The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-20
DR.. E. O. Sisson Arrives
From Seattle to Take
Up Campus Duties.
STUDENTS-ALUMNI
WELCOME PLANNED
Undergraduates in Charge of
Informal Reception
Tomorrow Night.

Dr. T.. q. Sisson. recently elected
presidcn, of the State University. ar
rived in Missoula last evening. Al
though his arrival in the latter part
OF August had been expected and
looked forward to by the university
students and all those interested in the
university, it was only by chance that
it became known to a few people when
he and his wife and children reached
the city by automobile about s o'clock
in the evening.
Approves Of Montana Plan.
President Sisson declared that h,
was most heartily in favor Of the
chancellor plan in Montana, saying
that it is coming in general favor
throughout the United States, for a
closer unitication of the state insti>
tutions. He was most emphatic in his
statement that education must not be
neglected on account of the war. He
pointed out the dire result that would
be certain to follow the neglect OF
education for three or four years
President Sisson, though in his late
forties. seems much younger, With the
youth that comes from life of actlv.
ity in vital affairs. His hair is slightly
gray and the expression in his gray
eyes. that changes from kindly humol
to Il deep seriousness when he speaks
of the problems of education, shows
his sympathy and understanding OF
young people
Four Quarter Plan.
To put the summer session in its
proper position, as a regular school
session is one of the chief benefits
| which President Ssson points out re-
gardng the four quarter system and
| he believes that this system, which
has been in successful operation in
some of the big colleges for some
time, will become general, as the only
proper system, throughout the coun-
| try.
| will the average student be able TO
stand the almost continuous session !?
| University students are grown people
and they work all the year around, at
least. without three months vacation,
said the new president in a manner
that put to flight any sentimental
pictures of over worked young men
| stIio "olllSll pcIlulIE tliSi Vie loah
| imposed upon them by harsh edu-
| Gators. IF a student is in poor health.
he should not be going to school at
al.'
Vacation" May be Valuable.
In the case of a student of journal
ism, agriculture or engineering, Pres
ident Sisson pointed out that it would
probobly work to the advantage OF
such student to take advantage OF
the vacation" time to secure practica
experience along the line of his maj jol
subject, by practical work, newspa pei
work, farming and the like.
President Sisson and his family
have come by automobile from neal
Seattle and he could not say enough In
praise of the roads in the vicinity ol
Missoula particularly from Thompson
Falls on. saying that some of the roads
before reaching that vicinity were
hardly possible for one to travel, ever
on foot.
Today President Sisson will meet
with the members of the university
faculty informally to confer with then
on the work for the coming year.
Welcome Is Planned.
Students and alumni of the Stat.
University are planning a welcome fol
President Sissons Tuesday nigh
which will carry such warmth ant
sincerity of feeling that the usua
stilted formality between a. new pres
ident and university students will bt
a thing Of the past before it is though
; Of.
Unless the plans of the entertain.
ment committee miscarry, and ther'
is no indication that they will. th'
dinner to be given President Sissor
Tuesday night will be a great success
The program includes the playing o
Miss Bernice Berry, a pianist of not
and a former university student. VIII
will accompany the students in thu
singing of college songs; the dancin'
of Miss Mollie Kearney and othe
I features of interest.
0 McHaffie to Preside.
The toastmaster for the evening vii
be Stuart McHaffie. the president o
the class of 1917. Speeches will b
made by President Sisson, Actin
PRESIDENT Scheuch and Dean Stone O
the school of journalism. More than 5
alumni and students are expected a
G the dinner to meet their new presi
dent and to assure him of their activ
: / The program will end with the sing
= ing Of "Old College Chums" by tn
president, tho representatives of tn
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