University of Idaho - Gem of the Mountains Yearbook (Moscow, ID)

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LOCATED on the west side of the Holland Li- brary, this gigantic sculpture has looked down upon students for decades. Students from the Ul! are al- lowed to check out books from the Wash- ington State library. (Mill) THE first snow fall of winter highlights the peaks and valleys of the Palouse. Moscow and Pullman are just two of the farming communities found in the Palouse region, (Fritz) 26 Moscow-Pullman

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If the “Il Tower stands as the symbol of the Idaho campus, then Bryan Hall's Tower sticks out as the symbol! at Wash- ington State. The clock tower Is located across the street from the library. (Hill) CROCODILE 7° 315 DUNDEE 2. MOTION picture the- aters, such as the Cor: dova Theater, lured students from the Ul to Pullman, TOI the- aters in Pullman worked in conjunc- tion with the six TOI theaters in Moscow. (Mill) oy MOSCOW bars, such as Murdoc’s, catered to Washington State Students as well as students from the UI. (Hil) A Trail of Two Cities On the Palouse, you can get there from here “East Is east, and west is west, and never the twain shall meet.” When Rudyard Kipling wrote these words some 100 years ago, he did so with- out the towns of Moscow and Pull- man in mind. Because al- though Moscow, home to the Univer- sity of Idaho, and Pullman, home to Washington State University, were separated by a state boundary and seven miles of high- way, the towns actu- ally seemed much closer. Academically, the two universities swapped profes- sors and ideas, The WAMI (Washington, Alaska, Mountana, idaho) medical pro- gram and the WOI (Washington, Or- eqon, Idaho) veteri- nary project were two of the most vi- sable academic en- deavors. And while aca- demics sought to tie the UI and WSU closer together, athletic events maintained a healthy rivalry be- tween the two schools. Be it bas- ketball, track, ten- nis or volleyball, the Pac-10 Cougars and Big Sky Confer- ence Vandals waged a constant battle for athletic one-upsmanship on the Palouse. And while the universities did much to unite stu- dents residing in Moscow and Pull- man, the towns also contributed to this “area” of good feeling. Moscow's bars were a particu- lar draw for under- aged Washington drinkers. Although both states boasted a 21-year-old drink- ing age limit, Ida- ho’'s grandfather clauses afforded a few 20-year-olds the privilege of drinking ‘til their hearts (or bellies) were content. Pullman, mean- while, catered to the “let’s Impress my date” crowd. Al- though both towns featured McDon- ald’s, Arby’s and Domino's Pizza es- tablishments, Pull- man restaurants such as Seasons, the Three Forks Inn, and Pelican Pete's provided fine food and a roman- tic atmosphere. In short, Moscow and Pullman ca- tered to the college crowd, but in differ- ent ways. Moscow's bars and Pullman's restaurants attract- ed university stu- dents by the score and in doing so, proved Kipling wrong — east and west did, indeed, meet. Moscow-Pullman Z 7