the four original Montana University System universities. In 1893 the Montana Legislature provided funding to establish the school in Butte. The cornerstone of Main Hall was laid in 1896, and the university opened its doors in 1900 as the "Montana State School of Mines". The first student was a woman, Clara Clark of Butte, and Nathan R. Leonard acted as the first president. Despite enthusiastic local support, even offers of free land for construction, the early history of the school was fraught with poor funding and accusations of fraud, but with the help of former governor John E. Rickards, the school was opened.
In 1919 the Montana Legislature established the Montana State Bureau of Mines and Metallurgy on the campus in keeping with Montana Tech as a school focusing on the development of minerals and industry. Charles H. Clapp of the mining department served as the first president of the Bureau.
The school was renamed the "Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology" in 1965. It began moving beyond purely …
SAT EBRW 25%
520
SAT EBRW 75%
620
SAT Math 25th %
540
SAT Math 75th %
630
ACT Composite 25th %
18
ACT Composite 50th %
22
ACT Composite 75th %
25
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