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subjects of dcDdrology, silviculture, geology, mineralogy, surveying, mathe- 

 matics, mensuration, timber-sales, lumbering, planting, and grazing as required 

 work, with elective courses in chemistry, physics and botany. 



In recognition of the need of more extended instruction in several of the 

 branches, and of the introduction of others, the ranger course has been 

 expanded to cover six months (two winters). This plan will be put into effect 

 next winter. There will still be the same opportunity for those who can give 

 but one season to the work, but those who wish to return for a second winter 

 will find additional courses to meet their demands. The subject of lumbering 

 will be divided into descriptive lumbering, forest products other than lumber, 

 and lumbering engineering; additional work will be given in surveying, map- 

 ping and drafting; botany will be taught from the systematic and ecological 

 standpoint, preparing men especially for work in connection with grazing and 

 grazing reconnaissance. Courses will be given in forest pathology, in forest 

 management, and in public land laws. 



In addition to the four years' course and the ranger school, the university 

 seeks to extend its usefulness to men who are unable to register as resident 

 students. To a limited extent correspondence courses are offered in dendrology, 

 silviculture, mineralogy, surveying and mathematics. This work is designed 

 chiefly for rangers in the Forest Service, who have not time or means to attend 

 the university. 



A summer forestry cruise from the university has been announced. This 

 is designed as a tour of the Pacific Coast primarily for the study of the relation 

 between silviculture and practical lumbering. To this work about six weeks' 

 time is given, devoted largely to observation of large logging and milling 

 operations in the regions traversed. 



