The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-17


"Ry Hoffman, of location and estab-
lishment Of agricultural college
by Mats. Of establishment OF state
university.
BY McDermott. Of establishment Of
schools Of mines" Morning Nilsson
liam, Jan. 10. 1899
On January II the following bills
were introduced to the house Of rep
resentatives:
by Rose. to establish a state normal
school at Dillon.
BY Ash. to establish a normal school
II Livingston"
On same day in the senate:
Gibson gave notice of bill to es-
abiish state university, agricultural
ollese and other schools In one insti-
ution." tMorning Missoulian. Jan IL.
sa3)
Because of the heated senatorial cleo
ion the house did not organize till
ate. On January l3 the committees
we're named
Committee on Education-M onteath,
Jockey. Fleming. Tallant, Wahle, Dud-
ey and Wilson" (Morning Missou-
ian. Jan. IA, 1891
Senator Mats Bill.
Senator Mats bill provides for the
ocation or the university OF the state
If Montana within three miles of the
,ity of Missoula, and places the CON
troll of the institution in the hands OF
the state board Of education. This is
TO elect the president and all other
officers and fix their compensation.
The university is To be for both sexes
to consist at first of a preparatory and
science and arts departments. Tuition
is to he free to all students who have
resided In the state for one year, except
in the medical ard law departments
Ninety days after the passage of the
bill the board Of education Is TO select
site To contain not less than 40 acres"
Morning Missoulian, Jan. IL, 1899
Gibson for Consolidation.
Opposition TO til. Mats bin was lead
by Senator Paris Gibson of Cascade
county. On January IA,
Gibson introduced a bill To estab-
fish the agricultural college, school of
mines and state university combined,
the location of the institutions to be
determined by a commission OF seven
presidents of universities and two of
colleges Morning Missoulian. Jan
Is. 1881
But the movement demanding con
solidatiou had strong enemies outside
of the legislature.
Whereas, one of the fundamental
principles Of the National Farmers al
lance is It's opposition TO the centrall-
cation Of power.
Resolved. That the state Farmers
alliance In convention assembled al
Missoula Ton Jan. u, 1899, do hereby
most solemnly protest against the CON
soiidation of the state institutions"
informing Muscular. Jan. 10. 1891
The Great Falls Plot.
The Helena reporter for The Mis-
soulian sent the following story, re-
garding Gibson's consolidation pro-
gram:
"Missouil seems to have the field 10
herself for the state University, but
there Is a scheme brewing which it Is
well enough to expose While the pa
pers of Cascade county are opposing
division of state institutions, | learn
that members Of the legislature from
that section of the state have. made
overtures IL TWO separate persons rep
resenting different portions of the state
to one proposition, TO land the aid or
Cascade county to secure the normal
school, provided aid was given Cas-
ca3e county TO secure the university,
and the other the aid asked and needed
provided Great Falls was supported for
the normal school 49,. not until the
bill locating the state institution shall
have passed both houses and been
signed by the governor can 1t he said
that Missoula has secured the univer-
sity - tMorning Missoulian. Jan.
IL, 1899
Despite considerable opposition the
Mats bill passed the senate In the
committee of the whole On January 81
The Muscular rejoicsd as follows:
Ran for the Varsity"
The senate bill for the location Of
the State University In Missoula was
considered this afternoon in commit
tee OF the whole. Gibson surprised
every one by offering an amendment
making II obligatory on Mis-
souia to secure the university to donate
100 acres Of land and $4,000. supple
rncnting the proposition with remarks
in substance That the state institu-
tons should go to the place which
would give the largest inducements
and offering in behalf OF Great Falls
to donate $50 acres OF land and $780,
900 if the combined institutions were
located In that place Mats and God
dard made speeches in opposition.
The motion OF Mats to indefinitely
postpone the amendment was car
ried {. and Mats concluded with
magnificent speech in opposition. The
speech was such powerful presenta.