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

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MRS. HARRISON Mrs. Ethclyn C. Harrison came to Montana State College last fall as Social Director during the absence of Dean Herrick. Mrs. Harrison is a graduate of the University of Minnesota where she was social director from 1927 to 1929. From 1925 to 1927 she was Dean of Women at St. Cloud College. Minnesota. .As Social Director, Mrs. Harrison has supervised all social activities, had charge of the social calendar, and assumed the duties of a dean of women. During the fall quarter she held a personal conference with every girl at Montana State College. She has also been in charge of the housing and employment of college girls. Mrs. Harrison is especially to be commended for her work with the Independent women. Under her direction they have enjoyed many delightful social functions and have become a much better organized and more congenial group. Mrs. Harrison's pleasing personality and charming manner have made her very popular with all the women students. The sparkle of her eyes and her cheerful smile inspire the confidence of all who meet her, and she has established many valuable contacts with the women of Montana State College. She is ever willing to offer counsel based on her wide experience with girls, to give a word of encouragement, or to assist in any work that is to be done. As Social Director of Montana State College. Mrs. Harrison has met with complete success. page Thirty-one

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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

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THE College of Applied Science is divided into seven main divisions: Applied Science, Botany and Bacteriology, Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Entomology, Physical Education, and Zoology. It also includes the service departments of music, economics, English, history, and modern languages which do not offer a four-year course. This college prepares specialists in the branches of the basic sciences and gives instruction and training in the fundamental sciences. The Applied Science division gives a broad education to those who do not care to specialize intensively on any one subject, yet does not neglect training in history, English, and modern languages. The Botany and Bacteriology division is one of the oldest on the hill. It trains teachers, laying emphasis on thorough professional training in Botany and Bacteriology. and trains men and women for professional careers in Bacteriology and plant pathology. The Chemistry department prepares workers for research in chemistry and its allied fields. Graduates of this course may find employment as assistants in state and federal laboratories and in industrial organizations. This course also prepares well trained teachers for high school science departments. The Entomology department is designed to give the student a broad general training in Entomology and related sciences. The equipment and library facilities in this department are excellent. The insect collection which now numbers over 100.000 specimens is one of the notable collections in the United States. The students who have gone on to obtain higher degrees are holding excellent positions in the State Government, the United States Government, and Canada, and some have been sent on special missions to foreign countries. The Department of Physical Education trains men as coaches or instructors in other branches of physical education. Zoology prepares men for professional careers in Zoology and serves also as a pre-medical training course. Lewis Hall is the home of the natural sciences and contains several departmental libraries and laboratories for both a research staff of the college and for students, and a Natural Science Museum on the top floor. Dr. D. B. Swingle has charge of the College of Applied Science and the division of Botany and Bacteriology. Others who have charge of divisions are Professor William I). Tallman, Dr. Oden E. Sheppard. Dr. A. L. Strand. Coach Shubert Dyche, and Professor Milo H. Spaulding. Botany Laboratory Lou is Hall Page Thirty-two