The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-09-19
FORMAL CEREMONY
OPENS UNIVERSITY
PRINCIPAL ADDRESSES BY PRE-
SIDENT AND CONNOR-SCHOLA
SHIP CUPS AWARDED


The acquisition of knowledge, self
dependency in thinking, sounder re-
the receiving of a great experience
or great urge to make over the
students entire life were suggestions
made by President A. H. Upham as to
what a student may expect from col
Iege in his address at the formal
opening ceremony Of the University of
Idaho this morning. Captain A. H
Connor, state attorney general, repre-
senting Governor Charles c. Moore,
made brief talk on the constitution.
All members of the faculty were
in academic dress. On the platform
were Senator Irwin E. Rockwell, of
Bellevue, president of the state board
of education, and Stanly A. Easton,
of Kellogg, chairman of the executive
committee of the university.
Expectations of College
"Back of this assembly is an enor-
nous amount of sacrifice and effort"
said President Upham in part in ad-
dressing the students packed into the
auditorium. "What do you expect to
get in your one, two, three, or four
years at the University of Idaho?
Think of college as stopping place
a stage-in the lifetime of the young
people Of the state of Idaho.
"There was a smaller gathering
here 20 years ago. The new students
instead of about 500 numbered about
SO. What will the roster of this en-
tering class look like 20 years from
today? What will the University of
Idaho have meant in their lives?
What can we give you as you pass
through our portals?
Self Dependent Thinking
"A larger self dependence in your
thinking, training in thinking for
yourselves, will, a desire to think
for yourselves. May we hope that
you get certain amount of willing
ness, certain amount of self reliance
in your college association.
"There is difference between
freedom of thought and extravaganza
of thought. Have we even intellectual
curiosity? Do wo care to exercise
our minds? How many of us are go
ing to have a curiosity beyond the
mere passing things of life The test
of an educated man or woman is his
or her ability to see distinctions. The
cheap generalization is the brand of
half-educated thinking
May you acquire the community
point of view" the president said in
pointing out that the biggest thing
in the undergraduates life should be
the University of Idaho. He warned,
however, against the practice OF de-.
voting too much time to activities in
detriment to individual studies.
Constitution Almost Sacred
"The kind of constitution we have
is the happy medium between an auto
cracy and democracy" said Captain |
Connor, in his short address on the
The purpose of the |
constitution is to guarantee to the
individual certain rights and liber-
ties. 1t is necessary to protect the |
against the majority; to pro-
tect the majority against the majority;
to protect the majority against the
minority.
"The constitution is something al
most sacred, not to be touched I
lightly, but reverently"
Fijis Win Cup
Congressman Burton L. French pre-
sented the scholarship cups offered
for highest group scholarship during
the past year. The mems cup was
presented to Ralph Bristol, repre-
senting Phi Gamma Delta. Phi
Gamma Delta has won the scholar
ship cup offered by Congressman
French for the past three years and
now acquires permanent possession
If the cup.
The women's cup was presented to
Miss Margaret Springer, representing
Omega Phi Alpha, soon to be in
stalled as chapter of Pi Beta Phi
This is the second successive year
hat the scholarship award has been
Won by Omega Phi Alpha.
Omega Phis Win
Omega Phi Alpha made a group
lverage of 5.173 out of a possible
1000, while the Phi Gamma Delta
cad the mems groups with an aver
ge of 1929.
Announcement was made at the as
emily that Congressman French
would offer another scholarship cup
S an incentive to high group scholar
hip starting next year. The women's
up is offered by Elizabeth Kidder
4indley, wife of Dr. E. H. Lindley, !
ormer president of the university