Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-09-09
BY F. PHILIP SEELIG

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Practical education and experience
working side by side with theory are a
few of the assets which are making Bill
lings Polytechnic famous as a uni
versity type of institution.
Even though there is no distinctive
classification amongst students, Junior
college courses make up one department
which is becoming very popular in the
Midland Empire. In the other depart
ments, every worthwhile applicable in
dustry is taught. Advanced students
take research study In agriculture and
scientific courses. A unique part of this
Institution is that grade school, high
school and home-making courses also
are to be had The graduate student
is ready to step out into the agricultural
business or the professional world, fit
to take his place.
The board of trustees, at an early
meeting this year, adopted an expansion
policy and the plans are gradually being
executed. The best Of professors and
instructors that can be obtained are
being contracted for coming years.
1t is recognized by landscape artists
that the Polytechnic grounds, campus
and location are as beautiful as those of
any institution In the west. Billings is
gaining q national reputation as being
the city where Polytechnic is located.
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journals are carrying articles on this
institution. predicting it to be the COM
ing type of an educational school.
Many Earn Own Way
According to present indications, 800
students are assured for the coming term.
This will be the largest enrolment the
institute has ever had. Approximately
one hundred Of these students will earn
their way through by working at va
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are provided purposly to care for these
men and women who have not the means
Of paying their expenses
Directors and offices of the institu-
ton last year adopted a campaign for
funds. 1t is called 1.-THE Forward Move
ment Fund of $150,000." Virtually all
of this has been raised. approximately
$4,000 having been subscribed. The
campaign closed October /. Sixteen hum
dred subscriptions have been made by
friends of the school. gifts coming from
nearly every state in the union. This
fund will care for many Improvements
and provides for the current expenses of
the school for the year.
Two tracts of and valued at more
than $4,000 were transferred to Poly
technic recently. The Highland Homes
addition east of the Polytechnic campus
is the largest, consisting of N acres, run
ming along the Polytechnic drive for half
a mile to the Hilands Golf club and ex-
tending back to the Rimrock road. This
property is reported to be one OF the
most valuable OF : lrban tracts ada
cent to Billings.
The other addition, the Lougee tract,
consisting of 20 acres, makes a total OF
81 acres Of new land for the institute.
The tracts were acquired through gifts
of friends to the school,.
Own 1,072 Acres of Land
The recent acquisition brings the
total acreage of the school up to 1,072
acres. The Polytechnic grounds now
stretch a mile and three-quarters along
the Buffalo trail, giving the institute q
site unsurpassed by any school in the
northwest.
In addition to the home farms and
campus of 275 acres, Polytechnic has a
farm of 100 acres In Fergus county, 800
acres In Sweet Grass county. and $40
acres in Saltwater county. The latter is
a stock ranch is miles west OF Absarokee
on the Saltwater road. where the insti-
tutet is developing q summer camp espe-
cially to eastern boys.
Extensive improvements of buildings
are under way on the campus grounds
of the school in preparation for the
opening of the fall term. Repairs are
being made at Losekamp hall. which will
include alterations to give three addi-
tional rooms for the business exchange.