predate the meal more than they do 

 those furnished by the Ann Arbor 

 boarding houses. And Friday night, 

 too, was an occasion to be rememiber- 

 ed. Gathered about the camp fires 

 the boys "let loose," and with ban- 

 jos, guitars and mandolins, to say 

 nothing of good, healthy lungs, did 

 some harmony work that certainly 

 was creditable. 



Before daylight Saturday morning 

 Coulson and his bunch of assistants 



whatever on the enthusiasm, and the 

 hours were sipent in acquiring know- 

 ledge relative to packing, cooking and 

 the many other phases of woods life. 

 More fellows arrived hour by hour, 

 until at noon there were on hand 

 very nearly a hundred and these were 

 all foresters, too, the weather condi- 

 tions having kept most of the faculty 

 members and other guests away. 



That barbecue seems to grow better 

 year by year. Surely nothing ever 



HITTING THE TRIAL. 



arose to start the fires for the barbe- 

 cue. Soon after this, and before day- 

 light, the rain began. And it con- 

 tinued. Breakfast was prepared in a 

 downpour, but the meal lost none of 

 its savor for all that. Nor did it ap- 

 pear to affect the appetites. 



The deluge did prevent some of the 

 demonstrations that were scheduled 

 for the morning program, and kept 

 the boys in their tents a greater part 

 of the time. But it proved no check 



tasted better than did that meal. The 

 meat couldn't have been excelled, and 

 if anyone found anything wrong with 

 the potatoes, beans, rice, onions, etc., 

 they didn't voice their sentiments so 

 any coulid hear, nor was anyone seen 

 endeavoring to stow the provender 

 anywhere but in their mouths. 



Of course, Professor Roth was on 

 hand. You couldn't have kept him 

 away with a cloudburst. And he en- 

 joyed himself as much as any, too. 



