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

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Nineteen N 1 inf' 3 ormolh ,f I ff ei' Z7 'vi - vm fvi 1! 1915! , ir' ,ge 3, 4 ir! Y fgyli i 5 ,ififil il liiig ff' W ,ix My Qi -5. Q-.P 4 'r' 'iii . 'Tf2:w,i,.f.f-'fy' 11 e-L - ,1- PZ: '- e:.,q.,,6'f i gf xr Actual work on the ranch finds the boys splitting up and working out different corrals. T'here's a lot of variation in the Work of the different corrals and the hands are usually picked out for the,corral Work they like. The work is pretty well laid out by the bosses and the hands carry on from day to day. Our students are the hands and sorta push out into the same style, centering their work in the corrals they're most interested in. The deans of our departments are our corral bosses and the corrals make up our various fields of learning. The corrals are not so far apart as a fellow would think for they all combine to make up the entire ranch. Then again they each depend upon the ranch administration in order to run as slick shod as they do.

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istration, more than he is really !,.- ..,. Registrar lVIcCall Often overlooked is the job of keeping our library of fifty- KEEPERS UF THE BUUK5 VVhen we first enter college, one of our first contacts is with the office of the Registrar. We see a great deal of the office during the course of our study here, yet we little realize the huge amount of work put forth by our Registrarls office. The preparation, publication and mailing of our col- lege catalogue is a large project in itself. Preparing time schedules of classes for the year, mailing application and admission blanks, approving entrance units and advanced credits takes a good deal of time and effort to establish effi- cient coordination. The Registrar's office, as a means of information, takes much time in keeping tabulated informa- tion at the fingertips of the workers. The time and work necessary to keep permanent records of the grades requires much effort. Slips must be sent parents, grades summarized pe- riodically for deans and advis- ors, and averaged for fraterni- ties and sororities from time to time. All in all, we have men- tioned only a few of the odd jobs of the Registrar. He plays a big part in our school admin- seven thousand catalogued vol- umes and several odd thousand uncatalogued documents and pamphlets, at the finger tips of the student body. Miss Adams last year catalogued and super- vised the preparation of two thousand four hundred and eighty-four volumes for the shelves, including the final cat- aloguing of the experiment sta- , l tion library. During the winter L'l'm1'1f 1 PM quarter six thousand nineteen books were circulated from the stacks and six thousand three hundred sixty-four from our reserve shelves. Mrs. Payson has done a mighty fine job in keeping our entire library system on such an efficient basis. Her prompt and courteous attention is appreciated by all. Important to the successful operation of any college is its 1neans of handling finance under the supervision of M1'. A. A. Cameron, treasurer. Such funds as matriculation, reg- istration, diploma, and animal husbandry sales department, all require separate booking. Such fees as the swimming, transcript, dairy industry, rodent control and physical plant are also itemized and listed separately in the treasurerls huge job of keeping books of the college. On top of all this work the college also handles a good deal of the fraternity and sorority collections, which in itself is no small undertaking. 'SO ll given credit for. N Treasurer Cameron Eighteen

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Dean Clyde McKee The head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Dr. R. R. Renne, is recognized as a foremost authority in his field in Montana. Closely correlated with his work are some of his more important studies, including an analysis of the expenditures, enroll- ment, and operation of the various units of the Greater University of Montana, with recommended improvements, a study of the financial condition of IVIontana counties, and an analysis of Nlon- tana's youth population, showing probable trends and the implica- tions of these trends. He has studied intensively Montana's tax situation, and as a result is a recognized authority on this subject. His studies on the income tax situation includes an analysis of the comparative tax burdens of different occupational and income groups of Montana, with particular attention to that of the farmer. He has also compiled much valuable information on t2lX delin- quency. Furt-her researches on the economics of irrigation, on farm adjustment, and other subjects are also of great importance. Dr. Renne has also the important duty of the preparation of the lVIon- tana report to the National Resources Board, on problems associ- ated with irrigation, and the development of economic opportunities in the Great Plains and Pacific Northwest regions. AGRICULTURE IS ULIIEST DIVISION Heading the division of agricul- ture, Dean McKee can well be proud of the fine mark set by his division. His job is bossing the oldest division on the campus. Overlooking the divi- sions of Agricultural Economics, Gen- eral Agriculture, Agronomy, Animal Husbandry, Dairy lndustry, Agricul- ture, and Horticulture, we wonder how he finds time for his many con- tacts with our agriculture group, Realizing that a knowledge of the soil, climate and adapted crops, good farm and ranch management, effi- cient means of marketing our farm and ranch products, livestock best suited for different conditions, and production methods including irriga- tion is very vital to successful agri- cultural enterprises, Dean McKee has ever pushed forward the ideals of the whole department. The very life blood of the Stilte rests largely within the successful agricultural enterprises within our boundaries. We are chief- ly an agricultural state and continued efforts in education in this field is especially important not only to our state but to our country at large. Dr. R. R. Renne Twenty