Nature. Go where Nature is Su- 

 preme to the wilds. The mountains 

 offer everything, and there leisure 

 hours will become a time of growth." 



Willett F. Ramsdell spoke for the 

 seniors, \yho, he believed, would feel 

 Prof. Roth's loss perhaps more keen- 

 ly than any others, for they had 

 come to really appreciate him, and to 

 recognize not only the master teacher, 

 but the value of his personal character 

 in the building of character. Every 

 senior, he said, was proud to think 

 that he wore the Roth label and he 

 was sure there was not a one but had 

 been helped and bettered for having 

 known Prof. Roth. 



Prof. (Hill was scheduled to re- 

 spond to "Pine and Balsam," but ill- 

 ness prevented his attendance at the 

 banquet. Prof. R. W. Hegner of the 

 zoology department kindly consent- 

 ed to speak a few words in Prof. 

 Hill's place. Dr. Hegner said he was 

 glad of the opportunity to speak a 

 few words, for while Prof. Roth had 

 not been his teacher, which he consid- 

 ered a misfortune, he had had the 

 advantage of his counsel for four 

 years. "For this I am very grateful, 

 and I only wish that I could have 

 known him longer. Associating with 

 him as a teacher I have come to ap- 

 preciate his personality as much, if 

 not more, than have the students. It 

 may be possible to get some one to 

 take his place who knows as much 

 about forestry (which I doubt, how- 

 ever), but we can't replace his per- 

 sonality. He is one of the best 

 friends a man can have." 



In speaking for the juniors Ray 

 Bassett said in part: "No class will 

 lose as much in Professor Roth's de- 

 parture, as the juniors. We are just 

 ready to get the value of his teaching, 

 and therefore will suffer the most. We 

 regret his leaving, but hope he will 

 meet with all sorts of success at Cor- 

 nell." 



H. Grossman, as president of the 

 Club, and on behalf of the Club mem- 

 bers, presented Prof. Roth with a 

 gold watch. "We come to return, as 

 best we can, some measure of the 

 love and affection Prof. Roth has so 

 lovingly bestowed on us," said Gross- 

 man. "We are here to say good-bye 

 in a formal way. This token repre- 



sents the summation of our fondest 

 hopes and best wishes. We hope that 

 the passing hours of the future will 

 bring to his life all the good things 

 that he desires and all that should be- 

 long to him. May this token bring 

 back recollections of those in -Michi- 

 gan who have so affectionately and 

 reverently come to know him. as 

 'Daddy.' " 



It was in a voice filled with emo- 

 tion that "Daddy" accepted the 

 watch. "This is one of the most im- 

 pressive moments of my life," he 

 began. "Never have I had occasion 

 to leave men to whom. I seemed so 

 dear and who are so dear to me. I 

 can't tell all that I feel tonight. But 

 I want to thank you for the fine sen- 

 timents expressed, and for the ex- 

 pression of friendship, because I know 

 it is real in the hearts of all. And I 

 want to say, too, that I have the same 

 lov e for the absent ones that I have 

 for you. 



"I came here to start, at my be- 

 loved Alma Mater, a forestry school. 

 It had a small beginning, and its suc- 

 cess was not an assured one. My 

 friend Newcombe here was the first 

 man to realize our needs, and you all 

 know that he has been faithful to his 

 promises of assistance. Good Prof. 

 Davis and the other faculty members 

 all helped, too. The equipment was 

 not of the best_ but they all shared 

 with us. But there was another part 

 that was far more important in the 

 establishment of the school the men 

 who came to the school. It is these 

 men who have made this school. You 

 here tonight have been carried away 

 by a beautiful sentiment; one that I 

 can't forget, but one which is 'mis- 

 leading, nevertheless. It is the men 

 who have made this school, and they 

 are the ones who are calling for the 

 respect of the whole nation. They 

 have blazed the trail for us. It is 

 they and you that I want to thank. 

 To look in such faces is compensa- 

 tion for all the ups and downs. 



"I am glad to hear the sentiment 

 that doesn't show despair with re- 

 spect to the great 'Michigan school. 

 Don't think that this school depends 

 on one man. I assure you the school 

 will prosper whether I go or stay. 



