Kate Calvin
Kate P. Calvin (November 4, 1856 - April 9, 1936) was the only woman among Montana State University, Montana State College's first three professors and the first music professor. Early life Kate P. Calvin was born on November 4, 1856. She studied piano in the United States and Germany. Career Kate Calvin joined Montana State University, Montana State College in 1894 when the college was primarily a place where to study "agriculture and the mechanical arts". She was among the first three professors of the college; the others were Augustus M. Ryon, mining engineer who served as the founding president of Montana State University, and Frank W. Traphagen. Ryon and Traphagen were paid salaries, instead Calvin, arriving from the College of Montana, Deer Lodge, Montana, had to earn her compensation from the fees she charged for music lessons. In Calvin's course special attention was given to thorough technique and correct interpretation, with practical analysis of rhythm and form. ...
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