The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-09-08
.CLAPP AND CRAVEN
UNIVERSITY HEADS
CHARLES I'll. CLAPP, NEW UNI
NERSITY PRESIDENT, WAS
MINES SCHOOL CHIEF
George Warren Craven, for rs Years
Professor of Mechanics at Butte
School of Mines, Now President of
that Institution; Assumed Duties
September 1.

tndt l"nStltut1OH; ASSuHtu Dutic
September L. :
} September 1 was an important da,
for the University of Montana, for OF
that date DR.. Charles H. Clapp, fol
the past three years president of the
state school of mines, formally be.
came president of the Montana state
university at Missoula, while George
Warren Craven, vice president anc
for 16 years professor of mechanics
at the school of mines, assumed the
presidency of that institution. The
regime of each promises to mark a
new period in the life of the two in
stitutions and hence their accession
is regarded with especial interest.
Though September l marks the
date of their taking office as deter
mined by the state board of educa-
tion neither has waited until then to
take up is work. DR.. Clapp, whose
appointment came in April, has Writ
ually been at the head of the state
university since the last of May,
when former President E. o. Sisson
laid down the reins of management.
Frequent conferences with Chancel-
lor Elliott, the university executive
board, and members of the faculty
have kept him in close touch with
affairs at Missoula. Work connected
with winding up his connection with
the school of mines and field work
for the Montana state bureau of
mines and metallurgy have kept DR..
/ Claw =, a,,5 o.,f af p,,f+o frn0,apf1xv
all summer.
Professor Craven received his APP
pointment at the July meeting of the
state board of education and since
then has been in close touch with the
affairs of the school of mines. With
the departure of the sophomores on
their four weeks summer surveying
trip to Maiden Rock or August Is, he
in effect became head of the insti-
tuition, though nominally not yet
president.
Formal inaugural
AT the state university a formal in
~auguration ceremony is always held
for a new president. The date for
this is usually set for some conven-
lent time we'll along in the university
year and has not yet been announced.
The occasion will be a big feature of
the year at Missoula. At the school
of mines there has been a tendency
in the past to avoid many formal
celebrations and an inaugural for
President Craven, in Difference to his
own wishes, will probably not be ar
ranged.
Last week when asked what were
going to be his policies for the uni
versity, DR.. Clapp stated he had had
little time to think over policies be-
cause of the overwhelming number
of things which needed attention.
However, some things were obviously
necessary at Missoula. His first step
has been to start work on improving
the present physical plant at the uni
versity by as thorough overhauling of
buildings and equipment as the time
permits. Owing to the many de-
on university money and to
the numbers of students crowded in
small space both buildings and
equipment have become somewhat
battered and in need of much kali
5omining, vanishing, general clean
ing and repairing. M. F. Haley, mill
and repair man for the school of
mines, has made the suggestions for
this overhauling and the work is be-
done under the direction of j. B.
5peer, the registrar of the university.
The Building Program
OF equal Importance with getting
The present plant in shape, according {
10 DR.. Clapp, is that of pushing the
building program for the university. '
Four new university structures will
De in course of erection this winter, t
Ill of them vitality necessary. The
residence conditions in Mis- i
,oula, which make it almost impos- {
,ible for more than the number in i
attendance last year to ecure lodg- I
ng, make it imperative that two dor s
nitories, one for women and one for |
men, be erected at once. The new {
library will also be rushed to COM
1t is the intention to house q
n it the English, history and econo- q
MICS departments, thus partly reliey- i
ng the congestion in the university t
lall class rooms. The fourth build
ng will be for the forestry school, y
low damned into a wholly made :
Luate frame structure. A new heat
ng plant and a new gymnasium are
.lSo in prospect and plans for them
will have to be worked out. All this
obstruction will necessarily require
much of the presidents time.
With regard to other problems
onfronting the institution, DR.. Clapp
avs he will formulate no policies I'M
il he has had the opportunity to give
hem close study. Courses of study
7ill remain unchanged this year,
hough, of course, efforts will be
lade to maintain or to better pres
Mt high scholastic standards.
Changes in the faculty other than
hose already made are not contem-
though men who will
trengthen departments will be Sc
ured when possible.
Craven's Plans
Professor Craven in assuming the '
residency of the school of mines has
ne advantage of 16 years acquaint- ,
nee with its work. Many of its GUS
pms he has helped to establish. He :
lso will recommend no immediate \
hanges in courses, but await devel- (
pments which will indicate what >
nanges should be made, if any. The :
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