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The University of Montana (often simply referred to as UM)〔The name of the campus is the University of Montana ‒ Missoula. See "(The University of Montana Campuses )," Montana University System.〕 is a public research university located in Missoula, Montana, in the United States. Founded in 1893, the university is the flagship campus of the four-campus University of Montana System and is its largest institution. The main campus is located at the foot of Mount Sentinel, the mountain bearing Missoula's most recognizable landmark, a large hillside letter "M." It is a major source of research, continuing education, economic development and fine arts, as well as a driving force in strengthening Montana's ties with countries throughout the world. The university calls itself a "city within a city," and contains its own restaurants, medical facilities, banking, postal services, police department, and ZIP code. The University of Montana ranks 17th in the nation and fifth among public universities in producing Rhodes Scholars, with a total of 28 such scholars. The University of Montana has 11 Truman Scholars, 14 Goldwater Scholars and 37〔Drake, Laure (April 10), UM Student Wins Prestigious Award, UM News, retrieved April 30, 2014〕 Udall Scholars to its name.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.dhc.umt.edu/scholarships/recipients.cfm )〕 The University of Montana's Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library houses the earliest authorized edition of the Lewis and Clark journals. ''Rolling Stone'' labelled the university the "most scenic campus in America"〔()〕 and ''Outside'' magazine called it "among the top 10 colleges nationally for combining academic quality and outdoor recreation".〔 ==History== An act of Congress of February 18, 1881 dedicated 72 sections () in Montana Territory for the creation of the University. Montana was admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, and the Montana Legislature soon began to consider where the state's permanent capital and state university would be located. To be sure that the new state university would be located in Missoula, the city's leaders made an agreement with the standing capital of Helena that Missoula would stay out of the bidding for the new capital and would support Helena over its leading competitor, Anaconda. The cities' bids were supported by the rival "Copper Kings," William A. Clark and Marcus Daly, respectively. Missoula won the legislative vote for the new university at the Third Montana Legislative Assembly in February 1893. The University was formally opened in 1895. While plans for a university campus were progressing, classes were temporarily held at nearby Willard School. The South Missoula Land Company, owned by A.B. Hammond, Richard Eddy and Marcus Daly, joined with the Higgins family in donating land for the new campus. In June 1898 the cornerstone for A.J. Gibson designed University Hall was laid and Missoula became "the University City." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「University of Montana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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