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ing to honor a college professor, the former dean of our 

 college, for the great scientific work which he has accom- 

 plished under great difficulties. Finally we are trying to 

 honor a man who has brought honor to the name of Uni- 

 versity of California. His great work has not alone brought 

 honor to himself but has also reflected glory on his Uni- 

 versity. That is the chief reason that we are giving this 

 bust. 



And now, in the name of the students, the alumni, and 

 Faculty of the University, and of Dr. Hilgard's many 

 friends, I take great pleasure in presenting to the Uni- 

 versity the bust of Dr. E. W. Hilgard. 



EEMAEKS BY E. J. WICKSON AT THE UNVEILING OF THE 

 BUST OF E. W. HILGABD 



I am a little disconcerted by the task allotted to me. In 

 searching the records of public unveilings from Phidias to 

 the Panama-Pacific Exposition, I do not find any satisfying 

 suggestion of what it is safe to say when called upon to 

 unveil a bust in the presence of the person who is honored. 

 Manifestly, I cannot tell the bust what I think of the 

 original without danger of reprisals by the latter; nor 

 dare I tell the original what I think of the bust for fear 

 of the sculptor. The only safe way for me to proceed, I 

 think, will be to undertake a brief discourse on "The rela- 

 tion of some fundamentals of art to the development of the 

 Agricultural Department of the University of California. 

 In this way I may impress upon you the essential features 

 of the present situation and give us all a chance to escape 

 with our lives. 



The particular thing which this department lacks worse 

 and needs most is perspective ; and that, I take it, is a funda- 

 mental of art. Since the University of California began 

 its agricultural career in 1869, four men have been elected 

 to leadership in agriculture and three of them are here 



