THE ROOSEVELT WILD LIFE MEMORIAL 

 As a State Memorial 



The State ui New Vnrk is the trustee ol tl.is wild life Memorial 

 to Tlicixli.rc Roosevelt. The New York State College of Forestry at 

 Syracuse is a State institution supported solely by State funds, and the 

 Roosevelt Wild Life Forest Experiment Station is a part of this insti- 

 tution. The Trustees are State officials. A legislative mandate in- 

 structed them as follows: 



•• To establish and comluct an experimental station to be known as 

 'Roosevelt Wild Life Forest Fxpcrimcnt Station,' in which there shall 

 be maintained records of the results of the experiments and investiga- 

 tions made and research work accomplished; also a library of works, 

 publications, |>aiKrs and data having to <lo with wild life, together with 

 nuan> for practical illustration and demonstration, which library shall, 

 at all reasonable hours, be o|Kn to the public." [Laws of New York, 

 chapter 536. Became a law May 10, Kjio.) 



As a General Memorial 



While this Memorial Stati.m was founded by New York State, its 

 functions are not liniite<l solely to tlie State. The Trustees arc further 

 authorized to ccx)|)erate with other agencies, so that the work is by no 

 means limitetl to the Iwundaries of the State or by State funds. Pro- 

 vision for this has Ixen made by the law as follows: 



" To enter into any contract necessary or appropriate for carrying 

 out any of the purposes or objects of the College, including such as 

 shall involve c<K)|)eration with any |M.rson. corporation or association 

 or any de|)artnient of the government of the State of New York or of 

 the L'niteil States in lalx.ratory, experimental, investigative or research 

 work, and the acceptance from such person, corjHiration, association, or 

 department of the State or Foleral government of gifts or contribu- 

 tions fif money, expert service, laUir, materials, apiwratus, appliances 

 or other pro|)erty in coiuiection therewith." |l-aw.s of New York, 

 chapter 4-'. lU-came a law March 7, 1918.) 



Hy these laws the Fmpire State has made provision to conduct 

 forest wilil life research uixm a comprehensive Iwsis, and on a plan 

 as briiail as that approved by Thetxlore RiMisevelt hiin-<li 



Form of Bequest to the RooMvelt Wild Life Memorial 



I hereby gne and lH-.|ii.ath to the R.H.se\elt Wild Life Forest 

 Kxpcriment Station of The New York State I ollege <.f Forestry at 

 Syracuse, fur wild life research, library, and for publication, the sum 

 of or the follouiiiR hooks, lands, etc. 



