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History of Montana State College for X 907 SHE year 1907 will remain memorable in the history of the college for the inauguration of a new policy on the part of the state legislature toward the college, by which the state appropriations for its benefit were increased far beyond any preceding figure; and for the passage by Congress of the Nelson amendment, by which the national appropriations for the college in the course of the next five years will be absolutely doubled. The increased appropriations by the state makes possible the first considerable addition to the buildings of the college since its initial equipment; and the increased appropriations by Congress will make it possible for the college to increase its scientific equipment, and teaching staff in proportion to the demands of the increasing attendance. It is not the policy of the college greatly to enlarge its present scope. The last legislature assembly of Montana showed a great interest in the college. Through the efforts of President Hamilton and Director Linfield, figures were prepared and presented to the legislature which showed that Montana had been lagging behind her neighbors in the support given to the state schools. Hon. Walter S. Hartman, of the Executive Board, and other well known citizens urged the claims of the college upon the legislature and the Governor. 'Through the efforts of the Gallatin Valley Club, headed by President II. L. Casey, the legislators were pursuaded to undertake a trip to the college to see for themselves the possibilities and needs of the college. They landed in Bozeman in the darkness of early morning on Saturday, February 2, 1907, about the stormiest and most disagreeable day ever known on the college hill. But in spite of the discouraging storm and though they made the occasion something of a frolic, they studied the college thoroughly. The legislators came, they saw and they were conquered. The college got practically everything it asked for. The state appropriations made for the two years, 1907 and 1908, were more than for the whole history of the college prior to those years. The maintenance appropriations for
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the college and experiment station were doubled, and $80,000 was appropriated for a new agricultural and domestic science building, now under way, and to be ready for occupancy in September, 1908. A few days after this, came the word that Congress in the closing hours of the session had passed the Xelson amendment by which the annual appropriation for the college was to be advanced $5,000 each year until the total appropriation for the college should reach $50,000, just double the former amount. In honor of the appropriation by Congress, and especially of the appropriations by the legislature, Monday, March 14, was set apart for a jollification. A special assembly was held, and then a procession of faculty and students marched through the streets of the city calling upon the members of the Gallatin legislative delegation and thanking them and other citizens for their aid. The changes in the internal affairs of the college have not been numerous. In January, 1907. Prof. R. W. Clark began work in the newly established department of Animal Industry, to which he had been elected a few months earlier. In June, Mr. A. P. Anderson resigned the position of Instructor in Civil Engineering, and was succeeded by Mr. R. D. Kneale, with the title of Assistant Professor. During the summer, Prof. Y. K. Chestnut resigned the professorship of Chemistry to accept a position with the Agricultural Department at Washington. Prof. W. M. Cobleigh. of the Department of Physics, was put in charge of the Department of Chemistry for the year. In September, Mr. Wyatt W. Jones resigned his position as instructor in Biology, to become principal of the Teton High School. M. H. Spaulding, a graduate from Le-land Stanford Jr. University, is Mr. Jones' successor. In October. Mr. Charles E. Mollett was chosen to take charge of the newly organized department of Pharmacy. In June. Prof. F. Arthur Oliver, of the Department of Music, was given a year’s leave of absence for study and travel in Europe. Miss Arabella Barnes, a graduate of the Wooster Conservatory, was chosen to take his place for the year. The most important new departure in college routine was the inauguration of the semester “round-up. History does not record the name of the inventor. Briefly stated, its purpose is to bring up all delinquent students “on the carpet about the sixth week of each semester. This device has proved very popular—with those who had nothing to fear. S
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