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

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PROFESSOR SWINGLE Dean B. Swingle, Chairman of the College of Applied Science, was born in South Canaan, Pennsylvania. He received his B. S. from Kansas City Agricultural College in 1900, his M. S. from the University of Wisconsin in 1901. and his Ph. D. from the latter institution in 1931. From 1901 until 1906 he did research work in the Department of Agriculture. He came here in 1906 and has remained here since except for a year’s leave of absence to obtain his advanced degree. His later years have been given to Taxonomy and he has published a “Textbook of Systematic Botany.” He belongs to the Botanical Society of America, the Society of American Bacteriologists, American Phytopathosical Society, and to the following honorarics: Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, and Phi Sigma. Doctor Swingle lends his support to the policy of nature’s resources for the benefit of the masses instead of a limited group. He is a good mountaineer, and is often seen in company with his dog “Pat. a short-haired Irish terrier who attends classes quite regularly, but has failed to pass any courses. Professor Swingle is a very good teacher and is well liked by his students. He believes in a square deal and is willing to give and take in the same manner. He is an ardent enthusiast of wrestling and is on the committee of National Wrestling Rules. Page Twenty.nine

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5 x PROFESSOR McKEE Clyde McKee, N ice Dean of Agriculture and Professor of Agronomy, is a graduate of the Kansas State Agricultural College and came to Montana State College in 1921 as head of the Department of Agronomy. He was appointed Vice Dean of the College of Agriculture in 1927 following the resignation of Professor Arnett. During 1930-31 Professor McKee spent a year in advanced study of agricultural work, gaining a wider vision of agricultural conditions in Montana and learning much in regard to methods of benefitting the present situation. Professor McKee is a faithful worker with a good appreciation of scientific values. He fully demonstrated his ability to handle large responsibilities when during the past fall the directorship of the Agricultural Experiment Station and full charge of the College of Agriculture were added to his duties as a result of Dean Linfield’s tour of the Orient. Professor McKee is a man of high standards both in his own work and in that which he expects from his associates and students. He has gained for himself a great deal of admiration and respect from all who know him, especially the strong and loyal group of assistants who help him with his task as Vice Dean. Page Twenty-eight

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DEAN BRANEGAN I)r. Gladys Branegan, acting Dean of the College of Household and Industrial Arts, was horn in Indiana. She received her B. S. in Home Economics at the University of Wisconsin in 1913, her M. A. from Columbia in 1920 and her Ph. I), in 1928. She has taught in the grades, high school, college, and university, and has been in Montana since 1920. She did Extension work for a year, served as State Supervisor for two years, and since then has been head of the Home Economics Department at Montana State College. Her most recent study has been in the field of Child Development, and she has this year been instrumental in securing for this department the permanent use of a regular Home Management house, which is a decided addition to their already efficient facilities. She takes an active interest in the many honorary, professional, and social organizations to which she belongs, and is now president of the Montana division of the A. A. U. W. Dr. Branegan is decidedly a leader and is distinctly feminine. She likes people and loves conventions. Having a broad point of view and being alive to important matters, she always weighs things carefully before coming to a decision. Miss Branegan is particularly characterized by her continuous and untiring activity in every organization with which she has contact. She is never too busy to smile and never too busy to give her assistance to those who ask it. She is admired by all those who arc associated with her. Page Thirty