The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-15
CAPITAL CORRESPONDENCE


is waking up and it would seem
necessary that your readers should
be kept posted as to some of its
happenings. The social season is
already in full swing and promises
to be unusually brilliant. The exo-
dus to the mines last spring left a
number of houses vacant but these
are filling up and Boise is really
assuming business airs.
Last week was notable as the
time for the meeting of State Board
of Education. This meeting also
brings to the city the heads of our
educational institutions. In this
connection we are pleased to note
in glazing headlines of one Of our
daily newspapers, "Brannon Won't
Quit. He Says" 1t is charged that
DR.. Brannon said that if Governor
Alexander were reelected he would
resign. This was not only bad poll
tics but poor judgment. Secretary
of State Barker is accused of MAX
ing the statement and giving it
newspaper currency through the
Lewiston Tribune.
But DR.. Brannon makes Dan L.
Greenburg of Moscow the Goat and
places the responsibility on him for
circulating the rumor. To this
Greenburg replies short time
before election an interview with
Secretary of State Barker appeared
in the Lewiston Tribune, which
stated in substance that if Alexan-
der was reelected he, Brannon,
would resign as president of the
University of Idaho. Up to this
time that statement has not been
denied by President Brannon, and
it is now too late for DR.. Brannon
to create a new issue and attempt
to shift the responsibility of that
statements onto me-"
In view of the charges and coun-
ter charges one thing stands out
prominently-Dr. Brannon hasn't
very strong hold on the University,
as two years ago, when there was
threatened..cut in his salary, he act
ually rendered his resignation.
Such a condition is to be regretted
for no educational institution can
prosper with an uncertain or vacil-
lating head. and if the threat was
actually. made and with view of
defeating the Governor for re-elec-
tion then is the matter indeed de-
plorable.
In marked contrast to the meet
ing of the Educational Board was
the lecture delivered by DR.. David
Starr Jordan, Chancellor of STAN
ford University. This indeed was
rare treat to all the Boiseites who
could crowd into the theatre. The
writer has known DR.. Jordon thru
out the last thirty years. The Doc
tor now casts larger shadow than
he used to but he has Slowed up"
quite noticeably. He was always
calm, dispassionate and logical. In
this respect he has not changed but
his best friends admit that he is
growing old.
1t is not necessary to tell what
DR.. Jordon said as everybody who
reads knows that he is one of the
great,,Apostles of Peace. He is one
of group of men scattered thru
out Europe and America who are
trying to bring about a just settle
ment of the European War. 1t is a
genuine pleasure to listen to this
scientist, this philosopher, who
knows every phase of his subject
and feels its Importance.
The Commercial Club entertained
DIR. Jordon at luncheon and there
WAS nraSant tho larooct ottool,no
in the history of the Club. He was
the guest of former Stanford stu
dents at dinner. The three ad-
dresses delivered during the day
and evening were masterpieces and
the day was one long to be remem-
bered in the educational life of the
Capital City.