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111 JENS IVERSON WESTENGARD ill of some of the most imp)ortant events of our history, shaped by his own hands, was a priceless privilege that, alas! was granted to an unworthy few, and only for such a short time. Talking with Professor Westengard, I often felt like having dis- covered the quiet and crystal-clear source of the stream that made our dearly beloved soil of Siam ever so fertile, and the people who live on its banks one of the happiest in the world. Having received all these valuable informations from his own mouth, we feel that we shall now better appreciate the great good we possess in that independent and free land of ours. It is curious and touching, though, that we should have to travel ten thousand miles across the ocean to find through this brilliant son of America the faith and hope in our country again. For the sake of his noble and serviceable work in Siam, as well as what he has been to us, students far from home, we venture to appeal to Professor Westengard 's American friends to be persuaded not to feel so keenly the regret for his long absence during his best years; but rather to rejoice in being able to give, through this one of your most brilliant countrymen, so much strength and happiness to a small and friendly people. A Siamese Student, On behalf of all the Siamese students.