Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-01-11
NEWSY LETTER
FROM BOISE
SENATOR KING WRITES INTER.
EsTINGLY OF QUESTIONS CON-
FRONTING STATE SOL0NS
COMPLIMENTS STATE UNIVERSITY
Says Strong Sentiment in Favor of
Retrenchment In Taxation.

Boise, Idaho, January 7, 1921.-To
the Herald: AS far as possible / hope
to write each week of the accomplish
ments OF the legislature this session
and Representative Campbell and /
are quite anxious to hear from any
citizen of Boundary county in regard
to legislation that may be proposed
from time to time. Suggestions for
new laws or amendments will receive
our careful attention.
Most Of the legislators from the
northern counties of the state were
guests of the cities of Moscow and
Lewiston before starting for the capi-
toll At Moscow we were shown
through all the buildings of the Uni
versity of Idaho and met in conference
with President Upham and Executive
Secretary Parsons, who impressed us
with the necessity of appropriating
the amounts finally recommended by
the state board of education. Statis-
tics show that the attendance at the
university has nearly doubled in the
last three years and there is every
prospect for much larger increase
in attendance the coming years. The
class rooms are over-crowded and in
the chemistry department it has be-
come necessary to conduct night
classes four nights week. Salts
factory work cannot be done under
such conditions.
The university is asking a small ap-
preparation for the remodeling of
Lewis Court for use of the military
and athletic departments. The citi-
zens OF Moscow have financed the
building of mems dormitory taking
care of about 80 students but the
: women's dormitory is not adequate
and private homes will have to be
rented and furnished for the remand
er of the 1920-21 term.
The appropriation for educational
purposes, which will be asked of the
legislature, will include higher sal
aries for the teaching staff In sew
eral instances the university has lost
excellent professors because of the
inability to meet salary offers made
by institutions in other states. | was
told in Moscow that one of the deans
had refused an offer for his services
in which the salary increase would
have amounted to $1,000 a year. The
northern legislators all feel that our
educational institutions must be sup
ported and that we cannot afford to
allow our best educators to leave us
ON account OF higher salary offers
from other states.
President Upham has the confidence
and respect of both the student body
and the citizens of Moscow. All fee
that the state was fortunate IN Sc
caring his services.
& tu}r MO
normal school and saw the new ad.
ninistration building which is under
construction. We were all impressed
with the efficient business manage
ment of President Elliott and it was
apparent that the fullest values are
being received for all monies being
spent. The normal school is asking
for only a small appropriation fol
improvements
We visited the buildings of the Ida
no ChiIdren's Home Finding Associa
ton and ! find that every legislator
was perfectly satisfied with the man
ner in which this institution is beint
conducted. The home is asking for {
small appropriation with which to
purchase and equip building TO b'
used for hospital purposes.
The main building of the home was
constructed for residential purposes
some ten years ago, ! am told, ant
cost some $4,000. 1t is a beautifu
building and Is admirably suited Il
the purpose for which 1t was bough
by the association at figure OF
$4,000. / did not hear the numbe
Of children now in the home but ther'
was unite a bunch and there is ever.
indication that they are being care'
for in a sensible manner and are en-
loving life as much as any child coui'
outside its own home and denied tn
care and attention OF it's own parents
for one, will not hesitate to vot
for a reasonable appropriation for thi
home as long as it is under the pres
ent management.
We legislators were entertaine
both at Moscow and Lewiston a
banOuets given by the commercial
clubs of the two cities. At Lewiston
the entertainment was on an elaborat
scale and a great many interestin
talks were made by the visiting legis
1a4ors and citizens of Lewiston. MI
Campbell the Boundary county rep
resentative. made the hit OF the eve
ming when he told that he favored
little new legislation as possible, an
appropriations for educational institu
tions large enough so that they woui
not be hampered in their work,
forget just the words he used but a
one senator put 1t, HE said in on
nouthful what it took the rest
us all evening to say"
We had decidedly long and tlrs
some trip to Boise, arriving here Ne
Years night The lobby OF the Owl
hee hotel was the meeting place fc
all the legislators and politicians an
\ nearly all of rs were at once fmpol
tuned hy one or more persons for SUI
port of applications for positions
stacheee of She house and senat