The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-10-31

ment of Education and the institutions
have from first to last busted them
selves in getting a hundred cents
worth of good out of every dollar that
was granted. We sincerely believe
that mighty good job has been done:
competent judges from all parts of the
state have expressed themselves en-
phaticaly on this point Moreover, the
Board has never for moment dreamed
of abandoning the sheet anchor of its
policy,-"No deficitsI" The six inSti-
buttons will be operated this biennium
as last within the funds provided by
law But this has been accomplished
by the use of many eXpedients and at
many sacrifices of work needed by the
students in the schools and the people
of the State.
The amounts asked for in 1915 were
needed: that the State could not af-
ford to grant them is matter not for
pride and praise but for regret; and
the lack of the things that were denied
has already checked the progress and
impaired the efficiency of the institu-
lions in every case We are left so
much further behind in melting our
needs. The Board will necessarily
renew the requests this session, with
the addition OF other new needs. Only
dead institutions could exist in grow
ing state without some increase from
time to time in buildings, equipment
and maintenance. Happily our schools
are far from dead; but they are badly
hampered in many respects.
Our educational institutions also
need more students, or more properly
speaking, the State needs more Idaho
educated men and women. Few states
lose so many young people to go to
colleges and universities in other
states as we do. There are causes for
this partly geographical, partly social.
But we must strive to hold an increas-
ing proportion of these young people.
When they go away many of the most
gifted and able will be held in the
states where they receive their train
ing. Besides we should and can give
in our own schools training peculiarly
suited to Idaho conditions. The State
educational institutions are constant
ly studying the problem of our own
needs and how best to prepare young
men and women to meet these needs
Many of our people have come from
other states; they are acquainted
with the institutions in these states
and ignorant of our. state schools.
Many of our own people have no idea
or only hazy and false idea of what
our own schools have to offer. 1t is a
common thing for citizen, some
times of long residence, to visit one
of these schools and be completely |
astonished at the extent and quality |
of the work being done.
All this will be corrected in time:
but let us hasten the day. Let every
citizen make it a point to
be familiar at least with the main
facts concerning the state institu-
lions The State Board of Education
publishes annually pamphlet telling
these facts about all the State insti-
University at Moscow,
the State Normal Schools at Lewiston
and Albion, the Technical Institute at
Pocatello,-as we'll as the School for
the Deaf and Blind at Gooding and the
Industrial Training School at ST. An
IhOny. This little booklet, quite
unique among educational publica-
lions, is circulated widely among those
interested in school work. especially
high school students, teachers, and
parents. Embracing as it does all the
state schools it is an interesting and
illustration of the unity of
he Idaho system of education.
1t is gratifying to be able to say that
he increase in enrolment in our state
schools is far greater than the general