Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-31
Prominent Educators Added to
! Force of Instructors There,
Commissions of Education
Announces.
TRANCE SUMMER SCHOOLS
Will Be Held in Boise, Pocatello,
Albion, Moscow and Lewis
observation-disclosures to Be
Made of Institution Timber
Holdings.

important FACULTY changes IN the
University of Idaho including the adj
lition to the force of instructors of
number of prominent educators, is
announced by DR.. f. A. Bryan, state
Commissioner of education These
thanges We're authorized by the state
board of education at its recent meet
ng in the city.
Herbert p. Davis of Washington,
D. c., where he has been associated
With the United States department OF
agriculture, was elected vice director
bf agricultural experimental station at
he university. other additions were
made as follows:
c. w. Hungerford to be plant path
plogist of the agricultural extension
department.; ]. L. Nordby, assistant
animal ACKNOWLEDGMENT, n former men,
Der of the university faculty who en-
tered the service; Il. j. Sterneman,
assistant professor of engineering to
begin his services June /; Professor
William J. Trimble of the agricultural
tollege of North Dakota, as professor
of American history, we'll known
writer on Northwestern history con-
tributor to the Atlantic Monthly and
other we'll known periodicals, former
resident Eof Idaho who secured his
doctorial at the University of Wiscon-
sin; F. w. Gail, assistant professor of
botany, and Isabelle NJ. Stevens, assis-
tant professor of physical education,
were granted a leave of absence next
year
TO TEST ROAD MATERIALS
Provision was made for the imme-
Idiate equipment of a good roads lab
oratory to make standard tests of
Iva. .tr,1
highways and city streets; to install
la complete system of fire protection
flor the buildings on the campus, for
which an appreciation of $4,000 was
made by the last legislature, includ-
ling pipe lines, pumps hydrants. etc.
THE 10000 gallon tank on the campus
Twill be used. Due to the elevation
of the institution buildings the Mos
COW fire equipment cannot afford the
necessary protection.
President Lindley was authorized to
prepare and publish a suitable me-
mortal booklet including records of
the alumni, students and faculty in
! connection with the war, to be a me-
mortal to those who lost their lives
in the service.
TO HOLD SUMNER SCHOOLS
| Dean +. G. Miller of the school of
forestry was authorized to arrange for
| n reconnaissance by the faculty and
| students of the school of forestry OF
certain timber lands belonging to the
! university and the two normal
schools, the cost of which is to be
distributed among the three institu-
tions lin proportion to the acres of
| land cruised.
! Authority was given for the main
tenance of summer schools for profess
sional training of teachers at the
Idaho technical institute at Pocatello
and similar action was taken with
reference to the maintenance of a |
school at Boise. The summer schools
flor Lewiston. Idaho, and Pocatello
commence June 10. Schools for Boise
land the University of Idaho will open
lat later date. The summer school
lof the university will not receive stu
Idents for training at elementary
lschool, but will receive those desir-
ing training for high school or regu-
liar university studies.
! CARE FOR BLIND
BY the arrangement to take care
Iof the inmates at the deaf and blind
lschool all children under ~ years of
Iage will be placed under the direct l
Icare of Superintendent Taylor. This
arrangement removes 81 out of the
boys dormitory Twenty-three girls
Twill be placed in the new building.
THE basement of the administra ton
building will be remodeled enlarging
1.-THE dining room together with the
storage rooms. The boiler for heating
purposes will be installed outside of
The present buildings thus decreasing
the fire hazard
Commissioner Bryan stated while
the executive committee was at the
institution the children gave a con-
cert which was remarkable for the
deaf and blind and was hihly appre-
ciated.
While at Pocatello last week the
commissioner addressed a gathering
Of ten school trustees. He said
It was the best meeting of school
officials he ever attended. There
he met Miss Louise Stanley, fed
eral agent of the Smith Hughes
work in home economies and in
bpected the vocational work of home
economics department of the Poca-
(ello high school The executive COM
hittee of the Idaho technical institute
was authorized by the board of edu-
kation to proceed with the purchase
IL such additional land for the campus
rs in the Judgment would best123
rs in their Judgment would best
terve the interests of the institution.
JAPAN ELECTION REFORMS.
| Toxic, March rs. Delayed. The |
house of peers has passed the electoral |
ieform bill, which previously passed |
he house of representatives The