Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-08-14
President Graves
Gets Recognition

A4kn@a ia tAs eldest @on Of eM@ b@ks
Rev. y. n. Craven who was pastor q
tAs local ID. e. church thirty years
ago and again ten years past. Hha
nothsF still survives and d living 81
she Klnney ranch near Helema. A sis-
Gar Of Prsa. Craven is principal q ons
of tia Ward schools at 0gden. Utah.
Shs was formerly county supsrinband-
snt Of Cascade county. A brother Is
city engineer at Ogden.)
According 70 an announcement nanAs
Saturday from tie office Of Chaneel-
lor n. A. Brannon Of the University
Of Montana At Helena, the state board
Of education has given Prssidsne
George W Craven az the Montana
Stats School Of Mines q peramnent
appointment 10 the position he hAs
held the past three ysaru undsr > lim-
ited tsrsn arrangement. The Snany
friends DIR. Craven has made mre very
much pleased that his effieieney has
been recognized and that he Ia 10 con-
tinus at the head Of the Butts inBti-
tuition,
President Craven, who cmme 10 the
School Of Mines In 1904 as professor
Of mathematics and mechanics was
elevated 70 his present position IN
1874 when, former President c. H.
Clapp left Do assume the presidency
Of Montana State University 1T Mis-
sOula, his appointment being Tor
three year term.
At that time the comprehensive
building program for the various in
ztitutiOns Of the University Of Nom
tana made possible By TIE bond issue
Of 1890 was Just getting started and
the new head Of Montana Mines was
faced by q heavy burden Of extra
work far IN excess Of that ordinarily
70 be mst. That he was tia right
man Tor thia work is shown by the
vastly improved physical plant nov
at the disposal Of Montana yOung
men who wish to become mining en-
gineera, mstaIlurwists. or mining ge-
Ologista.
During hia administration thus far
President Craven. aided by mech
previous experience In planning and
building hydro-elsctrie plants, has
completed and equipped . new e260,-
BOO chemistry and rnetallurgy hnlld-
ng, ths finest structure for iks pur-
posea wsat q tie Mississippl river.
md new $4,000 englneerine ball
VITA unnsu@lly commodlons faeilasies
leF Designing azd axamsAsAmm
liz ad@itien be haa rezme0slsd
DID 1&ain hall and tAs Mill building i,
saaking them up 30 date In evsryIl
'espects securing sufficient efasu-
'oOna, and installing fins equipmsntl j
or teaching assaying and Ore-drsss- |
ng. Minor improvements, too num-
rous 70 mention. have been made. At
'rssant be Is supervising che erection
a the campus Of new ef26 600 gyEn~
'asium which viii provide amply for
'hysical training and indoor athletics 4
he work Of grading the campus I
Thich heretofore has been almost to- I
ally neglected and Of improving lea !
ppearance. Is also under way. Next
ear the students at the School OF
Zines win enjoy the least crowded
lassrooms and laboratories In any Of 7
he institutions comprising the Uni :
srsity Of Montana.
President Craven has also stabilized :
he courses Of study offered at hia =
olIege and has maintained . strongI :
aeulty. With tbs building program =
most completed, he is now turning
d attention towards using the In
'eased facilities 10 tlae best advan-
lge. II conditions IN Montana war 3
mt Il, the next few years win prob &
bly, see q widaped curriculum and
stable additions to the faculty under
g direction.
Aside from his duties az president
the School OF Mines, DIR. Craven
Hring the past tArse years has been
ting rs consulting engineer for the
ate Of Montana. In this capacity
has effected many important
Ianges In the heat, water, and light =.
& systems at the state penitentiary -
Deer Lodge, the state insane
yium at Warn Springs, the old
ldierss home At Columbia Falls. the
ste reform school at Miles City, the
ate Orphans hOnas ct Twin Bridges,
e state scks0oI for the blind and
e1 and dusab ut Bouldsr. the state
bereulosis hospital at Galen, and
Q state normal college at Dillon.
The changes he has authorized
We ndded gssmtly to the conaforts Of
. baiidsngs a& easass vaxioma institu-
as and IN adAzszen ars resulting n -
} saving Of nsoasy, especially In the