The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-08-18

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campus. 1t is three stories high.
With ground floor of so los feet.
The Offices, class-rooms and labora.
tories of the departments of Chems-
try Qncluding Chemical EDgineerlns)
and Electrical Engineering, and the
office, drafting and class-rooms of the
Department of Mechanical Engineer
ing. When it was built it easily
accommodated the few hundred
students then attending the Uniyer-
sity. "The story of laboratory
provision in the last few years shows
practically no relief at all. Five
years ago, 10 l9l7-IS. there were only
524 students in college classes, and
the laboratory was then cramped for
room. During the past year there
were i237-more than twice as many.
and the year now before US Will bring
this number above 1900. A thousand
additional students In five years, all
carrying at least one laboratory course
and many two or three What has
the state of Idaho done for them?
"In the last five years a legislative
appropriation has made possible the
completion of the south wing of the
administration building. That is
all. This has given little more
room for the library, has added some
good recitation rooms and offices, and
Que or two Of the sciences have been
able to move into slightly roomier
quarters. We are doing the best we
eau. For two years chemistry has
been utilizing attics, partitioning oil
corridors, and holding mite classes
Physics has been excayating cellars.
All the other sciences are just filling
up. Three or four students are
working 10 the space where one should
be and rare good nature has been
keeping things going pretty well
But add more students, and still
more, and things can't go 90 that
way any longer. We must have more
laboratory room or deny Idaho boys
and girls an education in their own
University"
Preceding the fall of 1920 there
was no dormitory to care for the men
students. They were either 10
! fraternity houses or roomlng al
prjvate homes thrown open to them.
During the summer Of 1920 a group
of citizens of Moscow formed build
Ing organization and put up ooys'
dormitory and leased it to tne
University. The rentals from the
rooms pays the maintenance. lhe
interest on the bonds and Will event
ually retire the bonds. Tben tne
building will become the property OF
the University. Within the last ie"
weeks another bond issue of S2oO,0
Of seven percent dormitory oonos
have heen authorized to build two
more dormltores one for The boys auo
one for the girls to cost SlOO, OOoeacn'
Tbose buildings will be leased TO tht
University which will pay a nxeu
.,rpal rental which will enable the
association to meet its interest ooli
cations to bond holders and to retire
tho bonds in series by the end OF 10
wears at which time the nails VIII
hacome Tn versity property us
h,ildinp is being done without asking
Tho LEGISLATURE for one cent OF 'n'
money needed. Even the sites o'
which these buildings will stand VII
he bought by the association. lneS'
buildings will not cost taxpayers ou'
aoot hut will be paid for by lh'
renting of the rooms to the students ;
cone Of our biggest problems J
solved y said President upham' 'o'
this assurance of two commoaiou
dormitories in the very near 'u'u'e
cannot say enuf to express "
u,titude to these friends OF ln'
university who have realized nos
cramped we are for room and nav aa'' :
sound such an admirable way TO neil
ns,out. When we are able TO Snov
the taxpayers of Idaho that tnell l : sor ~
ood daughters are to be nouSeu "1'