The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-20
Other 'EadS Than Ours
THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO

Senate Bill No. CT, known as "The
Institute Act" has been the cause
of much heated debate in the state
senate, and elsewhere, this past
week. The rancor and feeling evil
denced is intensified by sectionalism
and thinly yelled religious animosi-
ties. 1t is becoming openly a contest
between the south and the north of
Idaho, between those of the creed
dominant in the southeast portions
of the state against the allied reli-
gious organizations wherever found.
Elsewhere in the United States the
movement in higher educational de-
yelopment has been towards consoli-
dation of the varied and numerous
specialized institutions of learning
to harmonious and mutually help
1ul unity under one head and man
agement. In the growth of this
movement it has also been found to
he greatly to the advantage of the
various institutions and the bodies
of students attending that the locus
OF the colleges be, as far as possible, (
in one place. 1t is generally admit
ted that the results OF such consolida-
tons are the ends desired by every /
intelligent educator as we'll as by the
taxpayer who foots the bills, that is
efficiency and economy.
Atmosphere, in the intellectual
sense, has more than a little influence
on those living within. The really great
universities of the world are each
but collection Of colleges, every
one with varying methods and de-
signs.
Every county in the state has at
least one high school, The course
prescribed is found to be sufficient
for the great number of students,
or at Least as far as they can afford
to give the time for academic in
strUction. A central institution Civ
ing a scholastic course less than that
of the university while greater than i
that of the district school is there :
fore no longer necessary in any part
OF the state.
Nor should we lightly tolerate the d
thought of our efforts to build up a e
state university being negatived \
through being diverted into separate
channels and towards two separate
Consultations Of the Q
colleges, schools and nor
mails under one head and towards one Il
central locality should rather be the :
object of our Legislators.
1t has frequently been pointed out
that, under present conditions, it
would be greatly to the financial adj a.
vantage of the state to pay the mile VI
age and tuition of all those attending o,
is higher educational institutions !,
o similar schools without the state. u
This fact should not be considered b.
ls an argument in favor of doing d
lway with any of the higher colleges az
n Idaho, rather it should encourage =
is to greater efforts and sacrifices in -
he cause of strengthening and de
Broadening the scope of our own cen til
raj university. The cost of higher de
ducation in this state could be great
y reduced by grouping the schools,
olleges and normals at and in the ne
icinity of Moscow. One eminently til
esirable result is certain in time co
0 follow the contamination of such n,
ndeavor; with sufficient number
f graduates inhabiting all parts and
visions of the state, sectionalism vo
nd its animosities would soon cease 10
D be an argument to inf1ame passion w.
nd prejudical or thwart progress.
To help in the upbuilding of Idaho q
Te should work for one great central tn
tate university.-Salpon Recorder.