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

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e “GEM OF THE MOUMTAINS ‘16” The University of Idaho 2m) HE University of Idaho was authorized by an Act of the Terri- torial Legislature in 1889. It began its actual instructional work ow in October, 1892. Splendid service and loyalty have been devoted WJ to the upbuilding of the Institution. This is expressed by her material equipment consisting of nine major and four minor buildings, a stock-judging pavilion, farm buildings, together with 340 acres of land in campus and college farm, a library, laboratories and general college equipment, having a total value of $800,000. In addition to this equip- ment located at Moscow, there are experimental and demonstration farms located at Clagstone, Sandpoint, Caldwell, Gooding and Aberdeen. These comprise a total of 800 acres, and they have an equipment valued at $50,000. The original land endowment of the University consisted of 286,080 acres of federal lands, distributed as follows: 96,000 acres for the University proper; 100,000 acres for the School of Science; 90,000 acres for the College of Agriculture. Approximately one-fourth of this land has been sold for a little more than a million dollars. It is probable that the remaining lands should be sold for more than five million, tho their actual value has not been made known. The Federal government has stipulated that only the income of this land may be used toward paying current expenses at the State University. These federal lands give an annual income thru rentals and interests of $65,000 to $70,000 per year. Other federal grants for work at the State University are: $50,000 from the Morrill Fund, $15,000 per year from the Adams, $15,000 from the Hatch, and $10,000 per year from the Smith-Lever. By federal law, the Smith-Lever funds must be-used in extension work carried on by county agents and specialists in home economics. Both the Adams and Hatch Funds must be used in conducting original research upon projects approved by the United States Department of Agriculture. 7

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“GEM OF THE MOUMTAINS 16 From the foregoing it will be seen that the Federal government makes an annual contribution aggregating $155,000 to $160,000 for the conduct of the work carried on at the University of Idaho. The State support was represented last biennium by an annual appro- priation of $70,050 for the University proper and $27,400 per year for co-operative work. Inasmuch as there are four colleges at the State Uni- versity, namely, the College of Letters and Sciences, the College of Agri- culture, the College of Engineering, the College of Law, the State of Idaho provided only $17,512.50 per year per college for the support of higher education at her State University during the past biennium. Stating this in another form, it may be said that during the past biennium there was given for educational work at the State University 67 cents out of every $100 collected as taxes, and 26 cents toward the work in the Agricultural College. Comparing the educational appropriations of other states in the Pacific Northwest, we have: California Ee Wi RI eM oe PRS $1,151,020 MMAR TCON = ee 651,934 he, peep h boas ace Ss eas cca Seswctavasisaesaseoade plas Montana ene 252,940 RIO Woes seetscc sccsscce 5.x wes ecesectesas enone 103,000 INGVRORR Et ee 101,760 NVI OVP. ooo onc access ssenestcettaex 92,840 These figures are based on Report, U. S. Commissioner of Education. Approaching this from the standpoint of appropriation per thousand of population, these states have the following rank: PANTO EG 000 Gee i a re le OS cscs Ee $1,112 UN a a asco le caat sssacan cat asec nee 817 IDO, ea ee eee emai nN eS 623 IW OTR fe cans 588 RSE oc occ ce se hace sake svonscandvacesemaaceneusioee 571 WRT 4050 oe a Meee ai 509 RCRAPORMUIAS seccosaccosscaiccacckevooccscunnseacatens 447 . CSI: la i aa Htc 234¢ @ These figures are based on Report, U. S. Commissioner of Education. The primary service of the State University is to relate itself to every educational unit in the commonwealth in a great effort to cause the young people of the state to know and to re-act educationally. With this ideal before her , the State University endeavors to secure adequately trained teachers who are devoted to high standards of scholarship and to the de- velopment of high characters and right ideals of citizenship. The carry- ing forward of these ideals demands that the instructors possess the broadest vision and the highest devotion to public service; they must have poise without the loss of enthusiasm, and they must regard performance . in their respective positions as more important than the receipt of salary. In order that this type of teacher may properly perform his tasks, it is 8