Montana State University - Sentinel Yearbook (Missoula, MT)

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SCHOOL OF EDUCATION WALTER R. AMES Dean The two courses in educa- tion first offered in 1904 under the Department of PhilosophY expanded until in 1914 the Department of Education was organized, and in 1930 the present School of Education, of which Dr. Freeman Dauqh- ters is dean. By a legislative act of 1911, the university is- sues certificates to teach to graduates who have satisfac- torily completed the work of the course outlined. Nine graduates in 1914 received the first certificates offered. The school aims to train supervisors for the public schools of Montana, to train teachers for junior and senior high schools as well as those of special subjects such as music, art, physical educa- tion and home economics, to provide assistance to the schools of the state in the form of testing programs, ex- tension Work and expert counsel, to encourage inves- tigation and research in the schools of the state, and to unify and co-ordinate the agencies of the state univer- sity Which contribute to the preparation of those who ex- pect to enter school work. Practical experience is of- fered by the cadet Work in Missoula city schools and the Missoula County high school. ln cooperation with the School of Education, Profes- sor W. E. Maddock has charge of the Board of Rec- ommendations Which helps place members of the grad- uating class in teaching posi- tions. lt also gives service to all earlier graduates previ- ously registered with the board, and places between three and four hundred peo- ple every year. Through the School of Edu- cation, the Montana Confer- ence on Educational Prob- lems is held during the surn- mer session each year. Dis- tinguished members of other institutions are featured speakers on the program, as Well as members of the regu- lar staff. . - , P, ,....-A Professor Ames .... Professor Maddock .... practice teaching in the high school .... cadet teacher leads a grade school band. I t 1 t I 1 1 6 1 t 1 . . Q I F I 'N' t

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Dean Line .... Salesrnanship .... counting it up .... for perfection in short- hand and typing SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ROBERT C. LINE Dean Business courses have been taught at the state uni- versity since 1914, at which time a member of the busi- ness office taught the first classes. In 1917 these courses were organized into a de- partment and in 1919 Presi- dent E. O. Sisson sent for Shirley I. Coon, Who came here to organize the School of Business Administration. In 1927 the present dean, Bobert C. Line, succeeded Coon, and in response to many demands for more spe- cialized lines now supervises special activity in practical experience to students in the school. During the spring the State Board of Education ap- proved plans for a course in retailing and wholesaling de- signed to mix practical busi- ness experience with campus classroom training in order to better prepare university graduates for positions. In the elementary courses training is given for expert clerical Work and the ad- vanced courses qualify their members for administrative positions in industrial and commercial organizations and other lines of public service. One of the most success- ful features has been the institution of a Forum at which faculty and business men meet to discuss current business problems. In addi- tion, many local surveys are conducted with the students assuming the responsibility of organization and research. The courses are arranged to combine with those of other schools and depart- ments for greater specializa- tion of training. It is possible, by cooperation with the School of Law, for a student to obtain in six years both the degree of Bachelor of Arts in business administra- tion and an LL.B. degree. Those students interested in advertising may combine courses from the School of Iournalism and the Depart- ment of Psychology with their business courses. Those desiring to teach commercial subjects may obtain the Uni- versity Certificate of Quali- fication to Teach.

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' Ei'-If ,vi v if - img- x. 1 W ' fl ET' Lvl. ' .v'1 F-.,- -v 'i IAGL3 ,F- Dean Spaulding .... history by tree rings .... equipment models .... models . . . . pictorial history of Montana lumbering . . . . the Foresters' secretary, Mary Wilson. -my 3 .. tl SCHOOL OF FORESTRY THOMAS C. SPAULDING Dean in a little room in the attic of Main hall the first classes in forestry met in 1912, under Professor Dorr Skeels and Dr. 1. E. Kirkwood. lt was called the Ranger school and was established at the state university by the govern- ment. The state legislature cre- ated the School of Forestry in 1914. Professor Skeels se- cured S35,000 from the gov- ernment and a shack, the one which now houses the A.S.U.M. store, was built for the school. This structure was used for seven years, but a rapid increase in the departrnent's enrollment demanded a larg- er and better building. ln 1921 the present School of Forestry building was erect- ed, and still receives acclaim as one of the finest in the west. Situated in the heart of a richly-timbered section of the state where every inland forest type of the northwest is found, the school enjoys unusual opportunities f or the practical work so im- portant in forestry. As much as possible of the technical instruction is carried on in the field. Two years' summer field practice is required of students in the school. Within easy reach of extensive log- ging, lumbering and lumber- manufacturing operations, field trips of one to several weeks' duration are required of juniors and seniors. These trips do not normally exceed EB75 a year and offer unlim- ited practical advantages. The school maintains its own nursery with a potential capacity of 1,000,000 trees a year, under constant im- provement and expansion. In addition, a valuable school forest of some fifteen hun- dred acres, loaned by the United States Forest Service for experimentation purposes, is immediately adjacent to the campus. Within 100 miles are 16 national forests, two other government timber re- serves, several state forests, a national park and several private forest protective asso- ciations.