out that few of its students intended to go back to farming. While the rapidly expanding faculty wanted to establish a remedial education program to assist unprepared undergraduates (Montana's elementary and secondary public education system was in dire shape at the time), Ryon refused. The donation of the Story land to the college occurred in 1894, but Ryon was forced out in 1895 and replaced by the James R. Reid, a Presbyterian minister who had been president of the Montana College at Deer Lodge since 1890.
The college grew quickly under Reid, who provided 10 years of stability and harmony. The student body grew so fast that the high school building was completely taken over by the college. A vacant store on Main Street was rented to provide additional classroom space. Both the Agricultural Experiment Station (now known as Taylor Hall) and the Main Building (now known as Montana Hall) were constructed in 1896, although the agricultural building was the first to open. Both structures were occupied in 1898. The …
SAT EBRW 25%
530
SAT EBRW 75%
640
SAT Math 25th %
530
SAT Math 75th %
630
ACT Composite 25th %
20
ACT Composite 50th %
23
ACT Composite 75th %
27
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