UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FORESTER 



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Forestry Club of the University of Michigan 

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Entered as second-class matter November 27, 1911, at the post office at Ann Arbor, 

 Michigan, under the Act of March 3, 1879. 



MANAGING KDITOR, W. W. Weber 

 BUSINESS MANAGER, J. H. Pottinger 



FOREWORD 



It is with regret that the editors are compelled in this issue to chronicle 

 the news of the resignations of both Professor Roth and Professor Hill. The 

 men in the field, we are sure, feel as keenly as do the students, that the 

 University and the Forestry Department especially, has suffered a hard blow. 

 But it is not the nature of Michigan men to be pessimistic. Professor Roth 

 predicts a splendid future for the school, expresses confidence that Michigan 

 Foresters will continue to "make good," and even goes so far as to say that 

 he believes the change will be for the best all around. With this latter view 

 we can hardly agree, but with the prestige which the school now enjoys, we 

 can hope for the fulfillment of his prediction as to the future of the depart- 

 ment. 



While deploring the loss of Professors Roth and Hill, we can only 

 wish them (and in this we know we voice the sentiments of all Michigan 

 Foresters), the very best of success in all their future work. 



We point with a bit of pride to the fact that THE FORESTER has grown 

 sufficiently to make itself heard in Washington, having been admitted to the 

 postoffice as second class mail matter. The world moves 1 



* 'Daddy" Roth Leaves Michigan 



The Detroit morning papers of aca with the beginning of college 



Monday, January 15, contained the next fall. 



surprising news, in a dispatch sent The news came as a distinct sur- 

 out from Ithaca, N. Y., that Profes- prise to everyone here. In fact, 

 sor Roth had resigned as senior many of the forestry students re- 

 professor of forestry at Michigan and fused to believe it until Professor 

 had accepted a position as the head Roth confirmed the report. Many 

 of the Cornell forestry school, the were aware, of course, that Cornell 

 resignation to take effect at the close had been making overtures to him 

 of the school year and Professor for some time, but that negotiations 

 Roth assuming his new duties at 1th- had even been entered into was 



