The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-10-12
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UNIVERSITY
New Buildings and a Good At
tendance

AASAs "a Sbudoh5 VI TIC bCaVe uulNer-
sity have docked back from a vaca.
tion spent In the mines, ON the farm,
in stores, in work along many lines,
and the city OF Moscow is wide awake
after Its three months of quiet. The
old students look with regret at the
vacant places where the old Admins
tration building stood In ruins when
they left in the spring, and see only
o neatly piled stack of bricks which
once formed the structure that wns so
dear TO every one.
All summer the campus has been
the scene Of busy activity in clearing
up the ruins Of the main building and
In the erection of the three new
buildings now under way. The Agri-
cultural building Is up as far as the
second story, and is being rushed as
fast az possible. When. IL Is COM
pleted it will be used for temporary
administration quarters. The Assay
building is about completed, and
Professor James, who has charge Of
the mining department, will move in
to his new quarters at once. The
Metallurgical building will not be
ready for another month. The con-
tract for the entire foundation Of the
proposed Administration building
will be let In Boise October o, when
the board Of regents will meet In
that city. A change has been made
In the facing Of the structure, and
the main entrance will face due east,
thus carrying out the mi-circle
idea.
The increase In attendance this
year speaks we'll for the institution,
and everything points to the most
prosperous year Ia the history Of the
university. The number Of stu tents
h greater than'it has ever been. IN
the list of towns Boise leads In send
ing the largest number Of new stud
ents. The following are the new col
lege students from southern Idaho,
and their residences: Boise sends
John d. Case, Albert Hall Jessup,
Gustava Kroeger, William Verne
Leonard, Laura Savidge and Althea
H. OFT Mountainhome Is in the
iist with one freshman, Flora Ethel
BENNETT. Nampa sends two Ray Il.
Mason and Carl Human. Walter g.
Trenton increases the number from
Puyette. John X. Wheeler 10 the
only new student from Weiser, this
being the least that this town has
furnished for several years. Cald.
we'll has three, Frederic Meyers,
Leora r. Meyers aud Nellie Meyers.
Southeastern Idaho Is we'll represen-
ted. Blackfoot can claim the honor
OF sending the largest increase Of any
town In that part Of the state. Those
coming from there are Guy Dipple,
Wendell Glagon and Frank Page
Sewart. Harris P. Merritt and Geo.
Sc II. Muagham and the first to regis.
Ter from the town Of Preston. Idaho
Falls Ia the home of Edna L. Reesor
alad Jennie Gerhardt. George Cole
claims Paris as his residence.
There Is as large an increase Of new
students from southern Idaho in the
Preparatory department US in the
college
Several important changes have
been made In the faculty OF the
university. Prof. j. M. Aldrich, who
has been GA leave OF absence for a |
year, Will have charge Of the work In |
Biology. Prof II. L. Axteli has re.
tnrned from years absence, having
been granted the degree o. Doctor
Of Philosophy, while away, aud will
act as principal OF the preparatory
school In the absence ef Miles +
Reed. The latter has won scholar
ship IN the department Of education
q Columbia university, aud has left
for New York City. Miss Ryan viii
give all her attention To the domestic
SILENCE department this year, and
Miss Maynard aradnata OF the
University of Michigan, has been
made household manager al the dorm.
itory. Prot b, L, Judson, Who has
been Ia charge ut the horticultural
work since 1908, has been honorea
BY being chosen assistant professor OF
horticulture at Cornell This vac.
ancy has not yet been oiled. Prof
Batien has been granted a leave for
One year aud Prof. Mckinley has
been selected To an the position.
Prot Quincy Is al the head If the
physics work in college, while MIR.
Sonlen will have charge Of this de
partment Ia the preparatory school. |
The mining students have 80 incrcas
ed that ga assistant has been added
70 the faculty. The new assistant is
Prof. }. s. DeLury. Prof b. s.
Allen. who had charge OF the classics