Montana State University - Sentinel Yearbook (Missoula, MT)

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. THE SENTINEL ' ,glut , ti -xt - --X ,4 1 A ,t . .m , ,- 5 antl lannerl into aeliieving' the u'mulert'ul tlisenveries in the realms ut' ehemistrt that llliltltflllSIlZllllC1ll1th1lSCllUltl wurcl in the seieutitie eireles the wurlcl over. 'l'hat man was .lustus Liehig. , Quite asicle trum the hroatlening aucl more tangible henelits to he flerivetl l'rum atteucliug more than une institution of learning, there remains the iucleserihahle jot ut' reeulleetitms, that one may call to life at any moment autl at any place. Reeullee tions, not of a narrow, self-sutlicient life, so often the result ut' lack ut ehange in surroumliugs, hut of a life full ot' experiences aequiretl untler ever varying' eonrli ' ' ' ls hehtltl in tliH'utnt numlts ut' tht utultl ul tions: ul enchanting scenes one hz: X ' 2 : - ' - , marveluus wurlcs uf art peoples lung' passetl away have lelt hehuul them 1 ut' eharm ing' men :uul ivmm-n one has met: and of a thnusautl seemingly trivial iueirlents which, nevertheless, have intlueneerl nue's lite tu an extent tuulreametl ut at tht time ul' happening. Such recollections are among' the must priceless treasures to he gathered tluring the happy years spent at various selintnls uncler the charm Qt' great men autl great women :uul of beautiful aucl inspiring' sui'rouiuliug's: treasures that mzuney eanunt lmuy, that no power un earth can take away fruni us: that will help us to pass un seathefl through the vieissitucles ut' life anrl tn meet its joys antl its sm'i'mx's with equal equanimity. ,,QQLArxJ-1 ll: ' X lllill' tllf' NOI!'I'II IFHIYI-I I'au'e Sew-:alt-4-u

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,, - X--------., , -' V , f----.t ,.-., h r , ---.X Nm K r I, 4 - X A THE ss: , A - - 1 ' ,. , t , . 1 ' . f -, rf r , zu-Y' ,,,, MCtgf,,1L,i 1. U V f 1 V, Q .J f i H S' ,fi ,f A, ' J N, .M 1 CI-IOOSING AN ALMA MATER ff' is a custom which is almost universal in liurope for young ' men and women to acquire their education not in a single in- ' stitution of learning, but in a number successively chosen. 'llhey proceed in this way with a view to broadening their outlook JK -, upon life or to specialize in some subject under a teacher who B has become famous as an authority in that special branch of W . IILL learning. There is a growing tendency in America to recog- M nize the advantages thus to be gained and to encourage a cer- , tain degree of specialization. lf a change from school to school is undertaken in the proper spirit during the character and habit-forming years, it is possible, and indeed mighty probable that the change will have a benehcial effect upon the future career of the student, assuming, of course, that he or she will take full advantage of the opportunities offered. As one who has had the privilege of acquiring a small fund of knowledge in this way under the guidance and inspiration of great men in g'reat institutions, l may be permitted to point out a few of the salient benefits one 1nay derive from the privilege. One of the first beneficial effects of going to a school away from home, in addi- tion to acquiring knowledge, is the formation of an ability to adapt oneself to different conditions of life. Happiness then becomes independent of any fixed environment. ff an unfamiliar language is spoken in the land where the selected school is located the conditions are ideal for acquiring the use of that language. Not only this, but the habits, customs and ideas about the life of the people differing from our own can be studied with great profit and usually proves to be of the highest interest. The comparison of their superior and inferior traits with our own, the exchange of ideas and learning from them all tends to create in us a tolerance with the failings and shortcomings of our fellowmen. And frequently a helpful realization is awakened of the insignificance of our own accomplishments. Then again we all differ in our mental makeup and so we find the influence and inspiration extended by a teacher, even though he be a remarkable character. varies greatly with the individual students. In changing from one school to an- other the change in the personality of a teacher may mean a turning point in a life career. Without any fault on the part of the student but due to an accumula- tion of circumstances he becomes discouraged and is on the point of giving up some line of endeavor when a change may bring him within what is to him an irresistable charm and atmosphere created by the subtle influence of a new teacher. This contention is illustrated so frequently in the biographies of men of attain- ments. I call to mind one, especially. to whom it was my privilege to listen many times. This one, a great chemist, was considered a hopeless dullard in the school of his home town. And quite likely he would have remained one all of his life if circumstances had not brought him into new surroundings at an early date in his life. ft was in foreign lands, he tells us, that his latent abilities were developed l'z1g'e Sixteen

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,K Xl r!,,,-..-.-.--., A H, 9 .-X ,,,,,w!. frm, ..--, f,,---.,...-..NXu pt 1 1 THE SENTINEL 1 iq .14 V, 1 i ii 1if' i i i i i A .. 1 Y ' Y N ' - i Y 'ii I w 31lil ' A 0 THE LAW SCHOOL 'l'he School of Law of the State University of lvloutana is and will continue to be one of the particularly recognized elements of the larger institution. Organized by a special act of the Legislature in 191 1, it has developed into a school with a carefully selected library of six thousand two hundred Hfty volumes, with a regis- tration of one hundred thirteen students, including the pre-legal students, and with a faculty of tive full professors and three lecturers on special subjects. The law faculty, about whom the real fabric of the school is woven, combine, according to student opinion, unquestioned competency, a unique ability to do their work eltectually and the added qualities of loyalty and sincere interest in the school and its members, all of which go to make up that seriously happy student inspiration which is so necessary to proper instruction in the law. During the academic year of 191 1-1912 there were enrolled in the law school seventeen students. There was an increase of sixty per cent. in .1913-19I4 and in the fall of 1915 there was a marked addition of thirty-three students. At the close of 1914 five degrees in law were conferred, Carl Cameron, .Paul Dornblaser, lidward l'. Kelly, Ellsworth ti. Smith and Raymond H. W'eidman being the Hrst men to go out nito practice as three-year graduates of the Montana School of Law. In the fall of 191 5 a policy of discouraging the taking of law by those students who could not offer standing equal to that of two years pre-legal work was adopted. Students over twenty-one years of age who are not candidates for a degree are still admitted: but they are specially urged to take theytwo years pre- legal work if possible. There are at this time 113 students with law as their major subject. divided as follows: Sixteen third year men and seventy-three first and second year men. There are twenty-four students registered in the University as pre-legals. The regular law course covers a period of three years. Eight tive-unit hours are required for graduation. In addition each candidate for a degree must have had work equivalent to at least two full years of colleg'e training. The method of instruction is that employed in the leading law schools of America, viz. the case system, supplemented by lectures and assigned readings. The aim is to teach the student not the cold facts of the law, but methods of legal reasoning and l'z1ge I'iiLl'llil'l'll