Dennis Gary’s Memories of Montana State College and Sarah Vinke
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A Student’s Memories of “Mrs.” Professor Sarah Vinke and Her English Department at Montana State College, Bozeman, MT (1956-1960)
by Dennis Gary
Dennis Gary’s memories of Montana State College with a thorough Table of Contents and the initial contact letter between Henry Gurr and Dennis Gary. Includes:
- Section I on Sarah Vinke with The Sarah Vinke I Knew; Sarah Vinke on Quality; Vinke and her colleagues on Self-Criticism in speech, teaching methods, and Shakespeare; and memories in response to Henry Gurr’s interview of fellow student Shirley Luhrsen.
- Section II details Gary’s memories of Vinke’s colleagues at Montana State College (1956-1960) including Robert Pirsig, John Parker, Verne Dusenberry, Titus Kurtichanov, Charles Billings III, JackBarsness, Joe Fitch, Paul Grieder and Howard Dean.
- Additional Sections share Gary’s recollections of MSC President Roland R. Renne (Sectiom III), Radicals at MSC (Section IV), Dennis Gary’s personal reflections on his career post graduation as English professor (Did I teach Quality?) and beyond (Section V), and finally a 2010 personal statement from Dennis Gary (Section VI).----
Following the Footsteps of My Mentor, Professor Sarah Vinke:
My Life as an English Teacher, and Other Memories
by Dennis Gary
With a Table of Contents and an Introduction featuring Gary’s further recollections of:
Dennis Gary’s Values in Thought and Action:
My Standards at School and in My Career.
by Dennis Gary
With an Introduction by Henry Gurr and a Table of Contents, including:
Memories of Deer Creek Mountain Ranch
by Dennis Gary
- Dennis Gary’s recollection of a circa 1959 MSC outting with Sarah Vinke to Deer Creek. With additional memories of his family ranch and hometown of Gallatin Gateway, MT and additional links for reading.
Photos of MSC, Faculty & Staff (’47-’60)
Featuring several photos of Sarah Vinke, as well as several students, faculty members, and photos of Robert DeWeese, Peter Voulkos, and several others.
Further Photos of MSC, Faculty & Staff
Featuring photos of Sarah Vinke & other faculty including Jack & Wyllya Barsness, Paul Grieder, Titus Kurtichanov, Robert DeWeese, John Parker, Verne Dusenberry, MSC President R.R. Renne, History department chair M.G. Burlingame and many more. Dennis Gary’s photos over the years, pictures of building on the MSC campus (including Montana Hall), and historic photos of Bozeman are also included.
Interviews performed by Dennis Gary specifically for this ZMMQ Wiki
David Swingle, Instrucotr and Advisor at Museum of the Rockies at Montana State University
- A detailed, informative interview with David Single, who has worked at the Museum of the Rockies at Montana State University (MSU) since its founding, and has taught classes at several universities. One such class made heavy use of ZMM to stress preventative maintenance, as well as other topics.
Kay Campeau, close friend of the DeWeeses
- An interview with a woman on the orbit of ZMM, and whose main interest in the book was because of its idea of Quality.
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