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BRONZE OF SPRINGER 
of so many of Rome’s greatest generals have perished in the gulf 
of time. 
It is, of course, a common occurrence for a university or other 
educational institution to honor the memory of some of those who 
have been prominently associated with its upbuilding; but it is an 
entirely new thing for a State to demand such recognition for her 
scientist sons. It is a long stride of intellectual advancement for 
a State to come suddenly into realization that its endless and 
tedious line of governors and long forgotten political flotsam should 
not become the sole occupants of the Hall of Fame. Most encour¬ 
aging sign of the time is it that a State publicly recognize that it 
has not only statesmen within its borders, but personages of even 
greater mental powers, distinguished prelates, eminent jurists, 
famed litterateurs^ noble educators and renown scientists. 
One State of our Union, Iowa, already extends hands to three 
of her noted geologists, by hanging portraits of them in the Art 
Gallery of her magnificent Hall of History. It further commem¬ 
orates a great geological discovery within her borders by erecting 
a grand and appropriate monument on the spot. And now. New 
Mexico, youngest of the States, publicly does homage to the name 
and fame of a geologist, stamping him foremost citizen, by ac¬ 
quiring an enduring bronze bust of him. 
Mayhap it is a fluttering sentiment of the new world democracy. 
It is certainly an incident that enables us to peer deeper into the 
heart and better understand the lowly Russian when he erects his 
social ladder of thirty-five castes according to mens’ value to the 
State, with geologist occupying topmost rung. When before has 
knightly geologist taken precedence over general and statesmen in 
the cornational ceremonies of the most mighty. 
Significant and memorable was the presentation of the bronze 
bust of Mr. Frank Springer to the State of New Mexico, on the 
evening of September 8, 1922. The spirit of the celebration, its 
setting, and its deep import, made it an historic event in the annals 
of a state overwhelmingly rich in traditions, thrilling events and 
picturesque episodes. To the hundreds of people who had gath¬ 
ered in the Saint Francis Auditorium to do honor to the man who 
had wrought so much for them and their commonwealth, and had 
achieved distinction and success in law, in business, in science, .in 
statesmanship and in wise giving, it was an unforgettable occasion. 
There were spontaneity and dignity about the program which 
