Montana School Growth and Educational Reforms 1880 1921
An examination of Montana's biennial public instruction reports shows dramatic growth in districts teachers and enrollment from 1380 districts and 1380 teachers in 1880 to 2000 districts 6215 teachers and 126238 students in 1920. The piece notes state efforts in teacher training rural school supervision high school oversight and funding challenges with rural access and transportation to educate all children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Montana
State Department of Education
School Board of Health
State Department
Adelaide M. Ayer
Amalie Knobel
Carl A. Jessen
State Board of Education
Lttler
Bridges Built in State in Past Two Years
The Montana State Highway Commission reports about 26 highway bridges constructed over the past two years at a cost of roughly $705,386. The new bridges include reinforced concrete viaducts and other modern structures praised for strength and appearance. several are linked to federal aid projects.
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State Highway Commission of
Montana
Commission
State Highway Commission
F.A. No
Gallatin Three Forks Broadwater
Carter Bridge
Flatwillow Creek
Toston Bridge
Huntley Bridge
Yellowstone
East Gallatin Bel Crossing
Gallatin
Galata Toole
Yenemy St. Ignatius-Pablo Missouia
Mik River Aine
Savoy Creek
Blaine
Fifteen Mile Creek
Glacier Park Trail
Big Sandy Creek
Big Spring Creek
Fergus
Warm Springs
Spring Creek Fergus
Boulder River
Bonner Bridge
Missoula
Cut Bank
Glacier
Security Bridge Co
B. M. Crenshaw
Buell Bridge Co
D. M. Anderson
H. S. Lord
Ilinois Steel Bridge Co
Lewistown Culvert Co
Fred Saner
Crow Nation Adopts Italian General Diaz as Chief Plenty Cops
In Washington the Crow tribe adopts Italian General Armando Vittorio Diaz as a full member and Chief Plenty Cops. The ceremony, led by Crow leaders and witnessed at the Willard Hotel, includes a dance of adoption songs and a tri-lingual address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crow
Italian Generalissimo
Crow Tribe
4Well
Armando Vittorio Diaz
Crow Agency
Marshal Foch
Washington
Plenty Cops
Diaz
Plenty Coos
Willard
Russell White Bear
General Diaz
Naples
Perlacco
Rome
Italy
Custer
Christopher Columbus
America
White House
Christmas Seal Sale Opens on Thanksgiving in Montana
The Christmas seal campaign in Montana opens on Thanksgiving and runs to Christmas. Funds support tuberculosis research and care. Montana districts have raised nearly 7 000 in 1916 and 19 775 in 1920 from penny seal sales. Mrs Morse, Montana Tuberculosis association secretary, sent 30 000 dollars worth of seals to chairmen statewide this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Tuberculosis Association
Morse
Montana Tuberculosis Association
Forest rangers to wear uniforms in coming season
Rangers in the Helena forest will begin wearing uniforms next summer. The move comes from the national forester Colonel W. B. Greeley in Washington, directing all district rangers to adopt uniforms as soon as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena Forest
Forest Rangers
The
National Forester
W. B. Greeley
Washington, D. C
Custer County Lets Off 31 Horses From Tax Pursuit
County Treasurer J. T. Wilson chose not to pursue collection of 20 dollars in county taxes on a herd of 31 range horses. The horses were allowed to leave the county unmolested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Wilson
Custer County
Bridges Funded by Federal Aid Help Montana Counties
The article explains the federal aid road act funding with 50 percent government participation. It lists counties benefiting from high quality bridges at low tax costs, noting Great Falls projects built without federal aid. The First Avenue North bridge features seven arches totaling 131 feet each on concrete piers with a 48 foot approach span, costing about 223000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
State Highway Commission
First Avenue North
Porter
Bridge engineers and contractors in Montana project
Bros of Spokane were the contractors. The professional engineers of the state and bureau who have charge of federal aid bridge work in Montana are J. N. Edy chief engineer of the state highway commission H. W. Holes bridge engineer for the state highway commission T. M. Keene district engineer of the bureau of public roads located at Missoula and Roderic Péarson bridge engineer for the bureau.
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Thomas Dimsdale
Virginia City
First Avenue
Missouri River
Carter
Yellowstone River
Plenty
Breakfast Brownies
Breakfast Brownies Company
Minneapolis
Minnesota, and Helens
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Hill
Spring Creek
Lewistown
Total
Erarmneweres
Ano
Goa
Livingston
Wilsall Park
West Gallatin Gallatin
Yellowstone Trail
Beaver Creek Randers
Red Trail
Dawson
Ned Trail
Red Trail Dawson
Noxon Bridg Sanders
Jones Creek
Castera—renewens
DOL Na Cas Cement Tnt
B. P. Melchert
McGuire & Blakeslee
Albert Hetzel
H. B. Moughey
R. BE
Meith
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