Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-15
The Man Who "Mdde' Hoover
Tells Why He Picks Him To Win
By MAX STERN.
y. y. q. s.an Correspondent

n. T. "a SAN AOEANe
PAIO Alto. Cal, April f5-To hi'
old professor, Doctor John Casper
Kramer. dean OF geology at Stanford
University. is due the start that landet
Herbert I. Hoover at the top OF tht
ladder of fame. a.,
In one sense no man can be saia
70 have made Hoover" for he IS q
classic example of an American SELF
made man.
And vet Hoover would be the last
20 deny that many men, and partlc-
ularly his old Prof" had helped very
materially to bring out ana direct
those talents which brought him IN
ternatlonal
Dr. Branner was full of praise Tor
Hoover and told me of his early as
ISOLATION with the boy who came from
Willamette Valley in Oregon to De-
come A mining engineer. IL a 10
be from other members of the faculty
that learned OF DIR. Branners inhu-
ence on the lad. and influence so
marked that he can truly be said 70
have been the MAJ VINO Made
Hoover"
nDid I know Hoover would
become c~cIebrated?" smiled n
kindly old scientist as lie recall
ed to mind the days OF thirty years
AGO. "WeII, we professors do not
IKE 10 pick winners from among
our students, because we are usu-
ally proud OF them all. But from
the first I trusted Hoover, as dlu
everyone. He was clean, sound
and straight.
several years ago a sensation
hunter from one Of the magazines
came to me and asked for some gossip
about one he called this mar HooVe
For instance he urged, Does ne pay
his debts!'
!" Debts L said. Il never knew
him TO have any. But I've
.always known him TO imagine
that he owed somebody some
thing, And 4 know he was always
having these imaginary debt
over and over again
DIR. Branner. by picking out the I'M
selfish acts of Hoover as his signlhcant
traits unconsciously gave a key to his
W character. lie Is. next only to
Doctor David Starr Jordan. tho most
beloved man on the Stanford campus.
Although retired, he Is at his desk
every day. Those of tho faculty who
know him best say he was always.
more to his students than a teacher OF
mining or geology; he was mentor
friend md philosopher.
To Herbert c. Hoover he must
have been even more than this, Tor
he put him to work at his brst 1oD
on the campus a. laboratory assistant
at twenty-five cents an hour, miro
duced him TO his future wife, also an
assistant In DIR. Brannerts laboratory
and got him his first position as an
engineer after his graduation.
II guess i know pretty well What
Kind OF a man Hoover is," continued
DIR. Branner. "When he came 10 my
bf1ce In 1899 he didn't nave any
money and wanted to work MS way
Through college. I gave him a posi-
lion as laboratory assistant. He came
To me for advice on courses OF study
Ind he always took that advice.
HE took his studies seriously
tyhen something had to be done ne
did IT. whether he liked 1t or not. II
he made a mistake he would be the
first to admit It. He was always
willing, cheerful and competent. lie
asked only necessary questions.
DIR. Branner went on to tell OF
young Hoover's struggle for an edit
cation. As a Laboratory assistant
his Job was largely manua lie
Eetched and carried for the profess
ors. He wrote letters. answered
1hones. went to the ~postoflce, and
Kept the books in the library. Be
sides this he added TO his income as
agent for a laundry and by waiting
on table.
8 And In these surroundings was
born his romance which led TO his
marriage several years after gradua-
HON to Miss Lou Henry who was also
IAN assistant to DIR. Branner n the