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THE FORESTER. 



November, 



punishing them to the full limit of the people interested in mines wish to protect 



law." their investments they can do it in a great 



The forests of Colorado must be pre- measure by encouraging the preservation 



served for the public good; the future of of the remaining forests. Intelligent and 



agriculture depends upon it, and if the immediate action is what is needed. 



PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S VISIT TO THE YALE FOREST 



SCHOOL. 



By George Dudley Seymore. 



THE most memorable chapter in the 

 history of the Yale Forest School 

 was written on Wednesday, Oc- 

 tober 23d, when the President of the 

 United States singled out the School for a 

 call during his brief visit to New Haven 

 for Yale's Bi-Centennial Celebration. 



The President arrived in New Haven in 

 the morning, and after the conferring of 

 degrees in the Hyperion Theatre, was 

 driven to the home of his host, Mr. Wm. 

 W. Farnam. Mr. Farnam's place is on 

 Prospect street, nearly opposite the Yale 

 Forest School, which occupies the beauti- 

 ful stone house and extensive grounds of 

 the late Professor Othniel C. Marsh, who 

 bequeathed the property to the University. 



At about half-past four, the President 

 sent for Professor Henry S. Graves 

 (Yale '92), Director of the Yale Forest 

 School, and Mr. Gifford Pinchot (Yale 

 'S9), who was connected with the founda- 

 tion of the School, and is a member of its 

 Governing Board. As soon as this mes- 

 sage was received, Professor Graves and 

 Mr. Pinchot went over to Mr. Farnam's, 

 where they were cordially received by the 

 President. After a few minutes' conver- 

 sation, the President, walking with Pro- 

 fessor Graves, and followed by Mr. 

 Pinchot, Mr. Farnam, Captain Cowles, of 

 the Navy, and Mr. Cortelyou, walked 

 leisurely through the grounds surrounding 

 Mr. Farnam's residence and across the 

 street to the Forest School. 



The President seemed in the best of 

 spirits, and in his conversation with Pro- 



fessor Graves repeatedly expressed his 

 keen interest in forestry. Arriving at 

 he School, the President was received by 

 Mr. and Mrs. James W. Pinchot, two of 

 its founders. He asked to have each of 

 the students, who were assembled on the 

 west balcony of the house, presented to 

 him. Professor Graves introduced the 

 students and the President shook hands 

 with each, and made some apt remark to 

 every one of them. He kindled when he 

 came to the students from Montana, Kan- 

 sas, and Minnesota, and remarked after- 

 wards that he was glad to know that the 

 School was being attended by men from 

 all parts of the Union. 



After admiring the view from the bal- 

 cony, and the extensive grounds of the 

 School, the party entered the house where 

 they were joined by Professor James W. 

 Tourney. The party then moved from 

 room to room, examining the School equip- 

 ment. The President showed great in- 

 terest in the School library, not merely 

 looking at the room, but going to the book 

 shelves and eagerly reading the titles. 

 He expressed the wish that he might 

 spend some time there examining and 

 reading the books. 



On leaving the building the President 

 again expressed his interest in the School 

 and the pleasure he had had in seeing it 

 and the students. It is well known that 

 the President is warmly interested in the 

 subject of forestry, and it is expected that 

 great advances will be made in national 

 forestry during his administration. 



