The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-22
COLLEGE Opening
ATTRACTING MANY
Record Freshman Enrolment For
This Early Date. Building Program
Now Completed. Interest Quicken
ing in Football.

That a record number of students
will be on hand at the opening of the
college year, September 25 and 26, is
shown by the fact that already $50
freshmen are enrolled on the hill, a
larger number than ever in the his
tory Of the local institution at this
early date. Last year the freshman
class totaled 800 students, but the
enrolment at this time, August p,
was far below the list of new students
whose names are on the rolls for this
year. With the average number of
old students back, as is to be expect
ed, the college will have the largest
total attendance in its history.
DESPITE the fact that a dozen or so
members of the faculty were dropped
from the institution last spring be-
cause Of reduced finances. the use of
the new buildings on the campus, all
of which will be ready for occupancy
before the opening date of the col
lege. will more than make up for a
lack Of instructors.
The new Gymnasium was used all
last spring and during the summer
months the finishing touches have
been added to that structure, which
gives the college one of the finest
athletic departments in the west.
OF recent weeks the biology depart
ment have been moving into their new
home. Lewis hall. This move is now
complete, although the ARRANGEMENT
of re biological material has not yet
been finished. The old biology build
fng is now being completely Tnovat-
ed and Will be used for the extension
department, q department hitherto
housed at the top of the agricultural
building. The rooms vacated by the
extension department will be used by
TIE experiment station and are badly
needed.
TIE engineering building will be all
ready for students when they begin to
arrive in September, and the shops
likewise are finished; in fact, the en-
tire building program at the college
made possible by the bond issue, is
now about complete.
The old gymnasium, used for sc
many years and the scene of so many
exciting contests, has been changed
into a stock-judging pavilion and is
ready for the students to start work
With the incoming of the students
ne>t month the interest of Bozemar
VIII naturally center in OFT Romney's
BobCat football team and its prospects
for the season. Perhaps never be-
fore in the history of the Montan;
State College have football prospect:
looked as good as they do this fall
Romney lost few men by graduation
and the recruits he gained from tn,
freshman team and other late season
prospects more than made up for an.
possible losses.
ROmney has ordered the football
men to report for practice in Boze
man on September II. There wer
rs men signed up for football las
spring, and while some of these viii
not be eligible because Of scholastic
standing ROmney expects to have
over 65 season men from whom t.
pick his team.
At this date it is hard to select evel
a tentative squad, to say nothing o
a team. "Scotty" Macdonald, cap
tain for the coming season, and sta
kicker and halfback, is eligible and i
getting into condition working on tn
farms in the valley. With thre
years experience behind him, he i
practically sure of one of the back
field jobs. There are a host of othe
good backfield men to pick from, in
cluding Floyd Romney, captain Of las
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