The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-08-23
CHAMBER SESSION
MOST INTERESTING
UNIVERSITY AUTHORITIES RE-
CEIVED WORD NINE STATION
NOT YET LOCATED
Plan Outlined For Business Mems
Gathering at University Some
Week in January

Disconcerting news dispatches, stat
ing that the mining experiment sta
tion, for which Moscow has made q
strenuous fight the past few weeks
had been located at Seattle, were sci
at naught yesterday at the chamber OF
commerce luncheon when President
M. A. Brannon of the University OF
Idaho, read telegram from Director
Van H. Manning denying that the To-
cation had been made and stating
that the mater was still under con-
sideratiOn at the time the news dis
patches were enormously sent out.
The telegram stated that the report
Of Director Manning and his party of
Investigators would go to Secretary
Lane Tuesday
Additional data was forwarded to
Director Manning by President Bran
non and e. X. Soper this week in the
form of a brief setting forth the un-
animous desire of the people of Idaho
that the mining station be located
here, and again calling attention to
Moscows many claims to the station
by virtue of expediency and convent
ence 1t is not known what effect this
report had, but it's receipt has been
acknowledged and it is known that
Director Manning gave it his atten-
ton. The report as to the location
Of the station is expected momentar-
lily from the office of Secretary Lane.
Students Want Work
Don David of the employment COM
mittee of the bursar's office at the
university presented figures showing
the advantage that would accrue if
through an offer of employment Mos
COW could secure 200 additional en-
rolments at the University of Idaho.
From figures compiled by university
accountants he showed that the aver
age yearly earnings of boys at the
university has been something over
$119 per capita, and for girls $114.
He asked, in behalf of the committee,
that the business men cooperate in
giving work to worthy students, and
stated that the committee will here
after take the responsibility of secur-
ing acceptable help for all positions
offered. It was shown that something
over $4,000 was earned by the aver
age yearly enrolment, as shown by
the records, during a regular four
year course.
Proposes Business Week
A. P. r. Drucker, who will have
charge of the newly-formed business
administration department at the uni
versity, spoke enlighteningly on the
business problems that the close of
the war will bring to America, and
told convincingly of the benefits to be
derived by a course in the depart
ment He proposed, as a helpful CO.
operative enterprise, that some time
in January a special week be designat
ed that all busines men of the state
would gather at the university for
short course in business administra-
ton and to discuss the various bust
ness problems common to all indus
tries. His talk was well received, and
his remarks heartily applauded
Normal President Talks
Q. M. Elliott, newly-elected presi-
dent of the Lewiston state normal, J
the chamber of COM ;
merce on their success in uniting the '
people of the state in their opinions
as to the location of the proposed mi |
ming experimental station. He en- |
phasized this as one of the lasting {
benefits to be derived from their ac
tive campaign for the institution.
Outlining his opinions on the school
situation as it concerns the Lewiston |
normal and the University of Idaho, +
he declared himself as willing to CO. v
operate with the local institution in a
Ill matters of state interests, and L
stated that it would be his purpose I
% do his part in making the institu- {
ions allied in every respect. 4
Candidate Talks t
e. E. Elliott, republican candidate
or congress, who is in the city visit t
ng friends this week, was visitor p
It the luncheon, and entertained the a
,ody with few remarks congratula- e
ory to Moscow and vicinity.
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