THE SENIORS' TREAT. 



On the evening of March 13th the 

 Senior class set a new precedent by tend- 

 ering a banquet to the Post Graduates. 

 This was the first affair of its kind ever 

 put on in the department, and it was a 

 decided success. There is no doubt but 

 that this year's Senior class started 

 something which in years to come will 

 be one of the leading functions of the 

 year among the upperclassmen. 



The role of toastmaster was aptly fill- 

 ed by G. C. Hammer, President of the 

 Senior class. The first speaker was Car- 

 lyn Delavan, who represented the Sen- 

 iors, and who started things off with 

 a talk about "Our Roundup." He ex- 

 pressed very appropriately the senti- 

 ment of the whole Senior class in regard 

 to the innovation of giving the Gradu- 

 ates an entertainment in appreciation 

 of their work and helpfulness. Charles 

 Kraebel spoke on "Exams and Other 

 Things I Have Met," which proved to 

 be a very large subject, especially the 

 part pertaining to the "other things." 

 He made mention of the alleged hard- 

 ships of the Graduates in preparing for 

 the Cicil Service exams, and inciden- 

 tally gave away some of the secrets of 

 the private life of several of the men 

 present. "German-nation" was explain- 

 ed along rather different lines than usual 

 by Professor Sponsler. He limited his 

 talk to some particular advice to those 

 soon to leave this easy life for the more 

 difficult problems, with which they are 



sure to be confronted when out on the 

 firing line. He brought out in a new 

 way the real value which a forester can 

 and should get out of his college career. 

 W. W. Weber was supposed to talk on 

 "Tall Timber I've Been In," but got 

 slightly off the trail and reeled off a few 

 tales on life in and out of school, throw- 

 ing a few "hot ones" at some of the 

 boys present. In closing, he expressed 

 the gratitude of the Post Graduates for 

 the ''bountiful outlay," and prophesied 

 that the occasion would live long in their 

 memory. The remainder of the faculty 

 present, that eminent gentleman from 

 Missouri, Mr. Young, enlightened us on 

 some facts concerning the "Forest 

 Serve-us." In the main he centered his 

 remarks around the most wonderful 

 state west of the Mississippi, and tried 

 to "show us" the reasons why. At the 

 finish there was no doubt in anybody's 

 mind as to the future "Garden Spot of 

 the West." Some impromptu toasts were 

 called for from "Jack" Taylor, "Hank" 

 Pottinger, and "Cam" Valiton. 



Throughout the evening the Club 

 quartette interspersed "harmony" here 

 and there, and with the usual brand 

 of steak provided by "Freddy" Bessim- 

 er, the downtown "steak artist," the ban- 

 quet was made one of the most enjoyable 

 affairs held in the department in a long 

 time. 



ELWOOD L. DEMMON. 



CLUB SMOKERS. 



Two more popular smokers have been 

 given by the Club since the last issue 

 of the Forester. On March 4th the first 

 one took place, about sixty being present. 

 Cigars, cigarettes and pipe tobacco, as 

 usual, were the order of things, and the 

 hunger dispellers consisted of sand- 

 wiches, rolls, oranges and coffee. Pre- 

 ceding the refreshments Robert W. 



Clark, Instructor in Petrography, gave 

 a talk on the "Dial Compass." He show- 

 ed how the dial compass is used in one 

 of the simple methods of running north 

 and south lines. It consists of a slate 

 adjusted on a staff, the compass arrange- 

 ment being the same as that of any other 

 compass, with two levels on it. He ex- 



