The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-06-07
97 DEGREES AWARDED AT TWENTY SEVENTH GRAD
UATI0N ceremony OF UNIVERSITY OF
IDAHO--GOvERNOR DAVIS SPEAKS

your community is, the valuation G
your county, what the levy is ant
what portions go toward the various
i branches of government.
/ Taxation is the most importan
question of the times. The state il
sometimes blamed for high taxation
where only a small part of the tax
alton is for state affairs. The bust
ness of citizenship is a great business
If you assume the responsibilities O.
citizenship taxation will not be made
the political football in each and ever.
campaign.
Exert Individuality
Exert your own individuality. Us'
your own ability The tendency O
the times is to lean upon the govern
ment-to ask the government to de
things that the people can do them
selves. l object strenuously to the
governments action in federalizing sc
many branches of the state govern
ment. The state has an individuality
and should develop with the cooper
alton but not the control of the fed
eral government
IF we become more and more in
/ clined to lean on the government we
destroy our Individuality We have
too much dependence upon govern
ment. The desire to push forward
and do what we can for ourselves has
been the chief factor in making our
country what it is.
Wishes Class GOdspeed
II wish the members of the class
of 1922 Godspeed. 1t is necessary
that you work as you have worked
here. 1t is necessary that you put
into practical use the things you have
learned
'fIn looking backward I have feel
ing of satisfaction in having been
able to assist in the upbuilding of this
institution and the ohre institutions
in the state. Money put into educa-
tion is the best investment the state
can make. I do not want to see any
program to be so conservative as to
set back the institutions of learning"
Mrs. J. G.. H. Graveley of Boise,
president of the state board of educa
ton, upon behalf of the board con-
graduated the graduates and urged
them to Garry On"
Violin Solo Features
The entire audience stood and sang
the Austrian Hymn" and the univer-
sity military band played the "Pil-
grims' Chorus" from Wagner's Tam
hauser." The big musical treat of
the entire program was the violin
solo "Ave Maria" (Schubert- Will
helmy) by Prof. John w. Dickinson
The "Recessiona" played by the uni
versity orchestra and the academic
procession filed out of the auditorium
with the audience standing, closed the
exercises.
ence and the Rev. j. Orrin Gould,
student pastor, pronounced a digni-
fled and inspiring benediction.
Preservation of nationtl parks was
urged by DR.. Ward, whose topic was
''The struggle of Man with the Wild
Life In North America" In part his
address follows:
"The irrepressible conflict of
growing civilization with rich fauna
has taken place here within such re-
cent years that it may be followed
step by step. 1t shows many changes
that were unavoidable and includes
also much wanton destruction Of val
liable natural resources
"The early records of pioneers and
explorers portray vividly the marvel
JUS richness of the North American
auna. Multitudes Of wild manuals on
he land, birds in the air, and 1ish in !
he water furnished varied food sup |
3ly for settlers that did not disappear
n many regions until fifty years ago /
The total determination of some spec
es and the impending destruction of |
many other forces consideration Of the /
proper methods for the conservation !
# our biological resources.
Game is Almost Gone
s"The magnitude of the interests in,
rolved is demonstrated by the pres
mt day value: The game is almost
,one The fisheries, already greatly
epleted in many regions, are threat
ned with early destruction in the
.bsence of better control. Legall
measures to limit the destruction of /
Wild animals deserve more careful
onsideration and more strenuous ell
orcement. Such measures should be
ased upon adequate knowledge of the
ife history and breeding conditions
avorable to the species. Maintenance
SOFeJuIlGut udtCu6Il6S COuoJltutSS
/ partially effective correction for
he heavy tax laid upon native fishes
" commercial fisheries.
"The destruction affects not only
arge and conspicous forms but in
quail or greater measure the minut-
r organisms which form the funda-
Mental food supply of larger forms.
n connection with the extensive and
n part unavoidable destruction of
reeding and feeding grounds to pro-
ide for the improvement of the land
nd the maintenance of a larger pop
lation is added as a little apprcia-
ed but exceedingly pernicious in
luence for aquatic organisms of all
orts the extensive pollution of
treams and lakes by city sewage
nd manufacturing wastes. Once that
he public is educated to comprehen-
ion of these unnecessary losses, it
viii insist upon the proper care of