Idaho State University - Wickiup Yearbook (Pocatello, ID)

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S N' 'fx Coeds can look forward to living in this four-unit dormitory complex. Each building will have eight stories and the entire structure is estimated to cost 51.25 million. It will be ready for occupancy in the fall of 1966. Future ISU Buildings : .Q-..1,kz, ,, 5- ff M .. .- s From army barracks to spacious auditoriums th1s IS the hope of the Speech and Hearing Clinic. Since the departments birth all classes and clinical sessions have been held 1n Lemhi Hall, a remodeled army barracks The above buildmg is planned for the new center

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Students Spend Millions Locally It would require an industry employ- ing between 1,000 and 1,300 persons to provide a payroll equal to what Idaho State University students spend in Pocatello each year. Statistics on the heavy impact of ISU students on the Pocatello business community have been made available through a study conducted by the university's Bureau of Business Re- search. Students at Idaho State University have a heavy impact on the Pocatello, business community, according to a study published by the Bureau of Business Research. Last year students had over 55 mil- lion to spend and, if the same figures hold true, the total funds available to students this year should have been over 56 million. The study, conducted by market re- search students under the direction of Harold C. White, showed that each student during 1962-63 had an aver- age of 51,800 in available funds. With ,the 1962 fall enrollment at 3,075, the researchers estimated the total of stu- dent funds available at 55.4 million. This year's unprecedented enrollment of 3,5 6 1-at the same average per stu- dent-would run the total over 56 million. Source of most student's funds, ac- cording to the survey, was employ- ment--either full time during the summer or part time during the school year. The study revealed that 92.3 per cent of all men students and 81.3 per cent of all women Worked during the summer of 1961, and 47.5 per cent of the men and 35.8 per cent of the women were employed part time dur- ing the school term. The average student Worked 9.1 hours each week for an annual total of 28,000 hours of employment-a figure equivalent to 700 full time employees for the academic year. Besides personal employment, some students listed income from working spouses, others received financial sup- port from parents and relatives, some borrowed funds from various sources, many listed savings, often accumu- lated largely from summer earnings, and one student out of 20 received some form of government aid, includ- ing G.I. Bill, ROTC allowances, grants and scholarships. Sources other than these provided less than 2 per cent of student funds. The range of funds from all sources, per month, was from 510 to over 51,000--although the lowest figures given by the respondents in most cases did not include the economic contri- butions of free room and meals re- ceived by students living at home. The average of funds available for student expenditures was approximately 5204 per month for the nine-month aca- demic year. A large share of the students' money was spent on campus for such items as dormitory housing, meals, fees, books and supplies. However, the report points out, even though these dollars do not enter the economy directly, The study indicated that 35.4 per cent of the student-owned automobiles were purchased in Pocatello. In other words, 700 of the 2,000 cars on cam- pus were purchased locally, and the total expenditure for automobile up- keep was nearly 527,000 per month or 5243,000 for the 1962-63 school year. In other parts of the study, students indicated that they purchased 1,800 Fraternity pledges sweep local streets in one of many helpful ventures tween the university and the city. they eventually become part of the cash flow of the community as the university, in turn, makes purchases and pays wages. Largest off-campus expenditures, according to the survey, were for housing and food. Off-campus rentals were occupied last year by 38.3 per cent of the student body who lived in an estimated 940 rental units. An- other 150 students f4.7 per centj were buying their own homes. The 1,000- plus students who lived off campus bought food supplies at local stores, and 97 per cent of the food and sup- plies used by Saga Food Service in catering for 940 on-campus students were purchased in Idaho. While most students acquired books and supplies on campus, six per cent bought some of these supplies in local stores at an estimated figure of 54,000. items classified as furniture and appli- ances last year, 250 students each day patronized businesses performing se- lected services for a total expenditure of 5168,000, and students purchased nearly 70,000 theatre tickets during the year. An estimated 70 per cent of all men's clothing items were purchased locally, and 67.8 per cent of the single women purchased their clothing in Pocatello. Male clothing purchases totaled 5280,000, while purchases by women reached a total of 5130,000, of which 591,000 was spent in Pocatello. The survey was conducted last year by five students in an ISU class in market research taught by Harold C. White, an instructor in business ad- ministration. be