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a memorial which was adapted from plans which had been pre- 
sented to him for the study of wild life and which Roosevelt him- 
self had approved. These plans were presented to him in 
December, 1916, by the College of Forestry and received his hearty 
commendation. He urged that they should be developed " in a big 
way," and began active work for them. We then went into the 
war and the subject was dropped temporarily, but with his death 
the Trustees of the College asked the Legislature to make these plans 
a nucleus for the Roosevelt Wild Life Forest Experiment Station. 
This was done, as has been stated, in May, 1919. 
The law establishing the station reads as follows : 
" To establish and conduct an experimental station to be known 
as " Roosevelt Wild Life Forest Experiment Station " in which 
there shall be maintained records of the results of the experiments 
and investigations made and research work accomplished ; also a 
library of works, publications, papers and data having to do with 
wild life together with means for practical illustration and demon- 
stration, which library shall, at all reasonable hours, be open to 
the public." 
Thus New York State has definitely committed herself to this 
wild life Memorial to Theodore Roosevelt. From the Roose\-elt 
family came the following hearty approval, through Lieutenant- 
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. : 
" I think your ideas are excellent and I know that my father 
would appreciate no type of memorial more than that which you 
suggest, as you know it was one of the subjects that was always 
uppermost in his mind. I give my consent without reservation for 
the use of his name for this memorial." 
The appropriateness of the Memorial has been confirmed by a 
number of close friends and admirers of Roosevelt who had worked 
with him for many years in his campaigns for conservation. It is 
especially fitting that the Station should be located at the State 
College of Forestry at Syracuse because the College emphasizes 
modern forestry, which consists in using forest regions to the best 
human advantage. This includes not only the timber, but the fish 
and game which can be used for food and recreation, and any other 
crops, such as forage for grazing animals, and even a harvest of furs. 
It is a broad policy, but it is the only one yet discovered that is 
economically and socially sound. 
It is also fitting that the Station should be located here for cer- 
tain additional reastms : first of all, because the plan having Roose- 
