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a certain well-weathered log lying on the high bank overlooking the lake. 
Between the log and the water was a densely-wooded ravine which was 
always teeming with bird life during the migration season. “There we 
would sit side by side with our field glasses and compete for new addi- 
tions to our bird lists. How his face would beam and his eyes twinkle 
when he caught the first glimpse of a new arrival. Often we spent hours 
there and after the species were exhausted he would patiently listen to 
our boyish plans and ambitions. I must admit his remarks were not always 
complimentary and I swallowed hard when he discouraged me from ever 
attempting to make teaching and ornithology a life work. 
It was those delightful human contacts that endeared Professor Smith 
to all of us. It has made an indelible impression, and now after twenty-five 
years I am convinced the heart-to-heart talks such as those we had on that 
log at Crystal Lake have meant more than many of the courses required 
for a degree. We have long forgotten the dry facts we learned at the 
university, but the association with our teacher, Frank Smith, has left an 
influence and an inspiration that will never fade with the passing years. 
‘The best we can do is to pass along to others what he has given to us. 
ALFRED QO. Gross, Professor of Ornithology, 
Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine. 
: Photo by A. M. Bailey 
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