Willis Sweet Paid Tribute
New Hall Dedicated to "Dad
dy" of University—Daughter Among Attendants.
University of Idaho, Moscow, June 12.—The late Willis;
Sweet, former Idaho representative
in congress, editor and attorney
general of Porto Rico and "daddy"
of the University of Idaho in the
territorial legislature of 1889, was
paid tribute here this afternoon by
his intimate friend, General E. R.
Chrisman, at dedicatory exercises!
for the new $250,000 men's residence hall named for him.
Professor W. V. Halversen, bac-!
teriology department head, gave an
address a few minutes earlier, at
the new $118,000 infirmary. Both
were introduced by J. F. Jenny,
Cottonwood, board of regents presi-
Ava. Sweet. Lundh, daughter of
the former representative, who
founded the first newspaper at Moscow, attended the exercises. She:
lives at Burley, Wash.    Mr. Sweet!
died in 1925 at San Juan, Porto
Rico, where he was editor of a republican newspaper.
Dean   French   Is   Honored.
The university alumni association voted a special memorial for
Miss Permeal J. French, 30. years
dean of women and dean emeritus
the last year. Miss French is now
living  at   Coeur  d'Alene.
Incoming officers were delegated
to prepare a suitable memorial and
arrange its financing. Completion
was set for the annual home-[
coming day, September 25.
The memorial resolution was!
presented by Abe Goff, Moscow
attorney, and' met instantaneous
response. Three years ago a memorial was adopted by the association for General E. R. Chris-
man, commandant of cadets, who:
| came here in 1894. It was dedicated as a portrait.
Banker   Grad   Returns.
Here for the annual meeting of
the alumni, Guy Holman, a 1908
graduate, now assistant vice president of the National Bank of New
York City, expressed pleasure at
the changed appearance of the
campus.
He   termed   the   new    buildings
"distinctly    outstanding    architecturally"  but declined  to  comment
current events.      ^ '