Despite the fact that old Dobbin, in most cases nowdays, has been pensioned and will spend the remainder of his days among the green fields of clover, giving way to the automobile, the University is still offering instruction in the fundamentals of horse shoeing. Twelve “shorthorns” are toiling in the Read More
Former Missoula Man Harnesses Atom for Medicine The atom has been harnessed – a former Missoulian a major contributor – into a miniature x-ray machine that weighs less than 20 pounds, requires no electric power and is explosion proof. The machine is called ISO-X. The power for its x-rays comes Read More
“When a lot of veterans came back to school with wives a big housing problem arose. The University immediately sent for government trailer houses and pre-fabs and set up a 56 house village at the bottom of Mount Sentinel near the ROTC shack and the vets and their wives moved Read More
Dr. Ralph Kirby Davidson by Laura Tanna Ralph Kirby Davidson, born May 13, 1921 in Webster, South Dakota, died December 2002 in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, age 81. His parents divorced when he was a child and after his father, Alfred Davidson, gained custody of him, Ralph or Kirby as Read More
Oral History Number: 270-066, 067, 068 Interviewer: Annie Pontrelli Interviewee: LeRoy W. Hinze Date of Interview: June 23, 1992 Project: University of Montana Centennial Oral History Project Annie Pontrelli: LeRoy, we’ve talked about so many interesting things before I even started the tape, but let’s start out by talking about Read More
Alumnus Conquers Virus – 1962 Hari om Agrawal from India, Montana State University alumnus currently doing research in the Netherlands on an international fellowship, has purified successfully the clover yellow mosaic virus, according to a report in a recent issue of Nature, a scientific journal published in London. This is Read More
Montana U Graduates Have Important Posts in Nation – 1940 Representatives of almost every business and profession from every section of the state were included among the hundreds of Montana State University alumni and former students who returned to Missoula Saturday for Homecoming, convincing proof of the increasingly important positions Read More
Skyline Ranch On Mount Sentinel Didn’t Last Long – But Permanent “M” Did – 1915 Skyline Farming Driving in from Fort Missoula today, glancing from one peak to another of the majestic mountains that circle the north, east and south of Missoula and contemplating this scenic beauty, my eyes centered Read More
“God’s Own Spot” – Origin of U of M 1893 White Wings. Peace Once More Reigns Supreme in Missoula. The Two Factions Combine And Donate God’s Own Spot for a Site for the State’s New University. This should be a day for general rejoicing among the people of Missoula, and Read More
GRANT M’GREGOR HAS MONEY PLAN University Alumnus Produces New Economic Theory Abroad. When, and if, the world’s industrial economics is rewritten, a Montana man may do the job. The two recent books of A. G. (Grant) McGregor, consulting engineer of London, Eng., are said to be providing the basis for Read More