Montana State University - Sentinel Yearbook (Missoula, MT)

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Professor F. C. Scheuch has just finished his fortieth year of service at the state university. When he came here in 1895 as a member of the original faculty, it was as the professor of mechanical engineering. At this time he also started his Work in the foreign languages department of which he is now chair- man. He Was secretary of the faculty from 1895 to 1909. He is now vice-president of the university and has served as act- ing president. Friend of every student, he is one of the most familiar figures on the campus, frequently presiding at convocations, lecture programs and meetings. He attended public schools in Barcelona, Spain, from 1874 to 1882. He was secretary of the U. S. Consulate at Barcelona from 1888 to 1889. In 1893 he was graduated from Purdue uni- versity and taught French there the following year. PROF. FREDERICK C. SCHEUCH Vice-president of the State University

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DR. CHARLES H. CLAPP President of the State University Dr. Clapp added another distinguished service mark to his long ad- ministration, marked by many improvements in both the physical attrac- tiveness of the campus and in the school itself, when he succeeded in securing funds for the Student Union building. lt was for this work that he was voted Man of the Year by the Montana Kaimin. During his administration which stretches over a 13 year period from 1921 the library, three dormitories, gymnasium, heating plant and forestry buildings have been constructed. Craig hall was also remodeled and the forestry nursery started. Along scholastic lines Dr. C1app's work has been of a particularly meritorious nature. Throughout his administration he has aimed at and accomplished the raising of scholarship standards. The college of arts and science has been reorganized and the four year course has been divided into two periods. He has been intensely interested in student development, having inaugurated freshmen week in 1926 and sanctioned other worthwhile student projects. He became an authority on state education in the northwest fol- lowing a survey he made in 1928 on the support of higher education in Montana as contrasted with other northwestern and Rocky Mountain states. He has kept in close contact with the educational problems of the university and has been the motivating force behind the steady improve- ment of the school.

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RICHARD H. IESSE Dean of the Faculty Dr. Iesse, chairman of the Department of Chemistry, has been connected with the uni- versity for 23 years. He became a member of the faculty in 1912. In 1919 he was made Dean of Men and in 1928 became Dean of the Fac- ulty. He is a graduate of the University of Mis- souri. He received his Master's and Ph.D. de- grees from Harvard, Where he taught in the chemistry department after completing his studies. Before coming to Montana Dr. lesse taught at the University of Illinois. I. EARLL MILLER Dean of Men Mr. Miller taught at the University of Illinois before coming to the State University in 1919 as a professor in the Department of History and Political Science. From 1920 to 1922 he taught at the University of Pittsburgh returning to Mon- tana in September of 1922. He was made Dean of Men in 1928 and still holds his position in the history department. HARRIET RANKIN SEDMAN Dean of Women Since coming to the university in 1921 Dean Sedman has been active as the initiator of or- ganizations and traditions-among them Mortar Board, Spur and Lantern Parade. Also through her efforts A.W.S. and the Big Sister movement have been organized. In 1930 she received her Master's degree in Personnel Administration at Columbia and since then has conducted a course for seniors in Personnel Methods in high school. Before becoming a member of the uni- versity faculty she acted as secretary to lean- nette Rankin, her sister, who was at that time a member of Congress. During the war she worked in the Department of War Risk Insur- ance in Washington, D. C.