History of Montana University Aims and Early Struggles
A historical account traces the founding of the Montana University, its land endowment, and the political battles to locate and fund the campus in Missoula. It outlines 1881 land grants, 1889 constitution provisions, and the 1893 Missoula bill becoming law, with early funding challenges and campus decisions.
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University of
Bologna
Kingdom of
Italy
Oxford
House of Hanover
Harvard
Yale
Astor
Vanderbilt
Tennyson
State University
Tennessee
University of Tennessee
University of Pennsylvania
Georgia
Virginia
Atlantic
Territory of
Montana
Congress
Grover Cleveland
Union of States
Board of Education
Silver Bow
Houses of Representatives
Missoula
Enares
United States
Senate
House of Representatives
Missoula County
Bitter Root
Flathead
Ravalli
University At
John E. Richards
State Board of Education
Uni
Missoula and Montana High School Development 1890s
The text outlines early Missoula university status and high school shortages in Montana. It notes the eight room school in South Missoula, students sent east for education, and the university serving many prep and music pupils. It also describes Montana's 1896 high school accreditation plan led by President Craig, with five initial accredited schools in Great Falls, Anaconda, Butte, Helena, and Missoula.
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Missoula University
Helena
Deer Lodge
Phillipsburg
Anaconda
Butte
Ravalli County
Montana
Missoula
Missoula High School
Craig
State Board of Education
Great Falls
Negro Pioneer John Anderson Dies in Sawtelle
John Anderson a Civil War veteran and Montana pioneer died at the soldiers home in Sawtelle California aged about ninety three. Born in Indian Territory he served in the First Kansas Colored Infantry and came to Virginia City in 1865. He joined the 1874 Bozeman expedition and recounted the Little Bighorn battle including the assault on Sitting Bull Jr and the capture of a decorated coat.
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John Anderson
Virginia City
Bozeman
Montana
Yellowstone
Sawtelle
Cal
Anderson
Julia
Mr. Anderson
Indian Territory
Oklahoma City
Louis Hildebrand
United States Army
Kansas Colored Infantry
Leavenworth
Kansas
Salt Lake City
Utah
Salt Lake
Black Hills
Little Big Horn
Sitting Bull Jr
Missoula University Campus Grants and State Funding
Missoula leaders and legislators debated siting for a state university in the northwest area of the city. Donors E. L. Bonner and Frank Higgins offered 40 acres for the campus, while a $15 000 tax was proposed to complete a university building and open the institution. The 1895 opening, celebrated September 5, attracted modest local attention as President Craig led the event.
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South Missoula Fund Company
C. P. Higgins
E. L. Bonner
Frank Higgins
O’ Trent
State Boar of Education
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University of Montana
J. M. Hamilton
Montana State College
Paris Gibson
Cascade County
E. D. Matts
University of Wisconsin
Col. W. F. Sanders
Anaconda Standard
Capitol
South
The
Friends of Consolidation
Montana State University
Mount Sentinel
South Missoula
Rom
Wrigleys
Wrigley’s
Milwaukee
Jensen
Montina
Bulte
Monti
Patee Canyon
Montana State School OF Forestry
Department
Cuticura
Sors
Asbirin
Bayer Aspirin
Son Ag
Ccept
BR Bayer
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