The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-01-12
THE STAR-MIRROR'S
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Road Building Course.
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given for the first time to junior
students in the civil engineering course
and this subject has been repeated
every year since and is a regular part
of the civil engineering course. In
addition many of the other courses re-
| quired of the civil engineering students
are a more or less direct preparation
of the work of the highway engineer.
A graduate of the civil engineering
course who has mastered the work
would easily adapt his training to the
work of highway engineering if the
opportunity should come for him to
enter this field. There are 40 students
enrolled in the civil engineering course
this year.
AS early as 1903, the writer, recog-
nizing the Importance of good roads
to the Palouse country, and the de-
STABILITY of testing the stone avail
able for macadam in advance of con-
struction, planned systematic investi-
cation by the department of civil en-
cheering Of Idaho university of the
relative merits for road building pur-
poses of trap rock in the Palouse re-
gion. Two bulletins were published
one in 1904 and one in 1905, giving re-
suits of this investigation.
A good road school lasting two
days, has been planned for January 80
and 81 of this year, primarily for the
road overseers of Latah county, but
also for any others interested. This |
school is to give instruction by lee |
lures and lantern slide illustrations of |
the principles Of good roads construc-
ton, particularly as applied to dirt and
gravel roads.
You will note from this statement
hat the University of Idaho has been
sor many years interested in the good
roads movement and ready to re-
;pond to all demands upon it for aid,
% the extent of it's resources.
In continuation of this policy | do
lot doubt that the regents would wish
o expend the resources of the de-
,artment as fast as the demand for
urther specialized instruction in
highway engineering arose. Certainly II
the state should enter upon the |
obstruction of permanent stone sur
aced or otherwise improved roads it
5 essential, if the peoples money is
0 be spent wisely, that the construc-
ion of these roads should be entrust- t
q to trained engineers and the uni 1
ersity would be anxious to do it's s
art in training men competent to do t
lis work. AS yet this department is t
egligible. So far as my information
nes the amounteof stone road con- /
,ruction in this state is extremely {
nall s
Before it will increase very greatly
am inclined to think it will be nee il
'sary to pass a state aid law. s
lOuld like to see a commission of e
rec appointed to study this whole t;
leStlOn and draft a law suitable for "
aho conditions to be submitted for g
e consideration of the next legisla- a
re.
There is a further field for activity n
the university in the spread of in a.
rmation as to the principles of road c.
ilding, particularly with reference to p;
It and gravel roads, among road m
with the hope of making ex-
nditure of funds by the present h;
icers in charge of our roads more W
ective. ra
hope that the regents will see their w
y to strengthen the reso urces of the tie
il engineering department, making pc