PERSONAL RECORD 
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Now it is quite obvious who have found the course of life during the first quarter of 
this century. I think this will be a notable quarter century in its accomplishments and its 
tragedies, but it will be most noticeable for the fact that we can discern a growing sense of 
service in men who accept our democratic limitations, who accept the firm knowledge that 
they live, and then seek by personal service to top it with something that neither democracy 
nor any other form of government can evolve. This personal service has taken two forms. 
I have seen the men who are eminent in great industrial enterprises devote the profits and 
fruits of their work to the promotion of the dreams of artists, scientists and poets and others 
of creative capacity. I have also seen those men who have shown great ability in industrial and 
other efforts give not only the money which they cannot use to the promotion of these things, 
but give themselves. 
It seems to me that the subject of our felicitations this evening is a man who has become 
notable to you, to your state, to our country, and to the scientific world by giving service in 
both these ways; by giving substantial support for the promotion of the dreams of others, and 
by scientific effort in the way of research, the fruits of which would be ample for the achieve- 
ment of a great scientist if he did nothing else during his life time. 
The Friend of Science, Art and Education 
Dr. Hewett : I am glad that we have had this summing up of the activities 
of Mr. Springer, for few have ever known him in all these capacities. Some have 
known him in law, some in business, some in the fields of science, some in the 
development of our educational, scientific and art work here, but few have real- 
ized his eminence in all these lines. 
But after all has been appraised, something greater still remains to be told. 
There are those, and the number is large, who desire to pay a proper tribute to 
him in another capacity, that of the staunch inspiring friend. No one has greater 
reason to speak of him in this vein than I. 
Our old friend, Charles F. Lummis, on the occasion of one of our encamp- 
ments in the Rito de los Frijoles, drew this portrait, than which I have seen 
nothing finer in color or bronze, and which you will all recognize as a perfect 
likeness : 
“ Grave and gentle and strong and still, 
Sits the Chief in the Council Tent ; 
But when we come to a breakneck hill 
His is the hand that is lent. 
There’s a Something we all can feel — 
Power and poise of the Elder stamp ; 
Solomon must have made a deal 
With Springer, Dean of the Rito camp.” 
No one will eyer know how many have felt the support of his strong, kindly 
hand, always extended in such an unostentatious way that it was known only to 
the one receiving it. If we could assemble here the young artists, musicians, 
scientists, who have been helped to their higher opportunities by him, the num- 
ber would astonish you. And a greater effect than the material aid afforded was 
always the determined effort inspired by his faith. It called out the best in you. 
He has always absolute faith in the visions of youth. He believed in you, trusted 
you implicitly ; you simply had to make good. 
