Montana State University - Sentinel Yearbook (Missoula, MT)

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X- toxi ETL' ve R lTAiS. 4 ii' ' ZUUPAHQ LANGUAGE W. M. ABER. A.B., Professor This was one of the five original departments provided for at the founding of the University of Montana. Professor Aber has always acted as the head and only instructor in the department. At the first the work was required, but soon it became partially elective. No degree granted by the University requires Latin or Greek, but in spite of this non-requirement, the classical department has a fair share of representatives both as to number and quality. Besides the general work in Greek and Latin there are two courses, Greek and Roman Life, which are open to all students and are often elected. In this age. which prides itself on being practical, a great deal is heard about the utter uselessness of a study of the dead languages, as they are called. It has been found, however. that many graduates, taking up almost any line of professional work, have discovered their knowledge of Latin and Greek among the most useful of all their University work. Greece and Rome in many ways exceeded the present standards of civi- lization. The greatest product of a civilization is its literature and language. Since we are endeavoring to attain the highest possible heights of civilization. why not study these ancient civilizations through the true medium of their own languages and literature? When we consider it in this light, we cannot but agree with Professor Aber when he says: The classical student does not need to apologize for his study of the finest product of the noblest nations of ancient times. -N. C. B. 21

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AGS it 'Nr- Z at-Iwi! . , , I L A mf V 'ip .G - A A CYNTHIA ELIZABETH REILEY, Professor ANNA F. CARTER. PLS. ,... Assistant The department of Mathematics was one of the original departments of the University, being organized when the University began its existence. Professor Reiley was elected on June 3. 1895. at the same time that the elec- tion of Doctor Craig, as President, took place. The work began in this depart- ment on September 12. 1895, and has continued with Professor Reiley serving continuously as the head of the department. This department has grown with the University and the most gratifying feature is the increase in the number of students doing the elective work. The aim of the department can best be stated in the words used by Pro- fessor Reiley in one of her reports to the President. She says: The aim of the instruction in this department is to develop the habit of exact, Continued and independent reasoningg to cultivate the imaginationg to train the student to apply theory to practical problemsg to secure accuracy and rapidity in numerical computationsg to develop the habit of Concise, logi- cal statement of argument and conclusiong and to furnish the facts necessary for the student in the pursuit of studies having a mathematical basis. -N. C. B. 20

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i mon BD M1 ' .5 0 1,3 . ' ,twat i, ' N :uf fini? 1 fa G- c fi 'F' 'if 0' as ' f yeyi' x I :1 , D ' U , h X5 l ' -F X Ep J V N .I , ,c , 19 P c it ' A l cUH9GUHGQQa IVRICIJICRICK C. SCYHICUCH. fi3.M.E., ALT.. IVJI'HftlSStll' lin 1395, at the founding of the University of Montana, Professor Scheueli took charge- of the department of Modern Languages together with that of Applied Science. These two departments remained under the same head until 1897, when they were divided, Professor Scheuch remaining in charge of the department of Modern Languages. This department has grown and developed hand in hand with the University. Courses in German, French and Spanish are offered, the last being' purely elective. A g'rea.t deal of attention is paid to grammar and reading, with some to conversation. A study of the rhetoric and composition of a foreign language gives to the student a broader variety of expression, both in form and voCabulal'y. lt is also possible to gain from the best examples of the literature of a people 21 knowledge of the manners, customs and smaller but significant and import- ant characteristics of that people that could not be gained so readily along any other line. The primary aim. however, of the work offered here is to give 3 reading' k,nowledg'e of the literature of the lang'uaig,re, together with a foundation such that the student. hy his own application, may he able to work out scientific articles in thcse languages. --N. C, B. qty Q..-