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or paper for whatever personal property it needed. 

 The same pohcy was followed in varying degree 

 in other countries, for a war must be financed regard- 

 less of all other considerations. 



In August, 1912, Herbert Hoover became a member Are- 

 of the board of trustees of the University, taking part -^"W"' 



... . , , , •'. . ° ^ adviser 



m Its activities with such characteristic energy, 

 enthusiasm, and idealistic vision that the president of 

 the board soon said to me: "We have got more ideas 

 from Hoover in a week than we have had before in a 

 year." Naturally his self-imposed duties toward 

 suffering Europe afterward demanded most of his 

 time, but he has never abated his effective interest in 

 Stanford affairs. 



At his instance. Commencement Day of 1913 Mynezv 

 marked a sudden change in my personal activities, relation 

 in my official relation to the University also. For, 

 being deeply interested in peace in Europe (some- 

 what also in my propaganda against the war system), 

 Hoover then suggested to his colleagues that I 

 should be relieved of routine work for the remaining 

 three years of my administration — that is, up to 

 1916, when I should reach the retiring age of sixty- 

 five. In this proposition the board generously 

 concurred. Furthermore, in view of its desire to 

 confer on the vice-president a well-deserved honor, 

 again at Hoover's instance they made Dr. Branner President 

 president with all the duties pertaining to that ^''^""''^ 

 office, at the same time bestowing on me the new title 

 of Chancellor. It was also understood that I might 

 divide my time as I saw fit between work for the 



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