The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-10
HAS PRAISE
FOR SCHOOL
MEN CHOSEN
President LindIey Highly
Pleased with Selection
for University
WHO THE new MEN ARE
Sees Great Good to Come to the Uni
versity and the State Through
Forestry and Mines

President Ernest H. Lindley return
ed Wednesday from Boise, where he
attended the meeting of the board
OF education. In speaking of the
meeting President Lindley said
the most important matter to come be-
fore the board was the consideration
OF university affairs. The new com
missioner, Enoch A. Bryan, and Pres
ident Lindley presented to the board
what they considered should be the
principal aims of the university
that the University of Idaho should
adapt its activities to the needs of the
community; that the three outstand-
ing industries of the state are agri-
cultural, mining and forestry; that
these industries are not only of inn
portance to the state at the present
time, but also to the nation at large
during these turbulent times; that the
university now has strong school in
agriculture which has thoroughly
demonstrated its efficiency to the
state, and they felt that something
should be done looking towards the
Strengthening of the university and
making it of greater service through
its mining and forestry departments:
New Schools Started -
To put this into effect, the board
authorized the formation of two new
distinct schools; that of mining en-
gineering and forestry. Heretofore
mining engineering has been a de-
partment of the college of engineering
and the forestry department of the /
college of letters and science. 1t is /
now proposed by the board, the COM
missioner and the president to build
up these new schools as organized :
and have them serve the people in the
same efficient manner as the school
of agriculture is now doing.
Good Men Chosen TO Lead
Upon the recommendation of Pres
ident Lindley the following were elect
ed to the head of the new schools
created and to fill the vacancies ex-
listing in the university teaching
corps:
Professor E. M. HuIme was elected
Is dean of the college of letters and
science. Professor Hulme is one of
he oldest men in point of service now
IN the university staff He came to
he University of Idaho in 1902 as
ecturer in history; in 1905 he was |
made associate professor in history
nd in 1906 he was given a full pro- I
essorship and has been head of the
history department since that time.
Ie has been recognized as one of the
trong men upon the university facul-
Y, and has, as author of the History h
t the Renaissance" attained interna- G
Onal prominence in the science of Fl
istory. Professor Hume has wide e.
throughout the state and tf
! known as brilliant speaker, a stu ri
ent of public questions and a most q,
lccessfuf debate coach. Through his m
aiming the debate team of the Uni p
ersity of Idaho has held the cham nj
lonship of the northwest debate con- r.
renee for several years past. cf
Heads School of Mines 81
Prof. F. A. Thompson was elected al
J dean and head of the school of "
lining. Professor Thompson comes q
the University of Idaho from the Id
ashington State College at Pullman,
here he has been dean of the school !
mining and acting dean of the fac +
ty for the past several years. TIe +
recognized as one of the foremost t"
ming engineers by the leading nj r.
ng men of the northwest. He has 4
nsributed to solving many of the +
rplexing ploblems that have con- 4
,ntcd the mining industry in this +
giOn. Professor Thompson Is the i.
thor of work on stamp milling +
d oyaniding, which is an authorized i.
It book used by leading mining 4
lools of the United States, includ- \.
!, the Massachusetts Institute OF i.
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