Montana State University Bozeman - Montanan Yearbook (Bozeman, MT)

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 THE MONTANAN 1931 A Record in Copy and Pictures of the College Year 1930-1931 Published by the Associated Students Montana State College Bozeman Volume Twenty-four

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H OP1JRIQHT 6, FRANKLIN DE1DE1] Editor in Chief HORACE Q. BOLSTER Business Manager

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D EDICATION Successful Institutions are the product of ideas, and ideas are born of the minds of men. However, mere ideas do not make great institutions. Without ideals, success cannot pass beyond a certain limitation. fiThe noteworthy growth and achievements of Montana State College have given her the right to be called a successful institution; but her success is not ordinarily attributed to the thing which is truly responsible for it. It does not lie in the generous support which the people of Montana have always given to her, not in her expanding buildings, nor in the ever increasing numbers of men and women that go forth from her halls every year. Rather, it lies in the greatness of her ideal, adherence to which has given the justification for all these other things. flThat ideal is pregnant in the minds of every man and woman who has ever attended the institution. Acting on teams and as individuals they have alike, in the face of victory and defeat, on every form of life’s battlefields, shown qualities that could only arise from the inspiration of a truly great ideal. flThe Bobcat Spirit is not an athletic concept alone. It is Montana’s ideal. It stands for fighting spirit and for sportsmanship, for honor and integrity. But more than this, it is the will to do. It entails self-sacrifice for the common good, and it embodies the idea of never-ending progress. It is the finest thing that the College can give to anyone. flWith the sincere hope that in the more fruitful years to come it may not be lost, we dedicate this volume to THE BOBCAT SPIRIT.