They emigrated to the United States, first taking up residence in Missouri, where their first three children were born: Rose L. in 1885, Ettie C. in 1888, and May F. in 1887.
[1][3] (The Cooperative Extension System is a program of the U.S. federal government administered by land-grant universities and colleges to educate farmers and ranchers about modern agricultural practices.)
Strand, who had discovered ways of controlling the devastating locust invasions in Montana, was named the new president.
On July 6, 1937, Strand was elected President of Montana State College (MSC) by the school's board of regents.
[3] An upsurge in campus drinking occurred after the end of Prohibition, and in 1940 the Student Union Building (now Strand Union Building) was built to provide students with a gathering spot on campus that (it was hoped) would keep them away from the saloons downtown.
During Cobleigh's year as president, college enrollment plunged as young men entered the armed forces or left to work in war industry plants on the West Coast.
Strand was an autocratic leader asked for little input from his administrators or the student body, little appreciated advice, and reacted defensively when challenged.
Enrollment at OSC fell by half during his first year in office as young men enlisted or were drafted into the armed forces.
OSC's key location near the West Coast and relative safety inland from widely anticipated Imperial Japanese attack made it an ideal location for military research and training, and the United States Army seized many campus buildings for the duration of the national emergency.
The School of Science rapidly expanded its curriculum and course offerings, and added departments of natural resources, oceanography, and statistics.
(In particular, Strand was outraged that Spitzer supported the environmentally acquired genetic inheritance theories of Soviet scientist Trofim Lysenko.)
By the end of February, Strand found himself the target of several scathing attacks, although most of the public, faculty, and student body supported him.
Although the "Spitzer affair" quieted down after a year or two, Pauling refused all invitations to visit Oregon State for decades.
Shortly after the incident ended, writer Bernard Malamud visited the campus to conduct research for a novel about the "Spitzer affair".
Strand died April 27, 1980, in a nursing home in Corvallis, Oregon, after an extended illness.