University of Montana Western - Chinook Yearbook (Dillon, MT)

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You whose activities are recorded in the 1949 Chinook have my heartiest wishes for very pleasant days during the closing weeks of the college year. Some of you will graduate and leave. May the years hold much happiness in your efforts to help others! You, who still have courses to complete in order to receive diplomas, will return. More than ever the world pays royalties to those who are willing to invest in themselves. There will always be a demand for persons who possess qualifications higher than those currently required. And now, congratulations to the Western Montana College of Education! Its students, faculty, and alumni will build it into a mighty institution of opportunity and service. GEO. A. SELKE Chancellor University of Montana (5)

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T EACHING offers to the youth of America greater opportunity today than does any other profession. Thousands of positions are open for qualified people. Rising standards, increased rewards, and a greater appreciation for the services of the teacher make the outlook for the profession brighter than ever before in the history of our country. The emphasis now is on adequate preparation. Mediocrity is no longer acceptable. No longer will the untrained be sought after. Our college offers opportunity for those who wish to prepare for the good business of teaching and along with it opportunity for those extra curricular activities that make college life interesting and pleasant. The wise student will maintain a reasonable balance between work and play. The Chinook summarizes what we do. May your memories of 1949 at M. S. N. C. be pleasant. May every new year be a better year at our college. Good Luck, RUSH JORDAN, President (4)

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T dont Emerttu. SHELDON E. J . 1919 GRADUATE came back to show her daughter the room where she had lived. The building was gone. She saw that the change was good. Then M S N C moved out and W M C E is here. Soon one will hear Western for short and not Normal. The new stands for all that was good in the old—ideals of wholesome, useful living and service. The spirit that looks out from pages of the 1949 CHINOOK will be with us in 1969 when you count I do not know how many years. And when you are older than any one can imagine, you will be proud of those days when you worked and played and loved and fought at MWSMNCCE. SHELDON E. DAVIS J. FORD McBAIN, who retired from the college faculty October 1, 1948, was named Professor Emeritus of Science by the State Board of Education. In making the recommendation the Board acknowledged his many years of faithful service as professor of science. Prof. McBain came to the campus in 1917. During the more recent years he served as vice president.