The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-07-06
VISITORS AT TECH


visited the Tech at Pocatello on
Tuesday of last week and were en-
tertained at luncheon. About
twenty-five men went down in their
cars, taking with them q. press repre-
sentative and they were greeted on
the campas at 1915 by a body Of
students OF the summer school now
in session, and members Of the
faculty, and song service was
rendered, singing Rotary songs
chiefly, under the leadership Of the
faculty and students. At the close
| of the musical program, the students
took up their school work and the
F., visitors spent an hour visiting the
being prepared for them.
| The meal was served in cafeteria
style and at its close short addresses
were made by Walter e. Glare, on
behalf of the Rotary club of Poca-
tello and DR.. B. H. Hudson, presi-
dent of the Blackfoo club. DR..
Charles Frazier, president of the
Tech then presided and called for
short extemp0rane0us speeches by
sveral members of the faculty, who
gave information concerning the
school and its needs for future work,
and visitors giving their impress
sions Of the school and their ideas
of what ought to be done to meet
the growing demands on the school.
Responses were given by Mayor q.
+. Peck, Editor Trego and w. F.
Berryman, banker Of BlackfOot and
others. @ a
One of the speakers said that for
twenty years he had been called
upon to make biennial trips to
Boise to get the legislature to in
crease the appropriation a paltry
$4,000 so the institution might live
and do its work, but that something
happened few weeks ago that
changed his outlook on the matter.
He took a trip to Salt Lake and
Logan, and inspected the University
of Utah and the agricultural college
Of that state, and he saw such a
difference in the buildings and their
equipment, such a difference in the
backing given to those schools, that
he saw at once that the people OF
Utah must have caught the true
vision of education and it's needs, as
shown by the support given to the
higher institutions of learning and
that the people of Idaho, or at least
LEGISLATORS of Idaho had failed to get
such vision. He said that whenever
any trimming of expenses was to be
made they begin trimming the
schools. Mr.. Cleare sad he would
not go across the street and across
a block to talk to legislators now
about increasing school appropria-
lions $50OO-if they were going to
keep the schools in a crippled condi-
ton they might as we'll keep them
crippled a plenty, but if they were
going to really develop and support
the schools they would have to use
money in quantity. Here was a
school, he said, that was always
crowded, and it's growth was handi-
capped by the lack of room and
equipment and instructors.
| Another speaker said he thought
the political opposition of the north
and the south in this state was the
thing responsible for division and
contention that always resulted in
cutting down the appropriations for
school and other purposes. 1t was
suggested that if politics could be
buried or kept out of the matter, the
schools would be likely to get their
dues.
1t was stated that Pocatello had
donated four city blocks of land
worth $4,000 and had erected a
$4,000 dormitory and rented
it to the state to cover an
emergency, and had bought a
$4,000 farm and given it to
the state for use for the agricultural
school work. This give would re-
vert back to the city If the state
ceased to use it for educational pur-
poses. One of the Pocatello men,
on hearing this, jokingly asked what
were the chances for getting the
farm or the money back, and the
speaker said, 'Well, If the farm
ceases to be used for educational
work, it will 60 back to the donors
and you will get your-what was it
|-35 cents that you donated?"
The visitors left the campas at 8
o'clock for the return trip, assuring
their hosts that they had enjoyed
the visit and appreciated what they
had learned of this, the peoples
institution.
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