Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-02-15

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the committee waited until the presi-
dent was in the east before making
the attack. Mr.. Jenkins raised big
laugh. pointing out the absurdsties In
the grange report. They call Presl-
dent MacLean irritable and peevish, .
he said. Now imagine DR.. MacLean
peeVish."
Professor Soulen spoke OF Presl-
dent MacLean's contribution to edu-
cational movements. He said the
latter's speech at the National Edu-
cational association at Denver last
year may not have been the most
elegant and finished delivered at the
meeting, but that his forecast of the
educational development of the next
decade was conceded by the eminent
educators present as the keenest,
soundest contribution OF the session.
Dean Eldridge spoke OF the sure,
steady growth OF the university und-
or the presidency OF DR.. MacLean. p.
l.. circuit, former student OF the
university and present editor OF the
Moscow Star-MirTor, spoke earnestly
OF the debt the student owes to the
university, and the good he may do
the university in his home district.
His diploma means just what the
university means.
Frank Stewart, editor OF the Argo-
naut, spoke in behalf OF the senior
class and the students from south
eastern Idaho. He said President
MacLean is their Idea OF what a
college president ought to be, and
that they were behind him all the
time. 1--WE are proud of Idaho; we
are proud Of our president" he
said.
Oliver Price spoke for the Juniors.
He youched for their Devotion and
loyalty to President MacLean." Her
bert Wadsworth. senior and major
Of the university battalion, gave
few we'll chosen remarks regarding
the presidents pride and interest In
every member VI the battalion and
attested to the battalion's loyalty to
him. Clarence Edmundson, 1910.
gave tine president credit for Idahos
revival after the fire OF 1905.
Ernest GrIner. 1910, spoke scorn-
fully OF the Dettiness OF the attacks
made upon the institution and the
president. The men who are attack
Ing the university are immeasurably
inferior to our president, and In fact,
immeasurably inferior to the ordl-
nary run Of men," he said.
c. +, Bessee, president of the
sophomore class. expressed the 10y
atty OF 1912, Ira Tweeay, 1911,
spoke OF the unique loyalty OF the
students for the university and It's
head. James Watts. president Of the
freshman class, said: THE fresh
men cheek everything that has been
said"
DIR, Morley then called upon the
president to talk. DR.. MacLean ex.
pressed his deep appreciation Of the
words and attitude OF the students
and faculty. He said the addresses
had been somewhat of the nature
of the tombstone epltaphs, but the
good natured faces before and be-
hind him tended to dispel any fun
eral gloom.
Apropos of the charges made |
against the university by the grange
committee he said he had antlcipat-
cd the personal attack upon himself.
He said he told the committee when
It left; mr. Lewis and | give you
permission to say anything you like
about US personally. but II you attack
the university, III fight you as long
As | am alive and I'll haunt you when
I'm dead" President MacLean ex-
planned that he was not an issue
and that he never would be one. But
he university must so on forever.