The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-30

the department of bacteriology. d.
w. j. Trimble was given chair a
professor of history DR.. Trimbl
makes a specially of history Of tn
Pacific Northwest. John W. Dickin
son was brought from Boston to adj
a department of violin to the conser
vatory of music. Dean E. M. Hume O
the college of letters and sciences, wa
granted a years leave of absence
which he Spent in travel and study il
Europe. During his absence Prof. N
F. Angel acted as dean.
The fall of 1919 saw returning t.
the Idaho campus a great host of oil
students who had been forced to leave
their alma mater during the wal
period. By January 1, 1920, 781 stu
dents were registered, as against 49,
at the same time the proceeding year
1t was an era of energetic striving
for bigger things, this period immedi.
ately following the war. Plans were
made and campaigns were launched
for the augmentation of equipment
and addition of buildings To enliven
interest throughout the state, alumni
clubs were organized in the principal
towns, and w. B. Kjosness was elect
ed alumni PRECEDENT, with his head
quarters at the university. Due in a
L. ,,oo ,,,ooc,,ro to tbo ctotamido ha oh
ing thus secured, the University Mems
Glee Club was enabled to make a sue
cessful tour of the southern part of
the state, the first in three years,
bringing the fact that Idaho had a
university to the minds of many high
school students who had been all but
ignorant of it before. The need of a
new mems domatory became impera-
tive, and MOSCOW business men and
alumni came Loyalty to the rescue and
initiated a campaign to secure such
an institution.
Athletics were given great i'm
petus by the arrival of Thomas
Kelley to take the position of physical
director of the University and coach
of football David Mcmillan came to
take charge of the Vandals, the Uni
versity's basketball squad. Both men
came with big regulations in their re-
spective lines.
Just at the eve of the dismissal
of school for the summer vacation
the University was shocked by the
news that E. H. Iir-dley, to whose
tireless service as president the
school was in large measure in
debted for the enviable record it had
made during the trying period
which it had been pass
ing, had rendered his resignation
to accept a high position with a 81 eat
eastern school. A search was immedi-I
ately started to secure man capable
Of filling the large vacancy left by
DR.. Lindley.
The close of the biennium sees
many of the results of the activities
If the past year already in practical
application on the campus Lindley
Hall, the new mems dOrmatory, has
1een completed and houses one hun
lred men. A spacious residence ada |
cent to the campus has been fitted out
Is an infrmary, with Mrs. Velma
Franklin, a competent trained nurse,
n charge. Mrs. Franklin is a veteran |
if the late war, having been shell |
shocked and wounded while doing
irst aid work on the front All stu
lent dwelling are now subject to
anitary inspection, under the super
ision of Mrs. Franklin. Jenkins Hall,
n annex to Ridenbaugh Hall. houses :,
ONE thirty women.
This year has seen many additions
nd changes in the faculty The Uni
ersity enjoys new department in
he creation Of the School of Edu
alton, with DR.. Messenger in charge.
his school is fully equipped to train
Ugh school and grade teachers. Eu-
enc Taylor makes a strong head for
he department Of mathematics. R.
!. Chandler and R. B. Gray have
cen made heads of the departments /
f mechanical and agricultural engi- I
eering, respectively. Prof. ]. w. {
arton occupies a chair as professor ,
{ psychology. H. G. Dale heads the ,
aartment of economics and political :
,ience Sherman Dickinson has .
large of the short course of agricul- ,
ire and agricultural education. ,
During the absence of Dean of Wo- :
en- Permeal j. French Miss Evelyn !.
utler has been appointed to guard
le actions of the University women.
During the football season just
assed Coach Kelley fulfilled all pre- :
ctions concerning his ability as a q
-idiron mentor by producing in one i
JASON team that startled the foot e
Ill circles of the northwest by jump
& squarely into the middle of pig :