For some reason, "Products" has warmed up to the situation more 

 rapidly than other Divisions of the Service. From that source material 

 has been fairly pouring in, in amounts varying from a note of a few lines, 

 to manuscripts of several pages and even to express package size. 



We hope that "Products" will not let up this good work, and to the 

 rest we would say, come a little harder. 



Your friends in school and your classmates in the field want to know 

 what you are doing. 



This issue is dedicated to our "First Class." 



We here extend our thanks to all those who have helped make this 

 issue possible. The next issue of the "Forester" will contain the directory, 

 with corrections up to date. 



Reminiscences of the Class of 1904 



It was a great class, the Class of 

 '04. Two only took the Master, one 

 had it, and two more just went to 

 work and joined '05. It was an 

 august body and the Professor felt 

 decidedly "on trial" when he stood 

 before these select five and ex- 

 pounded what to them was Greek, 

 and to most, was Greek, and, to 

 some at least, is still Greek. 



Good Dr. Davis was soothing, but 

 he carried it too far, for Leavitt 

 would get nervous, pound the desk 

 and drum the benches, and finally, 

 when he could not stand it longer, 

 he would pounce on Peavy and trv 

 to take it out of him. BradfieM 

 never lost his poise, for he had 

 rone ; Brown was sedate, recited like 

 an oracle with a dictionary. Peavy 

 worked hard not only to study but 



also to keep Leavitt calmed down, 

 and the class owes him a vote of 

 thanks, to say the least. Good Ever- 

 ett "sawed wood," worked tremen- 

 dously, and said little. 



Those were the days of real trials 

 for the boys. The school was new. 

 "Was it teaching the right gospel?'' 

 "Was it up to Civil Service?" and 

 "Was there room enough for such 

 a large output ?" All these were 

 momentous questions, and especially 

 Leavitt carried them up his sleeve 

 on all occasions, and helped get even 

 Brown worked up to fever heat. 



But it was a "bully" bunch. They 

 knew things and wanted more. 

 They went forth valiantly, they 

 "made good;" Michigan is proud of 

 the boys of '04. 



But sorrow came to this Class of '04, and this sorrow is shared by all 

 the school and bv the entire profession. The loss of Everett was a sad 

 blow and a hard one to the Philippine Service, to his many friends, and 

 especially to the good old class of 1904. 



There have been many changes since the Class of '04,* as may be seen 

 I)}- the following: 



And still they come, and still they go, to follow in the forward path 

 blazed by the Class of '04. 



ROTH. 



