The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-12
DR.. {. 0. SSSON HAS BIG
VISION FOR UNIVERSITY
In Future Service Belongs
to Nation, He Declares
in Inaugural.
is MADE PRESIDENT
flirting Ceremony lnducts
Into Office New Head
for State University.

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teacher and worker in the common
field of action. am proud and happy
TO belong democratically TO the great
teaching fraternity and to this par
ticular faculty of instruction
The Students Part.
Pointing out to his students that all
the seducati enal machinery had been
devised for their good. the president
of the state with that something
larger than You and larger than any
body that the state is AFTER
Il confidently credit YOU" he said,
with the wit and insight to fill in this
inadequate utterance out Of the visions
and aspirations of Your own inner
life"
The Supreme Problem.
Approaching the statement of poll
cies DR.. Sisson said:
The supreme problem for a univer-
sity faculty is the molding of the cur
riCulum. the order. the whole regime
Of the institution so that 1t may most
effectively aid students in their task
of making the best that can be made
out of the stuff that Is in them for
the life they are to live. To the so
luton of this question every single in
dividual in the teaching staff is called,
and no one can be safely or justly ex-
cused. Every item in our curriculum
and every phase of our policy must
justify itself on this ground"
Pledges Faith to State.
He pledged then his faithful coop
Grafton In the greater university
plan by saying that with other Mon
tana institutions I'VE seek and will
cultivate relations Of sincerity, friend
ship. mutual respect and Difference
and efficient cooperation; all to the
one end that the Greater University
may as a whole more than satisfy
every proper demand and hope of our
patrons, the people of the state. The
vigor and individuality of the institu.
tions will doubtless work out in healthy
rivalry In growth, in scholarship, a:
and the track, but the loyalty of eacl
to his own particular institution Is il
full harmony with the loyalty Of all t.
the Greater University and the still
greater commonwealth"
Chancellor Speaks.
Chancellor +. c. Elliott formally con.
ferred the titled of president upon DIR
+. o. Sisson. In the course Of his ad
dress he said.
we come not to pay homage to You
to honor you, but We come to piac,
new burdens upon your shoulders as
great educationa leader. on the par
of the state of Montana. of the teach
ers of the state, the students of tn,
schools and the citizenship of thi
commonwealth, declare you, Edward
Oetayius Sisson, president of the Stat.
University Of Montana. You. who ar,
student, teacher, citizen and leader o
men, now become president.
There are moments when the stat
needs the far reaching vision of lead
monplace has taken on new signifi
canoe and visions. There are moments
of revolution, moments to be succeed
cd by more moments when the worlt
will go through cataclysmic revolution
The ideals of the past will becom
realities in human experience. and be
cause there are moments of ideals AM
OF revolution, and because these ideal
must be revealed to the people and tn
new ideals of civilization which belen:
particularly 10 us as n state and as ;
university, to yon. President Sisson,
charge these duties. not only as th'
head of the university. teacher ant
helper but as a leader in oducationa
affairs and as an inspiror of citizen
ship
Governor Stewart.
Governor s. Y. Stewart. in behalf o.
the state board Of education. said il
part:
The state IS fortunate In securing
man qualified for the services Of tn,
institution" Governor Stewart said
We thought il best to wait until III,
right man was found, and in the pres.
ent man We feel W. have The one 10 fiji
the bill and 10 lhe work.
Democracy is being tried in fire
Governor Stewart went on 70 say, "anf
all institutions Of democracy mus
stand or fail The state can onI,
snceeed in rendering aid if the instirr,.
tons are sound and able to do thei,
part as they should and must.
we feel the institutions of the stat.
have done q great work in the pa st 81,
months. Under the leadership of tn.
chancellor and educational leaders, tn.
institutions will proceed along safe ant
sane lines so that great services ma,
be rendered to the state and nation.
And now" Governor Stewart said
President Sisson, We know you vii
do your part and that Eou will b
happy and prosperous in this state an.
we hope that you will live here 70
many years in the spirit of this com
r1onwealth."
Professor Scheuch.
For the faculty. Professor F. {
Scheuch, for the past year actin
president of the State Universit,
spoke. Mr.. Seheuch said:
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