The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-04-29
INSTALL ELECTRIC TURBINE
PLAN TO GENERATE POWER
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION HOPES TO SERVE
DUAL PURPOSE AT THE UNIVERSITY
MAKE SOME IMPROVEMENTS
At Session of Board Being Held Here, Budgets APP
proved and Faculty Details Left to President
Brannon-New Department Created

activity at the university in all de-
partmepts and many external i'm
provements will be made, chief of
which will be the installation of the
central heating plant which will be
supplemented with a turbine engine
and electric generator. to provide light
and power for the campus serving
dual purpose to the university in the
electrical engineering department and
in an effort to work out an economic
al system of light and power service.
This was the announcement made to-
day by members of the state board
who have been in executive session
since yesterday to work out many de-
tails in relation to the affairs at the
university. Those participating in the
conference are H. ]. Rossi of Wallace,
Evans of Grangeville, Commissioner
of Education E. 0. Sisson and Presi-
dent BrannOn Messrs. ROssi Evans,
and Sisson will go to Lewiston tonight
to confer with President Black on af-
fairs affecting the normal
VIII Build Warehouse
1t was also announced that in COM
pliance with an appropriation made by
the legislature, there will be con-
structed large warehouse in which
to store the valuable machinery and
implements belonging to the agricul-
tural department as well as to pro- |
vide storage room for other material
belonging to the university proper and
President Brannon has been author
lied to contract for the construction
of the building.
Strengthen Some Departments
The board was engaged in budget ap-
preparations for the various depart
ments in addition to working over the
faculty appointments for the ensuing
year. The budgets, of the several de-
partments we're approved and with
President Brannon was left the duty of
adjusting the faculty affairs as the oc-
casion arose. 1t is announced that in
the department of economics will be L
strengthened with professor who will /
give special attention to rural sociol-
ogy and civic center problems Be- /,
cause the department of mathematics 4
and physics has been greatly over
worked, it will be strengthened with
some assistance
In the Ag. School
Additional assistants will be given
the agricultural school in the divisions
of animal husbandry, agricultural
chemistry, farm crops and agricul-
tural education. The mining and
geology departments will be strength
ened with appointments to fill the va
cancies made by the resignation OF
Prof. McCaffery and the death of Prof.
c. A. Stewart.
The Summer School
1t was announced that the dates for
the Joint summer school at Lewiston,
where it will be held this year, would
be June 7 to July 10. The JOINT sum- L
lner school will be held at Moscow
next year Reduced rates have been
so that all teachers in
north Idaho may find it profitable TO
attend Those taking high school V
work, the credit is to be given the o
and those taking grade s.
work the credit will go to the normal. Il
Board Accepts Clock D
The board today accepted the tender Is
from Mrs. c. A. Stewart of New York 81
3f a handsome clock to be located in a
he library in memory of Prof. G. A. m
stewart, whose death occurred in New W
York last year The board directed p'
hat Letter of appreciation be trans fo
nitted to Mrs. Stewart. u