The daily star-mirror., 1915-02-12
EDUCATIONAL BILL GETS
A RISE In SENATE
MENDENHALL SLAPS PRESENT STATE
SCHOOLS
DAY COMES TO THE DEFENSE
Republicans to Have Love Feast Tonight at
Lincoln Day Banquet
Lewis There
SLAPS Pr
SCHOOLS
MENDENHALL
By D. w. GREENBURG
(Staff Writer for The Star Mirror

BOISE, Feb IL. = Mendenhall's
Senate Bill No. 81, establishing the
Idaho Technical Institute at Pocatel-
10, took an unexpected turn in the
Senate this morning when it came III
for final passage. But for remarks
made by Mendenhall of Bannock coun-
ty, in which he said in support of the
bill creating the new institution that
two hundred and eighty students left
Idaho last year because of lack of ia
cilities in Idaho, thus casting refec-
tions on the other institutions in the
state, the bill would have passed.
The defense of the other state in
stitutions was promptly taken up by
Day of Latah county. After some de-
bate for and against the measure,
Macbeth of Custer moved that the bill
go to the committee of the whole. Hart
promptly offered a substitute motion,
that it retain it's place on the calendar,
and that carried.
The bill was scheduled to pass, its
provisions having been fought out in
committee, where concessions had been
made by both Day and Mendenhall.
In answer to Mendenhall, Day said
he had favored the bill in its present
form until statements had been made
on the floor by Mendenhall, rejecting
on the other institutions of the state;
and expressed surprise that the gentle
man. from aBnnock county should have
considered it necessary to give the i'm
preston that the Pocatello school was
the outgrowth of necessity and demands
made apparent by lack of facilities IN
other institutions.
Day took the broad ground that the
new institution adds to the expenses OF
the state, that it means segregation OF
the university eventually and that its
establishment would initiate against
the efficiency of the institutions now
at Pocatello, Lewiston, Albion, and
Moscow. He declared that the es-
tablishment of new institution at
+hic time is more matter of finance
than one of education, and that he
thought that the finance committee,
rather than the educational commit
Tee. should have had the matter in
hand.
IT seems certain that the measure
will pass the Senate, but Senator Day
and the friends of the entire education
al system of Idaho will safeguard the
system to the best of their ability be-
fore it can pass. Frazier OF kootenal
supported Day with an extended
argument against its passage. Fitz,
Elliott, Fuller, and Carter spoke in IA
vor of the bill.
Both houses adjourned this after
noon in honor of Lincoln's birthday.
Lincoln Day Banquet
BOISE. Feb. 1.-THE program for
the Lincoln day banquet to be given at
the Owyhee hotel tonight has been is.
sued. It includes number OF adj
dresses of men from various parts OF
the state. Captain E. G. Davis Will
deliver the Lincoln Grafton. Other
speakers will include M. 3. Lewis OF
Moscow and Senator Davis OF Amerl-
can Falls. The latter will deliver the
principal address of the evening speak
ing on the "Re-united Republican Far
ty." Lincoln day buttons are beng dls-
tributed among those intending to be
present at the banquet.
Time Limit Extended