The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-04-08

lighted audience that filled the uni
versity auditorium, President Melvin
A. Brannon this morning, at the reg
ular assembly hour, delivered his
first formal and official address as the
head of the University of Idaho. Mr..
Brannon's speech, in which he out
lined the minor and major aims
which would determine his administra-
tion policies, was triumph of digni-
ty, clearness, sincerity, eloquence,
and straightforwardness. If one may
judge by the prolonged and thunderous
applause that he received upon it's
conclusion, the new president won
for himself All enthusiastic endorse
ment from his large and representa-
tive audience
Preliminary to the introduction of
President Rrannon by Dean Carlyle
a short musical program was enjoy
ed. Under the direction of Mr.. Storer,
head of the department of vocal mus
ic; the band played two stanzas of
Onward Christian Soldiers" and ac-
companied the audience in the sing
ing of "Blest Be the Tie That Binds
a particularly happy selection; and
Mrs. Hughes and Mr.. Holiday, ac-
companied by Miss Hostetter, played
Godard's "Serenade," the encore for
which was a solo, McDowell's ITO a
Wild Rose" played by Mrs. Hughes.
introduced By Dean Carlyle.
The introduction of President Bran
non by Dean Carlyle was most felicit-
Gus and marked by the modesty, good
will, energy and directness for which |
the dean has, during his Is months of |
difficult administration Of university |
affairs, become famous. He paid
high compliment to the loyalty, abil- |
ity, industry and courage of both stu
new president an even greater dis
play of all these virtues in future on
the part of all with whom he would
come in contact. The applause that
greeted his presentation of President
Brannon's name was very obviously 1
meant in large measure for the dean
himself and was so construed by the
new president in his gracious ac-
knowledgemento of the ovation.
Strong on HumOr. ,
That Mr. Brannon is man of ready 3
wit was at once made clear in the {
succession of apt anecodates and sly
Ihrusts by which he convinced his 8
hearers that he was already in posses \
relative to the temper, habits, pur h
suits, and ideals of the university to n
which he is supposed to be so COM o
)lete a stranger. Proceeding to the a
discussion of topics in a more serious h
mood, President Brannon stated that o
le had asked himself two questions Il
With relation to the university, What II
ire it's traditions? What is it's mis- b
jon? The answer to the first of these v
le found in letter just received from f.
ormer President MacLean, the mes m
age of which he commended heartily:
n the beauty, harmony and peace OF
he artistic auditorium; and in the
yording of the tablet placed by the
asst board of regents on the eastern
acade of the administration building. :
'hese tradition he took to be sin
Gritty and service. He expressed the
joy in the opportunity to :.
lin group whose watchwords in 4
lie past had been so noble.
No Definite Announcements. w
In regard to the policies of the new de
President Brannon so
lid that the time was not yet ripe
IF any definite announcements, ana ha
lat no specific policies could be eb
rmed until full information had been mt
athered in regard to a wide variet. pr
subjects and that information had tri
zen organized and put IN WorElng I'M
APE. There were, however, he stated OF
number of general matters which OF
uld be discussed with friendlincss los
ID finality He pledged himself to
swerving loyalty to all the bear1- r
| inspiration that had gone. before
d to making every person in the uni T
rsity feel that in the president. he Il
d a friend. Keeping a reverent +
ok backward upon those things
itch have been so well done as to j
,pire gratitude and thankfulness, i
d keeping clear intellectual vision +
what is to be done, with the bond