Lucius
Forbes considered the matter from the
point of view of the school to be, La
Rue Smiths was the concluding
speech. He sketched the future Uni
versity OF Montana in glowing terms
and the presented the following reso-
buttons, which We're adopted without a
dissenting voice:
Whereas, A statewide movement
has been inaugurated to consolidate
the -four state institutions of higher
education in Montana; and.
Whereas, Such a consolidated uni
versity would have a nationwide
standing; would confer degrees which
would be on a par with those of any
other great university in the nation;
would, through concentration and spe-
cialization, enormously increase the
efficiency of higher education in Mon
tana; would, because of its c~Osmopo1i-
tain spirit and greater opportunities
for academic and athletic pursuits, be
Of untold advantage to the youth Of
Montana, and would be Of great eco
nomic advantage to the state as a
whole; and,
Whereas, The state board of educa-
ton has approved unanimously the
plan for consolidation with the object
Of creating a greater University Of
Montana, and has submitted the pro-
posal to the Montana legislature; and,
Whereas, Educators, teachers, col
lege men and business men in every
part of Montana have voiced their
earnest Endorsement of the movement
and have everywhere pledged their
moral and political support to the
cause of securing the necessary legis-
lation to make consolidation possible;
and,
Whereas. The fate of the movement
for consolidation rests with the legis-
lative assembly, now in session at
Helena, and its action will be largely
based upon a consideration of the at
titude and opinion of those in Mon
tana most directly concerned viii
higher education; and,
Whereas, This movement is of vi
tai concern to every body of students
in institutions of higher learning IL
Montana; and,
Whereas. We, as a body of students
in one of these Institutions will de-
rive, in common with the student BOD
les of our sister institutions, the great
est degree of benefit from consolida-
ton; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That we, the students OF
the University of Montana, in speciaI
assembly. earnestly and emphatically
indorse the plan for consolidation and
for the establishment of a greater uni
versity and pledge ourselves individu-
ally to active effort in this behalf, tC
the end that the legislation necessary
to consummate the proposed plan may
be enacted at the present session OF
the Legislature.