U of M Filipino Students Ask Island Liberty – 1922

Filipino Students Ask Island Liberty Indorse Mission to U. S. Seeking Independence From Control. The Philippine mission to the United States to seek recognition of the island dominion is indorsed in a set of resolutions adopted by Filipino students at the University of Montana. The resolutions follow; Whereas it was Read More

Professor Walter King – MCHS Graduate

Professor Walter King Native Montanan, scholarly writer, but first a teacher. Professor Walter King of the University of Montana English faculty is an academician with two strings to his bow. He is both a writer and a teacher. He has written essays on Renaissance literature, has edited a collection of Read More

Missoula’s 1st Radio Station – U of M’s KUOM

U of M’s KUOM Radio Station – Montana’s Only Regular Program Radiocasting Station – 1925 Station KUOM Will Advertise Missoula Name and Wave Length of 243 Meters Assigned by Government “Station KUOM, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana,” will be the announcement greeting radio fans throughout the country Tuesday, February 17, Read More

Y.M.C.A. Hut at University – 1921

Will Fix Y.M.C.A. Hut at University The Y.M.C.A. hut at the State University is to be remodeled and used as a meeting place for student organizations. At present there is no place on the campus where organizations can meet. One-half of the hut is being used by the campus store, Read More

Dr. Fiedler Hired – 1954 – WW 2 Vet

Dr. Fiedler Named Department Head [1954] Dr. Leslie A. Fiedler, professor of English at Montana State University, has been named chairman of the English and Speech Department, University officials announced Thursday. He succeeds Dr. H. G. Merriam, who retired. Associate Prof. Ralph Y. McGinnis was named associate chairman for speech, Read More

Dr. G. D. Shallenberger – Missoula County Commissioner & U of M icon

A TRIBUTE TO GARVIN DENNIS (“G.D.”) SHALLENBERGER PREPARED BY ANDREA PIPP, JOAN DELANO HANTZ, AND LESLIE SHALLENBERGER DEPIETRO MARCH 22, 2015 The University of Montana in Missoula was chartered in 1883. The Physics department was one of the original departments. In the history of the University of Montana’s Physics Department, Read More

Fred Schule – Olympic gold medalist – 7th Football coach at U of M

Fred Schules’ biography below is taken from Wikipedia Fred Schule Fred Schule was the 7th football coach at the University of Montana. He also coached track, baseball, and basketball. One of his outstanding track sprinters, Robert Cary, became the 10th football coach at U of M in 1910. American hurdler Read More

Some notes from Jiggs Dahlberg’s ‘Red Book’

George P. “Jiggs” Dahlberg – Some “Red Book” notes Below is a sample of information found in George Dahlberg’s “Red Book” – an unedited transcript of U of Mt men’s athletics from 1897 to 1980. In addition to listing teams, records, and players, he provided some unusual insight into the Read More