The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-09-28
PLAN TO PUBLISH
STATES HISTORY
UNIVERSITY COMMISSION TIC
HANDLE WORK is NAMED
BY ELLIOTT.
Will Increase Interest in Story of
Montana's Development and Gre
ate Greater Enthusiasm Over
Study of Pioneer Life; Regular
Periodical to Be Issued.

Montana's higher educational in.
situations are going 10 cooperate
with the Society of Montana Pho.
neers in marking historic spots in
the state and in giving publicity tc
its early history.
This work will be in charge of a
university commission on Montana
history, which has been named by
Chancellor Elliott. 1t is composed
of Prof. F. H. Carver, department of
history, state normal college, chair
man; Dean A. l.. Stone, school of
Journalism, state university; M. l..
Wilson of the agricultural extension
staff; DR.. H. H. Swain of the chan
cellor's office, and Prof. P. G.. Phil
lips, department of history state uni
versity.
Recently Professor Carver and Mr..
Wilson made an automobile trip
through eastern Montana for the
purpose of marking historical sites.
AS guides they had John Anderson
of Boozeman and George Herendeen
of Harlem, both of whom were on
of Bozeman and George Herendeen
was a scout with Reno in the i'll
fated campaign that ended in the
massacre of Custer and his gallant
troops on the Little Big Horn.
Followed Custer Trail.
They made the trip along the yell
lowstone, the Rosebud and the Big
Horn rivers, following the Custer
trail from the mouth of the Rose
bud to the scene Of the battle in
which Custer and his command were
wiped out. They also followed the
trail of the Bozeman expedition in
1874. During the trip the party
identified probably 20 historical
camps and battlefields which have
historical interest in Montana. Ten
markers were placed at different
points, which will later be identified
with more permanent designations.
The appointment of the commits
sion, according to Chancellor Elliott,
is for the three-fold' purpose of pro-
v1ding, on behalf of the university
institutions, some responsible agency
for promoting a sound and wide
spread interest in the history of Mon
tana, of cooperating with other state
organizations concerned with the his
tory of the state and of securing a
proper study and publication of ma
terial which is essential as a founda-
ton for the important undertaking
Of gathering a comprehensive history
OF the state
Print Results of Investigation.
In all probability the commission
will undertake the preparation and
publication of a periodical series of
monographs on special phases on
Montana history. 1t is the intention
to issue the first number about Jan
uary 1, 1918, and in it give a gen
eral prospectus of the whole series,
reviewing the present conditions of
Montana history, emphasizing the
Importance of the collection of ma
terials for Montana history, of the
identification of historical sites. and
of the preservation of historical
ruins, and pointing out the differ
ence between memoirs, source ma
terials, popular stories and research |
studies. Succeeding monographs
will contain the results of historical
research conducted in scientific !
manner. The expense of publication
will, as far as possible, be borne by
the University of Montana