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

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THE DEAN OF WOMEN THE MOUNTAIN I am the Host of the valley, I watch the beginning of day, The life that surges about me Marks well the paths of the way. The wind and rain touch my temple As Spring of the year greets my face. Storms of the season assemble And weave a pattern of lace. I am the King of the valley. I have many gems in my crown. My court stands faithful around me Watching o’er country and town. I am the Joy of the valley, I control the light of the dawn. The march of men moves around me. The winds of night breathe my song. The green of summer enfolds me While loosing the waters below. The sun comes forth to entrance me, He gives life and colors bestow. I love the storms of the valley, The arm of winter I hold fast. Nothing but Faith can remove me, I shall be King to the last. Pmw

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PRESIDENT’S GREETING Inspiring scenery may be classed as one of Montana’s important resources, and the decision to stress the state’s scenic beauties in the MONTANAN of 1927 is timely and commendable. Many graduates and ex-students who have gone out from Montana State College will recall the magnificent panorama that unfolded before their eyes as they climbed to the top of “Old Baldy,” Electric Peak or the Spanish Peaks, and of the many other features of Montana’s natural grandeur that formed a fine setting for their years in college life. To those who have not lived in Montana, the pictures and descriptions in this year book will convey something of the charm and inspiration which are afforded to our people. The weaving of this theme of scenic beauty into the various material that composes the MONTANAN will serve both to maintain its very high standard for originality and excellence and to give added delight to its readers. It is a pleasure to extend greetings to all alumni, ex-students and students both in the college and in the high schools of the state. This fine record of the year’s attainments at M. S. C. should be a treasure which will bring to them increasing satisfaction as the years pass.

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THE DEAN OF MEN About fifty years ago the rapid building of railroads in the United States so radically changed the habits of our people that we became the greatest travelers in the world. Now for the second time the automobile and good roads have revolutionized the habits of the American people. We have built and are operating motor vehicles in such numbers that the whole population is literally living the out-door life. Where are these millions going? What is the loadstone that will attract them? Beautiful scenery undoubtedly has the strongest pull. These tourists are out to enjoy themselves. They are seeking the thrill of variety in the clear bubbling trout streams, the majesty of the snowcapped mountain, the fragrance of a carpet of flowers, the excitement of wild animal life. Such attractions are to be found only in the big, open West. Montana is fortunate in having more than its share of scenic attractions. Extending from the Great Plains on the east, over the Continental Divide, to the head waters of the Pacific, there is no kind of scenery lacking. Flanked on the south by the only real wonderland, the geyser land of the Yellowstone, and on the north by the Switzerland of America, the Glacier National Park, there is absolutely no call for scenic beauty that Montana can not satisfy. 1