The Days of a Man 1921 



of friends to dinner or reception, and in 1911, as I 

 have said, those who remained out of the original 

 university faculty presented me with a fine watch in 

 testimony of their regard. 1 This time, however, the 

 celebration assumed a most unusual character, due 

 to a widespread conspiracy. Thus by letter, telegram, 

 poem, and flowers, messages of congratulation and 

 assurances of affection poured in from individuals 

 and groups. 



Aeon- To a considerable extent, of course, these came 

 S fa/7c- fr m Stanford sources, near and far. But in addition 

 tion to kindly greetings from Cornell and Indiana, similar 

 ones reached me from various sister institutions the 

 country over as also from scientific colleagues else- 

 where. Indeed, a unique expression of esteem was 

 that from Dr. Charles D. Walcott, secretary of the 

 Smithsonian Institution, who officially designated 

 me Honorary Associate in Zoology. But the most 

 surprising of all was a finely illuminated testimonial 

 signed by the whole staff of the San Francisco Call. 



For the afternoon a special recital in the Memorial 

 Church had been arranged by Dr. Gardner, the 

 chaplain, our warm friend, and Mr. Warren D. Allen, 

 the talented and generous organist. On this occasion, 

 three of my poems set to music by Koerner were 

 sung by Mr. Warren Watters, a pleasing baritone, 

 and three noble organ compositions were played by 

 Mr. Allen. 



oidstu- The evening began with a beautiful dinner given 

 unai^' fc y President and Mrs. Wilbur, who had brought 

 the "Old together all the "Old Guard" and their wives. 

 Guard" Seventy lighted cardinal candles set in flat festoons 

 of green leaves around the long board and a huge 



iSee Note, Chapter xxxvn, page 348. 



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