The following photo appeared in the Missoulian Centennial issue on page 26 of Section E. Below is the caption for that photo. Top Orchestra in Grade Music Program The Grade School Symphony Orchestra is one of the organizations of Missoula’s outstanding music program in the public schools, which also Read More
Prof. Hamilton and Missoula’s Feckless Juveniles – 1896 Missoula Barn Stormers Goats in the Velvet and Kids Still Flock to the Old Resort. From all accounts the truant officer should be given the authority to use a whip on some of the lads in Missoula who are not simply mischievous Read More
MCHS Band – Better Late Than Never Missoula enjoyed music almost from its beginning. The history of music in early Missoula was well documented by Ursula Jane Davis in her Master’s Thesis at U of M in 1959.[1] She noted that in 1870 Bob Pelkey’s String Band played music for Read More
School Houses Few in An Early Day Honor to First Teacher Revives Interest in Missoula History Missoula’s first schoolhouse was located where the Missoula Mercantile company now stands. It was opened in July, 1869, for a three-month term, with 15 pupils in attendance. However, the original school building was used Read More
Teacher’s Contest 1895 Successful Teachers. The Misses Robinson, Sloane and Foote Head The List In The Above Order. The Contest a Grand Success From Beginning To End – 47,000 Votes Were Cast For The Different Candidates. Promptly at 2:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon a committee was selected to count the votes Read More
Willard Hoopsters Guests At Dinner – 1949 Willard grade school’s class B basketball champions and the boys that played on the Willard Kiwanis league teams were entertained at dinner at the Willard Saturday night. Superintendent C. S. Porter of the Missoula grade schools and Dr. J. E. (Burly) Miller of Read More
Picture of Marcus Daly At Sister’s Academy – Mr. Daly Was a Friend of the School. There adorns a prominent wall of the Sister’s academy of the Sacred Heart an excellent likeness of the late Marcus Daly, done in oil, and comes as a gift from Brother Carignane, S. J., Read More
Former school board member recalls the pain of shutting down other Missoula schools By Gary Jahrig of the Missoulian Mar 1, 1999 When Irene Hiller hears about the abuse being directed at trustees over their decision to close schools in the Missoula County Public Schools District, she thinks of her Read More
READY FOR FALL TERM [1900] Superintendent Hamilton Assigns Teachers in Schools. CLASSES GATHER MONDAY The Faculty Is the Same as Last Year With Two Exceptions – Teachers Hold a Meeting on Saturday Missoula, Sept. 8 – Superintendent Hamilton of the public schools of Missoula announces the assignment of teachers as Read More
The following photo appeared in the Missoulian Centennial issue. Below is the caption for that photo. Attractive School Is Named for Early Visitors The Lewis and Clark School, constructed in 1955, was named for Capt. Meriwether Lewis and Capt. William Clark who passed through this area twice on their Read More