Completion of Chemistry Building Begun In 1918
The Montana State college building program seeks to finish and enlarge the chemistry complex started in 1918. Bond funds to $850,000 would add units to provide larger classrooms and labs to accommodate rising enrollment. Chemistry head Dr. E O Sheppard notes five labs hold 174 but 302 students attend. three classrooms seat 36 to 256 yet serve 931 students, forcing overflow to Lewis hall, Montana hall, the agricultural building and the engineering building.
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Montana State College
Penton
E. O. Sheppard
Lewis Hall
Montana Hall
Agricultural
Roberts Hall
Engineering
State College reshuffles students amid overcrowded facilities
Dr Sheppard notes congestion across lectures and service courses, forcing shifts to all buildings. Chemistry labs must stay in the chemistry building with permanent fixtures to enable supplies and equipment access. For canning, two year old hens are preferred as older birds suit processing needs.
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Zinnias Rise as America’s Most Popular Flower
Zinnias surpass sweet peas asters and petunias in popularity due to easy cultivation and resilience. They germinate quickly in warm weather and bloom abundantly until frost, with best results from late sowing and proper spacing.
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California
Zinnias Show Rugged Beauty and Varied Texture
The text notes zinnias on bushy plants offering texture with shaggy Fantasy types and scabiosa flowered varieties ideal for cut arrangements. Small singles suit low bowls while all types tolerate rough handling and respond to good care. Breeding has improved true colors and variety.
Local News Briefs From Montana Towns
Reports from multiple towns detail events including a confiscation by the state game department, an egg size display by a Cut Bank farmer, and a population surge in Cut Bank per 1940s census. Helena hosts a Montana State College leader Dr A L Strand at a July dinner on agricultural resources. Harlem reports grasshoppers hatching with hopper poison plans and four attack planes anticipated. Dillon notes leadership changes in the Montana Bankers Association with Pratt elected president of group 6 and Sillers named secretary-treasurer.
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