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Information About Idaho State University
As Idaho State University prepares to begin its Centennial Celebration, reflection reminds us that the insitution’s history and growth are tied to the development of Pocatello and southeastern Idaho. Just as Pocatello's geographic location made it "The Gate City" for area exploration and transportation, ISU has also evolved into a gateway, a portal through which much of the area's economic and educational development are funneled.
Pocatello, 20 square miles nestled along the old Oregon Trail on the Snake River Plain, became a city in 1882. But regional history began in 1810, when Andrew Henry led trappers into the area. In 1834 Fort Hall, some eight miles to the north, was designated the most important post on the Oregon Trail. In the 1860s Pocatello's Portneuf Valley location was the gateway to the West for stage and freight lines connecting America's coastlines, and in 1876 a railroad line from Utah reached Pocatello, connecting Portland, Omaha, and Salt Lake City. And today, Pocatello and ISU stand at the juncture of Interstate highways 15, North-South, and 86/84, West.
According to the 1900 census Idaho's population was 161,772, with 4,046 from Pocatello. In 1901, at the instigation of young, energetic, and newly elected State Sen. and Pocatello Mayor Theodore F. Turner, Idaho State University was founded as the Academy of Idaho. Proposed as a people's school with college prep and industrial courses, the institution was open to all elements of society and was, in effect, a school at a crossroads for a cross section of the population. The academy, founded by Idaho Senate Bill 53,was contingent on private land donations for its site. After much infighting in the community and among real estate owners, a four-block, 8-1/2 acre tract at ISU's present lower campus location was selected and construction began.
Four faculty members were hired and one of them, John W. Faris, was named principal. The first two campus structures were Main Building, a three-story stone edifice later named Swanson Hall that opened in 1902, and a 25-room men’s dormitory, later named Faris Hall that opened for occupancy in 1903. In-state tuition was free, out-of-state tuition cost $5 per term, and room and board was $16 per month. Opening exercises on Sept. 22, 1902, were attended by 40 students, but enrollment soon swelled to 70 students, 55 of whom were from Pocatello.