The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-09-02
BEAUTIFY CAMPUS
AT UNIVERSITY
H. j. ROSSI, MEMBER OR IDAHO
BOARD OF EDUCATION, MAKES
INSPECTION.
Much Pleased With PrOgress-Gener-
al Scheme for Improvements is
Extensive.

lue SeueTdl progress Ol Tie NOIf
that is being undertaken by the uni
versity is moving very rapidly and
am much pleased with the conditions
as l have found them at this time,
stated Herman j. Rossi, secretary OF
the Idaho state board of education
who has been comforting with DR.. Car,
lyle, acting president of the university
for couple of days.
1t is the purpose to make the Uni
versity of Idaho modern in every re-
| spect and glance at the improves
ments now under way will convince
anyone that the conditions will be
much better in the future than they
| have been in the past.
| Cost is Heavy.
| While the cost of converting the
| heating system has been somewhat
expensive because of the extensive
| tunnel-way the cost is not so much
| when. we consider that we will save
the installation of two additional boil
ers and the employment of additional
janitors or firemen to take care of
the boilers. Then the loss in heat
through the old system of wooden
pipes has cost the university thou
sands of dollars as will be seen by
the condition of the wood pipe that
we have taken up.
1.-THE University of Idaho is an i'm
portant institution with large in
vestment to the state and the
board considers that we cannot afford
to bubble over small matters in
perfecting a system that will prove
economical in the long run. The
plans now receiving attention mean
that the general perspective of the
university will undergo a great change
after completion. The paving along
the street north Of the university will
mean big improvement as will also
the improvement of the campus with
its general scheme of driveways."
The improvements now under way
at the university will involve an ex-
penditure of upwards of $4,000. The
tunnel work rapidly nearing COM |
pletion will be used for carrying the |
heat and power lines from the central |
heating plant and will connect with all |
buildings with the exception of the |
hall, which for the pres
ent will be served through the old |
system from the engineering building. |
The tunnel has been so constructed |
that workmen may enter easily, it be-
ing six feet three inches high and four
a greater part of the cement top of
the tunnel will be used as sidewalk.
The cost of the tunnel work and the
of the heating plant will
approximate about $1,000.
Beautify the Campus.
One of the schemes for beautifying
the university grounds will be the re-
of the parking and drive
ways in front of the buildings. The
plans have been drawn by Olmsted
Bros. of Brookline, Mass, probably
he most famous landscape garden
RS in the country. The firm has just
recently closed a contract for arrang
ng the plan of beautifying the grounds
to the Panama canal
Change the Walks.
In addition to the cement walks that
lave just been laid near the ad-
building, the old wooden
walk leading to the street from the
enter of the administration building
will be eliminated and a cement walk
aid. The old wooden walk is irreg
lar and leaves the grounds about |
he middle of the campus while the ce-
nent walk will go directly to the COR
Ter.
The driveways will be built with
lew of beautifying the grounds rath-
r that for service. Hereafter the
ew driveway when completed will
ircle from the paved section of Uni
ersity avenue entering the grounds
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