Montana State University - Sentinel Yearbook (Missoula, MT)

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BIOLOGY RoPEkT T. Topjto Moktov J. Eureo Chair ma it instructor Leon a. Balmisaki IfOMOK J- El.hdJ Founder tiraduatr Attittant MAXT1N J. llAHBALNill Dr. Morton J. EItihI. chairman of the Biology ' depart- ment, organized the tlo|Mirtmeiit in February 1fl!»7. ( ' lusms wtre then held in the oli! V% ' illar j Scdiool building, whk-li was the University at tbsit time. The first class in flit de- fmrtriK ' Jit -M]jNisH j d f six f-mdenis. In ihe liiology de- partment had thirty- five majors. In 1S!IS the class rooms Tor the biology department were moved to Main Hall, where they remained until 1 Ai this time ihe New Picienee building Wlftfi constructed and the department was given more room and equipment. Until HH2 Botany and Zoology were included in one department. The museum was started at the same lime the depart- ment was founded. It consisted of personal collections of Dr. KJrod ' e and those of member of his classes, in IS Q, i lie Biological station was Marled at Yellow Hay, on Flathead lake. A building for the materia Ik col lei ' led was erected in VM-. Although Ihe s tation has not been open for five sum- mers, it has been 5n existence more than twentv five vears.

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It [CM AltO n, Jim .Mhs, JTaRJUKT H. SOMAS ' Dam of IVtunm Miss Hklkn McCRArKKS t r i !fa,non to fifffisttr Reg [ ( rar Mtsa Alice Young Fir it Dran of JVom -it

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J. E. K J Mi WOOD Chairman- BOTANY K. tflftKWOOD AttitUtttt Prftfrxnora JCkMCPH W. HKVKKV 1 totally, the BCienC dealing li the life, behavior, dis- tribution and classification of plant , wan elected by four student in thf fall of mill. Tills science was given in con- nection villi Forestry Joaeptl K, Kh-fcwood teaching both eoureea. Three years later when the School of Foteetry was established a a separate unit, Botany wan retained in the College uf Arta and Science and Dr. Kirkjrood remained as chairman of i it. department. . in ii-ci-iLtn of both botanical and biological subjects oc Capiea a large pari of the third floor of (he Natural Silence building. Additions are being nude constantly to the col- lection. Froia the original number of 7MM . then 1 ; are now 1S.0IHI herbarium s|ht miens. In the fall of lt z fS, one hundred seven ly- five students representing fifteen percent of th- student body, were regis- tered in Botany.