ABSTRACT
I am delighted with the success of this conference honoring Michael Hamburger, and I am impressed by both the attendance and the outpouring of love, respect, and admiration for his work. I wish I could claim some credit for this success since, after all, he was a student of mine. Unfortunately, I cannot do so in good conscience. One reason for his coming to the Carnegie Institute of Technology for his graduate work was to study with me. But because I left soon after he arrived, he was my student for only a short time-a year or so. Since leaving Carnegie, I often have felt a bit guilty for abandoning Mike just a year after he arrived.
