The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-12-12
UPHAM TELLS OF
UNIVERSITY NEEDS
EIGHT MOSCOW MEN ATTEND
NORTH IDAHO CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE

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the annual meeting of the North Ida
ho chamber of commerce at Lewiston
where the first session opened yes
terday afternoon. The principal ad
dress OF the program yesterday was
! by President A. H. Upham, who told
of the necessities of the University
of Idaho. Dean F. G. Miller, head
of the University of Idaho school OF
| forestry, discussed the forestry needs
of the state this morning.
The Moscow men attending the ses-
sions of the northern Idaho organi-
zation are: Chris Hagan, DR.. A. II.
Upham, C. l.. Butterfield, l.. f. Par
sons, Dean Francis A. Thomson, Dean
F. G. Miller B. c. Rowe, and B. c.
Coffey. Mr. Parsons, executive sec
retary of the university, was named
on the resolution committee.
The closing business session is to
| be held late this afternoon and the
election of officers will be held. A
banquet will be given the visiting
delegates of the chamber of COM
merce organization and the members
of the Inland Empire Medical associ-
| alton in the Lewis-Clark hotel. A
dance in the Lewis-Clark lotel will
be given tonight.
President Upham Speaks
81 do not call what | have to say
an address," said President Upham.
4 am taking advantage of an op-
portunity to speak of the state insti-
tuition that | represent, not because
of any need to defend the cause of
higher education in Idaho, or of the
University of Idaho, at this time, but
because many persons constantly for
get how little the other fellow knows
r,oi do I
not here to defend the work, but to
call attention to what pertains to
such an institution" In part he
then said:
There has been a great increase
of late years in the enrolment on
educational institutions. This is not
a matter of production, as some
people seem to think. At the uni
versity there are about 400 more en-
rolled than two years ago, and the
increase is about 200 per year. There
are right now practically 1900 en-
rolled and the total this year will
reach 1000. The increase in attend
ance can be interpreted only in terms
of money.
Laboratory Work Expands
There is now wide range of cur
riculum, with from one to 15 courses
added expense You want your sons
in limited groups where they can have
individual attention. We have been
compelled to add twenty members to
the university staff, but in any ad
ditional support we must first show
to the public an absolute necessity, in
order to get relief, and the increase
of students is always two or three
laps ahead of the game.
There are but two states where
the average salary is lower than in
Idaho that is, in Wyoming and New
Mexico; so that when looking for
good teachers we are competing with
all but those two. This is a situation
that we must face at the university
We have trebled our enrolment in
twelve years. In this time we have
received enough money to replace
one building that burned. Some of
the laboratory classes meet at night,
owing to the congestion in the chemi-
cal laboratory.
No Place to Play
"One problem that we face is that
there is no place to play We have
to consider the keeping of 1900 young
people from is to 23 years of age in
a happy, contented frame of mind,
with chance to let off steam. The
busiest people to be found are those
around the college campus. 1t must
be remembered that in a college or
educational institution, in
crease in numbers means cost Pub
lie education is not being financed
for the purpose of putting some kind
of advantage into the hands of a few
students. 1t is not a rich mans in
stitution. There is not boy or girl
and staying qualities who may not
gain a diploma from the university.
"The university is training up
leadership for the state, in the future.
It is a selective process. 1t gathers
1p material, and turns out something
to take its place in the life of the
state Many of the graduates add
greatly to the wealth of the state by
heir service We feel that we are
able to shape our training in accord
with the needs of the state; being
so in agriculture, mines, teaching and
,ther lines: yet there are only three
states in the union sending larger
fractions of young people out of the
state. There are more attending in
titutions in four states outside than
II the university of this state. Does
his make for state unity and pro-
,ress?
"The one place in the state where
representatives of all counties meet
N a common basis is the campus of
he university. Numbers mean ex-
,ense, and numbers are coming, be-
.ause these young people are going
through college somewhere; if not
lere, elsewhere. 1t is incumbent on
-ou people to get other people of the
tate to realize these things. I ask
-ou to share in the defense of your
wn institution