The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-02-02
DR.. UPHAM SPOKE
At BOISE SUNDAY
BOISE PEOPLE PAY TRIBUTE TO
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO IN
BIG CHURCH RALLY.
(Boise Statesman)

Importance of a university to the
state and the nation, and of the Uni
versity of Idaho in particular, to the
state of Idaho was emphasized by
| several speakers at the Congrega-
tional church Sunday evening, when
the regular evening community ser
vice was given over to the Univer-
sity of Idaho club of Boise, with DR..
Alfred H. Upham, the new president
! as the honor guest.
Bennett l.. Williams, president of
the club, acted as chairman. The
church was decorated with Idaho PEN
nants and with yellow and white
blossoms. Mr.. Williams introduced
Claude W. Gibson, the first student
from southern Idaho to be graduated
from the university, who spoke ON
Justice for Idaho" He called atten-
ton to the seven thousand graduates
from the school which is now less
than 30 years old and paid glowing
| tribute TO Idaho's unified state edu-
cational institution Incidentally, he
told tina. more than one-half Of the
money given to maintain the univer-
sity the last two years came from the
federal government, $526,830 from
the federal government and 1922 900
from the state He also showed that
onefifteenth of the state taxes went
to the university and that when an
Ada county taxpayer paid S1.50 in
taxes for the Boise independent
school district, he paid four and one
half cents for university mainten-
ance.
Tribute to Universities.
The Rev. Frederick Fisher, pastor
of the church, emphasized the neces-
sity of training Idaho leadership for
Idaho in Idaho. After picturing a con-
dition of world affairs which might
happen, since the first steps have al
ready been taken, in disrupting the
leadership of the entire world, he
closed by saying "The universities
saved Europe in the Dark Ages, and
it can do the same now. But the
world cannot be saved by men with
half baked education.
A feature of the evening, was the
singing of Idaho college songs by the
choir, augmented by graduates of
the university.
President Upham was introduced
by Mr.. Williams, and said in part:
idaho has completed it's wander
ham, in developing his subject, "The
Commission of Joshua" but it will
no The our lot to lead and direct her
in the conquest of the promised land.
A new generation, trained and equip
ped, must assume that responsibility.
We can get little thrill, after all these
years, in a commission of leadership,
conferred by one ancient Israelite up
on another, even though these men
talked with the Almighty and COM
manded the sun and moon in their
''But when we know that our lead
ers in the future development of our
commonwealth, are our own sons and
our hearts throb and there
is choke in our throats at the won
der of it. Only as we think of the
future in terms of our own children
does it really mean anything to US.
Thorough Equipment Required
"This next generation, the boys and
girls of today, will need the very
pest preparation we can give them.
There will always be the self-made
man, and it is still possible to ac-
Iuire much from reading and obser-
yation. But the last 80 years have so
the fields of knowledge, and
his knowledge has become so highly
specialized in various directions that
he young man or woman today needs
1 much more thorough equipment in
,rder to compete with others.
"Boys in knee trousers know more
electricity than many of US learned
n college The farmer is a chemist
md an engineer and an economist.
All of us feel the effects of foreign
and exchange rates.
Gust ahead lie so many immense
problems calling for solution-mate-
'ial, social, and political. Who has
he formula to alleviate present in
Lustrial conditions in Europe, and
when he is found, how will he bring
he people to recognize this and make
t effective? What can we do to
'roduce power more cheaply and eff
ectively, now that coal is so high
nd the oil supply so limited? What
f a state like this with it's almost
Unlimited power supply poured from
he mountains by Gods own hand?
questions like these we are passing
n to these lads of ours and they
aust grapple with them.
Must Start Next Generation
''This next generation must also
ave life of the spirit. Society is
7orth little without its loyalties. We
aust always have our worship, our
ong, our ideals 1t was one thing
hat the promised land flowed with
nix and honey; another that the
rk Of the covenant abode in temple
! the midst of it.
"We know well enough that all
lese things mean education. We be-
eve in education in the abstract. We
ant the best there is for our own
ons and daughters. But we treat it
S we do our religion -vicariously.
Ie hire somebody to persuade us to
e interested in it and support it, and
len we make him earn his money at
1e job.
Education costs money and like
lany other things, the better and
lore thorough it is the more it costs.