Montana State University - Sentinel Yearbook (Missoula, MT)

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Q'x'JkgfEXsfXff6T? J 11, J J fk, X troy, Q., kw if-wx S Nfixxftfgh J - XJ ,XX - S . I-E Eg g.. - ji X537 '12, if si ' 472' ' Nba Tig . xg5 :-,.E XXf re., FRANCES CQRBIN, Professor. For three years after the founding of the University, President Craig had charge of the department of Literature. In 1898. however, he was relieved by the election of -Miss Hubbell as instructor of English and Literature. which position she held until, on her resignation in 1900, Professor Corbin was elected as head of the department. This department is one of the most popular in the University, since more or less work in Literature is required in all the courses. It, like most of the departments, has grown and developed steadily with the University. An appropriation is made every year to this department which is expended for library books especially intended for the work in Literature. The work in this department consists of a study of the best of all English Literature and is divided into recitation and reading in the library, the latter of which constitutes the laboratory work for this department and is by far the greater part of the course. This department tends to cultivate a taste and an appreciation for only the best of literature. It also develops the criti- cal powers of at student so that, with this foundation and practice, gained from the study of the best authors' works. he may be able to intelligently interpret and criticise the current literature of his own time. The chief aim is general development and to help give the student the foundation required for any line of work, as well as the development of culture, --N. C. B. fl

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I I I All I ,QL ,V . ' ' 27,176-H 44- f'f' -: -J' N wi 1sX1'..f'g?'g ,lf Avv, g X .. 'ei S Xigrggv i as , A 1 . fp .Psy 21, .nf My L 'i 'U I 1 'fifif ' I r 5' ' V 'Wing r 'ri' 'it E 'V 4' ' - 'Za .7d'N'lYff'Ai.1l .13 gb--i-T do iz: M y A . - f Q AM' 1 M 'iv 0fffe.r , I ly I ' f ffm ' W W ., it WM ' ,M . I IVIORTON J. ELROD, M.A.., Ph.D .... Professor, JOSIAH MOGRE, '07 .... Laboratory Assistant In February of 1897. Professor Elrod received the department of Biology from Professor Merritt, who. up until this time, had had charge of all the Sciences as Professor of Science. When Professor Elrod took charge of the department, it occupied but one small room and the material at hand con- sisted of four or five tables, two microscopes and a few bottles. The first class numbered but six, and although these first classes were small and the facilities limited, very creditable work was done. Immediately the department began its wonderful growth, until now, after ten years of existence, it has large collections of almost all the specimens for Biology and Botany, including the best collection of birds in the state. The elementary course here, as in the department of Chemistry, is required of all students. The fundamental purpose of the collegiate courses is to give that mental discipline, which comes from a study of scientific sub- jects as presented by modern methods. It is also attempted to add something to the general knowledge in a new locality. In 1899 the Biological Station was established on Flathead Lake, with Professor Elrod at its head. It has been the means of bringing many scien- tific men to the state, who would never perhaps have come otherwise. This station has a double objectg that of assisting the people of the state in scientific study, and that of taking advantage of a good locality to work out the problems which that locality affords. So far the Station has published about five hundred pages of printed material, gathered from the work done there. These have gained through their publication, recognition for the University that it could not have obtained otherwise. -N. C. B. or