The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-09-13
UNIVERSITY Of IDAHO OPEN
WITH RECORD ENROLMENT

Inc university OF IdahO opened Tor
! the school year today with what is
expected to be a record breaking en-
rollment. 1t will be several days be-
fore even an estimate of the number
enrolled. The halls of the building
are filled with students waiting to be
enrolled and assigned and committees
in every department are working hard
to get the work done as quickly as
possible, but it will take several days
to complete the work and in the mean
time new arrivals are expected.
A spcial train Sunday night brought
300 from southern Idaho The train
came in on the O. w. R. & N. The
students were all cared for, the COM
mittees from the university and the
chamber Of commerce having secured
rooms for them. It is estimated that
fully 40 per cent of the arrivals from
south Idaho are new students. North
ern Idaho also has many new students
among the arrivals up to noon today.
Every train brings scores of them
and from almost every town new
students are coming or reports say
they will be here later.
Evan Evans, of Grangeville, a
member of the state board of educa-
tion, is here and DR.. E. A. Bryan,
state commissioner of education is ex-
pected tonight, as is Ramsey Walker,
of Wallace another member of the
board These men will remain here
sveral days to assist in getting the
school started off right in the absence
of president DR.. Bryan is expected
to be the executive head and all ques-
tions concerning the school that will
need a prompt solution will be refer
red to him. No intimation of when
the appointment of president may
be expected or who is likely to be ap-
pointed has been given out by the
board. The only statement is that ''no
new president has been selected and
no selection is likely to be made for
two or three weeks"
While enrolment for the various
departments has not begun, the indi-
cations are that every department will
nave an increased enrolment this
year 1t is known that the depart
nents of agriculture, forestry, mining
apd law will have many new students /
Two students from Wisconsin are
lere for the school of law and one
rom the University of California will /
enroll in that department
The new dormitory dining room will
'e completed in time to serve dinner
and this will relieve the
train to great extent as 200 to 800
an be fed there
Chicago Man Enrolls Here.
Coming all the way from Chicago,
where he is engaged in the tannery
nd whole sale leather businss to en-
oil his son in tn agricultural college
f the University Of Idaho, ]. w. En-
ry arrived here Sunday evening and
he young men will be enrolled as an
gricultural student in Dean E. j. Id
ing's department.. Mr.. Emery, SEMI
T, says he Investigated number of !
gricultural colleges before selecting
daho as the place to educate his son.
Elks Reception Wednesday Night
Elaborate preparations are already {
nder way for the big Elks' reception {
. be given Wednesday evening at
o'clock for members of the univer- ;;
ity faculty and teachers of the public
chool.
The reception at the temple will be
trictly informal and is for the pur- ]
ose of allowing the townspeople to {
ecome well acquainted with these !
Tho are in such an important position :
! the educating of future citizens.