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while? Is it of value to the human race? Is it within the bounds of human 

 possibility? Then it can be done! Let us do it!' The men who transmute the 

 intangible waves of thought and the sounding brass of talk into the throbbing 

 engines of action are the men who really bless the world ! Prof. Cook knows no 

 obstacles. Constantly throughout his extraordinarily active life he has been facing 

 the apparently impossible and always winning through it all to success. It is 

 great to work with such a man — not under him unless you are in good health ! His 

 is the only spirit that gets work under way and gets it done. It is the spirit 

 that wins! 



"Pomona has lost a tremendous opportunity in not being able to discover 

 some way in which to permanently harness up in her behalf the potent and 

 far-reaching influences of which Prof. Cook is master. He is now no longer 

 Prof. Cook of Pomona College, but the Hon. A. J. Cook of the State of California ! 

 He goes into a field with extraordinary possibilities of usefulness to a vast number 

 of people. But traditions of Prof. Cook, his matchless vigor and enthusiasm, his 

 charity to all and his devotion and loyalty to his great ideals as a teacher and a 

 citizen, will always linger about these halls and prove an inspiration to you and 

 to me and to all students coming after us." 



Prof. Hitchcock then spoke of his relation to the college and to the community, 

 saying among other things: "Prof. Cook has done an heroic service in bringing 

 Science to men. He was always interested in the advancement of the community. 

 He originated the first Pomological Club in Claremont. Its immediate success 

 brought about similar clubs in other places. Prof. Cook looks upon his appoint- 

 ment as an enlarged opportunity to carry on the same work he has been doing here. 

 He will never lose an opportunity to say a good word for Pomona. He is going 

 away, but he will not forget us; his heart will still be with us." 



Following a farewell response by Prof. Cook, President Blaisdell spoke as 

 follows: "Men and women, this is a teacher who has spoken to us. He has not 

 had large monetary rewards, but the particular, wonderful and unique reward of 

 a teacher. Some here ought to hear the call to be teachers. There is a great field 

 for our best manhood and womaniiood ! We have heard this morning the call of 

 high citizenshij), the ringing challenge that no man shall go into office, unless he 

 has the ability to fill the position! That call of large citizenship is upon you. We 

 sliall miss much if we fail to keep floating that flag of high and noble citizenship." 



The Associate Editor of "The Student Life" gives what may be taken as 

 the viewpoint of the student body regarding Prof. Cook: 



"A man living in tlie unselfish and eflfective service of others; a scientist 

 always working for the perfection of his dejiartment; a teacher with the faculty 

 of ins])iring in his pupils an interest in all tilings of Divine Creation — these and 



