The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-10-01
IDAHO MUST HAVE
BUILDING PROGRAM
MUST SET ASIDE DEFINITE SUM
EACH YEAR FOR EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS, SAYS ROCKWELL

According to a statement given the
the Idaho Statesman, last Friday by
1. E. Rockwell, president of the state
board of education, who had recently
returned from a meeting of the board
in this city, where he was also pres
ent at the opening of the university,
Idaho must either adopt and contin-
uously support a definite building
program for all state educational in
stitutions, or limit the annual at
tendance.
"The program does not have to con-
sist of large amount of money each
year." Mr.. Rockwell stated, "but this
state must set aside so much each
year to be used for constructing ad-
ministration and instruction build
ings at the instituions.'
Mr.. Rockwell indicated that small
levy each year would answer the pur-
pose.
Problem Solved.
"The board should not have to call
on the people of the state to pay for
dormitories. 1 think that problem
has been solved in the method now
EMPLOYED at both the university and
the Lewiston state normal school. AT
each of these places dormitories
have been built by the formation of
a local company which issues bonds.
These bonds are amortized over a
period of years and the rentals OF the
dormitories ultimately pay the prin-
cipal and interest.
Cali Idaho's sister states of the
northwest have either building funds
or definitely outlined programs of
construction for their higher educa-
tional institutions. Montana has a
$5,000,000 fund, Washington has made
provision for additional buildings and
Oregon is starting $5,O0O,0O0 cam
paign for new buildings"
He lamented the fact that after
several years of trying, Idaho's 1928
legislature would give only three
eighths-mill levy for school building
purposes.
"Idaho is doing less than 10 per-
cent of what is being done in sister
states" he said, 'and at the same
time we are trying to compete with
them"
The educational board president re-
ferred particularly to two instances
Of the need of buildings in Idaho.
AC Iu0 University, I0 Sdlu, Inc
board recently purchased buildings |
for the engineering school simply be-
cause it had to-there was no room
for the school with the increased en-
rollment expected this fall. At Poca
tello, one of the technical institute
buildings is actually being held to-
gether with iron rods"
The buildings purchased for the en-
gineering school we're acquired this
summer from Jerome Day, north
Idaho mining man, at price of
$45 900.
Not Cash Deal.
Mr.. Rockwell seemed surprised
that the public generally believed the
was a cash proposition.
"Of course we didn't pay cash for
the buildings. Where would the board
get so much ready money just after
the close of the school year?" he
asked.
He took from his desk a letter with
a check for $2500 attached
"That" he said, ''is the first pay
ment on those buildings and the state
board still owes $42,500. We expect to
pay for those buildings as money be-
comes available Right now profits
from the shop are amounting to $1,000
a month. The university is operating
a combined foundry and machine
shop-the only one between Salt
Lake City and Spokane.
"Also, these buildings contain tools
of every description used in an up to
date machine shop and tons of raw
metals. The university will catalog
this material and sell all surplus. We
expect to get about $4,000 from the
sale of this material to apply on the
cost Of the buildings"
The board president made an ap-
peal to the people of the state to "get
behind" building construction pro- {
gram for all state educational insti-
JAMES NIFONG ESTATE VALUED
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