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economically only in connection with
a large high school.
To Cut Down Cost.
"But while the first two years OF
college work can be added to a large
high school at comparatively small
cost, the advanced work of the upper
college years is far more costly, both
in equipment and teaching force, and
should not be undertaken except
where abundant resources are avail
able. AS we have seen this work must
be strictly concentrated in one in
. stitution.
The situation in Idaho forcibly
because of the extraordinary difficult
ty of travelling from the south to the
university. Second, because of the
existence of two distinct centers of
population in the south, practically
dividing the whole southern popula-
ton between them and being easily
accessible from all parts. Again the
plan adapts itself and naturally to
the future growth and development of
the country; additional junior college
centers can be organized wherever
the population justifies it.
THE need of some provision for
college work in southern Idaho is still
further shown by the numbers of Ida
no students attending colleges in 9TH
er states; in 80 institutions there are
from north Idaho 81 students, from
south Idaho 226; more than four times
as many go from the south, in proper
ton to population.
Y Many From South Idaho.
ct is safe to say that over 100 of
the above 226 are in the first two
years; 14S more from south Idaho to
do work of the first two college years
in the university and the Lewiston
normal school, thus there are from
south Idaho, at least $50 students
of junior college grade now attending
college There are many others who
would attend if opportunity offered
nearer home
"a serious loss to the state is in
Cured through our promising young
people going. to college in other
states, experience shows that they
are likely never to return, but to
accept positions in the region where !,
they attend school. At present more
students from south Idaho go to other
states than attend our own universe
ty. Junior college facilities in the
south would tend to change this
Proposals for Reorganization. Fl
The report goes into the problem S
of proposals for reorganization, Civ a
ing reasons for changes in the pres n
ent organization and showing up a U
cooperative basis in which to ANAL lt
gamate the high. school with junior
college, showing what the function of q
The junior college would be, that is W
% take from the higher institution the II
work now given in the first and sec u
md years. The report goes into the le
method of training teachers and the III
financial side of the cooperative plan. IN
Referring to the university organiza- W
ion is says: D'
al
University Organization.
"The state normal school at Lewis
on should be connected closely with
he university, making the normal
chool a department of the universe
y for the higher training of teachers. of
his plan has great possibilities of or
and efficiency. The two st
Institutions are so close to each other he
hat both students and teachers could II
e transferred with ease Students ce
ould do part of their work to adj tn
antage in one place and part in the
Their. Teachers and lecturers on spe- be
ial subjects could serve in both Nj
laces alternately. pl;
''Thus the whole system of higher So
ducation would be unified; the high to-
chools would lead to the junior col be
,ges in their own vicinity, the junior fro
olleges to the university. The whole fol
rganization would be planned with Ne