Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01

Although Dr. David Starr Jordan
never suffered the obscurity that often
befallS great men who live far into old
age his death has brought his name
again into the spotlight OF immediate
interest. and the world has found much
to praise in his career, with its many
sides achievements.
The sturdy oak OF Palo Alto and
Stanford. the clean hearted. clear
thinking and tolerant David Starr Jor-
dan. is being paid tribute today in many
lands" says the Oakland Tribune, add
ing its own estimate OF the man: His
passing removes che who has been an
ennobling influence and friend at the
nearby university for more than two
score years. DR.. Jordan. who lived a
useful life left as his enduring monu-
ment his unremitting and sincere labors
for the benefit Of humanity"
DIR. Jordan's life was one given fully
to the service OF his fellows" IS the
tribute OF the Providence Evening Bull
letin, with the further declaration that
this was as characteristic of his long
career in the class room and the presi-
dents office as it was of his efforts to
secure a better international under
standing" The Harrisburg Telegraph
finds reason to praise him because he
was not merely an educator and a
writer: he was a Goer.' while the Louis
Vile Courier Journal offers the APP
praisal: Here was not only an intel
lectual giant whose career might be
compared with Eliot OF Harvard. Hadley
Of Yale and others Of small but select
company. but a thinker whose views
have had profound effect upon the
people Of this country" In the opinion
OF the Pittsburgh Post-GaZette, his was
one Of the best-rounded lives OF his
times" and that paper also feels that
lin his retirement he was almost as
effective a force as in his years OF re-
Sponsibilities."
The Rochester Times Union pays
high tribute to his achievements and
influence In expressing the belief that
"a battalion of men of his high stamp,
scattered over the world, probably could
do more to advance its people than all
the politicians and militarists OF the
last hundred years"
The number and wide variety OF fields
in which he worked impress many edl-
tors. The Houston Chronicle, quoting
from DR.. Jordans statement on his
death bed. Il have lived three lives.
saws of him: ''Dr. Jordan possessed the
physique and intellect necessary for the
cultivation of many and varied actlvl-
ties. His energy was immense. permit
ting him to write countless works on
science and travel: to become an au-
thority on fishes. fresh-water and deep
sea, their haunts and habits; to discuss
political and social and economic SUBJ
jects with clarity and intellectual fresh
ness; to conduct the educational analrS
of a great university with originality;
to propagandize in high-minded fashion
for international peace" The Mime
apolis Star comments: scholar ana
author, educator and peace advocate,
naturalist and explorer-David Starr
Jordan lived a life that was full and
rich and teeming with the diverse &C
tivity Of a man whose energies were
deployed over a wide. field" The Day
ton Daily News remarks: He died in
his eighty first year after so years OF
educa tional. scientific and social activ-
ity Of high value to his country and
race"
The Baltimore Sun finds cause for
admiration in DR.. Jordan'S spirit, which
vas of such high emprise that ne sue
cessfully supported wide range OF in
terests and held fast against al pres
sure to what his own conscience dc
tated." =.
The Pasadena Star-News points its
appreciation of the vigor Of Dr. Jor-
dams character and personality with
this quotation from an interview ne
gave Just a few days before his death:
What we need to do is to stop whis-
Ting timorously in the dark alleys and
get out on the sunny streets to see the
world in the proper perspective. We
need more optimism. more action and
less talk I am afraid that world az.
fairs. like the remarkable report OF
Mark Twain's death. are greatly exag-
gerated. The world may be sick, but
there is no indication that 1t has died
or is going to die. We need to kick out
the petty quacktitioners, the pickering
se-doctor politicians, get together
the common-sense world doctors and
90 after our sick patient-our patient
that is sick with a severe stomach ache
from the lusts of war.
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Those last accusing words against
war. which DR.. Jordan deemed the
greatest enemy of mankind. reveal him
In the eapacitv In which he WAS peY.