The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-08-08
100000 fund FOR
MEMORIAL GYM.
ALUMNI COMMITTEE TO PUSH
MOVEMENT FOR MUCH NEEDED
BUILDING

Alumni committees and a campaign
director to oversee the raising of the
{10A, 900 fund to build war
nAua0rdal and gymnasium armory
val be chosen, it is planned, within
the Hext fortnight. This will defin-
ite1y launch the campaign to meet the
unlyersity's pressing need for more
rpen for athletics, physical educa-
ton and the military department, as
well as to anticipate expected growth.
The alumni association at COM
mencement authorized the executive
committee to choose it's campaign
oommittee. which in turn will select
director to take active charge. The
program of organization was dis
ousSed in recent conference between
w. 3. KjosnesS, newly-elected presi-
dent of the alumni association, and
DR.. A. H. Upham, president of the
university, and it was agreed that
members of the executive committee
should be assembled at once in Mos
COW to go ahead.
A large, general campaign commit
tee will be selected and also a smaller
committee for actual executive acti-
witty, to keep in constant touch with
the campaign director.
Several months of preliminary or
ganization and preparation, it is ex-
pected. will follow this choice of per-
sonnet
Students Give $4,000
Undergraduates at a meeting of the
"A. S. u. l., May IS, taxed themselves
$40 each for the gymnasium fund.
This contribution will be collected as
q part of the registration fees for the
conlnE year and is expected to yield
Aeocay S15.0es.
thetrs annual meeting in June, after
hearing report from a special com
mittee that had been appointed by
DIR. r. H. Einhouse, former president
of the association This committee, |
composed of Miss Permeal j. French, |
dean of women, DR.. Einhouse, Homer |
David. and G. P. Mix, announced that |
although there were many needs |
which the alumni could help supply, |
the one most worthy of alumni eff |
fort was the need for a gymnasium |
and armory, which, it was suggested, |
could best stand as permanent |
to university students who
served In American armies in the
Spanish-American and World wars.
1140 More Students Now
The new structure will have a
capacity of approximately $500 and
Will cost about 100000. The present
gymnasium has a normal capacity of
around 500 but during the basketball
season 1900 are crowded into it. 1t
was built in 1905 at a cost of only
sec, 900. The demands upon the gym
na6ium have been increased by the
addition OF 1140 to the size of the
student body since its construction.
"The proposition can be financed
by general subscription SO directed as
not to work hardship upon anyone"
said the report of the committee.
e We have now as a nucleus over
100 degree graduates, while of the
alumni and former students there are
,ver $500. We have a right to ex-
,ect at least small contributions from
all of these.
Plan is Feasible
The amount of 5000, 900 might ap-
pear large at first thought, yet we
'eaiize that we have a great state,
oval to its institution, and it seems
O us that it is only necessary that the
positive need need of a gymnasium
,e established and a fitting memorial [
or the hero dead be built and we
viah to further suggest that the exc s
utive committee of the association
10 directed to appoint a committee, s
-nown as memorial gymnasium S
ommittee, to make necessary plans |
nd arrangements for the financing t
nd, construction of a memorial gym S
asium for the University of Idaho" i