Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-09-19
FACULTY CHANGES
AT STATE COLLEGE
PROPS ON LEAVE RETURN; NEW
INSTRUCTORS ADDED; COACH
CROFT STARTS FIRST YEAR

Changes and Additions in the
faculty at Montana State college
have been announced for the 1896
81 college year by President Alfred
Atkinson. Formal classroom IN
structiOn viii begin Sept. %, fol-
lowing the annual freshman week
now In progress.
j. Wesley Hoffman returns to the
teaching faculty after serving for
year in research in the department of
economics. He takes up his work as
assistant professor of history. A grad
uate Of the University Of Minnesota,
Professor Hoffman received his mas
ter's degree from the University of
Chicago. During 1926-27 he studied in
Europe.
John L. Beal, new assistant professor
OF chemical engineering, succeeds DR..
H. T. Ward who has gone to Drexel
Institute In Philadelphia. BeaI received
his masters and doctors degrees from
the University of Minnesota and comes
to the state college from the Univer-
sity of Iowa where he has been in
str1ctor in chemical engineering.
Jack Croft begins his first year as
football coach and instructor in phys
ical education. A graduate of Utah
State college, Croft was assistant coach
at that institution for five years be-
fore coming to Montana State
A. III. Walker has been appointed as
sistant professor Of animal husbandry
at the Montana agricultural expert
ment station. He succeeds w. F. Dick
son who is now with the department Of
agriculture. Walker holds a doctors de-
gree from the University Of Wisconsin.
Prior to coming to the experiment sta
ton he was connected with Ohio State
university and the University of Wis
consin.
Miss Leila Massey is the new assist
ant professor of home economics edt-
cation, succeeding Miss Louise Keller,
who Is now state supervisor Of home
economies In Missouri. Miss Massey
was graduated from Mississippi State
College for Women In 1925 and received
her masters degree from the University
Of Minnesota
Ralph Mccall, 1929 graduate from
Montana State college, succeeds Ross
Miller, resigned, as assistant professor
of animal husbandry. After graduating
from Montana State, Mccall took
graduate work at Washington State
college, receiving his masters degree
in 1882. For the last four years he has
been an instructor at that institution.
Capt. James j. Flea succeeds Capt.
Clarence jackson as instructor In milf
tary science and tactics. Captain Jack
son has been transferred to the general
staff school at Leavenworth, Kan.
William B. Nelson, 1882 graduate of
Montana State college, has been named
instructor in agronOmy TO succeed L. p.
Reitz who Is now connected with the
forage division Of the United States
department Of agriculture. Nelson took
graduate work at the University of Me-
braska, receiving his masters degree
there.
Gerard John Pesman returns to the
State college this year as instructor in
mechanical engineering. He was grad
uated from Montana State in 1880 and /
served as instructor from 1881 to 1888. |
Since then he has taken graduate work |
at Purdue university. receiving his |
masters degree last year.
Nelson j. Anderson, holder Of a doc
tors degree from the University Of 1
Chicago, becomes instructor in chem
who resigned to go to villa Nova col
lege In Philadelphia
Miss Leona Barnes, graduate Of Cor
nell in Iowa, and OF the University OF 4
Iowa, has been added TO the secretarial |
department faculty as instructor.
Phil s. Eckert succeeds o. L. Mimns. /
who has resigned to 60 to the Univer-
sity of Idaho as Instructor In eco
nomics and sociology. A graduate Of /
the University OF Ohio and holder OF /
a masters degree from that institution,
Eckert served his alma mater as in /
structor in rural economics before COM
ing TO Montana State.
Kenneth J. Goering, who was grad
uated from the State college last June,
succeeds Chester s. Funk as assistant 1
chemist IN the experiment station. Punk I
resigned to continue his graduate work.
Miss Sarah Barnes, health director. /
mas returned 10 the college after taking 1
graduate work at the University of /
Minnesota for the last year. Miss Irene
Andes, who served as health director
frrinr Miss Barnes absence, viii con-
.inue in the department.
Miss Anna Irene Nechanicky. grad
1ate of the University Of Minnesota, /
ass been appointed laboratory technic-
an IN the veterinary research labora-
.orv OF tire experiment station. She
served for two years as techniclazl for
ne veterinary division OF the Univer-
ssfv az Minnesota