Montana State University - Sentinel Yearbook (Missoula, MT)

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THE SENTINEL 15 Students are in attendance from all over the United States. and the pros- pects are brighter every year. The years 1900 and 1901. on the whole were quiet, but yet were marked by several important events. New members were added to the Faculty and losses suffered by the resignation of old ones. In June Prof. .I. ll. Wells sent in his resignation on account of ill health and in the following August. Professor F. D. Smith tendered his resignation to the Board. Professor A. I.. VVestcott was appointed to fill the chair of Mechanical Engint-erittg to succeed Prof. Smith, and Mr. W. D. Harkins, to fill that ot' Clit-mistry and Physics. Miss Eunice Hubbell also resigned, in order to be niarri -d. Miss Francis Corbin succeeded her in the chair of English l.itt-rature. In order to accommodate the increased demand for an extended coursi- in Geology and Minerology. the State Board ot' Education st-let-tt-tl .I. P. Rowe to fill the newly made department ot' Geologv. which he has zilzlr done since. Miss Louise Hatheway of the class of '00, was made as: st-int in the i - lllUl,tNllCAl, h'l'A'l'ltlN. l l.A'l'IlliAll I..-Xlili Preparatory department. Mr. .Iohn F. Davies of Butte. was teiiarigt,-tl as er- pert Librarian. He systematized the cataloging of the Library. and put it in excellent shape for future needs. Prof. .l. M. Hamilton was added to the Faculty about this time also. lle immediately took charge of the departments of History and Psyt-hology. At the June, 1901, meeting of the Board of Education, he was olef-ted Vico- Prcsident of the Vniversity. At this time Miss Ruth E. Kellogg: was t'lltJSt'll

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14 THE SENTINEL l-'rofvssor F. IJ. Smith was appointed latcr in tho suninwr to the chair of CllL'llllSll'j' and Physics. and in May of the following yt-ar, Prof. James Il. Wells awe-pta-al the position of Professor of Alvczliaxiivul liiigiiic-4,-1'itig. Juno. 181020, marks the first step taken by tlw l'nivt-rsity on otlwr lines than rc-g.:ular class work. A Biological Station was t-stalilislwtl on Flatliezul Lake nvar whore the town of Higfork now is. Prof. M. .l. lilrotl was matlv Dirt-c'tor anal unclvr his skillful guidance- it has In-on nizult- st-cronel to nonv. TH lf R.X'l l'l.l-ISN .X li l-I

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