The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-03-18
FORESTRY STUDENTS
: HOLD ANNUAL BANQUET
FIFTH ANNUAL GATHERING WE'D
NESDAY NIGHT WAS MUCH
ENJOYED BY ALL

i The Associated Foresters of the
School of Forestry of the University
of Idaho held their fifth annual ban
quet on Wednesday evening at Lind
! ley Hall, the university's fine new
mems dormitory building. The affair
was attended by over fifty of the stu
dents, alumni and faculty of the
School of Forestry and their guests
and most interesting and valuable
/ program was enjoyed by all.
DR.. Henry Schmitz, assistant pro-
fessor of forestry, acting as toast
master, introduced A. H. Upham,
president of the university as the first
speaker. President Upham traced the
history of the present forest scnool
from it's origin in the College of Agrl-
culture thru it's transfer TO the Col
lese OF Letters and Science to it's final
establishment as a. separate college
in 1917. He stated that the concep-
tion of the forest as a crop to be
grown and cultivated just like agri-
cultural crops was gaining headway
and that this meant better recognition
and certain development for the
School of Forestry in this state.
Following President Upham, Judge
j. H. Forney of Moscow, was intro
duced as the university's first active
president. Judge Forney told of the
conditions which prevailed when lie
first came to Idaho forty years ago
and described the modest beginning
made by the University in 1892. The
value of the forest resources of Idaho
were not recognized at that time and
Judge Forney pointed out how people !
invariably fail to realize the value of
a resource until it's exhaustion is in
view. In the face of the slow awak-
ening of the public interest in forestry
he said the School of Forestry had
made a most remarkable showing and !
congratulated Dean F. G. Miller on
the progress made in the last few
years.
j. P. Drissen of Harrison, Idaho, !
president of the Associated Foresters
gave brief outline of the activities
and aims of the Forest Club and re-
ported upon the success of the An
nual dance and the news letter and
upon the progress of the coming issue
OF the Idaho Forester"
A. D. Decker, an alumnus of the Ida
ho School of Forestry now with the
Potlatch Lumber Co., at Potlatch, Ida
ho, was called upon next and in re-
sponse gave the students some points
on the directing of the energy to build
a solid foundation for whatever par
ticular branch of forestry or lumber
ing they might enter upon leaving
school.
The policy of the state land board
IN handling the state timber lands was
discussed by Ben e. Bush, State Land
Cruiser He stated that it was the
aim of the land board to protect these
lands to preserve their productive ca
)acity and potential values with the
Ultimate object of turning them over
o the u. S. Forest Service in ex-
:hange for timber or assignable tim
)er certificates of equal value
Mr.. l.. F. Parsons, executive secre-
ary to the president of the university
vas the next speaker. In contrast to
he points brought out by President :
Jpham and Judge Forney in showing I
he future Importance of the forests
o the university and the state, Mr.. ;
Parsons showed what an important '
the forests had already ex-
rted, particularly upon the develop {
nent of the university. He cited fig '
Ires to show how nearly helpless Ida
10 had been before the value of the
crest resource had been entered upon {
he tax assessment rolls and what a
arge proportion of state revenue was {
low directly coming from the forests. {
lie stated that about 5000 or one-third !
If the cost of putting each student {
hru the University was being drawn
rom the forests of the state and that I
or this reason it was essential to the
and the state that this
ource of revenue be not removed
Without provision for it's replacement. (
The program of the evening was q
concluded by Mr.. G. L. Billings of the d
Edward Rutledge Timber Co. of Coeur r
'Alene, Idaho, who called upon each e
nan in the School of Forestry to v
houlder his responsibility in further c
ng the cause of forestry and building d
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