The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-28

The tree is known by his fruit-Luke XII SO.
The tendency of the argument Of the consoldationists is
the cost of its equipment and by the expense of its main
tenance. We believe this is a wrong view of the case.
There have been, during the past few days, several com.
munications addressed to the editor of The Missoulian and
published upon this page, which have dealt directly with
this phase Of the question and have presented the situation
at the state university in %belittling fashion.
The character of the work which has been done at the
state university is best shown by the records which the
alumni of the institution have made. 1t is by the fruit
that a tree is judged; t is by the output that a mandatory
is rated. Measured by this standard, the state university
has done excellent work.
1t is a matter of record, leaving out of consideration the
revenue of the institution as not affecting this phase of the
dents of collegiate grade at the state university is greater
and has been greater for several years than at the state
agricultural college. There are no preparatory students
consolidationists say they do-then the state university has
been doing better work. If it has done this better work
with a smaller appropriation, so much the better.
SO much as to the quantitative analysis. AS to the
qualitative features of the work, we have the assurance OF
several educational experts who have inspected the work OF
the university ts during ";+ the il past two yteG years, that that n there s is no
ards better maintained, than the University of Montana.
Money is much but it is a long way from being the main
thing. We believe that the faculty counts for more than
the buildings. We share with President Craighead the
belief that the sta4 university has a strong faculty: we
are positive that here is equipment for good university
1 xGFk that at f With {%" .tAl |%snber we Of renew the fd aeS exP devetina Of their efr
energies to tAl ubBuiding Of the university, the institution
will make splfldid progress:
We know oNAome highly important research work which
has been donegal the state university. We know there are
faculty members who are capable of directing further work
of this sort which will be to the advantage of the institution
in giving it standing in the countrys educational circles.
Many Of the universitys bulletins have attracted wide at
tention in more than one branch of learning.
There was reference yesterday and there is reference
again today, in published communications, to an alleged
Bozeman conspiracy to consolidate the states institutions
in the Gallatin city. Granting that such a conspiracy
exists, does that affect the argument for consolidation !; :
Rather, it makes the argument against consolidation all
the stronger. If we are opposed to consolidation as a gen.
eral principle-and we are-we are just as strongly opposed
to consolidation in a specific case.
The Bozeman talk-that is, the talk about Bozeman's
ment. 1t is a question raised to muddy the waters. DR..
Underwood asks that we cease discussing the university
faculty and proceed with the discussion of consolidation.
Yet he proceeds to depart Immediately from that discussion.
We feel justified in standing up for the merits of the
work which has been done at the university. 1t has been
good. 1t has made the University Of Montana known gen
orally through the country. We have, here and now, all
the factors essential to more ~high-class work. Let's get it.