The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-06-15

speaking OF the commencement eX
ercises at the University Of Idah'
which he attended last week, Gov
ernor Alexander Saturday had moth
ing but praise for the instructors
from the president down, ana~for til,
magnificent flowing made by tn
states leading< Institution. He say
1t is to remain a ash7scow as the uni
versity of the State, per1nanently
Governor Alexander said:
Education, patriotism, good citi
zenship and an environment fit fol
the gods, was my experience the thres
days was away attending the com
mencement exercises Of the univer-
sity of the state Of Idaho. / want il
understood that l was not at the uni
versity of Moscow, was at the uni
versity of the state of Idaho, located
at Moscow, now and forever.
The university under the .manage-
ment of DR.. Bryan and DR.. Lindley
and. their co-workers has grown to be
a state institution and it's influence is
being radiated in every nook and cor
ner of Idaho and that is the way it
should be. The whole provincialism
when it was called the Moscow uni
versity is gone by and the government
is now sending several hundred of the
young men to be instructed in tech
nical education to the state university
which is also a very gratifying piece
of news to all of us. It shows that
we have center of education and
knowledge in our state and is being
made use of by the people at home
and the activities of the government
abroad, or if we could just ingram
upon the minds of every parent in
southern Idaho, the duty that we owe
our state university and how well we
could repay the obligation by sending
our children there to be educated that
they might hereafter say Born in
Idaho, educated in the common
schools of Idaho, and finished my
education at the state university of
Idaho at Moscow
Praise for Officials
''The dean of women, Miss French,
presides over the destiny of the girls
with that refinement and ladylike de-
meanor that will make every girl bet
ter for having been there under her
charge. Dr. Lindley, the head of the
university, is the right man in the
right place. He knows but one thing,
and his whole soul is wrap
ped up therein. He has surrounded
himself with one of the ablest corps
of assistants that have yet seen
during my visits at the university,
and as chief executive of the state
of Idaho, / want to put my stamp of |
on the work done by the
board of education, by the commits
sioner of education and by the faculty
of the university.
1mmencement Exercises
commencement exercises were
h IN the suditorium Of the univer-
site cthe best in the state without ex-
ception, and was attended by nearly
300 people from Idaho, Washington I
and adjoining states. Honorable Mr..
White of Kansas delivered the grafton
and it certainly was masterpiece in
it's line. Remarks were made by DR..
Lindley, DR.. Bryan and the governor,
after which diplomas were presented
and DEGREES conferred. Did enjoy
It? Indeed, did enjoy it very much,
The only thing that / lacked to be
full fledged man with title YVES one
If the black gowns of silk with blue
and red stripes like other dignitaries
,r to be a genuine professor in name
f not in merit. / approve of these
black gowns being worn by the stu
lent body, especially as it makes them
i'll look alike and the rich and the
modest in financial resources all wear
he came raiment, a sort of democracy
hat pleased me very much.
"After the commencement exer-
Uses, we repaired to Ridenbaugh hall
where reception was held and
plendid lunch was served by the stu !,
lents Of the home economics depart
nent of the university and, by the
way, it. was splendidly cooked and
erved, credit to the university. Not
lone has the standard of education
much improved in the last year or
o but the cooking has also, and am
Judge of cooking even if l am not
# education.
Outdoor Performance
ABy the way, the commencement |