The following article was found on page 1, column 3 of the June 7, 1917, Lowell Tribune:
Dr. M.A. Brannon Honored
Dr. Melvin A. Brannon, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Brannon, has been elected President of the Beloit, Wis., college. Mr. Brannon has until just recently been president of the Idaho State University. The Beloit college is 75 years old and Mr. Brannon will be its third president. This is one of the foremost colleges of the country and we congratulate Mr. Brannon on being elected its president.