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Show HEAD OF UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO RESIGNS Boise, Idaho, April I. To relieve , the state board of education from embarrassment em-barrassment it Is confronted with In connection with his salary. President M. A. Brannon of the University of Idaho has placed his resignation In the hands of the board, which will : meet here this week W ednesday, to I take action President Brannon's resignation is brief and to the point It Is as follows: "To the state hoard of education: In order to release j ou from ativ embarrassment em-barrassment In connection with your contract made with mself a year ago. j T hep Mi hand you herewith my reslg I nation as professor of botany and ' president of the university, the same l to take eTfeet Tulv 1, 191.V The facts behind the resignation are substantially as follows When the educational budget was beincr made up by the last legislature and $171,00 was cut out of it by the senate finance committee Of both houses was appointed appoint-ed to agree on the amendments. The salary of Edward O Sisson commissioner commis-sioner of education was cut from C to $T000 per annum. The conference committee made a separate reconi mendatlng that President Brannon's salary be reduced from $6000 to $5000 per annum His contract calls for $6,-1 00O per vear per annum. This report never reached the journals of either i bouse. The legislature adjourned March 8 President Brannon present ed his resignation March 15 It has just been made public |